Who are these people rushing by you in the street? More than 215 million people now call America “home’’, but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world. If you look at the names on shop windows, you will see that Americans come from many different lands. The idea that these people, who once were strangers to the United States, have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become “American’’is really not true. In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side”, living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits. They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives—such as in schools, business, and sports-but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home. This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from one another. However, there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands. There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress, food, and social customs in America. Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in Churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.
小題1:More than 215 million people call America “home” because          .
A．they buy their houses thereB．they settle there now
C．they get married thereD．they were born there
小題2:“Side-by-side” living style means       .
A．making friends with native people
B．the groups of people who live nearby
C．keeping their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas
D．that they get closer to American society
小題3:According to the passage, people in the USA       .
A．share American customs and culture
B．1ive in a kind of “side-by-side'' society
C．keep their own customs and habits firmly
D．make no choice to accept American customs
小題4:Which of the following statements is true?
A．They always stick to their own customs and habits.
B．“Side—by—side’’living style is not suitable.
C．They face the society they are not familiar with.
D．The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.
小題5:Which title of the following can best take the place of “Different Cultures in America”?
A．Advantages and Disadvantages.
B．Different Customs and Habits.
C．Home for the People
D．“Side—by—side”Living Style in America.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：文章主要講述了美國人的生活方式。美國有2億多外來人口，他們稱美國為“家鄉(xiāng)”，但他們并未完全丟下自己國家的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣。他們一方面保留著大部分的風(fēng)俗和禮儀，一方面也遵守美國的規(guī)章制度。
小題1:根據(jù)“but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world”可知，這些人已經(jīng)在美國定居，他們的祖先可以追溯到世界其它地方。故選B。
小題2:根據(jù)“They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives—such as in schools, business, and sports-but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home.”可知，這種生活方式是，既保留有自己民族原先的風(fēng)俗，在某些方面也遵循美國社會的規(guī)則。故選C。
小題3:根據(jù)“In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side”, living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits.”可知，正確答案是B項，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)“there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands”可知，有利條件來自于移民帶來的多樣的文化，故選D。
小題5:根據(jù)“In fact, what exists in America is more often a kind of “side-by-side”, ...This living “side-by-side” has both advantages and disadvantages... Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States, in Churches, music, food, national groups, or newspapers.”可知，文章主要講的是美國“side-by-side”這種生活方式，故選D。
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