大学英语预备级2习题1

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1、《大学英语预备级2》习题1第一部分PartIReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)PassageOneInonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation'sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsar

2、ereflectedinthenation'sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationsabroadarrivedintheU.S.withas

3、olidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismore

4、immediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.Asianp

5、arentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianCulturethatbreedssuccess,suchidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthatt

6、heyfeedatypicalracialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.1.Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstude

7、nts______.A、feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB、areafraidoftheiracademicsuccessesC、stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD、generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents2.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?______A、Aso

8、lidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianAmericans’hardwork.B、Hardworkandintelligence.C、Parentalhelpandalimitedknowledg