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1、Note:VocabularyforthispoemispresentedinResearchSkills,Volume7,Number1.OurHeritage:American!Ourheritage:American!Atreasureweallshare,Ourfamilytreeshavebroughtushere,Fromalmosteverywhere.Ourheritage:American!Afamilyofall,Ablendofculturesformingone,United,standingtall.Ourheritage:Am
2、erican!Ourhistoryisstrong,Progressingthroughadversity,Creatingrightsfromwrong.Ourheritage:American!Alandofliberty,Respectingdifferencesthatglow,Andtrueequality.Ourheritage:American!We’releadingnearandfar,Advancingjusticeintheworld,Andproudofwhoweare.RHLReadingComprehension,Vol.7,
3、No.1,October16,2001http://rhlschool.comCopyright2001RHLReadingComprehensionName________________________________________________________________Date______________________________________________rhlschool.comOurHeritage:American!1.“Ourfamilytreeshavebroughtushere,Fromalmosteverywhe
4、re.”Whatdotheselinesmean?a.ManyAmericanshavebeenfarmers.b.Americans’ancestorshavecomeherefromallovertheworld.c.Boatsusedbyearliersettlersweremadeofwood.d.Youshouldtakegoodcareofanytreesthatareonyourproperty.2.“Ablendofculturesformingone.”Whatdothesewordsmean?a.Americansknowhowtow
5、alkinasingleline.b.Culturescanbeconfusing.c.Itmightbepossibleforustochoosetheoneidealcultureforeveryonetolooktoasanexample.d.TheAmericanwayoflifehasbeenenrichedbyideasandtraditionsfrommanylands.3.“Creatingrightsfromwrong.”ThesewordsdoNOTrefertothis.a.Americanswonawarforindependen
6、ce.b.TheConstitutionguaranteedcitizenstherighttoexpresstheiropinions.c.TherulewasestablishedthatthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesmustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.d.SlaverywasabolishedaftertheCivilWar.e.Womengainedtherighttovote.4.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“trueequality”?a.Ourlawssaythat
7、everyhumanisborntohavethesamerights.b.AllAmericansmustthinkandactalike.c.Mathisanimportantsubjectforallstudents.d.Peoplewhoarecutershouldhavemorerightsthanothers.5.ForDiscussion:Whatotherideasdoesthepoemexpress?Arethereanyotherideasthatyouwouldhavelikedthepoemtomention?1_________
8、_2__________3__________4__________ WordM
