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1、Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.阅读理解UnlikeChina,wherethemajorityofsocietybelongstotheHanethnicgroup,theUnitedStatesishometopeoplefrommanydifferentethnicandculturalbackgrounds,creatinggreatdiversitywithinitslivelysociety.However,historicaleventsthatcreatedthisdiversityalsoledtoracialdisputesa
2、ndprejudicethathavelasteduntiltoday.ArounddayslikeMartinLutherKingJr.Day,peopleintheUSareespeciallysensitivetoracistmentsandbehaviour.Recently,aFacebookmessagepostedbyawhitestudentatmyboardingschoolstartedawaveofangeramongAfricanAmericanstudentsandstartedheatedconversationsaboutmino
3、ritygroupsattheschool.ThestudentspostedanarticlewrittenbysomeoneelsewhostatedthatRobertE.Lee,aconfederategeneralduringtheUSCivilWar,shouldbememorated(纪念).AstheConfederacybrokefromtheUnioninordertokeepslaveryintheirstates,theywereusuallyseenasracists.Thepostreceivedafloodofmentsfromb
4、othwhiteandblackstudentswithinminutes,andconversationsaboutthetopicspreadacrosscampusquickly.Afishbowlconversationwasorganizedtheeveningthatthearticlewasposted,andstudentsandfaculty(学院)memberstalkedabouttheirfeelingsandopinions.Duringthediscussion,studentsfromminoritygroups,includin
5、gAfricanAmerican,Jewish,AsianandIndianstudents,spokeupabouthowtheyfeltaboutlivinginasocietymainlymadeupofpeoplewhoaredifferentfromthem.Itturnedoutthatmanypeoplefeltisolatedbecauseoftheirdifferencesfromotherpeople.Thediversityofsocietycanopenupinterestingopportunities,butthegreatdiff
6、erencesbetweenpeoplecanalsocreatehugegapsandmisunderstandingsiftheyarenottreatedcarefully.Thus,effectivemunicationisessential.Afterthefishbowlconversation,theatmosphereintheschoolseemedtobechanging,atleastfrommypointofview.Studentsseemedtobetalkingandactingmorefreelythanbefore,andth
7、eexpressionsofjudgementwereseenlessontheirfaces.1.WhatisthemainpurposeofParagraph1?A.DrawattentiontothefactthatracialproblemsstillexistinAmerica.B.ShowthattheUnitedStateshasawonderfullydiverseculture.C.ExplainhowsensitivepeopleintheUSaretoracistmentsandbehaviour.D.Pointoutthediffere
8、ncesbetweenAmerican