2018_2019学年高中英语module5ethnicculture课下能力提升二十含解析外研版选修

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1、课下能力提升(二十)Ⅰ.阅读理解Americancultureisuniquebecauseitisformedanddevelopedundercertainconditions.Themajorfactorscontributingtothemakingofthisnewnationandtheformingofanewculturearethehardenvironment,ethnicdiversity(多民族)andpluralreligion,whichisquitedifferen

2、tfromothernationsintheworld.Whatismore,theseelementsarestillinfluencingtheAmericanculture.TheearlyimmigrantswhowereEnglishPuritanssettleddowninnortheastpartofAmerica.From1607to1892,frontierswerepushedfurtherwest.Thefrontiersmen(拓荒者)lookedforalandofri

3、chresourcesandalandofpromise,opportunityandfreedom.Actuallytheylookedforabetterlife.Soindividualism(个人主义),selfreliance,andequalityofopportunityhaveperhapsbeenthevaluesmostcloselyassociatedwiththefrontierheritage(遗产)ofAmerica.Inhistory,peoplefromdiffe

4、rentcountriesintheworldrushedtoAmericathreetimes.TheybroughttheirownculturetoAmericaandlateron,differentculturesweremixedtogether.ThustheuniqueAmericancultureisformed,acommonculturallifewithcommonlysharedvalues.ThefundamentalAmericanbeliefinindividua

5、lfreedomandthefightofindividualstopracticetheirownreligionisatthecenterofreligiousexperienceintheUnitedStates.Thegreatdiversityofethnicbackgroundshasproducedreligiouspluralism(多元化);almostallofthereligionsoftheworldarenowpracticedintheUnitedStates.Now

6、adays,wecanseethecontinualinfluenceofthethreeelementsinthecurrentAmericansociety.Americanfamilyistypicallyparentsandtheirunmarriedchildren.Middleagedandelderlypeoplegenerallydonotlivewiththeirmarriedchildren.ThepeopleinAmericahaveaverystrongdesiretos

7、tartanewlifeinanewplace.Quiteanumberofpeoplechangeresidenceseveryyear.TheaverageAmericanmovesfourteentimesinhislifetime.1．Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat________.A．thefrontiersmenleftimportantsocietyvaluesforAmericancultureB．theearlyimmigrantsbroughtab

8、outtheuniqueAmericancultureC．peopleintheworldoncerushedtoAmericabecauseofitsuniquecultureD．theAmericanfamilymembersdon'tgetalongwellwitheachother解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，美国早期的拓荒者对美国文化有深刻的影响。2．Fromthepassageweknow________.A．therearemanykindsofAmericanre