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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材106 AGlimpseofUSStudents'SocialLife FunandAlcoholic TheunstatedpurposeofmostAmericanstudents'sociallifeistohave"fun".Forthem,sociallifeentailsgoingsomewhereoutsidetheirhouseorapartmentand"doingsomething",suchasdrinkinginabarorataparty,participating
2、insomesportorrecreationalactivity(ToAmericans,theword"drinking"referstoconsumingalcoholicbeverages.),havingapicnic,goingtoaconcert,oratleasttakingawalk."Juststayinghome"and"visiting"or"playinggames"wouldbthelastresortofmostAmericanswhowanttosocialize.Alargeamountofsocia
3、lizingamongAmericanstudentstakesplaceinbars.Othercommongatheringplacesarerecreationfacilities,parks,andplacestoeat. Studentsfromothercountriesgenerallyseemfarlessinterestedindrinking,atleastinpublicplaces.ThisfacterectsasignificantbarriertosocializingbetweenAmericanand
4、foreignstudents,andservestodriveforeignstudentstowardeachotherforsocialactivities. ChinesestudentswhowanttosocializewithAmericansbutwhodonotwanttodrinkalcoholcangtobarsforconversation(althoughthenoiselevelcanmakeitdifficulttobearotherstalkingandthecigarettesmokecanbeir
5、ritating).Theycandrinksomethingnon-alcoholicornotdrinkanything.Agoodstrategyistoorderaclubsodawithalimetwist,whichlookslikeanalcoholicdrink,calledaginandtonic,andwillgivetheappearancethatyouaredrinkingalcohol.Peoplewhoaredrinkingoftenfeelmorerelaxedtalkingwithotherpeopl
6、ewhotheythinkarealsodrinking. GayLife "Gay"isacolloquialismforhomosexual,apersonwhosefeelingsofsexualattractionaretowardmembersoftheirownsex.A"lesbian"isahomosexualwoman.A"bisexual"isapersonwhofeelsattractiontowardmembersofbothsexes.OnmanyAmericancampusesgaystudentsar
7、ebecomingmoreopenandvisible.Soaregayfacultyandstaffmembers. OrganizedGroupActivities Manyfreeorlow-costactivitiestakeplaceonAmericancampuses,andparticipatinginthemcanleadtoconversationswithAmericans.Theseincludelectures,filmshowings,readingsofliteratureorpoetry,musica
8、lperformances,andsports.Studentorganizationsformaroundawidearrayofinterests,includingchess,martialarts,soccer,
