Today many children know the history of their holidays.()
Today many children know the history of their holidays.()
Today many children know the history of their holidays.()
What makes father no longer be the most important in a family? ______.
A.Father does much less for his children today than he used to
B.The number of married women in employment has increased now
C.There are many choices of employment for mothers and Children
D.With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life
For many of us summer is a special time for forming new friendships. Today millions of Americans vacation abroad, and they go not only to see new sights but also with the hope of meeting new people. No one really expects a vacation trip to produce a close friend, but the beginning of a friendship is possible.
The word "friend" can be applied to a wide range of relationships—to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place, to a fellow worker, to a childhood playmate, to a man or woman, to a trusted confidant (知己) .
The reasons why many Americans move from place to place are as follows except______.
A.saving money
B.getting a better job
C.going to college
D.finding a place to spend the rest of the life
Whether to【C10】______ with the dominant American culture or to【C11】______ Indian culture has been a longstanding issue in Indian education. After the Civil War full responsibility for Indian education was turned over by the government to churches and missionary groups. The next fifty years became a period of【C12】______ assimilation in all areas of Indian culture, but especially in religion and education .
John Collier, a reformer who agitated【C13】______ Indians and their culture【C14】______ the early 1920s until his death in 1968, had a different idea. He believed that instead of effacing native culture, Indian schools should encourage and【C15】______ it.
Pressure to assimilate remains a potent force today,【C16】______ More and more Indians are graduating from high school and college and becoming【C17】______ for jobs in the non-Indian society. "When Indians obtain the requisite skills, many of them enter the broader American society and succeed." 【C18】______ approximately 90 percent of all Indian children are educated in state public school systems. How well these children compete with the members of the dominant society,【C19】 ______ , is another【C20】______ .
【C1】
A.agreeable
B.regardless
C.familiar
D.sympathetic
Compared with parents of 30 years ago, today's parents ______.
A.go to clubs more often with their children
B.are much stricter with their children
C.care less about their children's life
D.give their children more freedom
What does the author think of the change in today's children?
A.He feels amused by their premature behavior.
B.He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.
C.He considers it a positive development.
D.He seems to be upset about it.
Today children from divorced families ______.
A.have no more problems
B.are getting more care and help
C.are less able to handle their problems
D.are told not to talk about their problems
1.Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli's statement is an understatement? Because he thinks London is ().
2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that ().
3. Ethnic minority groups will make up () of the London population in the future.
4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London ().
5. The passage mainly deals with ().
(1).A、a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity
B、even larger than some countries in the world
C、not a nation at all
(2).A、within 10 years 40% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups
B、many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds
C、London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries
(3).A、36%
B、40%
C、39%
(4).A、young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures
B、young people are raised in a multicultural environment
C、young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures
(5).A、the advantage of hybrid cultures in London
B、the composition of the population in London
C、the cultural diversity in London
Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world.The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.
Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain.Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners
Most of Britain' s ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages.Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively): 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of London
There are an estimated 330, 000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan
Young people, in particular, are skilled at deal ing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures.They themselves often have several different ethnie identities since their parents and grandparents may come from severa different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also They are"skilled cross-cul tural travellers" without leaving their home-town.(判断正误)
26.London is a nation.()
27.The city of London was founded by the Romans.()
28.All African population live in London.()
29.39% of the total population of London are Chinese.()
30.There are an estimated 33, 000 refugees and asy lum seekers in London()
What has gone wrong? Why has the generation gap appeared?
One important cause is that young people want to choose their own life style. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people on their children are another cause of the generation gap.
Parents often expect their children to do better than they do, to find better jobs, to make more money; the high wishes that parents place on their children are another cause of the generation gap.
Finally, the high speed of social changes deepens the gap. In a traditional culture, people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society today the knowledge of a lifetime may be out of use overnight.
According to the passage, children today expect their parents to ______.
A.give them more independence
B.choose a good job for them
C.live together with them
D.make more money