2014年职称英语理工类C级阅读理解精华练习(4)
<p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="See">See</span> <span word="Themselves">Themselves</span></p><p> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="whenthey">whenthey</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="representatives">representatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="seethemselves">seethemselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="whetherthose">whetherthose</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="noculture">noculture</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overlay">overlay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="foundonly">foundonly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Individual">Individual</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ownvalues">ownvalues</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="inwhich">inwhich</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Americanculture">Americanculture</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anAmerican">anAmerican</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>.</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="asindividuals">asindividuals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="manyAmericans">manyAmericans</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="generalizations">generalizations</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Generalizationsdisturb">Generalizationsdisturb</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="certainideas">certainideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theUnited">theUnited</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="consciously">consciously</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ideasand">ideasand</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="preferred">preferred</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sametime">sametime</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="generalize">generalize</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="subgroups">subgroups</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="owncountry">owncountry</span>. <span word="Northerners">Northerners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Southerners">Southerners</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>;<span word="peoplefrom">peoplefrom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coasts">coasts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inland">inland</span>;<span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Midwest">Midwest</span>;<span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="ethnicgroups">ethnicgroups</span>;<span word="Texas">Texas</span>;<span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span>;<span word="Californians">Californians</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p>
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