英语专业四级考试阅读理解考前冲刺试题(8)
<p> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="occupational">occupational</span> <span word="status">status</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harshest">harshest</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>.<span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.<span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="others">others</span>.<span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="earners">earners</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thirteen">thirteen</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Puerto">Puerto</span> <span word="Ricans">Ricans</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Whites">Whites</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="constant">constant</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="average">average</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="Chinatowns">Chinatowns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="paradoxes">paradoxes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.<span word="Descendants">Descendants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="emigrated">emigrated</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Toishan">Toishan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="acculturation">acculturation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="success">success</span>.<span word="More">More</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="origins">origins</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.<span word="Foreign">Foreign</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="native">native</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seventeen">seventeen</span> <span word="years">years</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="tenaciously">tenaciously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="react">react</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="resentment">resentment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="antisocial">antisocial</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murder">murder</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mute">mute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="downplay">downplay</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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