美國(guó)社會(huì)與文化

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ExercisesforChapter7

PartOne:MultipleChoices

1.WhywasthecoupleshoweredwithriceandwheatwhentheyareheadingforhoneymooninatraditionalAmericanwedding?

A.symbolsoffertilityB.symbolofbrightfutureC.symbolofloyaltyD.symbolsofsweetness2.WhichisthedominatefamilystructureintheUnitedStates?A.blendedfamilyB.DINKfamilyC.singleparentfamilyD.nuclearfamily

3.Theoriginalpurposeoftheveilandthebridesmaidsinthewesternweddingceremonyis________.

A.todecoratetheweddingceremony

B.toallowyourfriendstoshareyourhappiness

C.toconfusetheevilspiritsthatwerebelievedtobelurkingaboutonthisholydayD.noneoftheabovementioned

4.Thefollowingarethedifferenttypesofadoptionexcept________.A.embryoadoptionB.internationaladoptionC.privateadoptionD.stateadoption

5.Thebeliefgoesthatifawomansleptwithapieceofthegroom'scakeunderherpillow,shewould__________.A.haveanicedream

B.haveahappyfamily

D.haveahealthybody

C.dreamaboutthemanshewouldmarry

6.Inrecentyearsmanystates,includingNorthCarolinaandNewYork,requirea__________legalandphysicalseparationpriortoaformaldivorcedecree.A.half-a-yearB.one-yearA.inachurchthebride’svirginity.A.pink

B.greenC.blue

D.red

9.__________,divorcingspouseshadtoallegethattheotherspousewasguiltyofacrimeorsinlikeabandonmentoradultery

A.Priortothe1970sB.Priortothe1980sC.Priortothe1960sD.Priortothe1950s

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C.one-and-a-half-yearD.two-year

7.Theusualplaceforawesternweddingis__________.

B.outdoorsC.inascenicspotD.inarestaurant

8.Duringawesternweddingsomething__________isofteninterpretedtorepresent

10.Theno-faultdivorcerevolutionbegan__________.A.in1969inCalifornia

B.in1979inSouthDakota

C.in1959inNorthCarolinaD.in1949inNewYork

PartTwo:TermExplanation

BlendedFamily

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Partthree:TopicsforDiscussion

NowadaysDINKfamilystructurebecomespopularthroughouttheworld.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsuchafamilystructure?Whatisyourchoice?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PartFour:TermTranslation

1.BiologicalOffspring______________2.No-faultDivorce_________________3.Single-parentFamily______________4.AdoptedChildren_________________5.MarriageVow___________________6.BlendedFamily__________________7.Same-sexMarriage_______________8.WeddingReception_______________9.Proposal________________________10.Groom_________________________

PartFive:PassageTranslation

在中國(guó)，小孩的滿月酒（one-month-oldfeast）和抓周（one-year-oldcatch）儀式獨(dú)具特色。小孩出生滿一個(gè)月的那天，孩子的家人一般要招呼親朋好友，邀請(qǐng)他們一起來(lái)慶祝孩子滿月。小孩滿周歲的那天，有抓周的儀式。依照中國(guó)的傳

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統(tǒng)，父母及他人不給予孩子任何的引導(dǎo)或示意，任孩子隨意挑揀，看他先抓什么，后抓什么，并以此為依據(jù)來(lái)預(yù)計(jì)孩子可能存在的志趣和將從事的職業(yè)及前途。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ExercisesforChapter8

Partone:MultipleChoices:

1.WhichisthelargestreligiousgroupintheUnitedStates?A.ChristianityB.JudaismC.BuddhistD.Islam2.WhichisthelargestracialminorityintheUnitedStates?A.African-AmericanB.AsianAmericans

C.NativeAmericansD.HispanicandLatinoAmericans

3.WhosparkedtheMontgomeryBusBoycottOnDecember1,1955inMontgomery,Alabama?

A.RosaParksB.JamesBlakeC.MartinLutherKing,Jr.D.IreneMorgan4.InGodWeTrustwasadoptedastheofficialnationalmottoin_________.A.1766B.1976C.1956D.1946

5.AsianAmericansmakeup________minoritygroupintheUnitedStates.A.largest\A.1956

B.1954

C.1957

D.1860

7.Accordingtotheproportionofthepopulation,theorderofthefourmainracialgroupsinAmericais__________.

A.White,NativeAmerican,AfricanAmerican,AsianAmericanB.White,AsianAmerican,NativeAmerican,AfricanAmericanC.White,AfricanAmerican,AsianAmerican,NativeAmericanD.White,AfricanAmerican,NativeAmerican，AsianAmerican

8.BarackObama,anAfricanAmerican,isthe__________andcurrentpresidentoftheUnitedStates.A.42thnation.

A.lowestpovertyrate

B.highesteducationalattainmentlevelsD.highestpersonalincome

C.lowesthouseholdincome

B.43th

C.44th

B.secondlargestC.thirdlargestD.fourthlargest

6.TheU.S.PledgeofAllegiancewasmodifiedin__________toaddthephrase

D.41th

9.Overall,AsianAmericanshave__________ofanyracialdemographicinthe

10.MostAfricanAmericansarethedirectdescendantsof__________withintheboundariesofthepresentUnitedStates.A.earlyblackimmigrants

B.earlynativeAmericans

C.captiveAfricanswhosurvivedtheslaveryeraD.AfricanAmericans11.CondoleezzaRiceServedasthe66thUnitedStatesSecretaryofState,andwasthe

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secondpersontoholdthatofficeintheadministrationofPresident__________.A.GeorgeW.BushC.BarackObama

B.BillClinton

D.GeorgeHerbertWalkerBush

12.Formalracialdiscriminationwaslargelybannedin__________,anditcametobeperceivedassociallyunacceptableand/ormorallyrepugnantaswell.A.the19thcenturyC.the20thcentury

B.themid-19thcenturyD.themid-20thcentury

13.AftertheCivilWar,theU.S.expandedthelegalrightsofAfricanAmericans.Congresspassedanamendmentendingslaveryin1865—the__________AmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution.A.12th

B.13th

C.14th

D.15th

PartTwo:TermsExplanation

MartinLutherKing,Jr.

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PartThree:AnswertheQuestions

HowtoimproveChineseAmericans’statureintheUnitedStates?

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PartFour:TermTranslation

1.Protestantism______________

2.PledgeofAllegiance______________4.NativeAmerican______________6.AffirmativeAction______________8.InGodWeTrust______________

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3.CivilRightsMovement________5.Non-violentStruggle__________7.Racism___________________

9.RacialPrejudice_____________10.AsianAmerican______________

PartFive:PassageTranslation

近代以來(lái)，亞洲經(jīng)歷了曲折和艱難的發(fā)展歷程。亞洲人們?yōu)楦淖冏约旱拿\(yùn)，始終以不屈的意志和艱辛的奮斗開(kāi)拓前進(jìn)道路。今天，人們所看到的亞洲發(fā)展成就，是勤勞聰慧的亞洲人民不屈不撓、鍥而不舍奮斗的結(jié)果。亞洲人民深知，世界上沒(méi)有放之四海而皆準(zhǔn)的發(fā)展模式，也沒(méi)有一成不變的發(fā)展道路，亞洲人民勇于變革創(chuàng)新，不斷開(kāi)拓進(jìn)取，摸索和開(kāi)拓適應(yīng)時(shí)代潮流，符合自身實(shí)際的發(fā)展道路，為經(jīng)濟(jì)社會(huì)發(fā)展開(kāi)啟了廣闊前景。

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9.RacialPrejudice_____________10.AsianAmerican______________

PartFive:PassageTranslation

近代以來(lái)，亞洲經(jīng)歷了曲折和艱難的發(fā)展歷程。亞洲人們?yōu)楦淖冏约旱拿\(yùn)，始終以不屈的意志和艱辛的奮斗開(kāi)拓前進(jìn)道路。今天，人們所看到的亞洲發(fā)展成