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专业八级1076

专业八级-1076

（总分：

98.00，做题时间：

90分钟）

一、PARTⅠLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（总题数：

0，分数：

0.00）

二、SECTIONA（总题数：

1，分数：

10.00）

ChineseAmericans

ChineseAmericansareanethnicminorityinthe

US.Theyusedtobediscriminated.

1.ThehistoryofChineseimmigrants

1）ThefirstgroupofChinesearrivedduringthe

California

（1）______in1849.Theirsuccessinvited

（1）______

envy.Theyhadtoearnalivingbydoingthe

（2）______

（2）______

forthewhiteminers,settinguprestaurants,workingas

farmhandsoras（3）（3）______

2）ThesecondgroupofChinesearrivedinthe

early（4）______aslaborerstoconstructthe（4）______

（5）______（5）______

3）AfterWorldWarTwo,moreChinese

werepermittedtosettleinAmerica.

4）Today'sChineseAmericansaremostlythe（6）（6）______

______ofthefirsttwogroupsofimmigrants.

2.Someoftheirnoteworthycharacteristicsaspart

oftheirtraditionalculture

1）（7）______familyties（7）______

2）respectfortheelders

3）afeelingof（8）______tothefamily（8）______

4）highregardfor（9）______（9）______

5）willingnesstoworkhard

Thesecharacteristicscontributetotheirsuccessin

variousprofessions.AsAmericans'attitudestoward

minoritiesandethnicdifferenceshavechangedin

recentyears,ChineseAmericanshavegained（10）（10）______

______intheAmericansociety.

ChineseAmericans

ChineseAmericansareanethnicminorityinthe

US.Theyusedtobediscriminated.

1.ThehistoryofChineseimmigrants

1）ThefirstgroupofChinesearrivedduringthe

California

（1）______in1849.Theirsuccessinvited

（1）______

envy.Theyhadtoearnalivingbydoingthe

（2）______

（2）______

forthewhiteminers,settinguprestaurants,workingas

farmhandsoras（3）（3）______

2）ThesecondgroupofChinesearrivedinthe

early（4）______aslaborerstoconstructthe（4）______

（5）______（5）______

3）AfterWorldWarTwo,moreChinese

werepermittedtosettleinAmerica.

4）Today'sChineseAmericansaremostlythe（6）（6）______

______ofthefirsttwogroupsofimmigrants.

2.Someoftheirnoteworthycharacteristicsaspart

oftheirtraditionalculture

1）（7）______familyties（7）______

2）respectfortheelders

3）afeelingof（8）______tothefamily（8）______

4）highregardfor（9）______（9）______

5）willingnesstoworkhard

Thesecharacteristicscontributetotheirsuccessin

variousprofessions.AsAmericans'attitudestoward

minoritiesandethnicdifferenceshavechangedin

recentyears,ChineseAmericanshavegained（10）（10）______

______intheAmericansociety.（分数：

10.00）

填空项1:

__________________ （正确答案：

GoldRush）

解析：

[解析]

Goodmorning.We'llcontinuewithourintroductionofAmericanminorities.Today'sfocusisonChineseAmericans.FormanyyearsitwascommonintheUnitedStatestoassociateChineseAmericanswithrestaurantsandlaundries.PeopledidnotrealizethattheChinesehadbeendrivenintotheseoccupationsbytheprejudiceanddiscriminationthatusedtofacetheminthiscountry.

ThefirstgroupofChinesecameduringtheCaliforniaGoldRushof1849.Likemostoftheotherpeoplethere,theyhadcometosearchforgold.Inthatlargelyunoccupiedland,theystatedaclaimforthemselvesbyplacingmarkersintheground.However,eitherbecausetheChinesewerebedifferentfromtheothersorbecausetheyworkedsopatientlythattheysometimessucceededinturningaseeminglyworthlessminingclaimintoaprofitableone,theybecamethescapegoatsoftheirenviouscompetitors.Theywereharassedinmanyways.Oftentheywerepreventedfromworkingontheirclaims;somelocalitiesevenpassedregulationsforbiddingthemtoownclaims.Therefore,theseChinesehadtoseekoutotherwaysofearningaliving.Someofthembegantodothelaundryforthewhiteminers;otherssetupsmallrestaurants.TherewerealmostnowomeninCaliforniainthosedays,andtheChinesefilledarealneedbydoingthis"woman'swork".Someotherswenttoworkasfarmhandsorasfishermen.

Intileearly1860's,asecondgroupofChinesearrivedinCalifornia.Thistime,theywereimportedasworkcrewstoconstructthefirsttranscontinentalrailroad.Theworkwassostrenuousanddangerous,anditwascarriedoninsucharemotepartoftilecountry,thattherailroadcompanycouldnotfindotherlaborersforthejob.Asinthecaseoftheirpredecessors,theseChinesewerealmostallmalesandtheyencounteredagreatdealofprejudice.Thehostilitygrewespeciallystrongaftertherailroadprojectwascompleted,andtheimportedlaborersreturnedtoCalifornia,alloutofwork.Becausethereweresomanymoreofthemthistime,thoseChinesedrewevenmoreattentionthantheearliergroupdid.Theyweresodifferentineveryaspect:

intheirphysicalappearance,intheirlanguage,andintheirreligion.Theywerecontemptuouslycalled"heathenChinese".

Whentimeswerehard,theywereblamedforworkingforlowerwa