Question

【題目】Growing up in Puerto Rico, our family was no different from so many others. My parents got married after my father came back when the war ended. Both of my parents were struggling with the hard economic realities of the time. But somehow, they found time to cherish those cultural values that shaped our everyday life.

In our daily life, we celebrated together with our friends or family members every birthday, every graduation, and all holidays with music and dancing, and typical foods. When we visited our family in the countryside—a trip that took about two hours in a car, with five children fighting as to who would get a window or the front seat —we would break into song, and somehow the trip would turn into one full of happiness and fun. We would sing not only interesting children’s songs but also beautiful love songs — songs about the love of our country though we didn’t understand the meaning of the words many times.

I came to Philadelphia for the first time in 1973 to do a residency(實(shí)習(xí)) in family medicine. I remember the many hours of work. I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race. These were all worsened by my feeling of cultural differences.

An important turning point in my life happened one Saturday night when I attended a concert of Puerto Rico singer and composer Antonio Caban Vale. The music showed my familiar rhythms, and the words spoke to my heart. I had found a space to express, celebrate, and share my culture in Philadelphia. Therefore, I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. As a Puerto Rican, I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this.

【1】What do we know about the author’s family?

A. They lived a well-off life.

B. They suffered a lot from war.

C. They were tired of family activities.

D. They took cultural values seriously.

【2】Why does the author mention the trip in Paragraph 2?

A. To prove her pride in her culture.

B. To show fun brought by her culture.

C. To express her love for the country.

D. To show the fight between her siblings.

【3】What added to the author’s depressing life in Philadelphia?

A. Dangers as a doctor. B. Prejudice from the rich.

C. Cultural shock. D. Low payment.

【4】What did the concert make the author aware of?

A. The excitement of the rhythms.

B. The value of the lyrics.

C. The advantage of cultural diversity.

D. The strength of believing in oneself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】作者講述了自己的成長(zhǎng)經(jīng)歷以及在美國(guó)的一段實(shí)習(xí)經(jīng)歷，再到回國(guó)后的一些經(jīng)歷，最后發(fā)現(xiàn)文化的差異性和多樣性對(duì)社會(huì)而言是一種優(yōu)勢(shì)。

【1】推理判斷題。從第一段的 “Both of my parents were struggling ... cherish those cultural values that shaped our everyday life.”可知，即使在困難時(shí)期，作者的父母也非常重視文化價(jià)值觀。故答案選D項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。從第二段的內(nèi)容可知，作者一家人一路歡歌，盡管他們很多時(shí)候還不懂歌詞的意思，但他們享受其中的歡樂(lè)。再結(jié)合全文的內(nèi)容可知，作者提及這一段旅程的目的是說(shuō)明文化價(jià)值觀帶來(lái)的樂(lè)趣。故答案選B項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的描述，“I remember the many hours of work. I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race. These were all worsened by my feeling of cultural differences.”可知，作者對(duì)于在費(fèi)城的生活是感到糟糕的，而cultural differences （文化差異）帶來(lái)的culture shock使得情況更加惡化。故答案選C項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Therefore, I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage. As a Puerto Rican, I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this.”可知，therefore后面的內(nèi)容是結(jié)果，而原因自然是前面提到的作者聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)的經(jīng)歷。作者由聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)的經(jīng)歷受到啟發(fā)，認(rèn)為對(duì)社會(huì)而言，文化差異是優(yōu)勢(shì)而不是劣勢(shì)。故答案選C項(xiàng)。