中央财经大学考博英语阅读模拟题精解As is the case in many cultures,the degree to which a minoritygroup was seen as different from the characteristics of the dominantmajority determined the extent of that group’s acceptance.Immigrants who were like the earlier settlers were accepted.The largenumbers of immigrants with significantly different characteristicstended to be viewed as a threat to basic American values and theAmerican way of life.This was particularly true of the immigrants who arrived by themillion during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Most of them came from poverty-stricken nations of southern and Gengduo yuan xiao wan zheng zhen ti ji qi jie xi qing lian xi quan guomian fei zi xun dian hua:si ling ling liu liu ba liu jiu qi ba,huojia zi xun qq:qi qi er liu qi ba wu san qi eastern Europe.They spokelanguages other than English,and large numbers of them were Catholicsor Jews.Americans at the time were very fearful of this new flood ofimmigrants.They were afraid that these people were so accustomed tolives of poverty and dependence that they would not understand suchbasic American values as freedom,self-reliance and competition.There were so many new immigrants that they might even change the basicvalues of the nation in undesirable ways.Americans tried to meet what they saw as a threat to their valuesby offering English instruction for the new immigrants andcitizenship classes to teach them basic American beliefs.The immigrants,however,often felt that their American teachers disapproved of the traditions of their homeland.Moreover,learning about American values gave them little help in meeting their most important needs such as employment,food,and a place to live.Far more helpful to the new immigrants were the“political bosses”of the larger cities of the northeastern United States,where most of the immigrants first arrived.Those bosses saw to many of the practical needs of the immigrants and were more accepting of the different homeland traditions.In exchange for their help,the political bossed expected the immigrants to keep them in power by voting for them in elections.In spite of this,many scholars believe that the political bosses performed an important function in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.They helped to assimilate large numbers of disadvantaged white immigrants into the larger American culture.The fact that the United States had a rapidly expanding economy at the turn of the century made it possible for these new immigrants,often with the help of the bosses,to better their standard of living in the United States.As a result of these new opportunities and new rewards,immigrants came to accept most of the values of the larger American culture and were in turn accepted by the great majority of Americans.For white ethnic groups,therefore,it is generally true that their feeling of being a part of the larger culture,that is,“American”is much stronger than their feeling of belonging to a separate ethnic group—Irish,Italian,Polish,etc.(468words)26.A minority group’s acceptance to the country was determined by_____.A.the difference they showed from the majority.B.the time when they arrived at the new land.C.the background conditions they came from.D.the religious group to which they belonged.27.The immigrants’flushing in was considered a threat to American value mainly because_____.A.the immigrants came from poverty-stricken nations of southern and eastern Europe.B.the immigrants had been accustomed to poverty and dependence.C.the immigrants had different homeland traditions and other particular characteristics.D.the immigrants did not speak English.28.“Citizenship classes”(Para.4)were offered because Americans____.A.wanted to help the immigrants to solve their practical needs.B.would not accept any groups with different traditions.C.wanted the immigrants to deal with the threat to the American values.D.wanted the immigrants to learn about and to keep the American values.29.The political bosses helped the new immigrants for the main purpose of_____.A.showing off their political powers and advantages.B.getting support in elections.C.assimilating the minority into the majority.D.showing their generosity.30.The living standards of the new immigrants were improved in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries mainly because ____.A.they kept the political bosses in power.B.the political bosses gave them a lot of practical help.C.they had a much stronger feeling of being a part of the larger culture.D.there was a rapid growth in American economy at that time.Text626.A，细节题。