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In The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society, Revised and Enlarged

Edition (W. W. Norton) Schlesinger provides deep insights into the crises of nationhood in America. A new chapter assesses the impact both of radical multiculturalism and radical monoculturalism on the Bill of rights. Written with his usual clarity and force, the book brings a noted historian' s wisdom and perspective to bear on America' s "culture wars".

Schlesinger addresses the questions: What holds a nation together？ And what does it mean to be an American？ Describing the emerging cult of ethnicity, Schlesinger praises its healthy effect on a nation long shamed by a history of prejudice and narrow-mindedness. But he warns against the campaign of multicultural advocates to divide the nation into separate ethnic and racial communities. From the start, he observes, the United States has been a multicultural nation, rich in its diversity but held together by a shared commitment to the democratic process and by the freedom of intermarriage. It was this national talent for assimilation that impressed foreign visitors like Alexis de Tocqueyille and James Bryce, and it is this historic goal that Schlesinger champions as the best hope for the future. Schlesinger analyzes what he sees as grim consequences of identity politics: the widening of differences. Attacks on the First Amendment, he argues, threaten intellectual freedom and, ultimately, the future of the ethnic groups. His criticisms are not limited to the left. As a former target of McCarthyism, be understands that the radical right is even more willing than the radical left to re strict and weaken the Bill of Rights.

The author does not minimize the injustices concealed by the "melting pot" dream. The Disuniting of America is both academic and personal, forceful in argument, balanced in judgment. It is a book that will no doubt anger some readers, but it will surely make all of them think again. The winner of Pulitzer Prizes for history and for biography, an authoritative voice of American liberalism, Schlesinger is uniquely positioned to bring bold answers and healing wisdom to this passionate debate over who we are and what we should become.

According to Schlesinger, the United States is ______.

A．a melting pot

B．a nation with diverse cultures held together by the democratic process

C．a federation of ethnic and racial communities

D．a nation with various ethnic and racial groups

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Are you always sure you know what people mean when they try to describe their feelings to

you？ We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that these words and gestures can be interpreted in different ways. It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also a number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feeling. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because such behaviour patterns are inherited rather than learned.

Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English fiction, a phrase like he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is either very afraid or has just had a very nasty shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it conveys surprise. In Chinese surprise can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues". Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses disgust.

Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Disgust, contempt and suffering seem to be the most difficult emotions for people everywhere either to recognize or to express. Other studies have shown that older people usually find it easier to interpret body language (the way people stand or move etc. ) than younger people do. And psychologists such as E. G. Beicr have also shown that some people frequently give completely the wrong impression of how they feel. For instance, they try to show affection but in fact communicate dislike. Or when they want to show interest, they give the impression that they don't care. This can happen even among close friends and members of the same family. In other words, what we think we are communicating through language, voice, face and body movements may be the exact opposite of what other people understand.

What might be the reason for the behaviour patterns of animals and humans？

A．They learn them from their parents.

B．They develop the patterns as they grow older.

C．They are born with them.

D．They are taught about them by their elders.

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The Voice of America began during the World War Ⅱ. When Germany was broadcasting a radio

program to get international __31__ , American officials believed they should reply the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events. The first VOA news report began with words in __32__. “The news may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA __33__ were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.

After the World War Ⅱ ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s purpose had to be changed, __34__ the Soviet Union became enemy of America. They wanted to __35__ Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.

In the early years VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was called “Music USA”. Another new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know __36__ English to completely understand its normal English broadcast. So VOA __37__ a simpler kind of English, which uses about 1,500 words and is spoken __38__ of course, it is special English.

In the opinion of most VOA listeners, the most __39__ program is the news report. News from around the world flies into the VOA news rooms in Washington 24 hours a day. It comes from VOA reporters in __40__ cities and also from other broadcasts like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to prepare news reports, which are being broadcast in 43 languages.

31. A. business B. culture C. support D. information

32. A. same B. short C. English D. German

33. A. stations B. news C. announcers D. officials

34. A. if B. supposing C. considering D. in order that

35. A. reach B. satisfy C. attack D. support

36. A. American B. British C. standard D. enough

37. A. invented B. discovered C. taught D. stopped

38. A. slowly B. rapidly C. normally D. loudly

39. A. difficult B. important C. various D. common

40. A. all B. major C. American D. news

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Use active voice rather than passive voice in your personal statement.（)

Use active voice rather than passive voice in your personal statement.()

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Her voice is _____.A.loudB.aloudC.loudlyD.loudness

Her voice is _____.

A.loud

B.aloud

C.loudly

D.loudness

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The use of the passive voice cannot soften a request.（)

The use of the passive voice cannot soften a request.()

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Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness.（)

Her voice was imbued with an unusual seriousness.()

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From the voice of China, 李安 is a Chinese __________________.

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The voice was Nick’s.

A．The VOICE was Nick’s．

B．The voice WAS Nick’s．

C．The voice was NICK’S．

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WhatistheWMMuserpriorityofthepacketsgoingdownstreamtotheclientwhentheclientdoesnot supportTSPECbuttheCiscoWLChasACMenabledandWLANpriorityissettoPlatinum？（）

A.background

B.besteffort

C.voice

D.video

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