美国社会与文化(5)

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Exercises for Chapter 7

Part One: Multiple Choices

1. Why was the couple showered with rice and wheat when they are heading for honeymoon in a traditional American wedding?

A. symbols of fertility B. symbol of bright future C. symbol of loyalty D. symbols of sweetness 2. Which is the dominate family structure in the United States? A. blended family B. DINK family C. single parent family D. nuclear family

3. The original purpose of the veil and the bridesmaids in the western wedding ceremony is ________.

A. to decorate the wedding ceremony

B. to allow your friends to share your happiness

C. to confuse the evil spirits that were believed to be lurking about on this holy day D. none of the above mentioned

4. The following are the different types of adoption except ________. A. embryo adoption B. international adoption C. private adoption D. state adoption

5. The belief goes that if a woman slept with a piece of the groom's cake under her pillow, she would __________. A. have a nice dream

B. have a happy family

D. have a healthy body

C. dream about the man she would marry

6. In recent years many states, including North Carolina and New York, require a __________ legal and physical separation prior to a formal divorce decree. A. half-a-year B. one-year A. in a church the bride’s virginity. A. pink

B. green C. blue

D. red

9. __________, divorcing spouses had to allege that the other spouse was guilty of a crime or sin like abandonment or adultery

A. Prior to the 1970s B. Prior to the 1980s C. Prior to the 1960s D. Prior to the 1950s

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

7. The usual place for a western wedding is __________.

B. outdoors C. in a scenic spot D. in a restaurant

8. During a western wedding something __________ is often interpreted to represent

10. The no-fault divorce revolution began __________. A. in 1969 in California

B. in 1979 in South Dakota

C. in 1959 in North Carolina D. in 1949 in New York

Part Two: Term Explanation

Blended Family

Part three: Topics for Discussion

Nowadays DINK family structure becomes popular throughout the world. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a family structure? What is your choice? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Part Four: Term Translation

1. Biological Offspring ______________ 2. No-fault Divorce _________________ 3. Single-parent Family ______________ 4. Adopted Children _________________ 5. Marriage Vow ___________________ 6. Blended Family __________________ 7. Same-sex Marriage _______________ 8. Wedding Reception _______________ 9. Proposal ________________________ 10. Groom _________________________

Part Five: Passage Translation

在中国，小孩的满月酒（one-month-old feast）和抓周（one-year-old catch）仪式独具特色。小孩出生满一个月的那天，孩子的家人一般要招呼亲朋好友，邀请他们一起来庆祝孩子满月。小孩满周岁的那天，有抓周的仪式。按照中国的传

统，父母及他人不给予孩子任何的引导或暗示，任孩子随意挑选，看他先抓什么，后抓什么，并以此为依据来预测孩子可能存在的志趣和将从事的职业及前途。 _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Exercises for Chapter 8

Part one: Multiple Choices:

1. Which is the largest religious group in the United States? A. Christianity B. Judaism C. Buddhist D. Islam 2. Which is the largest racial minority in the United States? A. African-American B. Asian Americans

C. Native Americans D. Hispanic and Latino Americans

3. Who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott On December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama?

A. Rosa Parks B. James Blake C. Martin Luther King, Jr. D. Irene Morgan 4. In God We Trust was adopted as the official national motto in_________. A. 1766 B. 1976 C.1956 D.1946

5. Asian Americans make up ________ minority group in the United States. A. largest \ A. 1956

B. 1954

C. 1957

D. 1860

7. According to the proportion of the population, the order of the four main racial groups in America is __________.

A. White, Native American, African American, Asian American B. White, Asian American, Native American, African American C. White, African American, Asian American, Native American D. White, African American, Native American，Asian American

8. Barack Obama, an African American, is the __________ and current president of the United States. A. 42th nation.

A. lowest poverty rate

B. highest educational attainment levels D. highest personal income

C. lowest household income

B. 43th

C. 44th

B. second largest C. third largest D. fourth largest

6. The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance was modified in __________ to add the phrase

D. 41th

9. Overall, Asian Americans have __________ of any racial demographic in the

10. Most African Americans are the direct descendants of __________ within the boundaries of the present United States. A. early black immigrants

B. early native Americans

C. captive Africans who survived the slavery era D. African Americans 11. Condoleezza Rice Served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the

second person to hold that office in the administration of President __________. A. George W. Bush C. Barack Obama

B. Bill Clinton

D. George Herbert Walker Bush

12. Formal racial discrimination was largely banned in __________, and it came to be perceived as socially unacceptable and/or morally repugnant as well. A. the 19th century C. the 20th century

B. the mid-19th century D. the mid-20th century

13. After the Civil War, the U. S. expanded the legal rights of African Americans. Congress passed an amendment ending slavery in 1865—the __________Amendment to the United States Constitution. A. 12th

B. 13th

C. 14th

D. 15th

Part Two: Terms Explanation

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Part Three: Answer the Questions

How to improve Chinese Americans’ stature in the United States?

Part Four: Term Translation

1. Protestantism ______________

2. Pledge of Allegiance ______________ 4. Native American ______________ 6. Affirmative Action ______________ 8. In God We Trust ______________

3. Civil Rights Movement ________ 5. Non-violent Struggle __________ 7. Racism ___________________

9. Racial Prejudice _____________ 10. Asian American ______________

Part Five: Passage Translation

近代以来，亚洲经历了曲折和艰难的发展历程。亚洲人们为改变自己的命运，始终以不屈的意志和艰辛的奋斗开辟前进道路。今天，人们所看到的亚洲发展成就，是勤劳智慧的亚洲人民不屈不挠、锲而不舍奋斗的结果。亚洲人民深知，世界上没有放之四海而皆准的发展模式，也没有一成不变的发展道路，亚洲人民勇于变革创新，不断开拓进取，探索和开辟适应时代潮流，符合自身实际的发展道路，为经济社会发展打开了广阔前景。

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