华慧2013年10月中科院考博英语真题阅读理解真题训练SectionA(第四篇)36279.pdf

慧考博考博第一品牌 慧网 考博咨QQ：400 622 4468 第 1 共 5 2013年10月份中科院考博英真理解真Passage FourMuch of the debate about multiculturalism in the UK is crass,ignorant and misconceived.The new critics,from the left in particular,risk contributing to the very processes they decry,since they are so dismissive of the achievements that mark this country out from others,particularly in Europe.I cant think of any other EU state that has been more successful than the UK in managing cultural diversity.In this country,we need more multiculturalism,not less.That is to say,we should concentrate upon developing farther links between differ ethnic and cultural comities,and upon dialogue even when on the surface it seems to create problems.Jack Straws remarks about women who wear the veil have provoked huge controversy.But he was fight to raise the issue,because he was emphasizing the importance of connection and communication.In a pluralistic society all groups should accept the need for interrogation from othersit is the condition of producing mutual respect,rather than undermining it.He was not suggesting any sort of coercion.Pakistani groups in particular featured in the riots that happened in Oldham,Leeds and Bradford in the 1990 and early 2000s.At that time as well,multiculturalism came in for a bashing:it was widely blamed in the press for creating segregation between Pakistani and local white communities.These claims were made,however,by writers with scant knowledge of the neighborhoods in question.慧考博考博第一品牌 慧网 考博咨QQ：400 622 4468 第 2 共 5 A sociologist at the University of Leeds,Ludi Simpson,later studied the communities cohered in depth andsomething often neglectedover time.He found that segregation was far lower than most outside commentators had suggested.Many Pakistani families originally living in the inner-city areas had in fact moved out across the years to middle-class neighbourhoods or rural areas.Contrary to the idea that the Asian(mostly Muslim)groups wanted to keep to themselves,the evidence showed a desire for more mixing,with most wanting independent lifestyles away from too much ethnic clustering.For much of the 20th century the main perceived social problem was that of class conflict.Class differences continue to overlap with cultural and ethnic divisions.But for us today the perceived social problem is that of the management of diversity:delivering its benefits,which are many,while containing the conflicts and costs that it can incur.We shant get anywhere in pursuing such goals if we abandon multiculturalism.54.According to the author,the new critics are_.A.reluctant to understand the differences between cultures B.getting into a position contrary to their own argument C.ignorant of the reasons why UK stands oat in Europe D.going to the extreme left in criticizing multiculturalism55.Jack Straws remarks as mentioned probably convey the idea that_.A.any culture in the world deserves respect B.gender bias remains the obstacle to womens liberation C.womens veil wearing shows cultural backwardness慧考博考博第一品牌 慧网 考博咨QQ：400 622 4468 第 3 共 5 D.social hierarchy remains a problem in Islamic countries56.As suggested by the author,the Pakistani groups in the 1990s and early 2000s_.A.suffered from wide blam in the media B.made strong criticism of multiculturalism C.had conflicts with the local white communities D.rose in rebellion against the government57.The author suggests that the blame pat on multiculturalism was due to the lack of_.A.close investigation into the reasons for the racial segregation B.in-depth knowledge about the cultural groups involved C.an acute awareness of the feelings of the inner-city dwellers D.a full understanding of the gap between different social closes58.Ludi Simpsons study showed that_.A.the cluster of mixed ethnic groups likely gave rise to ethnic tension B.the Pakistani groups tended to live peacefully much mom than before C.the Muslim community mostly kept separate from other communities D.the wish to live exclusively with ones own ethnic groups was a myth59.The boldfaced word containing in the last paragraph can best be replaced by the word _”.A.controlling B.compromising C.coveting D.considering慧考博考博第一品牌 慧网 考博咨QQ：400 622 4468 第 4 共 5 中科院考博英真完形填空文章大意及参考答案【慧独家解析：文章大意】很多关于英国多元文化的点都是的，事上作者英国在管理文化多元性上做得很成功。研究明，种族分离并没有所的那重，不同的文化都于融合。当今社会的主要便是多元文化的管理，我在接受多元文化来的利益，也包可能存在的一些斗争和付出。【慧独家解析：参考答案】54.B 55.A56.C 57.B 58.D 59.A 【慧考博独家解析】-解析慧中科院考博英一本通-系扣扣：4006224468慧考博考博第一品牌 慧网 考博咨QQ：400 622 4468 第 5 共 5 中国科学院考博英考2016年中国科学院考博英语VIP保过班-全程1对1辅导 考中科院更轻松！2016年中国科学院考博英语协议全程班-5次1对1辅导 考中科院更轻松！2016年中国科学院考博英语系统全程班-考中科院更轻松！华慧中国科学院中科院考博英语一本通含独家历年试题答案解析中国科学院/中科院考博英语历年真题汇总考博咨QQ：4006224468考博料分享QQ群：16731818关注慧考博微信推荐：考博英班：http:/ 考博英http:/ 考博英怎么复？http:/ 考博英真http:/ 2016医学考博http:/