英语专业四级考前特别训练.docx

英语专业四级考前特别训练

ChineseAmericanstodayhavehigherincomesthanAmericansingeneralandhigheroccupationalstatus.TheChinesehaverisentothispositiondespitesomeoftheharshestdiscriminationandviolencefacedbyanyimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesinthehistoryofthiscountry.Longconfinedtoanarrowrangeofoccupationstheysucceededinthoseoccupationsandthenspreadoutintootherareasinlateryears,whenopportunitiesfinallyopenedupforthem.TodaymuchoftheChineseprosperityisduetothesimplefactthattheyworkmoreandhavemore(usuallybetter)educationthanothers.AlmostoneoutoffiveChinesefamilieshasthreeormoreincomeearnerscomparedtooneoutofthirteenforPuertoRicans,oneoutoftenamongAmericanIndians,andoneoutofeightamongWhites.WhentheChineseadvantagesinworkingandeducationalareheldconstant,theyhavenoadvantageoverotherAmericans.ThatisinaChineseFamilywithagivennumberofpeopleworkingandwithagivenamountofeducationbytheheadofthefamily,theincomeisnotonlyaboutaverageforsuchfamilies,andofferalittlelessthanaverage.WhileChineseAmericansasagroupareprosperousandwell-educatedChinatownsarepocketsofpoverty,andilliteracyismuchhigheramongtheChinesethanamongAmericansingeneral.Thoseparadoxesareduetosharpinternaldifferences.DescendantsoftheChineseAmericanswhoemigratedlongagofromToishanProvincehavemaintainedChinesevaluesandhaveaddedacculturationtoAmericansocietywithremarkablesuccess.MorerecentHongKongChinesearefrommorediverseculturalorigins,andacquiredwesternvaluesandstylesinHongKong,withouthavingacquiredtheskillstoproperandsupportthoseaspirationsintheAmericaneconomy.Foreign-bornChinesemenintheUnitedStatesareone-fourthlowerincomesthannative-bornChineseeventhoughtheforeign-bornhavebeenintheUnitedStatesanaverageofseventeenyears.WhiletheolderHongKongChineseworktenaciouslytosustainandadvancethemselves,theHongKongChineseyouthsoftenreactwithresentmentandantisocialbehavior,includingterrorismandmurder.TheneedtomaintaintourisminChinatowncausestheChineseleaderstomuteordownplaytheseproblemsasmuchaspossible.1、Accordingtothepassage,today,ChineseAmericansowetheir