【TheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenacountryofmanycultures.BeforeEuropeanscametoNorthAmericamanygroupsofNativeAmericanslivedhere.DifferentNativeAmericangroupshaddifferentcultures.ThefirstEuropeansintheUnitedStateswer】

　　TheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenacountryofmanycultures.BeforeEuropeanscametoNorthAmericamanygroupsofNativeAmericanslivedhere.DifferentNativeAmericangroupshaddifferentcultures.ThefirstEuropeansintheUnitedStateswerefromEnglandandHollandbutimmigrantscamefromallEuropeancountries.ManypeoplealsoimmigratedfromAsiaandAfrica.SadlymanyAfricanswerebroughttotheUnitedStatesasslaves.ManyimmigrantscomefromLatinAmericatoo.TodaytheUnitedStateshaspeoplefrommoreculturesthanever.

　　Inthe19thcenturypeoplespokeoftheUnitedStatesasa“meltingpot.”PeoplethoughtthatallimmigratesshouldforgettheirnativeculturesandlanguagesandbecomeEnglish-speakingAmericans.Theyfeltthatpeopleshouldassimilate-joinAmericanculture.Howevernoteveryonewantedtoassimilatecompletely.Manypeopletriedtokeeppartsoftheirculturessuchasfoodscustomsandlanguages.Howevertheirchildrenoftenforgottheirparents’orgrandparents’language.ButmostAmericanseventhosewhosefamilieshavebeenherealongtimecantellthecountriestheirrelativescamefrom.Andofcoursenewimmigrantstakegreatprideintheircurareandlanguage.

　　ForallofthesereasonsmeltingpotisnolongeragoodwaytodescribetheUnitedStates.InsteadpeoplenowcalltheUnitedStatesa“saladbowl.”Theysaysaladbowlbecauseinasaladyoucanstillseealloftheindividualparts(lettucetomatoandsoon)butallthedifferentpartsmixedtogetherandbegintotakeontheflavorofoneanother.

　　8.Whichofthefollowingisthekeyinformationthewriterwantstotellusinthefirstparagraph?

　　A.ThereusedtobemanygroupsofNativeAmericans.

　　B.EnglishmenwereamongthefirsttosettleinAmerica.

　　C.AsiansandAfricansalsoimmigratedtoAmerica.

　　D.USAtodayismadeupofpeoplefromacrosstheworld.

　　9.The“meltingpot”___________.

　　A.isanaccuratewaytodescribetheUnitedStates

　　B.isaplacewherepeoplefromdifferentculturesshouldassimilatecompletely

　　C.cannotaccuratelyreflecttherealityintheUnitedStates

　　D.cannotbereplacedbythe“saladbowl”

　　10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?