黑暗版考研英语历年阅读真题解析12006 Text 1In spite of “endless talk of difference，”American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people. There is “the democratizing uniformity of dress and discourse， and the casualness and absence of consumption “launched by the 19th——century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. Instead of intimate shops catering to a knowledgeable elite. “these were stores “anyone could enter， regardless of class or background. This turned shopping into a public and democratic act. “The mass media， advertising and sports are other forces for homogenization. Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture， which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. Writing for the National Immigration Forum， Gregory Rodriguez reports that today’s immigration is neither at unprecedented level nor resistant to assimilation. In 1998 immigrants were 9.8 percent of population； in 1900， 13.6 percent .In the 10 years prior to 1990， 3.1 immigrants arrived for every 1，000 residents； in the 10years prior to 1890， 9.2 for every 1，000. Now， consider three indices of assimilation–language， home ownership and intermarriage.The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most common countries of origin spoke English‘well’or‘very well’after ten years of residence. “The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English. “By the third generation， the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families. “Hence the description of America as a“graveyard”for languages. By 1996 foreign–born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a homeownership rate of 75.6 percent， higher than the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.Foreign-born Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do U.S–born whites and blacks. “By the third generation， one third of Hispanic women are married to non-Hispanics， and 41 percent of Asian–American women are married to non-Asians.Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks， yet “some Americans fear that immigrant living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power.” Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America？ Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against America‘s turbulent past， today’s social induces hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.全文翻译：不管我们如何喋喋不休地谈论差别，美国社会实际上是一台同化人们的神奇的机器。
这就是民主化的着装和话语的统一以及十九世纪在高雅的氛围中陈列着琳琅满目的商品的百货商店所发起的随意消费及没有消费的活动他们不是为了迎合有知识的精英们而开设亲情商店，而是创建了“不分阶层和背景人人都可以进入”的大众商店这使得购物成为一种大众的、民主的行为大众传媒、广告和体育也是协助人们均质化的推动力尽管这种文化一点也不高雅，但也不是完全有害的，移民们很快就融入了这种共同文化Gregory Rodriguez 为美国移民研讨会撰文指出，今天的移民既不是处于空前的水平，也不抵制同化在 1998 年，移民占全国人口的 9.8%；在1900 年为 13.6%在 1990 年以前的十年之中，在每千位居民当中，有 3.1 位新来的移民；而在 1890 年以前的十年之中，每千位居民当中就有 9.2 位移民现在，让我们来看一下三个同化指标——语言、拥有产权住房和异族结婚情况1990 年的人口普查透露：“来自十五个移民数量最多的国家的移民在到美国十年后英语说得‘好’或‘很好’移民的子女几乎都说两种语言，且精通英语到了第三代，在大多数移民家庭，他们的母语就消失了因此，有人就把美国描述成了“语言的坟场”到了 1965 年，出生于国外的、在 1970 年以前到达美国的移民有 75.6%购置了自己的住房，这个数字高出土生土长的美国人的拥有自己所有权住房的百分比——69.8%。
在国外出生的亚裔和西班牙裔移民“与美国本土白人和黑人相比，与异族通婚的比率要高到了第三代，有三分之一的西班牙裔女性与非西班牙裔男性结婚，而有 41%亚裔美国妇女与非亚裔男性结婚Rodriguez 注意到，世界边远地区的儿童是诸如阿诺德•施瓦辛格和加斯•布鲁克斯等超级明星的星迷，而“一些美国人担心生活在美国的移民在某种程度上并不受美国的同化力量的影响在美国是否存在不和以及潜在的不安？答案是肯定的，而且问题的严重性足以超越其他事宜但是与美国动荡的过去相比，这些社会指标说明美国的社会环境变得黑暗，且正在恶化2006 Text 2Stratford-on-Avon， as we all know， has only one industry-William Shakespeare-but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company （RSC）， which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come， not to see the plays， but to look at Anne Hathaway‘s Cottage， Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors， them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It’s all 黑暗版考研英语历年阅读真题解析2deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare， who earns their living， was himself an actor （with a beard） and did his share of noise - making.The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus- and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side– don‘t usually see the plays， and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However， the playgoers do manage a little sight - seeing along with their play going. It is the playgoers， the RSC contends， who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night （some of them four or five nights） pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk don‘t see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of 。