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1、 2022年上半年大学英语四级晨读美文 【篇一】2022年上半年大学英语四级晨读美文 Most of todays Chinese Americans are descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers.Those immigrants had come from the vicinity of Canton in Southeast China,where they had been uneducated farm laborers.The same kind of young men,from the same
2、area and from similar humble origins,migrated to Hawaii in those days. There they fared far better,mainly because they did not encounter hostility.Some married native Hawaiians,and others brought their wives and children over.They were not restricted to Chinatowns,and many of them soon became succes
3、sful merchants and active participants in general community affairs.Chinese Americans retain many aspects of their ancient culture,even after having lived here for several generations.For example, their family ties continue to be remarkably strong.Members of the family lend each other moral support
4、and also practical help when necessary. From a very young age children are imbued with the old values and attitudes,including respect for their elders and a feeling of responsibility to the family.This helps to explain why there is so little juvenile delinquency among them.The high regard for educat
5、ion which is deeply rooted in Chinese culture,and the willingness to work very hard to gain advancement,are other noteworthy characteristics of theirs.This explains why so many descendants of uneducated laborers have succeeded in becoming doctors, lawyers,and other professionals. Chinese Americans m
6、ake up only a tiny fraction of our population;there are fewer than half a million,living chiefly in California, New York, and Hawaii.As American attitudes toward minorities and toward ethnic differences have changed in recent years,the long-reviled Chinese have gained wide acceptance.Today, they are
7、 generally admired for their many remarkable characteristics,and are often held up as an example worth following.And their numerous contributions to their adopted land are much appreciated. 【篇二】2022年上半年大学英语四级晨读美文 We have bigger houses and smaller families;more conveniences, but less time;we have mor
8、e degrees, but less common senses;more knowledge, but less judgment;more experts, but more problems;more medicine, but less wellness.We spend too recklessly,laugh too little, drive too fast,get to angry too quickly, stay up too late,get up too tired, read too little,watch TV too often, and pray too
9、seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.We have learned how to make a living, but not a life;weve added years to life, not life to years.We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers;wider freeways, but narrower viewpoint
10、s.We spend more, but have less;we buy more, but enjoy it less. Weve been all the way to the moon and back,but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.We have conquered outer space, but not inner space.Weve split the atom, but not our prejudice;we write more, but learn less;plan mor
11、e, but accomplish less.We have learned to rush, but not to wait;we have higher incomes, but lower morals.We build more computers to hold more information,to produce more copies, but have less communication.We are long on quantity, but short on quality. These are the times of fast foods and slow dige
12、stion;tall men and short character;steep profits and shallow relationships.More leisure and less fun;more kinds of food, but less nutrition;two incomes, but more divorce;fancier houses, but broken homes.This is a strange and confusing age.There are so many paradoxes in our time that we hardly know w
13、ho we are,where we are, and where to go. 【篇三】2022年上半年大学英语四级晨读美文 Hearing can soothe and comfort.The snapping of logs in the fireplace,the gossipy whisper of a broom,the inquisitive wheeze of a drawer opening all are savored sounds that make us feel at home.In a well-loved home,every chair produced a
14、different,recognizable creak,every window a different click, groan or squeak. The kitchen by itself is a source of many pleasing sounds.Every place, every event has a sound dimension.The sense of hearing can perhaps be restored to modern man if he better understands its worth and how it works.Most p
15、eople would be surprised to discover how far the sense can be pushed by cultivation.At a friends house recently,my wife opened her purse and some coins spilled out,one after another, onto the floor.“Three quarters, two dimes,a nickel and three pennies,”said our host as he came in from the next room.
16、 And as an afterthought:“One of the quarters is silver.”He was right, down to the last penny.“How did you do it?” we asked.“Try it yourself.” he said.We did, and with a little practice we found it easy.Curiously, evidence indicates that people need sound.When we are lost in thought,we involuntarily drum with our fingers or tap
