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Language is a way to communicate witheach other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants(移民) are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. A1so, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful.
For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problem talking with her parents, but she still doesn’t understand Korean jokes, and they are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn’t want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about.
My aunt taught Korean to her children not in order to help them succeed in the U. S.; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity(身份). Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents’ country, they will probably feel different from other people there, too.
We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritage(传统) by teaching them the parents’ language. This is very important, not only for the harmony(和谐) of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.
【小题1】What do you think this article is about?

A．Learning a second language.

B．Immigrants who become homesick in the U. S.

C．Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.

D．Schools attended by immigrants to the U. S.

【小题2】Which of the following is NOT true about the 18 year old daughter?

A．She was born in the U. S.

B．She speaks only English very well but her Korean is poor.

C．She gets along better with her parents.

D．She doesn’t understand Korean jokes well.

【小题3】To whom does the mother speak Korean?

A．Her oldest daughter only.	B．All of her children.
C．Her two daughters only.	D．Only to her son.

【小题4】Why did the author’s aunt try to teach her children to speak Korean?

A．To help them succeed in the U. S.

B．To help them find a good job.

C．To help them establish a Korean identity.

D．To help her improve her Korean language skills.

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】B
【小题4】C

试题分析：本文以作者姑妈三个在美国长大的子女学韩语为例，讲述了第二代移民在逐渐丧本国语言能力，从而呼吁语言的重要性，同时不能忽视传统母语，要建立第二代移民他们自己的身份。
【小题1】推断题。根据文章最后一句“This is very important, not only for the harmony(和谐) of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.”这是非常重要的，不仅仅是为了家庭的和睦，而且还能帮助第二代移民建立他们的身份。这里指的是移民的母语。故选C。
【小题2】细节题。根据第二段第二句“The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too.”18岁的女儿把英语作为母语，而且她的韩语也说得很好。B项中的“ her Korean is poor.”与文意不符，故选B。
【小题3】细节题。根据第三段第一句“My aunt taught Korean to her children not in order to help them succeed in the U. S.”我姑姑教她的孩子们韩语不是为了他们在美国取得成功，由此可知我姑姑与她的孩子们都说的是韩语，故选B。
【小题4】细节题。根据第三段第一句“to help them establish a Korean identity(身份).”帮助他们建立一个韩国人的身份，故选C。
考点：考查日常生类阅读。

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