There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan. Young people, in particular, are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures.
They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also. They are “ skilled cross-cultural travellers’ without leaving their home-town.
31.Why does the writer think that Bejamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement? Because he thinks London is __________ A. part of the world
B. even larger than some coutries in the world C. not a nation at all
D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity
32. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _________.
A. within 10 years 40% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups
B. most of Britain’s ethnic minority groups live in London speaking over 300 languages.
C. London accommodates about 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries
D. many young people are immigrants from different baqckgrounds
33. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future.
A. 36% B. 40% C. 39% D. 36%
34. The last paragraph mainlu tells us in London __________. A. young people are from different backgrounds
B. young people are raised in a multicultural environment
C. young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures 35. The passage mainly deals with ____________. A. the advantage of hybrid cultures in London B. the composition of the population in London C. the cultural diversity in London
D. the contribution make by the new arrivals to London
五、阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是正确（T），错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信息（NG）。（每题2分，共10分）
短文理解3
Joan Evans was born in Liverpool, England in 1928, but she didn’t live there for very long. Her father was a soldier and was sent by the government India. He took all his family with him, and they lived in Calcutta, in a house which the army gave them. Joan liked living in India. She liked the food and the warm weather. As a child, she would go to school in the morning, but in the afternoon, she used to go out riding on her horse.
When she was 20, the British left India and family returned to Liverpool. Joan didn’t want to returen with them, so she decided to get a job and stay in India. In the 1940’s in India there were not many jobs that an English woman could do, so she decided to study to become a nurse and work in a hospital there. Joan finished her studies in 1950 and started working in a large hospital caring for sich children. She was a very good nurse because she was very kind and worked very hard. When she was working at the hospital, she met a doctor named Gupta. Joan and Gupta started going to restaurants and the cinema together, and soon decided to get married. Joan’s family returned to India for the wedding. After two more years working in the hospital with Gupta, Joan decided that she wanted to be more to help the sick children in the city. She knew that the hospital only helped the children whose parents could pay for the medicine the children needed. Joan decided to start a charity to help children whose parents didn’t have enough money.
The charity Joan started has now become the largest children’s charity in India. It has helped over 40,000 children since it was set up in 1955. It has grown and now helps children in other cities as well as Calcutt. In 1992 the charity built its own hospital in Calcutta. Many people who are alive today owe their life to Joan’s dreams.
36. Joan’s father bought a house in Calcutta. 37. It wasn’t easy for Joan to find a job in India.
38. Joan had wanted to work with children since she was a little gir. 39. Joan started the charity because she wanted a better job. 40. The charity helps children in several cities.
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Diections: For this part. You are allowed thirty minutes to write a passage on the topic My TV University . You should write least 80 words and could base your writing by using the hints given below.
Be engaged in long distance education /web-based courses /join online discussion
forums / send our homework to the tutor /sovle the difficnlties and puzzles in tutorial
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