Unit3_Cloze

it is true that hispanic organizations now constitute part of the multiculturalist coalition and have been very vocal in pushing for bilingual/bicultural education. There is increasing evidence,**however,that rank-and-file immigrants are much more traditionally assimilationist than some of their more vocal leaders. For example,most Chinese and Russian immigrant parents in New York City deliberately avoid sending their children to the bilingual-education classes offered **to them by the public-school system,believing that a cold plunge into English will be a much more effective means of learning to function in American society. Hispanics generally show more support for bilingual education,but even here an revealing recent study indicates that an overwhelming number of Hispanic parents see bilingualism primarily as a means of learning English,and not of preserving Hispanic culture. This same study indicates that most hispanics identify strongly with the United States,and show a relatively low level of Spanish maintenance in the home. By contrast,multiculturalism is more strongly supported by many other groups —— blacks,feminsts,gays,native American,etc. ——whose ancestors have been in the country from the start.
的确，西班牙裔组织现在已经成为多元文化联盟的一部分，并且一直在大力推动双语/双文化教育。然而，越来越多的证据表明，普通移民比他们的一些更直言不讳的领导人更倾向于传统的同化主义。例如，纽约市的大多数中国和俄罗斯移民父母都故意不让孩子上公立学校系统提供的双语教育课程，他们认为，学习英语将是学习在美国社会中发挥作用的一种更有效的方法。西班牙裔普遍更支持双语教育，但即使在这里，最近一项揭示性的研究表明，绝大多数西班牙裔父母认为双语主要是学习英语的一种手段，而不是保存西班牙文化。这项同样的研究表明，大多数西班牙裔对美国有强烈的认同感，并且显示西班牙人在家庭中的维持水平相对较低。相比之下，多元文化主义得到了许多其他群体的强烈支持——黑人、女权主义者、同性恋者、美国原住民等。——他们的祖先从一开始就在这个国家。

Unit4_Cloze

A lot has been mentioned in today’s political arena about emotional intelligence and being able to stay calm (1) under pressure.It’s not that we can control all stress in our lives. Some amount of stress of conflict is actually(2) healthy and keeps us energized. We just want to make sure that we can handle the pressures that life throws (3) at us.So,what can you do to better control your emotions when life throws you a curve ball?
You need to have good self-awareness. Try reframing what is happening and put the issue in (4) context. Get some exercise to divert your mind away (5) from your feelings. You need to have a healthy sense of humor about life and not (6)take yourself too seriously. Being able to laugh at yourself for making a mistake can ease the stress or (7)panic you feel. Instead of constantly telling others you are overwhelmed or swamped (which might be true),use more positive messaging to say that you will get (9) through this. Using more positive terms instead of negative ones helps you to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel (1O) instead of the tunnel itself.

在今天的政治舞台上，关于情商和在压力下保持冷静的能力已经被提及了很多。并不是说我们可以控制生活中的所有压力。一些冲突的压力实际上是健康的，能让我们精力充沛。我们只是想确保我们能处理好生活抛给我们的压力。那么，当生活抛给你一个曲线球时，你能做些什么来更好地控制你的情绪呢?
你需要有良好的自我意识。试着重新描述正在发生的事情，并把问题放在特定的背景下。做一些运动，把你的注意力从你的感觉上转移开。你需要对生活有一种健康的幽默感，不要把自己太当回事。能够为犯错而自嘲可以缓解你的压力或恐慌。与其不断地告诉别人你不堪重负或忙得不可开交(这可能是真的)，不如用更积极的信息告诉别人你会熬过去的。使用积极的词语而不是消极的词语，可以帮助你关注隧道尽头的光，而不是隧道本身。