[简答题]ethnic minority groups

[单项选择]
Passage 1

How are the minority groups covered in British news media a. They are scarcely covered in any news media. b. They are widely covered in all kinds of news media. c. They are covered only in some special programs and tabloids. d. They are covered only in some mainstream TV programs and big newspapers.

[单项选择]Compared with the other racial and ethnic minority groups, ______ lead a relatively better-off life in the US.
A. the blacks
B. the Asian Americans
C. the Indians
D. the Hispanics

[单项选择]When a member of an ethnic minority group acquires the behavior patterns, lifestyles, values, and language of the mainstream culture we say that he or she has become culturally assimilated. Since the dominant group controls most of the social, economic, and political institutions in a society, members of ethnic minority groups must acquire its cultural traits to move up the social and economic ladder. When studying this concept, it is important to learn that although non-White ethnic minorities may become totally assimilated culturally, they will still be victims of discrimination and racism because of their different physical characteristics.
A widespread myth is that Mexican Americans and Afro-Americans experience discrimination because they often have meager educations and live in ghettos. Even though it is true that many Blacks and Mexican Americans are members of the lower socioeconomic classes, and that all lower-class individuals are treated differently than middle-a
A. Cultural Shock.
B. Social Institution.
C. Cultural Assimilation.
D. Forced Assimilation.

[单项选择]Minority Report American universities are accepting more minorities than ever. Graduating them is another matter. Bill Mills, the president of Bowdoin Colledge, was justifiably proud of Bowdoin’s efforts to recruit minority students. Since 2003 the small, elite liberal arts school in Brunswick, Maine, has boosted the proportion of so-called under-represented minority students in entering freshman classes from 8% to 13%. “It is our responsibility to reach out and attract students to come to our kinds of places,”he told a NEWSWEEK reporter. But Bowdion has not done quite as well when it comes to actually graduating minorities. While 9 out of 10 black students routinely get their diplomas within six years, only 7 out of 10 black students made it to graduation day in several recent classes. “If you look at who enters college, it now looks like America,” says Hilary Pennington, director of postsecondary programs for the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation, which has closely studied enroll
A. The small proportion of minority students.
B. The low graduation rates of minority students.
C. The growing conflicts among ethnic groups.
D. The poor academic performance of students.

[单项选择]Passage 3

How many minority communities are mentioned in this speech a. Three. b. Four. c. Five. d. Two.