2015年同等学力考试英语备考练习题(34)

　　More than half of all Jews married in U . S. since 1990 have wed people who aren ' t Jewish . Nearly 480 , 000 American children under the age of ten have one Jewish and one non Jewish parent . And , if a survey compiled by researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles is any indication , it ' s almost certain that most of these children will not identify themselves as " Jewish”when they get older .

　　That survey asked college freshmen , who are usually around age 18 , about their own and their parents ' religious identities . Ninety-three percent of those with two Jewish parents said they thought of themselves as Jewish . But when the father wasn ' t Jewish , the number dropped to 38 percent , and when the mother wasn ' t Jew , just is percent of the students said they were Jewish , too . "

　　I think what was surprising was just how low the Jewish identification was in these mixed marriage families . " Linda Sax is a professor of education at UCLA . She directed the survey which was conducted over the course of more than a decade and wasn’t actually about religious identity specifically. But Professor Sax says the answers to questions about religion were particularly striking, and deserve a more detailed study. She says it 's obvious that interfaith marriage works against the development of Jewish identity among children , but says it ' s not clear at this point why that ' s the case . "This new study is necessary to get more in-dept about their feelings about their religion . That ' s something that the study that I completed was not able to do . We didn’t ' t have information on how they feel about their religion , whether they have any concern about their issues of identification , how comfortable they feel about their lifelong goals . I think the new study ' s going to cover some of that , " she says ,

　　Jay Rubin is executive director of Hillel , a national organization that works with Jewish college students . Mr . Rubin says Judaism is more than a religion , it ' s an experience . And with that in rnind , Hillel has commissioned a study of Jewish attitudes towards Judaism . Researchers will concentrate primarily on young adults , and those with two Jewish parents , and those with just one , those who see themselves as Jewish and those who do not . Jay Rubin says Hillel will then use this study to formulate a strategy for making Judaism more relevant to the next generation of American Jews .

　　1. The best title of this passage is_____.

　　A . Jewish and Non-Jewish in America

　　B . Jewish Identity in America

　　C . Judaism-a Religion

　　D . College Jewish Students

　　2. Among the freshmen at UCLA _____thought themselves as Jewish .

　　A . most of those whose parents were Both Jewish.

　　B . 93 % of those whose parents were Both Jewish

　　C . 62 % of those only whose fathers were Jewish

　　D . 15 % of those only whose mothers were Jewish

　　3 . The phrase " interfaith marriage”in Paragraph 3 refers to the_____.

　　A . marriage of people based on mutual belief

　　B . marriage of people for the common faith

　　C . marriage of people of different religious faiths

　　D . marriage of people who have faith in each other

　　4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about professor Sax , s research ?

　　A . The research indicates that most students with only one Jewish parent will not think themselves as Jewish .

　　B . The survey was carried out among Jewish Freshmen .

　　C . The research survey didn’t find out what and how these Jewish students think about their religion .

　　D . The research presents a new perspective for the future study.

　　5 . Which of the following is true according to the last paragraph?

　　A . Mr. . Rubin is the founder of Hillel.

　　B . Mr . Rubin thinks that Judaism is not a religion and it’s an experience.

　　C . Hillel is an organization concerned with Jewish college students in the world.

　　D . Hillel has asked certain people to carry out a study about Jewish attitudes towards Judaism.

　　6 . The author ' s attitude towards Jews ' marriage is_____.

　　A . positive B . negative C . neutral D . indifferent

　　答案解析：

　　1 . 【答案】B

　　【 解析】 综观全文，整篇文章都在讲述美国有犹太血统的人是否认为自己是犹太人这一问题，所以B 项正确。

　　2. 【答案】B

　　【解析】本题中，A 、C 、D 三项都与文章的意思不符。根据第二段的第一、二句" That survey asked college freshmen , who are usually around age 18 , about their own and their parents ' religious identities . Ninety-three percent of those with two Jewish parents Said they thought of themselves as Jewish. ”可知，调查表明双亲都是犹太人的新生中有93 %认为自己也是犹太人。因此B 项正确。

　　3. 【答案】C

　　【解析】本题中，短语“interfaith marriage ”与“mixed marriage ”的意思相近，即“不同宗教信仰者间的婚姻”，因此C 项正确。

　　4 . 【答案】B

　　【 解析】 本题中，A 项与文章第二段最后一句话的意思符合;C 项与文章第三段第八句话的意思相符;D 项与文章第三段第九句话相符。根据第二段第一句“That survey asked college freshmen , who are usually around age 18 , about their own and their parents’ religious : identities . ”可知，调查是针对加州大学所有新生进行的，而并非只调查犹太新生。所以B 的描述是错误的。

　　5. 【答案】D

　　【 解析】 本题中，A 、C 两项明显不对;B 项与文章的意思不符。根据最后一段第三句" And with that in mind , Hillel has Commissioned a study of Jewish attitudes towards Judaism . " Hillel 委托进行了一个调查，研究犹太人对犹太教的态度，所以D 项正确。

　　6. 【答案】 C

　　【 解析】 本文是对犹太人婚姻的客观描述。