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2014届文来高中新高三摸底考试 2013-8-28 I. Grammar filling 阅读下面短文，按照句子的结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷的标号25-40的相应位置上。 The United States is a country （25）_______ up of many different races. Usually they are mixed together and cant be told 26 _________ one another. But many of them still talk about 27 _________ their ancestors came from. It is something they are proud of. The original Americans, of course were the Indians. The so- called white men 28 _______ then came were mostly from England. But many came from other countries like Germany and France. One problem the United States has always had is discrimination. As new groups came to the United States they found they were discriminated 29 _________. First it was the Irish and Italians. Later it 30 _______ the blacks. Almost every group has been able to finally escape this discrimination. The only immigrants 31 ________ have not are the blacks. Surprisingly enough the worst discrimination today is shown 32 _________ the Indians. One reason the Indians are discriminated against is 33 _________ they have tried so hard 34 _________ keep their identity. Of course they are not the only ones who have done so. The Japanese have their Little Tokyo in Los Angeles and the Chinese a Chinatown in New York. The Dutch settlement in Pennsylvania also stays separate 35 __________ other people. Their towns are like something from the 19th century. They have a different reason from the other groups for staying separately. They live separately for religious reasons rather than 36 ________ keep together in a racial group. Although some groups have kept themselves separate and others have been discriminated against, all groups have helped make the United States a great county. There is no group 37 _________ has not helped in some way. And there is no group 38 _______ can say they have done the most to make 39 ________ a great country. Many people still come from other countries to help the United States grow.