上海市人民警察招考选拔（英语）模拟试卷3

上海市人民警察招考选拔（英语）模拟试卷3一、词汇题(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)1、Computertechnologywill_______arevolutioninbusinessadministration．A、bringaroundB、bringaboutC、bringoutD、bringup标准答案：B知识点解析：考查词组辨析。几个动词短语的意思分别是：bringaround“把……带到约好的地点；使恢复知觉(苏醒)；将话题导向”；bringabout“造成，引起，导致；使调转船头”；bringout“取出；把……带出来；呈出(某物)；使清楚，明显；出版；生产”；bringup“把……带到上面；教育，养育；提及；使……突然停住”。句意：电脑技术将会带来一场商业管理的革命。故答案为B。2、Heisquitesurethatit’_______impossibleforhimtofulfillthetaskwithintwodays．A、absolutelyB、exclusivelyC、fullyD、roughly标准答案：A知识点解析：考查副词辨析。四个副词的意思分别是：absolutely“绝对地，完全地”；exclusively“独有地，排他地”；fully“完全地，圆满地”；roughly“大致地，粗略地”。句意：他非常确信要他在2天之内完成这项任务是完全不可能的。故答案为A。3、InAfrica，educationalcostsareverylowforthosewhoare______enoughtogetintouniversities．A、ambitiolJsB、fortunateC、aggressiveD、substantial标准答案：B知识点解析：考查形容词辨析。四个形容词的意思分别是：ambitious“有抱负的；野心勃勃的”；fortunate“幸运的，侥幸的”；aggressive“好斗的；有进取心的”；substantial“大量的；坚固的；实质的”。句意：在非洲，对于那些能有幸进入大学的人来说，教育的费用是很低的。故答案为B。4、Afireenginemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwithsomekindof_______．A、precautionB、crisisC、emergencyD、urgency标准答案：C知识点解析：考查名词辨析。四个名词的意思分别是：precaution“预防”；crisis“危机”；emergency“紧急状况，突发事件”；urgency“紧急(的事)”。句意：消防车必须得拥有优先权，因为它通常要处理一些突发的紧急状况。故答案为C。5、Joeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenit_______mathematics，heisthebestintheclass．A、comestoB、comesuptoC、comesontoD、comesaroundto标准答案：A知识点解析：考查词组辨析。几个动词短语的意思分别是：cometo“清醒；到达，达成；共计；突然想起；涉及”；comeupto“达到；来到近旁；将近，接近；比得上”；comeonto“开始；兴盛”；comearoundto“转变过来同意：转而接受；重新着手”。whenitcomesto…为习惯用法，表示“当谈及……的时候”。句意：Joe不擅长体育，但当提到数学的时候，他可是班里最出色的。故答案为A。6、Crimeisincreasingworldwide，andthereiseveryreasontobelievethe______willcontinueintothenextdecade．A、emergencyB、trendC、paceD、schedule标准答案：B知识点解析：考查名词辨析。四个名词的意思分别是：emergency“突发事件，紧急状况”；trend“趋势；时尚”；pace“速度，节奏；步伐”；schedule“时刻表；日程(安排)”。句意：犯罪正在世界范围内加剧，并且我们有理由相信这种趋势将持续至下一个十年。故答案为B。7、Thisisthenursewho_______tomewhenIwasillinhospital．A、accompaniedB、attendedC、entertainedD、shielded标准答案：B知识点解析：考查动词辨析。四个动词的意思分别是：accompany“陪伴，伴随”；attend“出席，参加；照料”；entertain“娱乐，招待”；shield“保护，遮蔽”。句意：这就是那个在我生病住院时照料我的护士。故答案为B。8、Notonlytheprofessionalsbutalsotheamateurswill________fromthenewtrainingfacilities．A、deriveB、acquireC、benefitD、reward标准答案：C知识点解析：考查动词辨析。四个动词的意思分别是：derive“起源，衍生，得自”；acquire“取得，获得；学到”；benefit“得益；有利于”；reward“报答，奖赏”。句意：无论是专业人士还是业余人员都将从新的培训设备中获益。故答案为C。9、Adarksuitis________toalightoneforeveningwear．A、favorableB、suitableC、preferableD、proper标准答案：C知识点解析：暂无解析10、Hewassucha______speakerthatheheldourattentioneveryminuteofthethreehourlecture．A、specificB、dynamicC、heroicD、diplomatic标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析二、词汇结构(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)11、Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened，________asuddenloudnoise．A、beingthereB、shouldtherebeC、therewasD、therehavingbeen标准答案：B知识点解析：考查虚拟语气。句中that引导的从句theseanimalscouldbefrightened，是possibility的同位语，其中包括一个表示与将来事实相反的虚拟语气句，条件从句中没有if,应用部分倒装，将助动词should移至句首。故B正确。句意：万一突然有巨响，这些动物就会受惊吓，这确实有可能。12、Annneverdreamsof________forhertobesentabroadverysoon．A、therebeingachanceB、theretobeachanceC、therebeachanceD、beingachance标准答案：A知识点解析：考查非谓语动词。句中dreamof的of为介词，所以thereisachance应使用动名词结构。故A项正确。句意：安做梦都没想到不久会有机会出国。13、Thelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury________thesteadyimprovementinthemeansoftravel．A、haswitnessedB、waswitnessedC、witnessedD、iswitnessed标准答案：C知识点解析：考查时态和语态。句中所填动词后跟有宾语，为主动语态。因此排除表示被动的B、D两项。A、C两项的区别在于时态。根据主语thelasthalfofthenineteenthcentury应选C。句意：在19世纪后期旅游交通工具日益改进。14、YoucanarriveinBeijingeadierforthemeeting________youdon’tmindtakingthenighttrain．A、providedB、unlessC、thoughD、until标准答案：A知识点解析：考查条件状语从句。根据题意，应选一表示条件的连词引导条件状语从句，A项意为“假如”，为正确答案。句意：假如你不介意乘夜班车的话，你可以早点到达北京开会。15、Asforthewinter，itisinconvenienttobecold，withmostof________furnacefuelisallowedsavedforthedawn．A、whatB、thatC、whichD、such标准答案：A知识点解析：考查句子结构。在空格处需要一个能引导名词从句又能作动词allow的宾语的词。这种词非what莫属，其作用等于thefuelwhich。本题关键在于理解with+名词+Ved的复合结构和what引导的名词从句。在with的复合结构中，名词部分是由mostof加上一个名词从句whatfurnacefuelisallowed所组成，正确答案为A。句意：就冬天而言，寒冷令人不便，因为大部分用于取暖的燃料都省下来到黎明时使用。16、_______，hedoesgetannoyedwithhersometimes．A、AlthoughmuchhelikesherB、MuchalthoughhelikesherC、AshelikeshermuchD、Muchashelikesher标准答案：D知识点解析：考查让步状语从句。although，though引导的让步从句为了强调通常用倒装语序，其形式为“形容词／副词+as+主语……”。故正确答案为D。句意：尽管他非常喜欢她，但有时对她也很恼火。17、Thelittlemanwas________onemeterfiftyhigh．A、almostmorethanB、hardlymorethanC、nearlymorethanD、asmuchas标准答案：B知识点解析：考查程度副词和比较级的用法。从否定的角度表示小个子男人的身高。B项hardlymorethan与littleman意义相符，为正确答案。句意：这小个子男人身高不到1．5米。18、Between1897and1919，atleast29motionpicturesinwhichartificialbeingswereportrayed_________．A、hadproducedB、havebeenproducedC、wouldhaveproducedD、hadbeenproduced标准答案：D知识点解析：考查时态。本题时间状语为1897年到1919年，只能用过去时态．句子主语motionpictures和谓语动词之间是动宾关系。因此应选D。句意：在1987年到1919年期间，至少拍摄了29部描写人造生物的电影。19、Conversationbecomesweakerinasocietythatspendssomuchtimelisteningandbeingtalkedto_______ithasallbutlostthewillandtheskilltospeakforitself．A、asB、whichC、thatD、what标准答案：C知识点解析：考查惯用句型so…that…。allbut意为“几乎，差不多”，相当于nearly，almost。答案为C。句意：人们花费太多的时间听别人讲话以及被动地与别人谈话，而几乎丧失了自己说话的欲望和说话的能力。正是在这样的社会里，人们之间的对话越来越少。20、_________isgenerallyaccepted，economicalgrowthisdeterminedbythesmoothdevelopmentofproduction．A、WhatB、ThatC、ItD、As标准答案：D知识点解析：考查限定性定语从句。根据句子结构，空格处必须填人关系代词。B、C在句中不能作关系代词；what在本句中只能引导主语从句；as是关系代词，引导非限定性定语从句，从句可放在句首、句中或句末。应选D。句意：正如公众普遍所认为的那样，生产的稳定发展决定经济的增长。三、完型填空(本题共10题，每题1.0分，共10分。)Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrown—upsandoldpeoplewishingtheywere46again．Eachagehasitspleasureanditspains，andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachage47himwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets．Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities(责任)tomakelifedifficult．Ifachildhasgoodparents，heisraised，lookedafterandloved，whateverhemaydo．Itisimpossiblethathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn．Whatismore，lifeisalwaysgivingnewthingstothechild,,thingsthattheyhavelosttheir48forolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoo49．Butachildhashispains；heisnotsofreetodowhathewishestodo；heisagainandagainbeingtoldnottodosomething，orbeing50forwhathehaswronglydone．Whenayoungman51toearnhisownliving，hecannolongerexpectothersto52hisfood，hisclothesandhisroombuthastoworkifhewantstolive53．Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaysthatheusedtoasachild，hewill54hungry．Andifhebreaksthelawsofsociety55．heusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents，hemaygotoprison．If,however，heworkshard，keepsoutoftroubleandhasgoodhealth，hecanhavethegreathappinessofbuildingupforhimselfhispositioninsociety．21、46．A、childrenB、youngC、activeD、strong标准答案：B知识点解析：考查对上下文的理解。与上文的“childrenwishingtheyweregrown-ups”对比可知，oldpeople希望再回到年轻的时候。故选B。22、47．A、leavesB、hopesC、judgesD、gives标准答案：D知识点解析：考查动词辨析。本句句意为“最快乐的人能够享受每一个年龄阶段带给他的东西，而不浪费时间在无用的后悔上”。gives最符合句意。故选D。23、48．A、powerB、sensesC、valueD、interest标准答案：D知识点解析：考查名词辨析。通过上文“lifeisalwaysgivingnewthingstothechild”可知，生活给予孩子的总是一些新鲜的东西，对于老人来说，这些事物已没有了吸引力。interest最符合句意。故选D。24、49．A、popularB、modemC、familiarD、advanced标准答案：C知识点解析：考查形容词辨析。该句说明原因，对老人来说，这些事物失去吸引力的原因是什么。根据常识判断。是因为老人对这些事物过于熟悉了。familiar最符合句意。故选C。25、50．A、punishedB、talkedC、approvedD、destroyed标准答案：A知识点解析：考查动词辨析。句意为“孩子会因为做错事而________”。punished“(受到)惩罚”最符合句意，故选A。talked意为“交谈”，approved意为“赞成”，destroyed意为“摧毁”。26、51．A、plansB、startsC、continuesD、manages标准答案：B知识点解析：考查动词辨析。句意为“当一个年轻人_______独立生活时，他不再期望其他人为他的衣食住行______”。根据上下文，可知是“当一个年轻人开始独立生活时”。故选B。27、52．A、taketheplaceofB、payforC、payoffD、thinkof标准答案：B知识点解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意为“他不再期望其他人为他的衣食住行付钱”。payfor最符合句意，故选B。taketheplaceof意为“代替某人的位置”，payoff意为“还清，(某行动)取得成功”，thinkof意为“想起，记起，考虑”。28、53．A、comfortablyB、freelyC、peacefullyD、separately标准答案：A知识点解析：考查副词辨析。从句意推断，如果想要舒服地生活，就不得不工作。comfortably“舒服地，充裕地”符合题意，故选A。freely意为“自由地，免费地”，peacefully意为“平静地”，separately意为“分别地，分离地”。29、54．A、feelB、faceC、goD、meet标准答案：C知识点解析：考查动词辨析。句意为“他将会挨饿”。go在这里作系动词使用，意为“变得”，如g0bad“肉质变坏”，gosleep“进入熟睡状态”。故选C。30、55．A、sinceB、whenC、whileD、as标准答案：D知识点解析：考查连词辨析。此句意在表达“如果他违背社会的法则就像他过去在家里违背父母的要求一样，他将会被送进监狱”。本题考查as的用法，as引导方式状语从句，意为“如同……，按照……的方式(样子，办法)”。故选D。四、阅读理解(本题共15题，每题1.0分，共15分。)Whatyoufeedanewbornbabyduringthefirstweekoflifecouldbecriticalindecidingwhetherthatbabygrowsuptobeobese(肥胖的)，USresearcherssay．Theyfoundthatformula—fedbabieswhogainedweightrapidlyduringtheirfirstweekoflifeweresignificantlymorelikelytobeoverweightdecadeslater．Itsuggeststhattheremaybeacriticalperiodinthatfirstweekduringwhichthebody’sphysiologymaybeprogrammedtodevelopchronicdisease(慢性病)throughoutlife．Ourfindingsalsopointtowardsnewpotentialtargetsforpreventingobesity．Iftheseresultsareconfirmedbyotherstudies，theymayleadtointerventionsinnewbornstohelppreventlong—termdevelopmentofobesity．Thisteamstudied653whiteadultsaged．20to32．Theysaideachadditional100gofweightgainedduringthefirsteightdaysoflifeincreasedababy’sriskofbecominganoverweightadultbyabout10percent．Thestudyalsohelpsreinforcerecommendationsthatmothersbreast—feedtheirbabies．Foravarietyofhealthreasons，theAmericanAssociationofPaediatricsrecommendsexclusivebreast—feedingduringababy’sfirstsixmonthsoflife．Breast—fedbabiesarelesslikelytobeoverweight．Inaspecialissueonobesity，theHeartAssociationsaidchildhoodobesitywassuchacriticalpublichealthproblemthatitcouldreversethegainsmadeoverthelast50yearsinreducingheartdiseaseanddeath．Anestimated16percentofUSchildrenareoverweightandcarryasignificantriskofdevelopingheartdiseaseanddiabeteswhileyoungadults．Only64percentofmothersinitiatebreast—feeding，andonly29percentofbabiesarestillbeingbreast—fedwhentheyaresixmonthsofage．RatesofinitiationanddurationareevenloweramongAfrican—Americanwomen．TheHeartAssociationhascalledforamulti—prongedapproachtopreventingchildhoodobesityinvolvingfamilies，thehealthcaresystem，privateinsurers，governmentagencies，schoolsandthefoodandentertainmentindustries．31、Themainideaofthepassageisthat_________．A、obesitymaycauseheartdiseasesandsomeotherhealthproblemsB、breast—feedinganewbornbabyafteritsbirthcanpreventitfrom1)eingovel~eigh!C、thenumberofthebreast—fedbabiesisincreasingD、thebabywhoisformula—fedinthefirstweekafteritsbirthislesshealthy标准答案：A知识点解析：暂无解析32、Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto_______．A、advocatebreast—feedinganewbornbabyB、objecttobreast—feedinganewbornbabyC、recommendformula—feedinganewbornbabyD、disagreewithbreast—feedinganewbornbaby标准答案：A知识点解析：暂无解析33、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A、Only29percentofbabiesarestillbreast—fedattheageofsixmonths．B、About16percentofUSchildrenaredevelopingheartdiseaseanddiabetes．C、Only64percentofmothersbreastfeedthebabiesaftertheirbirth．D、653whiteadultsaged20to32werestudiedbytheteamonthesubject．标准答案：B知识点解析：暂无解析Hairlosscanbedesteuctiveforthemillionsofmenandwomenwhoexperienceit．Nowscientistsarereportingthatasubstancefromhoneybeehivesmightcontaincluesfordevelopingapotentialnewtherapy．Theyfoundthatthematerial，calledpropolis，encouragedhairgrowthinmice．ThestudyappearsinACS’JournalofAgriculturalandl~bodChemistry．KenKobayashiandcolleaguesnotethatpropolisisaresin—likematerialthathoneybeesusetosealsmallgapsintheirhives．Notonlydoesitworkasaphysicalbarrier，butitalsocontainsactivecompoundsthatfightfungalandbacterialinvasions．Peoplefromancienttimeshadnoticedpropolis’specialpropertiesandusedittotreattumors，inflammationandwounds．Morerecently，researchhasshownthatthesubstancepromotesthegrowthofcertaincellsinvolvedinhairgrowththoughnoonehadyettestedwhetherthatinturnwouldresultinnewlocks．Kobayashi’steamwantedtofindout．Whentheresearcherstestedpropolisonmicethathadbeenshavedorwaxed，themicethatreceivedthetreatmentregrewtheirfurfasterthanthosethatdidn’t．Thescientistsalsonoticedthatafterthetopicalapplication，thenumberofspecialcellsinvolvedintheprocessofgrowinghairincreased．Althoughtheytriedthematerialonmicethatcouldgrowfurratherthanbaldingmice，theresearchersnotethathairlossconditionsoftenresultfromabnormalinflammation．Propoliscontainsanti—inflanlmatorycompounds，sotheyexpertitcouldhelptreatbaldingconditions．Theyaddthatfurthertestingisneededtoseeifthebeehivematerialaffectshumanhairfollicles．34、Theunderlinesentenceinthefirstparagraphmeans________．A、hairlosscan’tberepairedB、haircutcanbeharmfulC、everyonemustexperiencehairlossD、baldnesscanberuinousforthevictims标准答案：D知识点解析：推断题。画线句子的意思是脱发对于数百万的受害者来说是毁灭性的打击。D项是该句的同义转述。35、Whatmaycausehairlossaccordingtothepassage?A、Severeinflammation．B、Headache．C、Fungus．D、Cancer．标准答案：A知识点解析：推断题。根据第二段中“theresearchersnotethathair-lossconditionsoftenresultfromabnormalinflammation”，呵推断炎症可能会造成脱发。36、Whichofthefollowingiswrongaboutpropolis?A、Itcanbattlefungalandbacterialinvasions．B、Itpromotesthegrowthofallcells．C、Itcanserveasaphysicalbarrier．D、Itcantreattumors，inflammationandwounds．标准答案：B知识点解析：细节题。根据第一段中“researchhasshownthatthesubstancepromotesthegrowthofcertaincellsinvolvedinhairgrowththoughnoonehadyettestedwhetherthatinturnwouldresultinnewlocks”，文中是certaincellsinvolvedinhairgrowth。而不是B项的allcells，所以B项说法错误。37、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A、Itisaboutatestonmice．B、ItisaboutanintroduceofACS’Journal．C、Itisaboutareportonastudyofnewfunctionofpropolis．D、Itisaboutamedicinethatwillbeputintomarketsoon．标准答案：C知识点解析：主旨题。这是一篇关于蜂巢腊胶的研究报道，即蜂巢腊胶能具有促进毛发生长的功能。故选C。Scientistshavefoundanewuseforchildren’simaginations(想象力)一tomakestomachachesgoaway．TheBBCreportsanewstudythatshows“Childrencanbetaughttousetheirimaginationstodealwithstomachaches．”Thismaybeverygoodnewsforparentswhoneedaquickcurefortheirsickchildren．Anymotherorfatherunderstandsthestomachproblemisoneofthemostfrequent(时常发生的)thingstheirchildrencomplainabout．Aroundtwentypercentofchildrensufferfromstomachachesthatdoctorscannotfindareasonfor．Thisnewresearchisespeciallygoodforkidswithactiveimaginations．Researchersfoundthatthemorecreativethechildis，thebetterheorsheisatimaginingthepainaway．TheresearchersusedarelaxingCDwithchildren．Avoiceguidedthemthroughdifferentfantasy(幻想)situations．Oneofthesewaspretendingtobefloatingonacloud．Thirtychildrentookpartinthetests．Halfofthemusedthe“guidedimagery”method．andtheotherhalfreceivednormalmedicines．Researchersfound73．3percentoftheCDusersreportedareductioninpain．Thiscomparedtoonly26．7percentofkidswhogotnormaltreatment．StudyleaderDr．MirandaTilburgwasveryexcitedaboutherfindings．Shebelievedthatitwasaverycheapandeasywaytostopchildren’sstomachaches．Shesaiditwouldnotworkaswellwithaduhs．38、Thenewstudymaybegoodnewsforthosewho________．A、havelessimaginationsB、don’tknowhowtorelaxC、wanttostoptheirkids’stomachachesinashorttimeD、callfindwhychildrensufferfromstomachaches标准答案：C知识点解析：推断题。定位到文中第一段最后一句“Thismaybeverygoodnewsforparentswhoneedaquickcurefortheirsickchildren．”可知。C项为该句的同义转换。故选C。39、Whatkindofkidswillbenefitmostfromthenewresearch?A、Kidswholikelisteningtomusic．B、Kidswhoaregoodatrememberingthings．C、Theindependent(独立的)kids．D、Kidswithactiveimaginations．标准答案：D知识点解析：推断题。定位到文中第三段第一句“Thisnewresearchisespeciallygoodforkidswithactiveimaginations．”可知，从新研究中受益最大的是富有想象力的孩子。D项为该句的原文表达，故选D。40、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A、Sometimes，doctorsdon’tknowwhychildrensufferfromstomachaches．B、Childrencomplainabouttheirlearningproblemsmostfrequently．C、Themorecreativethechildis，thelesslikelyheorsheistohaveastomachache．D、30childrenreceivednormalmedicinesinthetests．标准答案：A知识点解析：细节题。定位到文中第二段最后一句“Aroundtwentypercentofchildrensufferfromstomachachesthatdoctorscannotfindareasonfor．”可知，大概有百分之二十的孩子胃痛，其原因医生尚未弄清楚，与A项意思一致，故选A。从文中第二段第一句“Anymotherorfatherunderstandsthestomachproblemisoneofthemostfrequentthingstheirchildrencomplainabout．”得知，孩子抱怨的是胃痛，所以B项错误。从文中第三段第二句“Researchersfoundthatthemorecreativethechildis，thebetterheorsheisatimaginingthepainaway．”可知，越有创造力的孩子，越能缓解疼痛，C项属于无中生有。从第四段第四句“Thirtychildrentookpartinthetests．”得知，D项错误。41、Fromtheendofthepassage，weknowthat_______．A、adultscanalsousetheirimaginationstomakestomachachesgoawayB、Dr．MirandaTilburgwasn’tpleasedwithherfindingsC、thenormalcureforstomachacheswillnotbeusedD、acheapandeasywaytostopchildren’sstomachacheshasbeenfound标准答案：D知识点解析：细节题。定位到文章最后一段最后一句“Shesaiditwouldnotworkaswellwithadults．”可知，对成人并不起作用，所以A项错误。从文中最后一段第一句“StudyleaderDr．MirandaTilburgwasveryexcitedaboutherfindings．”得知，B项错误。C项文中并没有提到。从最后一段第二句话“Shebelievedthatitwasaverycheapandeasywaytostopchildren’sstomachaches．”可知，D项正确。Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference”，Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople．Thisis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse，andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopularculture．Peopleareabsorbedinto“acultureofconsumption’’launchedbythe19thcenturydepartmentstoresthatoffered‘‘vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere．”Insteadofintimateshopscateringto“aknowledgeableelite”，thesewerestores“anyonecouldenter，regardlessofclassorbackground”．Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact．Themassmedia，advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization．Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture，whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous．WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum，GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday’simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation．In1998immigrantswere9．8percentofpopulation；in1900，13．6percent．Inthe10yearspriorto1990，3．1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents；inthe10yearspriorto1890，9．2forevery1,000．Now，considerthreeindicesofassimilation—language，homeownershipandintermarriage．The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish‘well’or‘verywell’aftertenyearsofresidence”．ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish．“Bythethirdgeneration，theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies．”HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa“grave-yard”forlanguages．By1996foreign—bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75．6percent，higherthanthe69．8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans．Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU．S．-bornwhitesandblacks”．Bythethirdgeneration，onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-His-panics，and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians．Rodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworld