In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing US minority．As their children began moving up through the nation’s schools，it became clear that a new kind of culture was coming out．Their achievements are made in the nation’s best universities，where mathematics，science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character.This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U.S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English.They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college．Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more objectively(客觀)．And the money spent on education is more immediately returned in something like engineering than with an arts degree．
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children should take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer.An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do，and it helps．Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture，such as family value，the importance of education and so on that lead to their success.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they could cause the native Americans’unhappiness．Many can remember when Chinese,Japanese and Filipino immigrants(移民)were unequally treated because of social separation．Indeed，it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
小題1:Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because       .
A．they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgement in these areas
B．there is a wide difference between Asian and Western cultures
C．they know little about American cultures and Western cultures
D．their English is not good enough
小題2:Asian-Americans prefer something like engineering to an arts degree because________.
A．people majoring in engineering are respected
B．people with an arts degree are looked down upon
C．they can’t find a job with an arts degree
D．they can earn more money after graduation
小題3:While making great achievements at college，Asian-American students________.
A．a(chǎn)re afraid that their academic successes take on a strong Asian character
B．still worry about unfair treatment in society
C．generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents
D．feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of English
小題4:According to the passage，the major factors determining the success of Asian-Americans are   .
A．Asian culture and the American educational system
B．Asian culture and a solid base in basic mathematics
C．hard work and parental help
D．hard work and a limited knowledge of English

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:A

小題1:根據(jù)文章第一段倒數(shù)第二句可知，既然在理科他們會得到更客觀的評價，不公正待遇少一些，言外之意即在人文學科他們得不到客觀評價，受不到公正待遇。
小題1:根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句可知，用于教育上的錢，學理科，如工程學比學文科回報得更快，所以選D項。
小題1:文章第三段說他們擔心自己的成功會使美國人不高興，并聯(lián)想到華人在美國受到社會分隔的不公平待遇，從而推知其憂慮之所在。
小題1:從文中描述可判斷出，亞裔美國人在本國文化背景中，奠定了良好的數(shù)學基礎，在美國最好的大學學習，取得了學術成就，其父母敦促他們充分利用美國的教育體制，以及研究人員的發(fā)現(xiàn)，從中推知，本土文化與美國教育制度二者缺一不可。
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