When I hear the word stereotype (刻板印象), I feel it’s a word that doesn’t have a good aura (氛围) around it. It makes me feel ________ when I hear it. I’m not gonna ________ you on what you look like, I’m gonna judge you only when I meet you.
People assume that because of my ________ that I can’t do things that white women do, like finishing high school, going to college, graduating from college, getting a PhD, and having a career. ________ I go to the gym, people will be like, you run well for an ‘Asian guy’. And like this little ________ use of languages really affects how we view our world.
Being an Indian in a ________ American school, I’ve faced a couple of challenges. Many people assume things ________ me like I’m smart or I want to be a doctor, or I play things like chess, but I don’t think my skin color is what ________ me. I think it’s important for you to get to know a person ________ their skin. And really, I’m just American. I was born here. I like to live the same way ________ anybody else would.
When I first meet someone, I just talk about where they’re from and stuff ________ assuming where they’re from. Because it’s usually better to get to ________ someone’s background information than just assume it.
I break the stereotypes that I’ve encountered by ________ them, and walking off. A stereotype does not make you. You make you. You should accept who you are and love who you are, because we’re all human. We all deserve to have a ________. Your color or your race shouldn’t ________ your personality.
【小题1】A.upset | B.concerned | C.tired | D.excited |
【小题2】A.make | B.judge | C.meet | D.criticize |
【小题3】A.personality | B.school | C.family | D.race |
【小题4】A.Wherever | B.Whatever | C.Whenever | D.However |
【小题5】A.great | B.tiny | C.strange | D.enormous |
【小题6】A.mostly | B.partially | C.clearly | D.rarely |
【小题7】【小题8】A.predicts | B.chooses | C.replaces | D.defines |
【小题9】【小题10】【小题11】A.instead of | B.by accident | C.because of | D.thanks to |
【小题12】A.guess | B.think | C.know | D.understand |
【小题13】A.coming across | B.looking after | C.depending on | D.laughing at |
【小题14】A.voice | B.noise | C.sound | D.interest |
【小题15】A.explain | B.assess | C.identify | D.acquire |