When Katherine Chon was in fifth grade, she drew a u dream tree" representing the path she hoped her life would take. One branch led to Harvard Medical School, which is exactly what her mother had hoped for when the Chons moved to the U. S. from Korea to give their three children opportunities.

　　Always a diligent student, Katherine started to learn medicine at Brown. But then she added a new limb to her dream tree—one that her mother still doesn' t understand. Shocked by the misfortune of some Korean women, Katherine joined forces with another Brown student to form the Polaris Project, now one of the largest anti-human-traffic-king organizations in the country. "It was really hard for my parents," says Katherine. "They had so many life stresses so their children could get a great education and have a comfortable life. ”

　　The dreams of parents and children often differ, but the conflict can be especially painful in first-generation immigrant families where the parents have made enormous sacrifices. Lisa Park 5 an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, says that the focus of every family that moves to the United States to provide opportunities for their children is almost always on the future, with little mention of the circumstances that compelled them to move. And even though the parents are the ones working 12-hour days ? the children are also under intense pressure to perform in ways that will justify the parents' sacrifice.

　　The contrast between parents' dreams and children' s realities can be particularly sharp for daughters who have grown up with almost infinite opportunities. Their mothers often came from places where opportunities for women were limited, which makes the daughters' choices even harder to understand. Mary Lugemwa' s parents encouraged her to study math or science at Harvard. She complied at first, majoring in computer science. But she is currently working as a film producer for a nonprofit organization called Meaningful Media. " I sometimes feel guilty," she says, " having chosen to be an artist, because I know that if I had chosen a scientific background, I could help my parents a lot more. ”

　　1. When Katherine Chon was a fifth-grader, .

　　[A] she had a great interest in drawing

　　[B ] she had a clear vision of her future

　　[A] she had an independent personality

　　[B] she had a desire to study in the U. S.

　　2. It can be inferred from the text that KatherineJ s mother .

　　[A] was disappointed at her daughter' s decision

　　[B] was shocked by the suffering of some women

　　[C] failed to give her kids enough opportunities

　　[D] failed to realize her own dream to be a doctor

　　3. According to the text, in first-generation immigrant families, the parents feel frustrated if .

　　[A] they fail to adjust to the circumstances

　　[B] they are forced to make great sacrifices

　　[C] their children fail to focus on the future

　　[D ] their children develop against their wishes

　　4. According to Lisa Park,first-generation immigrant children .

　　[A] avoid the slightest mention of their parents5 past

　　[B] focus on seizing chances for future development

　　[C] work very hard to justify their parents，sacrifices

　　[D] are under pressure to fulfill their parents' dreams

　　5. We learn from Mary Lugemwa's case that .

　　[A] her parents cherished opportunities more than she did

　　[B] her parents' dreams and her reality could be balanced

　　[C] she had a quite different view of life from her parents

　　[D] she enjoyed infinite opportunities in career development

　　參考答案：五年級(jí)時(shí)，凱瑟琳•千畫了一棵“夢(mèng)想樹”，表示她所憧憬的未來(lái)生活。一個(gè)枝干指向哈佛醫(yī)學(xué)院，確 切地說(shuō)，這是凱瑟琳母親對(duì)她的期望。當(dāng)時(shí)為了能給家中三個(gè)孩子提供更多的機(jī)會(huì),他們舉家從韓國(guó)移民 至美國(guó)。

　　凱瑟琳一直都是個(gè)勤奮的學(xué)生，她在布朗大學(xué)開始學(xué)習(xí)醫(yī)學(xué)。但是那時(shí)她給自己的夢(mèng)想樹添加了一個(gè) 新枝干 個(gè)母親至今都無(wú)法理解的想法。震驚于一些韓國(guó)婦女的不幸遭遇，凱瑟琳與另一位布朗學(xué)生

　　創(chuàng)建了北極星項(xiàng)目(Polaris Project)組織。如今它已成為該國(guó)最大的反人口販運(yùn)組織之一�！拔腋改刚娴� 很難理解，”凱瑟琳表示�！八麄兊纳�活壓力太大，因?yàn)橄胍�我們這些子女能夠接受良好的教育，過(guò)上舒適 的生活�！�

　　父母和子女的夢(mèng)想經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)分歧，但是這種沖突在第一代移民家庭中會(huì)顯得尤為痛苦，因?yàn)檫@種家庭 里的父母做了巨大的犧牲。加州大學(xué)圣迭戈分校的助理教授麗薩•帕克表示,每個(gè)為給子女尋求更多機(jī)會(huì) 而移民至美國(guó)的家庭，他們的重心大都放在家庭的未來(lái)上，很少去提及迫使他們移民的各種情況。此外，既 然父母一天工作12個(gè)小時(shí)，子女也要頂著強(qiáng)大壓力去表現(xiàn)，因?yàn)檫@樣才能對(duì)得起父母的犧牲。

　　對(duì)于那些在充滿無(wú)限機(jī)遇的環(huán)境中長(zhǎng)大的女孩，這種父母期望和子女現(xiàn)實(shí)間的反差尤為顯著。她們的 母親通常來(lái)自婦女機(jī)會(huì)受限的地方，這使得母親更加難以理解女兒的選擇。

　　瑪麗•路姆娃的父母鼓勵(lì)她去哈佛大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)或科學(xué)。起初她順從了，報(bào)了計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)專業(yè)。但是 如今她在一個(gè)名為意義媒體(Meaning Media)的非盈利組織擔(dān)當(dāng)電影制片人�！斑x擇做了 一名藝術(shù)工作 者,有時(shí)候我會(huì)感到內(nèi)疚，”她說(shuō)道，“因?yàn)槲抑�道如果選了科學(xué)背景的行業(yè)，可以幫到父母更多�！�

　　1. B 【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第一段第一句“When Katherine Chon was in fifth grade, she drew a

　　'dream tree , representing the path she hoped her life would take.”可知，她畫了一棵“夢(mèng)想樹”，表

　　示憧憬的未來(lái)生活，表明她對(duì)自己的未來(lái)有清晰的認(rèn)識(shí)。故本題應(yīng)選Bo

　　2. A 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“But then she added a new limb to her dream tree—one

　　that her mother still doesn* t understand."可推斷母親對(duì)女兒的決定感到失望。故本題應(yīng)選Ao

　　3. D [解析】推理判斷題o 根據(jù)第三段第一■句"The dreams of parents and children often differ, but the

　　conflict can be especially painful in first-generation immigrant families where the parents have made enormous sacrifices."可推斷，子女的發(fā)展與父母期望相悖時(shí)，尤其對(duì)于第一代移民家庭來(lái)說(shuō)，是 很痛苦、沮喪的。故本題應(yīng)選Do

　　4. D 【解析】事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段最后一■句"...the children are also under intense pressure to perform

　　in ways that will justify the parents' sacrifice.”可知，第一代移民孩子在巨大壓力下去滿足父母的 期望。故本題應(yīng)選D。

　　5. C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第三句"Mary Lugemwa' s parents encouraged her...”可知,她

　　對(duì)人生的想法與父母大不一樣。父母想讓她從事科學(xué)背景行業(yè),她如今卻做了電影制片人。故 本題應(yīng)選Co

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