【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 and ways of doing things and chosen the ones they preferred. At the same time， Americans will readily generalize about various subgroups within their own country. Northerners have fixed views about Southerners， and vice versa. There are fixed views of people from the country and people from the city； people from the coasts and people from inland； people from the Midwest； minority ethnic groups； Texans； New Yorkers； Californians； lowans and so on. Therefore， Americans see few generalizations that can safely be made about them in part because they are “so individualistic” and in part because they think regional and other kinds of differences clearly distinguish Americans of various groups from each other. ， when in the United States， see themselves as of their country different from person to person much the same as foreigners that share the same values and way of life. may think that “ American culture” not really exist better than other cultures 正保遠程教育 （美國紐交所上市公司 代碼 ： DL） _____________________________________________________________________ [10] 人事考試教育網(wǎng) 01082333888（ 24 小時） different from other cultures highly valued around the world Americans may think that their values based on their personal choices forced on them by the society in which they were born also be found in other be recognized the world over. are disturbed by generalizations others make about them because Americans have different sources of origin all Americans were born and raised in the US culture has not been thoroughly studied ， as individuals， do not have the same ideas and ways of doing things. of the following statements is true？ do not like to make generalizations about themselves on the basis of regional differences. have fixed ideas about different people ing from different regions and areas within their own country. think that they are equal to one another no matter where they were born. are trying hard to iron out their regional differences. 第二篇 Career with a Uniform WANT to be the next Xu Sanduo？ The TV drama Soldiers Sortie （ Shibing Tuji） might have caused millions of young people to dream idly of putting on an army uniform and going off to boot camp. 正保遠程教育 （美國紐交所上市公司 代碼 ： DL） _____________________________________________________________________ [11] 人事考試教育網(wǎng) 01082333888（ 24 小時） In fact， a large number of students graduating might consider doing just that. Last month， the People39。s Liberation Army （ PLA） announced that there will be 120， 000 job openings this year for college grads. So， one out of every 50 grads has a chance if he or she would like to march down to the local recruiting office. Anyone enlisting will get preferential treatment in tuition pensation and in job opportunities. This decision es against a backdrop of bad employment news and a cooling economy. This year39。s recruitment quota outnumbers last years 39， 000 by about threefold. “It39。s important to pull in fresh， talented people who can deal with the new equipment and a hightech military to modernize the nations defense， ” said Bai Zixing， a senior officer in the PLA General Staff Department. The age limit for college recruits has been raised to 24， and there39。s one more important policy change： Grads who have already volunteered to sign up can quit if they change their minds after finding another job before November， the deadline for enlistment. This gives grads an extra choice in starting a career. The following is a list of preferential things that college grads qualify for if they join the army： A onetime recruitment payment of up to 24， 000 yuan， to cover four years of college tuition and loans （ this has to be returned if the person is forced to leave the army before pleting the service contract）。 Priority in promotions and in getting admitted to military academies. Anyone with a bachelor39。s degree or above and a good performance record can be promoted to the rank of officer directly， if they meet certain other criteria. An ordinary soldier may need a couple of years longer to get there. Anyone with a junior college degree can go on for a bachelor39。s degree without having to take the entrance exams. Anyone wanting to take the grad school entrance exam after pleting their service can add 10 points to the exam results. Anyone getting a merit citation second class can enter grad school without taking the exam after pletion of the service obligation. 正保遠程教育 （美國紐交所上市公司 代碼 ： DL） _____________________________________________________________________ [12] 人事考試教育網(wǎng) 01082333888（ 24 小時） There are no restrictions on things like going abroad after the service period， unless one deals with confidential work in the army. to the passage， all of the following reasons make many college grads choose to join the army EXCEPT： Story of Xu Sanduo cause