学生啦：课时作业（七）Unit 3 Section I Welcome to the unitReadingOne side effect of globalization and the related phenomenon of greatly increased mobility动性isthatthe traditional definition of“foreigner'”has passed its“best-before date”.Is a European who has lived in China longer than in his home country,becoming fluent in thelanguage and knowing the culture well in the process,still a foreigner in China,or has he becomemore of a foreigner in his own hometown?What about a Beijinger who had her schooling inCanada and then lived and worked there for another 20 years while raising a family who has nointention of returning to China?Does she think and act like a foreigner?What do we mean by thislabel(标签)？When I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago,the faces I would see during a walk through alocal shopping mall back in the 1960s and 1970s included almost none of Asian descent (IL)Today the local malls are full of Asian faces,and a glance at the ranks of top-scoring studentsin local schools reveals lots of Asian surnames.To some extent,this is no great surprise in the American context,because America is a landof immigrants,and a cultural melting pot.Apart from the native American Indians,Americansare (or were),in some way,all foreigners anyway.Absorbing a large number of immigrants is anestablished pattern in American history.In most places,the traditional foreigners were people who didn't speak or read the locallanguages well and were unfamiliar with local customs and lifestyles.But,nowadays,a foreignerwalking down the street may have better SAT scores than you,or a higher degree from a betteruniversity.The traditional role models are getting mixed up,and it looks like this is just the beginning ofa new chapter.Today,the whole thing has totally changed.It's not about where people are from orwhat color their skins are.It's about who they are,what values and skills they bring,and how theythink.1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?A.The term“foreigner'”should be redefined.B.The term "foreigner"should no longer be used.C.There are no more foreigners in the world today.D.The term"foreigner"is not proper to define people.2.What does the author tend to tell us by mentioning a European and a Beijinger?A.It's no longer proper to define foreigners according to their birthplaces.B.The label of foreigners can never be removed.C.Most foreigners can do well in leaming languages.D.It's impossible for a foreigner to get recognition abroad.3.What can be inferred from the third paragraph?A.In 1960s and 1970s,Asians didn't shop in Chicago.