Astheyearsgoby,theItaliancommunityhasfounditsplaceinAustralia.Oneofthemainreasonsisthebirthofasecondgeneration(代).Thechildrenofmigrants(移民)havegrownupasAustralians.
Lucy'sfamilyisanexample.
Lucy'sparentscamefromItalyinthe1950s.LucywasborninSydneysoonafterherparentsarrivedinAustralia.Lucy'sparentswerebothworkers.TheyspokeItalianathome.WhenLucywenttoschoolshehadtolearnEnglish.HermumanddadcouldspeakjustalittleEnglish.AthomeitwasalwaysItalian.Whenshegotabitolder,hermumanddadwouldaskhertohelpthemoutwhentheydidn‘tunderstandsomethinginEnglish.
Whenshewasgrowingup,herparentsdidn'tallowhertodoasmuchasherAustralianfriends.Herfriendsdidn'tunderstandwhyshecouldn'tgooutanddothingswiththem,orwhyshealwaysdidwhatherparentswanted!Lucy'sparentsspentalotoftimewithotherItalians,mainlybecauseitwasmucheasierforthemtocommunicateinItalian.Becauseofthis,shespentmoretimewithkidsfromItalianbackground.
ThingshavechangedsinceLucyhadchildrenofherown.Lucyisnotasstrictasherparentswere,soherownkidshavemorefreedom(自由).Theycanmovebetweenthedifferentculturesandfeeleasierinbothcultures.Theyhaven'thadsomanyproblemsabouttheiridentities(身份)•TheyseethemselvesasAustralianswithanItalianbackgroundandthey‘reproudoftheirtraditions.
51.Lucy'sfamilylivein___.
A.Italy
B.Germany
C.Australia
D.China
52.Lucy'sparentsspoke___athomemostofthetime.
A.English
B.Italian
C.Chinese
D.German
53.WhenLucywasakid,shewasallowedto___.
A.dowhatherparentswanted
B.doeverythingwithherfriends
C.doasmuchasherAustralianfriends
D.spendmoretimewithkidsfromAustralianbackground
54.Lucy'schildren___.
A.onlyspeakItalian
B.can'tacceptAustraliancultures
C.don'tliketheirownItaliantraditions
D.liveinItalianandAustralianculturesfreely
55.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?___
A.Lucy'sparentslivedahardlifeintheearlyyear
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