In the 19th century,people spoke of the United States as a“melting pot.” People thought that all immigrants should forget their native cultures and languages and become Englishspeaking Americans.They felt that people should assimilate into American culture.However,not everyone wanted to assimilate completely.Many people tried to keep parts of their cultures,such as foods,customs,and languages.However,their children often forgot their parents’or grandparents’language.But most Americans,even those whose families have been here for a long time,can tell the countries their relatives came from.And of course,new immigrants take great pride in their culture and language.
For all of these reasons,melting pot is no longer a good way to describe the United States.Instead,people now call the United States a“salad bowl.”They say salad bowl because in a salad,you can still see all of the individual parts(lettuce,tomato,and so on),but all the different parts mix together and begin to take on the flavor of one another.
1.Which of the following is the key information the writer wants to tell us in the first paragraph?
A.Asians and Africans also immigrated to America.
B.USA today is made up of people from across the world.
C.There used to be many groups of Native Americans.
D.Englishmen were among the first to settle in America.
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