A new study has drawn a bleak picture of cultural inclusiveness reflected in the children's literature available in Australia. Dr. Helen Adam from Edith Cowan University's School of Education __1__ the cultural diversity of children's books. She examined the books __2__ in the kindergarten rooms of four day-care centers in Western Australia. Just 18 percent of 2,413 books in the total collection contained any __3__ of non-white people. Minority cultures were often featured in stereotypical or tokenistic ways, for example, by __4__ Asian culture with chopsticks and traditional dress. Characters that did represent a minority culture usually had __5__ roles in the books. The main characters were mostly Caucasian. This causes concern as it can lead to an impression that whiteness is of greater value.
Dr. Adam said children formed impressions about ‘difference’and identity from a very young age. evidence has shown they develop own-race __6__ from as young as three months of age. The books we share with young children can be a valuable opportunity to develop children's understanding of themselves and others. Books can also allow children to see diversity. They discover both similarities and differences between themselves and others. This can help develop understanding, acceptance and __7__ of diversity.
Census data has shown Australians come from more than 200countries. They speak over 300 languages at home. Additionally, Australians belong to more than 100 different religious groups. They also work in more than 1,000 different occupations. “Australia is a multicultural society. The current __8__ promotion of white middle-class ideas and lifestyles risks __9__ children from minority groups. This can give white middle-class children a sense of __10__ or privilege," Dr. Adam said.
A) alienating
B) appreciation
C) bias
D) fraud
E) housed
F) investigated
G) overwhelming
H) portraying
I) representation
J) safeguarded
K) secondary
L) superiority
M) temperament
N) tentative
O) threshold
答案解析：
根据语境“Dr. Helen Adam from Edith Cowan University's School of Education ___the cultural diversity of children's books.”可知，这里说的是对儿童书籍中的文化多样性进行某种行为，结合选项，investigate有“调查，研究”之意，符合语境，所以选F。
根据“She examined the books ___in the kindergarten rooms of four day-care centers in Western Australia.”可知，这里说的是书籍存放在幼儿园房间，house有“存放，安置”之意，所以选E。
根据“Just 18 percent of 2,413 books in the total collection contained any ___of non-white people.”可知，这里说的是书籍中包含对非白人的某种呈现，representation有“呈现，表现”之意，所以选I。
根据“for example, by ___Asian culture with chopsticks and traditional dress.”可知，这里说的是用筷子和传统服饰来描绘亚洲文化，portray有“描绘，描述”之意，所以选H。
根据“Characters that did represent a minority culture usually had ___roles in the books.”可知，这里说的是代表少数族裔文化的角色在书中通常有次要角色，secondary有“次要的”之意，所以选K。
根据“Evidence has shown they develop own-race ___from as young as three months of age.”可知，这里说的是从三个月大就发展出对本种族的某种倾向，bias有“偏见，倾向”之意，所以选C。
根据“This can help develop understanding, acceptance and ___of diversity.”可知，这里说的是对多样性的理解、接受和欣赏，appreciation有“欣赏”之意，所以选B。
根据“The current ___promotion of white middle-class ideas and lifestyles”可知，这里说的是当前对白人中产阶级观念和生活方式的某种程度的推广，overwhelming有“压倒性的，巨大的”之意，可用来形容推广的程度，所以选G。
根据“risks ___children from minority groups”可知，这里说的是有使少数族裔儿童疏远的风险，alienate有“疏远”之意，所以选A。
根据“This can give white middle-class children a sense of ___or privilege”可知，这里说的是给白人中产阶级儿童一种优越感或特权感，superiority有“优越感”之意，所以选L。
