单选题AImmigrants to the USA often keep their own ethnic characteristics.BImmigrants to the USA contribute a lot to their adopted land.CStew has a distinctive flavour.DAmericans of German ancestry have made a great contribution to the USA.
单选题
A
Immigrants to the USA often keep their own ethnic characteristics.
B
Immigrants to the USA contribute a lot to their adopted land.
C
Stew has a distinctive flavour.
D
Americans of German ancestry have made a great contribution to the USA.
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解析：
[考点]主旨题。录音开始就用“pot of stew”形象地形容了美国内部各族群之间的关系，即各自保留自己的特色，之后就是详述这种现象。可知，文章的主旨是A项，即美国的移民通常都会保留自己的特色。
[考点]主旨题。录音开始就用“pot of stew”形象地形容了美国内部各族群之间的关系，即各自保留自己的特色，之后就是详述这种现象。可知，文章的主旨是A项，即美国的移民通常都会保留自己的特色。
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