Section A Reading in the Context
Read the following passage with ten missing words．Learn to guess the meanings of them from the context and then select one word for each blank from the list of choices given in a word bank following the passage．Each word can be used only once．
Sometimes we form impressions about groups of people based on what we see on TV and in the movies．Often，characters in movies and TV shows are based on____1___about a group of people．For example，you’ve probably seen many shows that____2___blondes as being dumb．But as we all know，hair color has nothing to do with intelligence．A woman who has blonde hair may be a successful politician．Let’s look at how the media often present groups of people．Then we’ll consider whether or not those portrayals are____3__．
“People like to watch villains（反派角色）because it creates drama．It just seems that the villains are always of some____4__．The Italians are always related to the mafia（黑手党），and the Arabs are always related to terrorists．”
Film-makers have often shown Arab Americans as terrorists who____5__bad behavior on behalf of their beliefs．When Arabs are presented as evil characters，it’s easy to draw a conclusion that you should____6___all Arabs．The fact is，the Arab American community consists of doctors，lawyers，scholars，actors，and many other____7___—productive members of society who have positive ideals．No one’s interested in harming anyone．And they’re just as shocked by the destructive behavior as anyone else．Uzmur is an Arab American woman who grew up in America，went to law school，and now works as a lawyer for a large firm．Her husband is also an Arab American．She discusses how society puts a negative stereotype on Muslim women who wear the traditional hairdress called the“hijab”．
“Hijab is something that’s so difficult，because for some reason，people look at a woman in hijab and they____8___think she must be forced to wear that．For some reason people can’t understand how it could be a choice that someone makes on their own，how it could not be imposed on them．”
One way to____9__the stereotyping of Arabs in the media is to create roles that show a more realistic image of Arabs．Many Arab actors are trying to do this by writing their own scripts．Egyptian actor Sayed Bedreya has written a movie script about an actor who is sick of playing the stereotypical terrorist role．He’s working with Hollywood directors and producers to make a film that____10__his experiences．
