B The Culture Debate in the US:Whose Culture Is This ,Anyway 美国的文化辩论：空间是谁的文化？
Part of the debate about culture revolves around issues of perspective and ownership. Within a nation such (1) the United States—a nation whose cultural heritage includes elements from every corner of the world (2) are a great many perspectives coexisting and intertwining in the cultural fabriC．When we all ask (3) as individuals, "what belongs to me, to my culture " we are rewarded with a spectacular variety of (4) ; in this way, different perspectives and ownership of different cultural traditions enriches everyone. But when we ask " (5) belongs to us, to our culture " we ask a much harder question. Do the people of the (6) States, or of any culturally complex human society, necessarily share common cultural elements If so, who gets (7) decide what those elements are
This debate is a crucial one in many cultures throughout the world (8) . In the US, the debate promises to impact the way we educate our children—that is, (9) manner and shape in which culture reproduces itself—and the way we write our laws. In (10) countries, equally crucial issues are at stake.
For many people, what is at stake is the character (11) US national identity. Hirsch argues that this identity needs to become less culturally fragmented; others, like Walker, (12) that the national character gets its strength from cultural diversity, from the freedom (at home and in (13) ) to celebrate, honor, and reproduce different cultural traditions. Those who take this latter view follow the reasoning (14) Shweder, arguing that we need to accept that there are multiple valid cultural perspectives and that two (15) perspectives can both be valid even though they might contradict one another.
Recognize that the position you (16) in this debate about culture—whatever position you take—is a political one with implications (17) what we should value, what we should praise, what we should accept, what we should teach. When (18) reflect on this debate, when you contribute your own voice to the discussion, try to be (19) of the implications that follow from your position. When you listen to the voices of others, try to (20) with awareness, deciding for yourself what is at stake and how their positions relate to your own.

火灾给人民的生命财产带来了无法挽回的损失，怎样减少火灾带来的损失迫在眉睫．

（1）灭火毡是一种新型的灭火用品．使用时，将灭火毡从套中取出，覆盖在燃烧物上，以达到灭火目的．

①灭火毡的灭火原理是______．

②灭火毡是由羊毛和铝质纤维制成的，羊毛和铝质纤维都是可燃物，但在灭火时灭火毡没有燃烧，其原因是______．

③请你举出一种与上述灭火原理不同的灭火方法：______．

（2）我们日常生活中使用的安全火柴，当火柴头与摩擦面摩擦时，产生热量点燃火柴头上的可燃物，使火柴梗着火．

①火柴头上放氯酸钾和二氧化锰的目的是______．

②火柴头湿水后不易擦燃的原因是：______．

（3）从环保的角度讲你认为此安全火柴安全吗？为什么______．