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　　第1篇

　　Immigration and Problems

　　Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006．Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens-notcriminals．Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path tocitizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally．Proposed legislation from otherpoliticians called for stricter measures-including rounding up undocumented immigrants and send.ing them back to their home countries．

　　Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise．Some want to keep thedoors open．They need the labor．About 400，000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005，according to the Canadian Government statistics．However，all this growth means that cities need toadapt．New comers don't always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled．So industries are using mentoring(辅导)programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs．

　　With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands andshowing no sign of abating(减少)，the Spanish Government has decided to get tough．There will beno more mass amnesties(特赦)for illegals，and anyone coming to Spain without permission will besent back，the government has announced．About 23，000 migrants(移民)landed on the islands in2006，and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers．This has promoted local authoritiesto appeal to the United Nations for help．

　　France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encouragehigh-skilled migration．It takes effect in 2007．The new law authorizes the government will helpthese identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications．The selectedforeign employees will be granted"skills and talents"visas．valid for three years．But some peopleshow the concern that it'll cause brain drain in developing countries．

　　31．Many immigrants in the US took to the streets in early 2006，demanding that________．

　　A．John McCain be removed．

　　B．they be sent back home

　　C．they be treated as citizens

　　D．their culture be protected

　　32．The expression"rounding up"in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by_________．

　　A．encircling

　　B．separating

　　C．arresting

　　D．frightening

　　33．Canada is not very strict with immigration applications because___________．

　　A．it is a large country

　　B．it is suffering from labor shoaage

　　C．its population is decreasing

　　D．it is a multicultural country

　　34．To solve the immigration problem，the Spanish Government has decided___________．

　　A．to take tough measures against illegal immigration

　　B．to let immigrants freely enter the country

　　C．to integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture

　　D．to help immigrants find proper jobs

　　35．After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect，it will_________．

　　A．encourage overseas students to return home

　　B．bring damage to the unity of the country

　　C．arouse anger among French workers

　　D．make it hard for developing countries to keep talents

　　参考答案及解析

　　31．C [解析]"2006年在美国移民涌入街道，他们要求受到怎样的对待?"答案可以从第1段的第2句话中找到。这句话说的是：许多移民举着标语和美国国旗，要求按公民而不是罪犯对待。

　　32．C [解析]"第l段中的短语'munding up'由哪个词替换最合适?"round up的意思是"逮捕，捕捉"，C项中的"arrest"有"捕捉"的含义，因此正确。

　　33．B[解析]"加拿大不严格限制移民申请的原因是什么?"答案可以从第2段中找到。前三句话是这么说的：加拿大官员说移民申请继续高涨。一些官员想开启移民之门，因为他们需要劳动力。

　　34．A [解析]"为了解决移民问题，西班牙政府已经决定___________。"答案可以从第3段中找到。第1句话是这么说的，随着大批无证的非洲移民来到加那利群岛，并且没有表明有减弱的迹象，西班牙政府决定采取严厉的措施。

　　35．D [解析]"法国的新的移民和融入法案生效后，会发生_______。"答案可以从最后一段的最后一句中找到。这句话是这么说的：但是有些人担心，这个法案会导致发展中国家的人才流失。