We have learned much about the foolish idea of excluding people on the presumption of the ethnic/racial inferiority. But what we have not yet learned is how to make the process of Americanization work for all. I am not talking about requiring people to learn English or to adopt American ways; those things happen pretty much on their own, but as arguments about immigration hear up the campaign trail, we also ought to ask some broader question about assimilation, about how to ensure that people, once outsiders, don’t forever remain marginalized within these shores.
That is a much larger question than what should happen with undocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it is one that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. It will have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissions bar for the latest ware of would-be Americans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.
57. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in early days?
A) They were of inferior races.
B) They were a Source of political corruption.
C) They were a threat to the nation’s security.
D) They were part of the nation’s bloodstream.
58. What does the author think of the new immigrants?
A) They will be a dynamic work force in the U.S.
B) They can do just as well as their predecessors.
C) They will be very disappointed on the new land.
D) They may find it hard to fit into the mainstream.
59. What does Edward Telles’ research say about Mexican-Americans?
A) They may slowly improve from generation to generation.
B) They will do better in terms of educational attainment.
C) They will melt into the African-American community.
D) They may forever remain poor and underachieving.
60. What should be done to help the new immigrants?
A) Rid them of their inferiority complex.
B) Urge them to adopt American customs.
C) Prevent them from being marginalized.
D) Teach them standard American English.
61. According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is_______.
A) How to deal with people entering the U.S. without documents
B) How to help immigrants to better fit into American society
C) How to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border
D) How to limit the number of immigrants to enter the U.S.
試題詳解
57. A
細節(jié)題。本題有明確的關鍵詞U.S. Congress，定位在文章第二段首句。此題的難點是在做題過程會被第
二句開頭的轉折詞but吸引，而直接將答案定位在but之后。但是題干中還有一個重要的信息詞in early
days，題干中只要出現(xiàn)時間狀語，文中肯定會有干擾的其他時間出現(xiàn)。In early days是對第二段首句中的
go back to the days的改寫。因此答案就在二段首句。
58. B
細節(jié)題。利用題干關鍵詞the new immigrants定位在文章三段末句：There is no reason why these new immigrants should not have the same success.意思是為什么這些新移民就不能擁有同樣的成功。什么樣的成功在前面的句子進行了闡述，為這個國家的建設做出了貢獻。因此在作者看來新移民同樣可以和他們的先人一樣，為這個國家做出貢獻。而前此段開頭作者提到種族主義這是錯的。
That is a much larger question than what should happen with undocumented workers, or how best to secure the border, and it is one that affects not only newcomers but groups that have been here for generations. It will have more impact on our future than where we decide to set the admissions bar for the latest ware of would-be Americans. And it would be nice if we finally got the answer right.
57. How were immigrants viewed by U.S. Congress in early days?
A) They were of inferior races.
B) They were a Source of political corruption.
C) They were a threat to the nation’s security.
D) They were part of the nation’s bloodstream.
58. What does the author think of the new immigrants?
A) They will be a dynamic work force in the U.S.
B) They can do just as well as their predecessors.
C) They will be very disappointed on the new land.
D) They may find it hard to fit into the mainstream.
59. What does Edward Telles’ research say about Mexican-Americans?
A) They may slowly improve from generation to generation.
B) They will do better in terms of educational attainment.
C) They will melt into the African-American community.
D) They may forever remain poor and underachieving.
60. What should be done to help the new immigrants?
A) Rid them of their inferiority complex.
B) Urge them to adopt American customs.
C) Prevent them from being marginalized.
D) Teach them standard American English.
61. According to the author, the burning issue concerning immigration is_______.
A) How to deal with people entering the U.S. without documents
B) How to help immigrants to better fit into American society
C) How to stop illegal immigrants from crossing the border
D) How to limit the number of immigrants to enter the U.S.
試題詳解
57. A
細節(jié)題。本題有明確的關鍵詞U.S. Congress，定位在文章第二段首句。此題的難點是在做題過程會被第
二句開頭的轉折詞but吸引，而直接將答案定位在but之后。但是題干中還有一個重要的信息詞in early
days，題干中只要出現(xiàn)時間狀語，文中肯定會有干擾的其他時間出現(xiàn)。In early days是對第二段首句中的
go back to the days的改寫。因此答案就在二段首句。
58. B
細節(jié)題。利用題干關鍵詞the new immigrants定位在文章三段末句：There is no reason why these new immigrants should not have the same success.意思是為什么這些新移民就不能擁有同樣的成功。什么樣的成功在前面的句子進行了闡述，為這個國家的建設做出了貢獻。因此在作者看來新移民同樣可以和他們的先人一樣，為這個國家做出貢獻。而前此段開頭作者提到種族主義這是錯的。