2010职称英语综合类 阅读理解模拟试题 四十八

　　Immigration and Problems(B级) 综合

　　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-not criminals. Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path to citizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally. Proposed legislation from other politicians called for stricter measures- including rounding up undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
　　Canadian officials say immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors 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 to adapt. Newcomers don’t always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs.
　　With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands and showing no sign of abating, the Spanish Government has decided to get tough . There will be no more mass amnesties for illegals, and anyone coming to Spain without permission will be sent back, the government has announced. About 23,000 migrants landed on the islands in 2006, and have erupted in some crowded reception centers. This has promoted local authorities to appeal to the United Nations for help.
　　France’s new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes effect in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to identify particular professions where France has a talent shortage. Then the government will help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted “skills and talents” visas, valid for three years. But some concern that it”ll cause brain drain in developing countries.

练习：
1. Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, demanding that should be treated as
A .animals.
B .citizens.
C .civilians.
D .criminals.

2. Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because
A .Canada is in desperate need of talented people.
B .Canada can feed a much larger population.
C .Canada is suffering from labor shortage.
D .Canada is a multicultural country. 学易网职称英语 www.studyez.com

3. What has the Spanish Government decided to do?
A .Help immigrants find proper jobs.
B .Let immigrants freely enter the country.
C .Integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture.
D .Take tough measures against illegal immigration.

4. After France’s new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
A .lure overseas students back home.
B .undermine the unity of the country.
C .drain developing countries of talent.
D .induce resentment among the French workers.

5. The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A) capturing. 学易网职称英语 www.studyez.com
B) encircling.
C) separating.
D) frightening.

答案：
1.B
2. C
3.D
4.C
5.A

第四篇：

移民问题
2006年初，成千上万的拥护美国移民权利的人们纷纷涌上美国的街头。他们打着标语，挥舞着国旗，要求被当做公民而非罪犯看待。他们中大部分人都支持参议员麦凯恩的立法，这个立法会为那些已经非法进入这个国家的移民指明一条取得公民身份的路。而其它议员的提案则呼吁采取更为严厉的措施——包括逮捕未记录在案的移民并把他们遣送回国。
加拿大官员称移民申请数量保持增长势头。有些人希望自家国门敞开，因为他们需要劳动力。据加官方数据显示，在2005年，大约四十万人移民加拿大。然而，这些增长意味着城市需要适应这些移民。新来的移民在向他们擅长的工作领域过渡时也并非一帆风顺，因此，许多工业采用培训项目帮助他们找到合适的工作。
随着大批的无证非洲移民来到加里那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。政府宣布，对非法移民的大赦将不复存在，并且任何未或许可进入西班牙的人一律遣送回国。2006年，大约两万三千移民抵达群岛，一些拥挤的接待中心发生了暴乱。这些都促使当地政府向联合国寻求帮助。
法国新的移民和融入法案给予政府新的权利以鼓励具有高技术的人才移民法国。这项法案于2007年生效。根据新法规，政府可以限定哪些是法国人才短缺的行业，然后帮助有关雇主寻找具备他们需要的技术或资格移民，这些外来的雇员将获得“技术与人才”的签证，有效期为三年。但是有些人担心，这个法案会导致发展中国家的流失。