职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题4
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 8</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> - <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Melting">Melting</span> <span word="Pot">Pot</span></p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1970, 18 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="born">born</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1995, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="offsprings">offsprings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorkers">Yorkers</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span>? <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="from">from</span>? . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>: <span word="we">we</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> 20 <span word="source">source</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> 1994 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="five">five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sleeves">sleeves</span>. <span word="if">if</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>, <span word="youd">youd</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1970, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Stated">Stated</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="about">about</span> 125 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="absorbed">absorbed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="purposeful">purposeful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="working">working</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p>
页:
[1]