2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（66）
<p> 66</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continents">continents</span> <span word="Gypsies">Gypsies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="albeit">albeit</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="placeat">placeat</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="outnumbers">outnumbers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Unions">Unions</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4<span word="m">m</span>-<span word="plus">plus</span>; <span word="some">some</span> <span word="proponents">proponents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gypsy">Gypsy</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 15<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span>, <span word="Gypsies">Gypsies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="ancestral">ancestral</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hark">hark</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hindi">Hindi</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="misty">misty</span>. <span word="Romanian">Romanian</span> <span word="peasants">peasants</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="migrant">migrant</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="derivative">derivative</span> <span word="Gypsy">Gypsy</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="itinerant">itinerant</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="communism">communism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Romanestan">Romanestan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landless">landless</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Gypsy">Gypsy</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Romany">Romany</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Gypsies">Gypsies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fostering">fostering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="rallying">rallying</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gypsy">Gypsy</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lobbies">lobbies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Bations">Bations</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="congress">congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Prague">Prague</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Czech">Czech</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vaclav">Vaclav</span> <span word="Havel">Havel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Gypsies">Gypsies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p>
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