大多数美国人若参加公民考试将无法通过
<p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Citizenship">Citizenship</span> <span word="Test">Test</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="Test">Test</span> <span word="takers">takers</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> — <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="D">D</span>" <span word="grade">grade</span> — <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="naturalization">naturalization</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> — <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Card">Card</span>" <span word="holders">holders</span> — <span word="can">can</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 5-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="fourths">fourths</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="original">original</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, 57 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="justices">justices</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> — 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> — <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="troublesome">troublesome</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Riccards">Riccards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="Woodrow">Woodrow</span> <span word="Wilson">Wilson</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>.”</p><p><span word="Ironically">Ironically</span>, 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="scores">scores</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 74 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65 <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="correctly">correctly</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> 19 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45 <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>.</p>
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