Unit 3 A taste of English humour language points课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　(2017·浙江高考)FLORENCE, Italy-Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt. The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and the elderly, but in order to stay she's had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to an imaginary friend and answer a fictional job ad.

　　Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control a growing immigrant (移民) population by demanding language skills in exchange for work permits, or in some cases, citizenship.

　　Some immigrant advocates worry that as hard financial times make it more difficult for natives to keep jobs, such measures will become more a vehicle for intolerance than integration (融合). Others say it's only natural that newcomers learn the language of their host nation, seeing it as a condition to ensure they can contribute to society.

　　Other European countries laid down a similar requirement for immigrants, and some terms are even tougher. The governments argue that this will help foreigners better join the society and promote understanding across cultures.

　　Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years. In 1990, immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italy's then 56.7 million people, or about 2 percent. At the start of this year, foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of a total population of 60.6 million, or 7.5 percent, with immigrants' children accounting for an ever larger percentage of births in Italy.

　　Cojochru, the Moldovan caregiver, hoped obtaining permanent residence (居住权) would help her bring her two children to Italy; they live with her sister in Moldova, where salaries are among the lowest in Europe. She was skeptical that the language requirement would encourage integration.

　　Italians always "see me as a foreigner，" an outsider, even though she's stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently, she said.

　　篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道。科约卡鲁在意大利佛罗伦萨打工已经七年了，但为了继续待在这里她不得不通过考试来证明自己的语言技能--近几年意大利的外来移民越来越多，政府认为让外来移民参加语言考试，是为了帮助他们更好地融入社会，促进文化交流，而一些移民感觉这一举措让自己受到了伤害。

　　1．Why does Cojochru have to take a language test?

　　A．To continue to stay in Italy.

　　B．To teach her children Italian.

　　C．To find a better job in Italy.

　　D．To better mix with the Italians.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句话中的"but in order to stay she's had to prove her language skills by taking a test"可知，为了能继续留在意大利，科约卡鲁需要参加语言测试来证明她的语言技能。故选A。

　　2．Some people worry that the new language requirement may ________.

A．reduce Italy's population quickly