浙江2020版高考英语复习考点强化练2Unit2Englisharoundtheworld新人教版

Unit 2 English around the world Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017·浙江)FLORENCE,Italy — Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt.The Mo

Unit 2English around the world Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2017·浙江) FLORENCE,Italy —Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt.The Moldovan has lived here seven years as acaregiver to Italian kids and elderly,but in order to stay she’s had to prove her language skills by taking atest which requires her to write apostcard to an imaginary friend and answer afictional job ad. Italy is the latest Western European country trying to control agrowing 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 amore 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 acondition to ensure they can contribute to society. Other European countries laid down asimilar 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 amuch weaker tradition of immigration,has witnessed asharp 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 2percent.At the start of this year,foreigners living in Italy amounted to 4.56 million of atotal 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 aforeigner,” an outsider,even though she’s stayed in the country for years and can speak the local language fluently,she said. 【语篇导读】本文报道了意大利最近采取的一项限制移民的措施,即要求移民通过一项语言考 试来获得工作条件,甚至居民身份。 1 .Why does Cojochru have to take alanguage test? A.To continue to stay in Italy. B.To teach her children Italian. C.To find abetter job in Italy. D.To better mix with the Italians.