第四部分 閱讀理解（共六篇）
第三十八篇
Immigration and Problems
Hundreds of thousands of people supporting immigration rights in the US filled streets all over America in early 2006. Many held signs and American flags and asked to be treated as citizens - not criminals. Many of these supported legislation from Senator John McCain that would open a path to citizenship to immigrants who were already in the country illegally. Proposed legislation from other politicians called for stricter measures - including rounding up1undocumented immigrants and sending them back to their home countries.
Canadian officials say that immigration applications continue to rise. Some want to keep the doors open. They need the labor. About 400,000 immigrants were allowed into the country in 2005, according to the Canadian Government statistics. However, all this growth means that cities need to adapt. Newcomers don't always make a smooth transition into jobs for which they are skilled. So industries are using mentoring programs to help new immigrants find proper jobs.
With the large numbers of undocumented African immigrants arriving in the Canary Islands and showing no sign of abating, the Spanish Government has decided to get tough2. There will be no more mass amnesties for illegals, and anyone coming to Spain without permission will be sent back, the government has announced. About 23,000 migrants landed on the islands in 2006, and riots have erupted in some crowded reception centers. This has promoted local authorities to appeal to the United Nations for help.
France's new immigration and integration law gives the government new powers to encourage high-skilled migration. It takes effect in 2007. The new law authorizes the government to identify particular professions where France has a talent shortage. Then the government will help these identified employers find immigrant workers with needed skills or qualifications. The selected foreign employees will be granted "skills and talents" visas, valid for three years. But some concern that it'll cause brain drain3 in developing countries.
詞匯：
mentor v. 指導(dǎo)
undocumented adj. 無文件證明的
abate v. 減弱
amnesty n. 大赦
注釋：
1．roundup是“逮捕”、“捕捉”。
2．get tough是“決心采取嚴(yán)厲的措施”。
3．brain drain是“人才枯竭”。
練習(xí)：
1. Many immigrants swarmed into streets in the US in early 2006, demanding that they should be treated as
A) animals.
B) citizens.
C) civilians.
D) criminals.
2. Some Canadian officials want to keep the door open because
A) Canada is in desperate need of talented people.
B) Canada can feed a much larger population.
C) Canada is suffering from labor shortage.
D) Canada is a multicultural country.
3. What has the Spanish Government decided to do?
A) Help immigrants find proper jobs.
B) Let immigrants freely enter the country.
C) Integrate immigrants into the Spanish culture.
D) Take tough measures against illegal immigration.
4. After France's new immigration and integration law takes effect, it will
A) lure overseas students back home.
B) undermine the unity of the country.
C) drain developing countries of talent.
D) induce resentment among the French workers.
5. The phrasal verb rounding up in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by
A) capturing.
B) encircling.
C) separating.
D) frightening.
答案與題解：
1．B 問題問的是：2006年初在美國許多移民涌入街道，他們要求受到怎樣的對待?答案可以從第一段的第二句話中找到。這句話說的是：許多移民舉著標(biāo)語和美國國旗，要求按公民二不是罪犯對待。
2．C 問題問的是：一些加拿大官員想把門開著的原因是什么？答案可以從第二段中找到。前三句話是這么說的：加拿大官員說移民申請繼續(xù)高漲。一些官員想把門開著。他們需要勞動力。
3．D 問題問的是：西班牙政府決定做什么？答案可以從第三段中找到。第一句話是這么說的：隨著大批的無證非洲移民來到加里那群島并且沒有表明有減弱的跡象，西班牙政府決定采取嚴(yán)厲的措施。
4．C問題問的是：法國的新的移民和融入法案生效后，會發(fā)生什么情況？答案可以從最后一段的最后一句中找到。這句話是這么說的：但是有些人擔(dān)心，這個法案會導(dǎo)致發(fā)展中國家的人才流失。
5．A 問題問的是：第一段中的短語“rounding up”由哪個詞替換最合適？在注釋1中我們已經(jīng)講述了“round up”的意思了。“capturing”(捕捉)是對的。
