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1、Unit 2 English around the world.阅读理解A(2017浙江)FLORENCE,Italy Svetlana Cojochru feels hurt.The Moldovan has lived here seven years as a caregiver to Italian kids and elderly,but in order to stay shes had to prove her language skills by taking a test which requires her to write a postcard to an imagina
2、ry 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 di
3、fficult for natives to keep jobs,such measures will become a more vehicle for intolerance than integration(融合).Others say its 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 sim
4、ilar 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.
5、In 1990,immigrants numbered some 1.14 million out of Italys 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
6、 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.I
7、talians always “see me as a foreigner,” an outsider,even though shes 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 a language test?A.To continue to stay in Italy.B.To teach h
8、er children Italian.C.To find a better job in Italy.D.To better mix with the Italians.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.in order to stay shes had to prove her language skills by taking a test.” 可知她参加考试的原因是证明自己的语言技能从而能继续留在意大利,故A项正确。2.Some people worry that the new language requirement may .A.reduce Italys populati
9、on quicklyB.cause conflicts among peopleC.lead to financial difficultiesD.put pressure on schools答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“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.”可
10、知,糟糕的经济状况已经让本土人很难保住工作,而这样一项措施使得移民压力变大,可能会导致排外而不是融合,故B项正确。3.What do we know about Cojochru?A.She lives with her sister now in Italy.B.She enjoys learning the Italian language.C.She speaks Italian well enough for her job.D.She wishes to go back to her home country.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.shes stayed in t
11、he country for years and can speak the local language fluently.”可知,她能熟练地讲意大利语,故C项正确。B项在文中未提到;A、D两项和文章倒数第二段内容矛盾。导学号29402038BGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since.A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for
12、years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water.He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away.He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son.A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle,twinkle,lit
13、tle star” or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning,which can be stated as follows:Once we have learned something,additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to prac
14、tice such skills as swimming,bicycle riding,and playing baseball long after we have learned them.We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle,twinkle,little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.We not only learn but overlearn.The
15、multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school,because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination,though it may result in a passing g
16、rade,is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course.By cramming,a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination,but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned.A little overlearning,on the other hand,is really necessary for ones future development.【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了成年人对小时候学会的东西会记忆犹新,这是之前重复学习、过度学习的结果。作者认为重复学习、过度学习有其一定的优点。4.What is the main i
