nship test last november.1n march.a new butch law--took effect requiring all would-be immigrants to take a citizenship test.it involved watching a video showing nude(裸体的)women bathing at beaches and gay(同性恋的)men kissing in public.the aim was to ensure that” newcomers will be comfortable with the country’s liberal social mores
4 europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades.but,today,the fact is that some immigrants are kept apart from inca citizens by culture and they become hostile to each other.promoting integration has become a major concern for european countries,after the rioting in muslim ghettoes(少数民族聚居区)in france and the killing of dutch public figures by religious extremists.
5 officials believe that a person’s attachment to a country can be tested by his or her knowledge of the country.however, some critics say that the changes can do little to help people assimilate(同化)themselves."immigration is a culture war today.is giving a new test the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?” says ali noonan,of the massachusetts immigrant and refugee advocacy coalition(难民辩护联盟).
23. paragraph 2_____________
24. paragraph 3_____________
25. paragraph 4_____________
26. paragraph 5_____________
a preparation for taking a citizenship test
b citizenship tests in european countries
c importance of promoting integration
d necessity to know the branches of government
e different views on the new citizenship test
f goal of the new citizenship test
27. the questions in the new citizenship test are more difficult
28. would-be immigrants to the us are expected
29. in the dutch citizenship test, all would-be immigrants are required
30. some people fear that changes in the citizenship test will do little
a to know a lot more about the country
b to watch a video
c to help immigrants accept the new culture
d to marry american citizens
e to do low-skill jobs
f to answer
第4部分:阅读理解(第31~45题,每题3分,共45分)
下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容,为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇 political spins
last week,us white house spokesman tony snow sent journalists digging for their dictionaries.he called recent criticism by the former president bill clinton” chutzpah"(大胆放肆).with just one sentence,snow managed to make headlines,a joke and a defense of president george w.bush.interestingly, this is how battles are fought and won in us politics-with carefully-worded one-liners(一行字幕新闻)made for tv which often lack substance and clarity(清楚度).
"the amount of information that candidates attempt to communicate to people is actually getting smaller and smaller,” said mark smith,a political science professor at cedarville university.this has been accompanied by a changing media environment, smith said.in 1 968,the average tv or radio sound bite(演讲中的句子或短语)was 48 seconds,according to smith.in 1996。the