第1题:
East London has traditional ly been an area which has attracted immigrants.The chance to find jobs in London has led to immigrants from many different parts of the world living there.Also, because it was the home of London s docks, it was easy for people to get there by ship.One famous bui lding in Brick Lane has been a church, a synagogue and is now a mosque Nowadays this part of London, which is known as the East End.is home to people from many different parts of the world.including Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.This means that there are many shops and restaurants selling ethnic food.In the past the East End was one of the poorest parts of London, but now it is becoming more fashionable and house prices are rising rapidly.This is because many people want to live near to where they work in the centre of the city.Also improved transport links to both other parts of London and to other countries via the Channel Tunnel train station and Dock lands Airport have attracted more people to the area.
21.East London has()
A.has never been a home for immigrants
B.has recently become a home for immigrants
C.has always been a home for immigrants
22.Immigrants are attracted by()
A.low house prices
B.jobs
C.ethnic food
23.London' s docks were()
A.easy to reach by plane
B.mainly in East London
C.a good place to find work
24.East London()
A.is a cheap place to live
B.has never been a cheap place to live in
C.ued to be a cheap place to live in
25.House prices are rising rapidly because()
A.it has good transport links and more people want to live there near the center of London
B.there are lots of jobs in East London
C.there are lots of good shops and restaurants
第2题:
Passage Two
The earliest immigrants to North America found Indians already living there. The Indians numbered about 500,000 at that time. Their society was a primitive society, but they lived peacefully and welcomed the white strangers to the land. However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives. They killed off many of the Indians, seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away. Today the Indians, not more than halfa million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.
The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the US The next large group were the English, after the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European.
Another early group to arrive were the Negroes. But they were brought in as slaves from Africa. They didn't win freedom till generations later.
40. Who were the earliest people living in North America?
A. The Spanish.
B. The English.
C. The Negroes.
D. The Indians.
第3题:
The United States today is no longer considered a“melting pot”society by many of its residents._________ ,many people prefer the term“salad bowl”.
A.Moreover
B.More often
C.Truly speaking
D.Instead
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第5题:
According to this passage, which of the following is true?
A. The Negroes came to North America in order to work for the earliest immigrants.
B. The Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America.
C. The Negroes were brought to America by chance.
D. The Negroes didn't win freedom until now.
第6题:
A.Europe
B.the United States
C.Africa
D.the West Indies, Indies and Pakistan
第7题:
Why didn't the immigrants share the lands with the natives?
A. They thought the Indians were not friendly to them.
B. They wanted to seize the lands as their own.
C. Because North America was first discovered by them.
D. Because the Indian people liked making war to them.
参见第一段句子:“However, these early immigrants from Europe didn't want to share the land with the natives.They killed off many Of the Indians,seized their land or pushed them off to lands farther away.”
第8题:
The text suggests that immigrants now in the U.S. ________.
[A] are resistant to homogenization
[B] exert a great influence on American culture
[C] are hardly a threat to the common culture
[D] constitute the majority of the population
第9题:
Which is the best title of this passage?
A. The Earliest People in North America.
B. The Earliest Immigrants to North America.
C. The People of the United States.
D. Europeans Were the Earliest People Coming to the North America.
第10题: