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1、任务型阅读(建议用时:30分钟)1(2013·苏锡模拟)Imaginelivinginacountrytornbywar.Ormaybeyouliveinaplacewheretherearefewjobsandlittlechancetoearnaliving.Yourfamilydecidestomove—nottoanothertown,buttoanothercountry.Youandyourfamilyhavebecomeimmigrants.Peoplearecalledimmigr
2、antswhentheymovetoaforeigncountrytomaketheirhomes.Peoplebecomeimmigrantsformanyreasons.Themostcommononeiseconomicopportunities.Mostimmigrantsareattractedtoothercountriesbythepromiseofjobs,farmland,orbusinessopportunities.Otherpeoplebecomeimmigrantsino
3、rdertogetawayfrommistreatmentornaturaldisasters.Theyarerefugees(难民).Somerefugeesmovetoavoidwarsandpoliticalunrest.Othersareseekingfreedomtoexpresstheirreligiousviews.Stillothersareuprootedbydisasters,suchasterriblefloodingordrought.Somepeoplehavebecom
4、eimmigrantsagainsttheirwill.CapturedinAfrica,shippedtoforeignlandsandforcedtoworkasslaves,manyearlyAfricanimmigrantstoNorthandSouthAmericacameinchains.ExceptforNativeAmericans,allpeoplecametotheUnitedStatesfromsomeplaceelse.Fornearly500years,immigrant
5、shavelandedonAmerica’sshoresseekingabetterlife.ThroughoutAmericanhistory,immigrantsoftenworkedlow-paying,dangerousjobsthatotherpeoplerefusedtodo.ImmigrantsfromaroundtheworldhelpedshapeAmericanlife.Manyimmigrantsabsorbedthecustomsandlanguagecommontomos
6、tAmericans.Theyalsobroughttheirowntraditions,includingmusicandfoods.Overtime,manyofthesetraditionshavebecomepartofAmericanlife.ThefirstEuropeanimmigrantstoAmericahopedtocolonize(使成为殖民地)newlands.Bythemid-1500s,SpaniardshadventuredintoFlorida,California
7、,andtheAmericanSouthwest.Frenchimmigrantsarrivedintheearly1600s.Theyestablished13coloniesalongAmerica’sAtlanticCoast.Inthe1700s,EnglandbecamethemajorpowerincolonialNorthAmerica.ButmanyEuropeanimmigrantscametoliveintheEnglishcolonies.Theyincludedpeople
8、fromSweden,Holland,Germany,Scotland,andIreland.ImmigrantsstillcometotheUnitedStatesseekingfreedomandeconomicopportunities.MostnewimmigrantsnolongercomefromEurope.TheycomemainlyfromCentralandSouthAmerica,theCaribbean,andAsia.Today,theU.S.govern
