高三英语强档2011届高考名校模拟分类汇编之阅读理解篇

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1、2010年8—9月高考名校最新模拟分类汇编之阅读理解篇（4）（附答案）56.江西省樟树中学2011届高三年级（应届）第一次月考英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AFormanyintheUnitedStates,Arab-Americansareaninvisiblepartofthepopulation．ThoughArab-AmericansasacommunityhavemadegreatcontributionstoAmericansocietyinfieldsfrom

2、literaturetopoliticstomedicine,manyAmericansknowverylittleaboutAmericansofArabbackgrounds．ArabhistoryintheUnitedStatesgoesbacktothelate1800’swhenlargenumbersofArabimmigrantsfirstbeganmakingtheirjourneytoalandknownsimplyas“Amreeka”．Historiansgenerallydescri

3、beArabimmigrationtoAmericaintwowaves．Thefirstwavetookplacebetween1860and1924．ThefirstwaveconsistedofLebaneseandSyrian,andsomeEgyptianimmigrants．Thesenewimmigrants,whoweremostlyChristian,cametoAmericainsearchofbetteropportunities．EventhedoomedTitanic,whichs

4、etsailforAmericain1912,hadclosetoahundredArabpassengersaboard．ThemajorityofArab-Americanstodayaredescendentsofthefirstwaveofimmigrants;theyarethethirdormoregenerationAmericans．ThesecondwaveofimmigrantsfollowedafterWorldWarⅡ,causedbypoliticalunrestintheMidd

5、leEast．ThissecondwaveofimmigrantsconsistsofmainlyArabMuslims（穆斯林）andcontinuestothisday．Arab-Americansmakeup3millionofthepopulationintheUnitedStates,accordingtodemographers．Andquitedifferentfrompopularbelief,64percentofthemareAmerican-born．Eighty-twopercent

6、ofArab-AmericansareUScitizens．Arab-Americansarebeyondthenationalaverageinbotheducationandincome．EducationisimportantamongArab-Americans;82percenthavehighschooldiplomas,36percenthavebachelor’sdegreesorhigher,and15percenthavegraduatedegrees．The-median（中位数的）a

7、verageincomeamongArab-Americansis$39580,whichishigherthantheUSaverage．56．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ArabsinAmerica．B．TheTwoArabImmigrationWavestoAmerica．C．Arab-Americans,ContributionstoAmerica．D．Arab-Americans,EducationandIncome．57．Thefirstwaveofi

8、mmigrantstookplacebecause______．A．allArabswereChristianatthattimeB．ArabswantedtohuntforabetterdevelopmentC．theSecondWorldWarbrokeoutD．Arabswantedtogainhigherincome58．ThewriterofthispassagementionedTitanic____