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1、高考专题辅导专题检测卷(二十六)任务型阅读(建议用时:30分钟)1(2013·苏锡模拟)Imaginelivinginacountrytornbywar.Ormaybeyouliveinaplacewheretherearefewjobsandlittlechancetoearnaliving.Yourfamilydecidestomove—nottoanothertown,buttoanothercountry.Youandyourfamilyhavebecomeimmigrants.People
2、arecalledimmigrantswhentheymovetoaforeigncountrytomaketheirhomes.Peoplebecomeimmigrantsformanyreasons.Themostcommononeiseconomicopportunities.Mostimmigrantsareattractedtoothercountriesbythepromiseofjobs,farmland,orbusinessopportunities.Otherpeoplebecom
3、eimmigrantsinordertogetawayfrommistreatmentornaturaldisasters.Theyarerefugees(难民).Somerefugeesmovetoavoidwarsandpoliticalunrest.Othersareseekingfreedomtoexpresstheirreligiousviews.Stillothersareuprootedbydisasters,suchasterriblefloodingordrought.Somepe
4、oplehavebecomeimmigrantsagainsttheirwill.CapturedinAfrica,shippedtoforeignlandsandforcedtoworkasslaves,manyearlyAfricanimmigrantstoNorthandSouthAmericacameinchains.ExceptforNativeAmericans,allpeoplecametotheUnitedStatesfromsomeplaceelse.Fornearly500yea
5、rs,immigrantshavelandedonAmerica’sshoresseekingabetterlife.ThroughoutAmericanhistory,immigrantsoftenworked-13-low-paying,dangerousjobsthatotherpeoplerefusedtodo.ImmigrantsfromaroundtheworldhelpedshapeAmericanlife.Manyimmigrantsabsorbedthecustomsandlang
6、uagecommontomostAmericans.Theyalsobroughttheirowntraditions,includingmusicandfoods.Overtime,manyofthesetraditionshavebecomepartofAmericanlife.ThefirstEuropeanimmigrantstoAmericahopedtocolonize(使成为殖民地)newlands.Bythemid-1500s,SpaniardshadventuredintoFlor
7、ida,California,andtheAmericanSouthwest.Frenchimmigrantsarrivedintheearly1600s.Theyestablished13coloniesalongAmerica’sAtlanticCoast.Inthe1700s,EnglandbecamethemajorpowerincolonialNorthAmerica.ButmanyEuropeanimmigrantscametoliveintheEnglishcolonies.Theyi
8、ncludedpeoplefromSweden,Holland,Germany,Scotland,andIreland.ImmigrantsstillcometotheUnitedStatesseekingfreedomandeconomicopportunities.MostnewimmigrantsnolongercomefromEurope.TheycomemainlyfromCentralandSouthAmerica,theCaribbean,andAsia
