职称英语考试

试题来源：2008年职称英语等级考试综合类C真题

  A New Immigration Bill
   The US Senate is considering a new immigration bill．lt will value the economic
promise of immigrants over family ties when considering US residency and citizenship．The legislation，which was proposed by President Bush and a group of senators，contains a point system．The proposal aims to increase the number of immigrants with graduate degrees，earnings or job skills．
 The proposed point systerm would use a l00-point scale．According to a draft of the law，merit applicants could earn up to 47 points for things like occupation，or year of work for a US firm．They could earn up to 28 points for their education，15 points for English and US civics(公民学)，and l0  points for family ties．The system has stirred up debate．Critics on the Ieft say it opposes family unity and American values．Critics on the right complain that it does not reflect the needs of high．tech employers．
   The current kinship(血缘关系)一based system puts pressure on the US，as it attracts low-skill workers who consume more public services than they pay back jn taxes．It allows a variety of uneducated people in from Mexico and Central America．
   The immigration bill would allow eight years to clear the current backlog(积压)of application for a permanent resident card，or green card．After that，only the children and spouses(配偶)of legal immigrants would be able to apply for family visas．Adult children，siblings(兄弟姐妹)，parents，and other relatives would have to apply in the general queue (排队)．Under the proposal，immigrants from Asian，countries would likely fare well(很有利)．For instance，over half of recent immigrants from China and India have a bachelor’s (学士的)or higher degree．Immigrants from Latin American countries would likely face
more difficulties．
   Immigration point systerns have been in use in Canada，Australia and New Zealand
for years．The UK adopted a similar approach in 2001．One thing that Canada and other nations have discovered is that their system needs to fit the needs of their econom y．Too often they find that they attract highly—educated people who end up finding work that doesn’t use their skills．Some end up driving a taxi．
36 0ne of the reasons for proposing the point system is
 A to give priority to immigrants from China．
 B to protect the US from terrorist attacks．    ，
 C to attract skilled immigrants．
 D to increase population．
37 What do critics on the right say about the proposed point system?
 A  It opposes family unity．
 B  It is very difficult to apply．
 C  It opposes American values．
 D  It does not meet the needs of high—tech employers．
38 Which statement is NOT true of the current system?
 A  It is kinship—based．
 B  lt puts pressure on the US．
 C  It draws-lowskilled workers．
 D  It attracts highly-educated people．
39 Who can apply for family visas in future?
   A The uncles and aunts of legal immigrants．
   B The brothers and sisters of legal immigrants．
   C The spouses and young children of legal immigrants．
   D The parents and grandparents of legal immigrants．
40 Which country adopted the point system in 2001 ?
   A The UK．
   B The US．
   C Canada．
   D Australia

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网考网参考答案：C、D、 D、C、A
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85%的考友选择了A选项
5%的考友选择了B选项
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1%的考友选择了D选项
考友解析与评论：
 · 我也选了C、D、 D、C、A到底对不对
 · 我做了好几遍答案都是C、D、 D、C、A
 · 答案有调整过吗，感觉原先做对了的