综合类A级：概括大意A New Citizenship Test
1 Last week．a sample of the new US citizenship(公民身份)exam was released by the
US Citizenship and Immigration Services(US—CLS )．It will be tried out in 1 0 cities early next year to replace the current test in 2008．Instead of asking how many stripes the USflag has，as the current test does，the new one asks why there are 13 stripes.Instead ofhaving to name the branches of government，an applicant is asked to explain why thereare three．
2 “The goal is to make it more meaningful．”explains Emilio Gonzalez，director of theUS—CIS.Immigrants who pass it are expected to have a better“understanding and
respect”for US civic(公民的)values，Gonzalez says•
3 The US isn’t the only country dealing with citizenship tests that aim to get a“ sharedcommitment”from immigrants for their adopted country’s“values”，In recent years，Inaddition to the usual requirement of language／work skills and economic status-severalEuropean countries have adopted citizenship tests．Britain introduced a new citizenshiptest last November．In March，a new Dutch law took effect requiring all would—beimmigrants to take a citizenship test．It involved watching a video showing nude(裸体的)women bathing at beaches and gay(同性恋的)men kissing in public．The aim was toensure that“newcomers will be comfortable with the country’S liberal social mores(风俗)”．
4 Europe has been known for welcoming immigrants for decades．But，today，the fact
is that some immigrants are kept apart from local citizens by culture and they becomehostile to each other．Promoting integration has become a major concern for Europeancountries．after the rioting in Muslim ghettoes(少数民族聚居区)in France and the killingof Dutch public figures by religious extremists．
5 Officials believe that a person’s attachment to a country can be tested by his or herknowledge of the country．However，some critics say that the changes can do little to helppeople’assimilate(同化)themselves．“Immigration is a culture war today-Is giving a newtest the right way to lessen the accusations in that fight?”says Ali Noorani ，of theMassachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition(难民辩护联盟)
23 paragraph 2___________
24 paragraph 3___________
25 paragraph 4___________
26 paragraph 5___________
A. Preparation for taking a citizenship test
B. Citizenship tests in European counties
C. Importance of promoting integration
D. Necessity to know the branches of
government
E. Different On the new citizenship test
F . Goal of the new citizenship test
27 The qu~on8inthe new citizenship test are more difficult________.
28 Would—beimmigrant8totheUS are expected________.
29 In the Dutch citizenship test all would-be immigrants are required________.
30 Some people fear that change in the citizenship test will do little________.
A to know a lot more about the country
B to watch a video
C to helpimmig~nt8 accept the new culture
D to marry American citizens
E to do low-skill jobs
F to answer