2. In America, a person’s success is based on how much money he makes. And Americans are not afraid of showing their confidence.

A . equal B . certain C . large D . opposite

A . Right B . Wrong C . Not mentioned

A．She emphasized the importance of imagination for children. B．She wants to prove that reading Encyclopedia is important for children. C．She wants to tell people how to stimulate children' s motivation. D．She proves that non-fiction can also fire the imagination of children.

A．a large migration of chipmunks from eastern North America in an earlier period B．the inability of chipmunks to adapt to the high mountainous regions of eastern North America C．the ecological variety and extremes of the West that caused chipmunks to become geographically isolated D．the absence of large human populations that discouraged species formation among chipmunks in the East

A．Y B．N C．NG

A、take up B、brought back C、rested on D、clung to

Most Americans stop working at age sixty-five or seventy and retire.【11】work is such an important part of life in this culture, retirement can be very difficult. Retirees often feel that they are useless and【12】Of course, some people are happy to retire; but leaving one's job,【13】it is, is a difficult change,【14】for those who look forward to retiring. Many retirees do not know 15 to use their time or they feel lost without their jobs. Retirement can also bring【16】problems. Many people depend on Social Security checks every month.【17】their working years, employees【18】a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. Each employer【19】gives a certain percentage to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as【20】. (1) A．people B．immigrants C．believers D．followers

Slavery was____in America in the 19th century.(2012-75) A．terminated B．cancelled C．abandoned D．abolished

A．football B．soccer C．baseball D．basketball

A．Thirty percent of the German population can receive college education． B．American students enjoy a very high rate of admission to college in the worlD C．Comparatively speaking, there are more British people than the French attending collE D．American college students are envied by 60% of high school graduates around the worl D．

(1) Life can be tough for immigrants in America. As a Romanian bank clerk in Atlanta puts it, to find a good job “you have to be like a wolf in the forest – able to smell out the best meat.” And if you can’t find work, don’t expect the taxpayer to bail you out. Unlike in some European countries, it is extremely hard for an able-bodied immigrant to live off the state. A law passed in 1996 explicitly bars most immigrants, even those with legal status, from receiving almost any federal benefits. (2) That is one reason why America absorbs immigrants better than any other rich countries, according to a new study by the University of California. The researchers sought to measure the effect of immigration on the native-born in 20 rich countries, taking into account differences in skills between immigrants and natives, imperfect labor markets and the size of the welfare state in each country. (3) Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders. In 19 out of 20 countries, the authors calculated that shutting the doors entirely to foreign workers would make the native-born worse off. Never mind what it would do to the immigrants themselves, who benefit far more than anyone else from being allowed to cross borders to find work. (4) The study also suggests that most countries could handle more immigration than they currently allow. In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the population made the native-born 0.05% better off. The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however. A one-point rise in immigration made the native-born slightly worse off in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In Belgium, immigrants who lose jobs can receive almost two-thirds of their most recent wage in state benefits, which must make the hunt for a new job less urgent. (5) None of these effects was large, but the study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs from native or drag down their wages. Many immigrants take jobs that Americans do not want, the study finds. This “smooths” the labor market and ultimately creates more jobs for locals. Native-owned grocery stores do better business because there are immigrants to pick the fruit they sell. Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand. A previous study found that because immigrants typically earn less than locals with similar skills, they boost corporate profits, prompting companies to grow and hire more locals. 1. Increase in immigration in Austria fails to improve locals’ life mainly because of ________. A、low wages for locals B、imperfect labor markets C、the design of the welfare system D、inadequate skills of immigrants