I have nothing to say about whether or not “A Day Without Immigrants(移民)” had a positive or negative effect on the question of how the federal government should deal with the huge population of undocumented illegal immigrants in this country. I'll leave that question to others.

Regardless of how you feel about the event, one conclusion is obvious. Using the theme of “A Day Without” as a way to focus national attention on a particular subject is a great idea, and could serve as a method for increasing public consciousness about other issues that affect daily life in America. Here are my top three examples:

“A Day Without Speeding.” How hard could this be? If all drivers would strictly obey every posted speed limit on highways, downtown, on neighborhood streets, and in parking lots for one 24-hour cycle, the benefits would be huge.

“A Day Without Losing Your Temper.” A higher degree of difficulty here, and I know that from personal experience. When something goes wrong at home or on the job, there may be brief satisfaction in yelling or kicking the furniture, but bursting into anger usually has nothing to do with the approach to the heart of the matter.

“A Day Without Having All The Answers.” I would like to get a break from hearing anyone speak the phrase, “Here’s what you’re doing wrong.” Right now the US is packed with citizens who believe they can point out the cause of every single problem in existence and then solve it in a moment. I believe they need to be quiet sometimes and use their ears instead of their voices.

I wonder how would average Americans react to such a national pause? Would it be a day of reaction against anger, or joyful celebrations?

1.The first paragraph suggests ________.

A. the writer is against “A Day Without Immigrants”

B. immigrants are not equally treated by the US government

C. the immigrants issue is so complex that the author has to refer to others

D. some move to America without the permission of the US government

2.The author uses his “top three examples” to________.

A. criticize the undocumented illegal immigrants in America

B. show public consciousness of some subjects could be raised

C. encourage common people to create more similar activities

D. indicate some bothering issues affecting people’s daily life

3.According to the author, losing one’s temper is ________.

A. unpleasant B. pointless C. relaxing D. personal

4.The writer suggests “a day without having all the answers”, because ________.

A. he thinks the Americans are too proud

B. he wants to have a chance to speak his mind

C. he expects others to keep quiet and calm

D. he hopes to get a break from the problems

 

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析:文章大意:本文作者建議多建立一些“無(wú)××日”來(lái)增強(qiáng)美國(guó)公民對(duì)影響日常生活公共意識(shí)的關(guān)注。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)文章第一段I have nothing to say about whether or not “A Day Without Immigrants(移民)” had a positive or negative effect on the question of how the federal government should deal with the huge population of undocumented illegal immigrants in this country.可以得出答案。D正確。

2.2B推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第二段and could serve as a method for increasing public consciousness about other issues that affect daily life in America.可知作者舉例是為了表明公眾對(duì)這些問題的關(guān)注。故B正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第四段最后一句but bursting into anger usually has nothing to do with the approach to the heart of the matter.可以得出答案。B正確。

4.推理判斷。根據(jù)文章第五段I believe they need to be quiet sometimes and use their ears instead of their voices.可知作者認(rèn)為美國(guó)人太自傲了A正確。

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