题目内容
20.I love seeing Europeans line up in airports to applaud arriving refugees.But humanitarianism (人道主义) will not guide policy for long.We liberals need to argue from Europe's self-interest:our continent has the need,the space and the ability to accept people.Many European countries are gradually turning into old people's homes.Germany,Italy,Spain and others have some of the lowest birth rates in human history.It is predicted that about one-third of their populations will be aged over 65in 2050.Germany needs to import at least 350,000people a year to keep its workforce stable.Suddenly,young ambitious workers are pouring into the country as if called by a genie (精灵) with a lamp.No wonder Angela Merkel,German Chancellor,has been more welcoming than David Cameron,British Prime Minister.But all over Europe,carers for old people are already in need.Norway found oil under the seabed but it would have been better off if it had discovered 50,000nurses there instead.
Many rightwingers think we have reached our limits.This feeling is widespread.And it's true that Western Europe is one of the most densely populated regions on earth.Indeed,density has long been Europe's unique selling point:with so many people of different nations closely packed together,we have always traded goods and exchanged ideas fast.That's why the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries happened here.
But we have plenty more room.Many European cities aren't dense enough.Now east Germany,north-western Spain and gorgeous mountain villages in Italy are losing people.Lots of cities have unused industrial land.
Humans inhabit a slice of the EU's territory.Only about 2.5per cent of the EU's land is used for housing,estimates the European Commission.By contrast,a whopping 43per cent was used for agriculture in 2009,it says.That's too much.We could turn more land into forest or into green landscapes where people can relax and play.Making that transition is feasible because we now use agricultural land inefficiently.
Migrants often spend years locked up together in serious government-funded"migrant centers".However,the way to learn a new country's language,make friends and find work is to live with a local.This crisis has shown that lots of Europeans are willing to take refugees into their homes.After Iceland's government said it could take only 50Syrian refugees,many Icelanders came forward offering to take a far greater number into their own homes.People aren't just sitting around waiting for government to do something.
We need migrants,and we can accommodate them.If opponents just don't like foreigners,they should say so instead of pretending to be hardheaded pragmatists (实用主义者).
61.Why is Angela Merkel willing to take in refugees according to the passage?D
A.Germany has already stepped into aged society.
B.Birth rates in Germany are the lowest in history.
C.She is kind and shows sympathy for homeless people.
D.Refugees can make up the shortage of labor in Germany.
62.Which of the following statements is TRUE?C
A.No other region is more densely populated than Western Europe.
B.Density has become Europe's most outstanding characteristic.
C.All European cities are not crowded together in great numbers.
D.Large quantities of unused industrial land will turn into forest.
63.It can be inferred thatC.
A.nurses are more badly needed than petrol in Europe
B.liberals always do something for the Europe's benefit
C.aging problem in Germany is the worst in Europe
D.Europeans have already made intelligent use of the land
64.What is the last paragraph but one mainly about?A
A.Migrants can privately be accommodated.
B.Migrants had better not live in migrant centers.
C.Everyone can live with migrants to help them fit in.
D.Everyone has done their own part to help migrants.
分析 文章大意:本文讲述的是欧洲现在出生率低,劳动力严重缺乏,尤其是德国,因此移民就变得很迫切.
解答 61-64 DCCA
61.D 推理判断题.根据文章第二段中的Germany needs to import at least 350,000people a year to keep its workforce stable.Suddenly,young ambitious workers are pouring into the country as if called by a genie (精灵) with a lamp可知德国每年需要进口至少35万的劳动力,所以难民的涌入可以解决劳动力的问题,因此答案选D.
62.C 细节理解题.根据文章第二段中的Germany,Italy,Spain and others have some of the lowest birth rates in human history可知德国、意大利、西班牙和其他的国家处于历史上的最低出生率时期,因此答案选C.
63.C 推理判断题.根据文章第二段中的It is predicted that about one-third of their populations will be aged over 65in 2050.Germany needs to import at least 350,000people a year to keep its workforce stable可知预计2050年将有三分之一的人口超过65岁,德国每年至少进口35万的劳动力才能保持工业的稳定性,因此答案选C.
64.A 主旨大意题.根据文章最后一段第一句话We need migrants,and we can accommodate them可知我们需要移民,我们能够容纳他们,因此答案选A.
点评 本题是新闻报道类阅读理解.这类题材是高考常考的内容,它注重考查考生对整体内容的理解,有一定难度,做题时要求考生在通读全文了解大意的基础再结合题目要求以及上下文做出正确的判断.
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