26. “Birds of passage” refers to those who.
- A. stay in a foreign country temporarily
- B. leave their home countries for good
- C. immigrate across the Atlantic
- D. find permanent jobs overseas
答案：A
答案句：A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. Along with the many folks looking to make a permanent home in the United States came those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home. Between 1908 and 1915, about 7 million people arrived while about 2 million departed. About a quarter of all Italian immigrants, for example, eventually returned to Italy for good. They even had an affectionate nickname, “uccelli di passaggio,” birds of passage.
参考译文：一个世纪前，来自大西洋彼岸的移民包括定居者和旅居者。伴随着许多希望在美国永久安家的人而来的，是那些无意留下、赚些钱然后回家的人。1908年至1915年间，约有700万人抵达，而约200万人离开。例如，大约四分之一的意大利移民最终永久返回意大利。他们甚至有一个亲切的绰号，“uccelli di passaggio”，即候鸟。
定位线索：题干“Birds of passage”→答案句末句“birds of passage”；文中“those who had no intention to stay, and who would make some money and then go home”对应选项A“stay in a foreign country temporarily”。
解析：题干问“Birds of passage”指代谁。答案句直接给出该词所在句，其前文明确描述这类人“had no intention to stay”（无意留下）、“make some money and then go home”（赚钱后回家），且“returned to Italy for good”中“for good”意为“永久”，但此处指返回意大利而非留在美国，故A“暂时留在外国”正确。B“永久离开祖国”偷换概念，文中“for good”修饰返回意大利，并非指离开祖国；C“跨大西洋移民”范围过大，文中特指无意定居者；D“在海外找永久工作”与“no intention to stay”矛盾。
27. It is implied in Paragraph 2 that the current immigration system in the US
- A. needs new immigrant categories
- B. has loosened control over immigrants
- C. should be adapted to meet challenges
- D. has been fixed via political means
答案：C
答案句：That framework has contributed mightily to our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don’t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strict definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.
参考译文：这种框架极大地导致了我们破碎的移民体系和长期的政治瘫痪，无法解决如何修复它。我们不需要更多类别，但我们需要改变我们思考类别的方式。我们需要超越合法与非法的严格定义。首先，我们可以承认新的候鸟，那些在灰色地带生活并蓬勃发展的人。然后我们或许可以开始解决我们的移民挑战。
定位线索：题干“Paragraph 2”→答案句取自第2段“That framework has contributed mightily to our broken immigration system”；文中“We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges”对应选项C“should be adapted to meet challenges”。
解析：题干问第2段暗示美国当前移民体系如何。答案句指出现有框架导致体系“broken”（破碎）和政治瘫痪，作者建议“change the way we think”、“look beyond strict definitions”，并认为“begin to solve our immigration challenges”，即体系需要调整以应对挑战，C正确。A“需要新移民类别”与原文“We don’t need more categories”直接矛盾；B“放松了对移民的控制”无中生有，原文未提及控制放松；D“已通过政治手段修复”与“long political paralysis”矛盾。
28. According to the author, today’s birds of passage want.
- A. financial incentives
- B. a global recognition
- C. the freedom to stay and leave
- D. opportunities to get regular jobs
答案：C
答案句：They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them. They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.
参考译文：他们更喜欢随着机会的召唤而来去自如。他们可以在一地工作，在另一地养家。
定位线索：题干“today’s birds of passage want”→答案句取自第3段“They prefer to come and go as opportunity calls them”；文中“prefer to come and go”对应选项C“the freedom to stay and leave”。
解析：题干问当今候鸟想要什么。答案句直接说明他们“prefer to come and go”（更喜欢来去自如），即自由决定去留，C正确。A“经济激励”无中生有，原文未提金钱激励；B“全球认可”无中生有，原文只说他们是“energetic participants”；D“获得固定工作的机会”与“come and go”矛盾，他们不追求固定。
29. The author suggests that the birds of passage today should be treated.
- A. as faithful partners
- B. with legal tolerance
- C. with economic favors
- D. as mighty rivals
答案：B
答案句：With or without permission, they straddle laws, jurisdictions and identities with ease. We need them to imagine the United States as a place where they can be productive for a while without committing themselves to staying forever. We need them to feel that home can be both here and there and that they can belong to two nations honorably.
参考译文：无论有无许可，他们都能轻松地跨越法律、管辖权和身份。我们需要他们想象美国是一个他们可以暂时高效工作而不必承诺永远留下的地方。我们需要他们感到家可以既在这里又在那里，他们可以光荣地属于两个国家。
定位线索：题干“should be treated”→答案句取自第4段“We need them to imagine...without committing themselves to staying forever”；文中“With or without permission”和“without committing themselves to staying forever”对应选项B“with legal tolerance”。
解析：题干问作者建议如何对待当今候鸟。答案句指出他们“With or without permission”（无论有无许可）都应被接纳，且应允许他们“without committing themselves to staying forever”，即法律上应宽容对待，B正确。A“作为忠实伙伴”无中生有，原文未提伙伴关系；C“经济优惠”无中生有，原文未提经济好处；D“作为强大对手”与原文“We need them”的积极态度相反。
30. The most appropriate title for this text would be.
- A. Come and Go: Big Mistake
- B. Living and Thriving: Great Risk
- C. With or Without: Great Risk
- D. Legal or Illegal: Big Mistake
答案：D
答案句：Today, we are much more rigid about immigrants. We divide newcomers into two categories: legal or illegal, good or bad. We hail them as Americans in the making, or brand them as aliens to be kicked out. That framework has contributed mightily to our broken immigration system and the long political paralysis over how to fix it. We don’t need more categories, but we need to change the way we think about categories. We need to look beyond strict definitions of legal and illegal. To start, we can recognize the new birds of passage, those living and thriving in the gray areas. We might then begin to solve our immigration challenges.
参考译文：如今，我们对移民的态度要严格得多。我们将新来者分为两类：合法或非法，好或坏。我们要么称赞他们为正在形成的美国人，要么将他们视为应被驱逐的外国人。这种框架极大地导致了我们破碎的移民体系以及长期的政治僵局，无法解决这一问题。我们不需要更多的分类，但我们需要改变我们看待分类的方式。我们需要超越对合法和非法的严格定义。首先，我们可以认识到新的候鸟，那些在灰色地带生活并蓬勃发展的人。我们或许就能开始解决我们的移民挑战。
定位线索：题干“最合适的标题”对应全文主旨；文中“divide newcomers into two categories: legal or illegal”对应选项D“Legal or Illegal”；文中“That framework has contributed mightily to our broken immigration system”对应选项D“Big Mistake”。
解析：本题为主旨题。文章首段引出“birds of passage”概念，第二段指出当前将移民分为“legal or illegal”的框架导致移民体系破碎，并提出需超越这种分类。选项D“Legal or Illegal: Big Mistake”准确概括了文章核心：批评二元分类框架并指出其错误。选项A“Come and Go”仅涉及首段现象，未触及主旨；选项B和C中的“Great Risk”在文中无依据，属于无中生有。