It has taken 90 years since she was born in a poor house in County Limerick for
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It has taken 90 years since she was born in a poorhouse in County Limerick for a woman considered America’s oldest illegalimmigrant to get her Irish passport.It will be a few more months beforeJosephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling(赋于…权力) her to a pension andother benefits.
Despitehaving lived in America for most of her life since she arrived in 1923, thegreat-grandmother was declared an undocumented alien(华侨)in 1999, when she tried to claim state aid to helpraise her seven grandchildren, who were left orphaned when her daughter waskilled by a robber over$20.
Eventhough she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have anaccent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicagoinsisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits. Butshe had no birth certificate or passport when she arrived on an immigrant shipfrom Ireland from Ireland with her parents, who had 12 other children.
Shenever gave the matter much thought until 1999, when she was in her late 70s andneeded assistance to raise her grandchildren. For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managedto support the family by doing various jobs. But her life was hard and markedby tragedy. Her husband died in 1996, and her son Thomas died in a car accidentwith his girlfriend in 1985. Her only surviving child, Rosemary, died of cancerin 2009.
A Catholiccharity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support(CIIS), whichalerted the Irish Consulate(领事馆). Through them, theytracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported. Thedocument, in turn, allowed her to receive her Irish passport, and eventuallyher American green card in September 2011, which was dated back to November 1,1923.
1.What will happen to a person if he has no green cardin the US?
A. he cannot get any chance to get education
B. he can’t have a pension and other benefits
C. his citizenship will be taken away
D. he has to take illegal part-time job
2.Josephine couldn’t be a legal immigrant because______.
A. she was named an undocumented alien
B. she arrived in American in a secret way
C. She couldn’t find her proper certificates
D. She has too many brothers and sisters
3.We can imply from the 4th paragraph that______.
A. Josephine lived a lonely life for many years
B. Thomas was always driving carelessly
C. Josephine was a strong-willed woman
D. Mrs. Stout, Josephine’s friend, helped her a lot.
4.Please arrange the following events in the correctorder according to the text.
a. Josephine’s birth certificate was found.
b. Josephine received her green card.
c. The Catholic charity contacted CIIS.
d. The birth certificate was shown on a website.
e. Josephine was offered her Irish passport.
A. a-b-c-d-e B.c-d-e-a-b C. a-d-c-b-e D.c-a-d-e-b
试题答案
【答案】
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.D
【解析】
试题分析 JosephineStout在领事馆的帮助下得到护照和美国绿卡的故事。
1. B细节题。根据第一段It will be a fewmore months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen,entitling her to a pension and other benefits.得知如果没有绿卡，就没有退休金和其它福利。故选B项。
2.C 细节题。根据第三段Even though shehas never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” shedidn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted thatshe prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits.得知应选 C项。
3.C推断题。根据第四段For 12 years,Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs得知，她十分的坚强来养活一家人。故选 C项。
4.D排序题。此类题首先进行比较 得出先来判断a c 哪个在前，根据最后一段先联系A Catholiccharity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support，而后找到出生证明，故c 在前，排除A C项。再比较一下a d e 哪个在前，最后 一段hrough them, they tracked down her birth certificate,the website irishcentral.com reported.得知a 在前，故选 D 项。
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