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Imagine living in a country torn by war. Or maybe you live in a place where there are few jobs and little chance to earn a living. Your family decides to move — not to another town, but to another country. You and your family have become immigrants. People are called immigrants when they move to a foreign country to make their homes.
People become immigrants for many reasons. The most common one is economic opportunities. Most immigrants are attracted to other countries by the promise of jobs, farmland, or business opportunities.
Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. They are refugees. Some refugees move to avoid wars and political unrest. Others are seeking freedom to express their religious views. Still others are uprooted by disasters, such as terrible flooding or drought.
Some people have become immigrants against their will. Captured in Africa, shipped to foreign lands and forced to work as slaves, many early African immigrants to North and South America came in chains.
Except for Native Americans, all people came to the United States from someplace else. For nearly 500 years, immigrants have landed on America’s shores seeking a better life. Throughout American history, immigrants often worked low-paying, dangerous jobs that other people refused to do.
Immigrants from around the world helped shape American life. Many immigrants absorbed the customs and language common to most Americans. They also brought their own traditions, including music and foods. Over time, many of these traditions have become part of American life.
The first European immigrants to America hoped to colonize new lands. By the mid-1500s, Spaniards had ventured into Florida, California, and the American Southwest. French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s and built their first colony in Canada. The English also arrived in the early 1600s. They established 13 colonies along America’s AtlanticCoast.
In the 1700s, England became the major power in colonial North America. But many European immigrants came to live in the English colonies. They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.
Immigrants still come to the United States seeking freedom and economic opportunities. Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.
Today, the U.S. government limits the number of immigrants into the country each year. People who sneak illegally into the United States are called illegal immigrants, who, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.
Key Points
Detailed Information
【小题1】
Immigrants are those who move to a foreign country to make their homes.
Reasons
Most people come for 【小题2】opportunities, such as good jobs, farmlands, or business opportunities.
Some move to the US to 【小题3】away from wars or disasters.
Some people immigrate to【小题4】for religious freedom.
Some people have become immigrants【小题5】, like many early African immigrants.
History
French immigrants【小题6】Canada in the early 1600s and built their first colony there.
The English also came to the early 1600s and【小题7】thirteen colonies along America’s Atlantic Coast.
In the 1700s, European immigrants came to live in the English colonies, people from Sweden, Holland and etc. are【小题8】.
Today
【小题9】from the past, the origins of most new immigrants are mainly Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia, instead of Europe.
The US government erects dams to【小题10】the number of immigrants into the country each yearin check. Illegal immigrants, if caught, would be sent back to their home countries.
Definition
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(答案→)Definition
解析：文章介绍了美国移民的组成，当时他们为什么选择移民，陈述了当时的历史和现在的移民形势。
【小题1】归纳词：右边是对移民的定义： Definition
【小题2】 原词重现：根据第二段的句子：The most common one is economic opportunities.可知移民的普遍的原因是经济方面的：economic
【小题3】考查固定词组：根据第三段的句子：Other people become immigrants in order to get away from mistreatment or natural disasters. 可知是词组stay/keep away from远离，
【小题4】词形转化题：根据第三段的句子：Others are seeking freedom to express their religious views. 可知seeking改成search/seek
【小题5】词义归纳题：从第四段的句子：Some people have become immigrants against their will. 可知这些人是违背自己的意志变成移民的。填passively/unwillingly
【小题6】同义词转化题：从第七段的句子：French immigrants arrived in the early 1600s 可知把arriveed改成reached
【小题7】原词重现：从第七段的句子：They established 13 colonies along America’s AtlanticCoast.可知填established/founded
【小题8】词形转化题：根据第八段的句子：They included people from Sweden, Holland, Germany, Scotland, and Ireland.可知填 included
【小题9】词义归纳题：从第九段的句子：Most new immigrants no longer come from Europe. They come mainly from Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Asia.可知是和以前的不同： Different
【小题10】词义归纳题：从第九段的句子： Today, the U.S. government limits the number of immigrants into the country each year. 可知limit=keep ...in check，填keep
