- 阅读理解A
题干：Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals，notbysharedblood，whoshouldbeallowedtocome,workandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.OnDec.11，2001，aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”-raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification(身份证明).InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers，illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail(讹诈)byterrorists.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare，andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus，orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11，thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.IfSept.11hadneverhappened，theairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.AndCastro,amanagerataBen&Jerry'sicecreamshopattheairport,hadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驱逐出境).Castro'scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturntoherjobatBen&Jerry’s.
题目：Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because_____. - A 、evidence was found that they were potential terrorists
- B 、most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorist attacks
- C 、terrorists might take advantage of their illegal status
- D 、they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。定位到第二段末句，the undocumented workers’ illegal status made them open toblackmail by terrorists表明, 非法移民的工人因其不合法地位很容易被恐怖分子利用。因此C选项为正确答案。
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