- 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：According to the author，the United States claims to be a nation_____. - A 、composed of people having different values
- B 、encouraging individual pursuits
- C 、sharing common interests
- D 、founded on shared ideals
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。文章首句就提到“在一个以理想而非以血缘为基础的国家里，应该允许什么样的人来这个国家工作并居住在这里呢？”由此很容易得知美国是一个以共同理想为基础的国家。因此D选项为正确答案。
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