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Why did northern European people come to settle down in the United States?
Why did northern European people come to settle down in the United States?
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2010-07-06
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问题
Why did northern European people come to settle down in the United States?
After the early period of settlements, the first sharp in increase in immigration took place in the 1830’s and 1840’s. This brought to America flocks of people from northern Europe who lost employment in the Industrial Revolution, and then a great number of Irish people who fled from famine. German political refugees arrived shortly after. Many immigrants from northern and western Europe settled on farms in the middle-west. The Irish became Construction laborers on roads, bridges, and railroads.
In the 1880’s, a tremendous flood of immigrants began coming in, this time largely from southern and eastern Europe. To most Americans, these newcomers seemed far stranger than the early settlers. Their languages, customs, and ways of life were very different from those of Americans. The newcomers moved into the poorest neighborhood of the large cities. They tended to stay together and cling to their old ways. As they were accustomed to poverty, they were willing to work for very low wages. This made other workers, especially those in labor unions, afraid that the immigrants with the lower wage level would take away jobs from them. Indeed, organized labor became one of the key opponents of continued immigration.
This opposition finally led to the posting of immigration law in the 1920’s, which restricted further immigration. In 1965, these unfair laws were replaced by a new immigration act, which granted equal opportunities to foreigners, regardless of their place of origin. Asians, like Koreans and Vietnamese, soon began to arrive. Many of these newcomers have worked very hard to establish themselves in their new land.
选项
A、To impose restrictions on further immigration.
B、To improve the working conditions of immigrants.
C、To set a minimum wage level for new immigrants.
D、To put requirements on languages for newcomers.
答案
A
解析
出题点在文章中间表强调的部分。最终1920年的移民法案限制外来移民“This opposition finally led to the posting of immigration law in the 1920’s,which restricted further immigration.”。答案选A。
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