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The London terrorist attacks on July 7 and July 21 changed British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He had long been reluctant to make
The London terrorist attacks on July 7 and July 21 changed British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He had long been reluctant to make
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2008-10-11
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The London terrorist attacks on July 7 and July 21 changed British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He had long been reluctant to make the fight against Islamo-fascist terror a domestic issue. Last week he outlined security measures to deal with radical clerics who incite violence.
Of particular interest is a measure that read in part: "It is now necessary, in order to acquire British citizenship, that people attend a citizenship ceremony (and) swear allegiance to the country." That’s not much different from U. S. law.【66】
This requirement would violate Section 203 of the U. S. Voting Rights Act, which requires that bilingual election materials and assistance be made available when a foreign language reaches critical mass in the general population. For example, California recall ballots in Los Angeles County were printed in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean and Tagalog.【67】
U. S. law, in effect, tells new citizens that can be fully engaged in U.S. democracy without understanding the language of its election campaigns.【68】
Naturalized citizens must demonstrate a fundamental understanding of U. S. history and civics. Isn’t it reasonable to expect them also to be able to communicate, at a basic level, in the language of U. S. politics?【69】Requiring citizens to understand basic English isn’t bias. But supporting a system that encourages American citizens to accept a life without meaningful participation in politics and civic life—that’s bias.
To end the separatism and disengagement that flourishes in part because significant portions of his country cannot speak English, Blair wants to make basic knowledge of English a requirement for British citizenship. There can be no true national unity when citizens cannot understand each other and participate in the majority culture.
【70】Let’s hope the United States will learn it through observation rather than bitter experience.
A. Despite a growing bilingualism in English, for the most part Britain remains a monolingual nation with a long, proud linguistic and cultural tradition.
B. But Blair wants to impose an additional requirement: To become a British citizen, one must "have a rudimentary grasp of the English language".
C. It further suggests that secondhand knowledge of politics, through translation or others’ interpretations, is an adequate substitute for the ability to hear and read about the candidates and the issues.
D. A passing knowledge of English shouldn’t be too much to ask of those who seek the right to vote that so many American soldiers have died to secure.
E. Britain has learned that lesson—the hard way.
F. The intent of Section 203 is laudable: A member of a "language minority group" should face no obstacles in exercising the franchise. But its effects are pernicious.
选项
答案
C
解析
本题的答题关键是了解该段的主要内容是告诉读者美国法律起到的实际效果。空格所在的这一段落应该都是围绕这一重点展开的,而选项C正是对这一内容的进一步解释。另外,考生要了解选项C中的it指的是上一句提到的U. S. law,而suggests与上一句的tells是同义反复的两个动词,further提示了考生该句与前文是递进的关系。通过内容和逻辑这两方面的分析,可以确定答案为选项C。
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