2007年5月二级笔译实务试题.pdf

2007 年5 月二级笔译综合能力完型填空 The number of immigrants living in American households rose 16 percent over the last five years, fueled largely by recent arrivals from Mexico, according to fresh data released by the Census Bureau. And increasingly, immigrants are bypassing the traditional gateway （states ）like California and New York and settling directly in parts of the country that （until） recently saw little immigrant activity — regions （ like ）the Upper Midwest, New England and the Rocky Mountain States. Coming in the heart of an election season （in which） illegal immigration has emerged as an issue, the new data （ from ）the bureaus 2005 American Community Survey is certain to generate more （ debate ）. But more than （ that ）, demographers said, it highlights one reason immigration has become （such ） a heated topic. Whats happening now is that immigrants are showing （up ） in many more communities all across the country than they have ever been （ in ）,” said Audrey Singer, an immigration fellow at the Brookings Institution. So its easy for people to （look） around and not just see them, but feel the impact theyre 1 （having ）in their communities. And a lot of （these ）are communities that are not accustomed to （seeing ） immigrants in their schools, at the workplace, in their hospitals.” By far the largest numbers of immigrants continue to live in the six states that have traditionally attracted （them ）: California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois. Immigrants also continue to flow into a handful of states in the Southeast, （like） Georgia and North Carolina, a trend that was discerned in the 2000 census.