More and more Italians are leaving their country because they can not get a job. One in every three Italians say they are willing to go abroad, sometimes even to other continents to get work. Currently, about 300,000 young Italians may be living abroad.
Although emigration has always been a choice for Italians, especially for those who left the country at the beginning of the twentieth century, more young Italians think leaving their home country is the only way to escape economic difficulty. These young Italians, however, are not poor farmers or laborers but bright university graduates and other talented young people.
Many of them want to go to richer places, like northern Europe, but they are also prepared to go elsewhere. Most of them describe a feeling of unhappiness and frustration. They are not sure which direction their country is heading and feel no longer proud of being Italians.
Many leave because they think that getting a good job is possible in other countries where all doors are open to you if you are young and dynamic. However, in Italy everything is boring and old-fashioned. Italy’s economic system is largely based on family structures and the elderly who don’t want to give up power. Corruption(腐敗) is also a big problem that simply won’t go away.
The Italian government is aware of the problem and says it must create new opportunities for its younger generation. But even if it starts working on a new style economy right away it may take years before things in Italy really change. The government has already passed laws which will make it easier for doctors, lawyers and other academics to start a career in Italy.
Many economic experts claim that Italy is doing a lot for its older generation but very little for its youth. For example, it spends little on housing, childcare but a lot on pensions.
小題1:Some people are leaving Italy mainly because they _____ .
A．want to get a jobB．want to travel abroad
C．prefer working abroadD．no longer love their country
小題2:The Italian government _____ .
A．is blind to the problem of emigration
B．encourages young Italians to go abroad
C．has taken some measures to change the situation
D．promise to offer more jobs to young Italians soon
小題3:Many economic experts think that the Italian government should _____ .
A．do more for its youth
B．try to improve its economy
C．stop its youth from going abroad
D．solve the problem as soon as possible
小題4:What problem is Italy facing?
A．Most of its laborers are old.
B．There aren’t any truly talented youngsters.
C．The government officials’ attitude is old-fashioned.
D．People with power are doing illegal and dishonest things.
小題5:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．Italian emigration history
B．More care for old Italians
C．Young Italians are leaving Italy
D．The influence of economic difficulty

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：本文在講述意大利年輕人離開國(guó)家去國(guó)外就業(yè)，因?yàn)閲?guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣，家族式的發(fā)展模式，使年輕人沒有什么機(jī)會(huì)，腐敗也是很大的問題，政府雖然意識(shí)到這個(gè)問題，但更多的對(duì)老年人有利，而對(duì)年輕人做的很少
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段More and more Italians are leaving their country because they can not get a job越來越多的意大利人離開他們的國(guó)家，因?yàn)樗麄儾荒苷业揭粋�(gè)好的工作。故選A項(xiàng)。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段提到The Italian government is aware of the problem and says it must create new opportunities for its younger generation意大利政府已經(jīng)意識(shí)到這個(gè)問題，會(huì)給年輕人創(chuàng)造新的機(jī)會(huì)，The government has already passed laws which will make it easier for doctors, lawyers and other academics to start a career in Italy通過一項(xiàng)法律，讓他們成為律師，醫(yī)生，更容易。故選C項(xiàng)。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到Many economic experts claim that Italy is doing a lot for its older generation but very little for its youth許多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家說，政府為老年人做了很多而為年輕人做得太少，所以選A項(xiàng)。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段提到However, in Italy everything is boring and old-fashioned. Italy’s economic system is largely based on family structures and the elderly who don’t want to give up power. Corruption(腐敗) is also a big problem that simply won’t go away.意大利一切是令人厭倦的，守舊的，經(jīng)濟(jì)制度以家族為基礎(chǔ)，老人不肯放權(quán)，腐敗是最大的問題，所以選D項(xiàng)。
小題5:C 主旨大意。本文在講述意大利年輕人離開國(guó)家去國(guó)外就業(yè)，因?yàn)閲?guó)內(nèi)經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣，家族式的發(fā)展模式，使年輕人沒有什么機(jī)會(huì)，腐敗也是很大的問題，政府雖然意識(shí)到這個(gè)問題，但更多的對(duì)老年人有利，而對(duì)年輕人做的很少，所以C項(xiàng)符合題意。
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