It has taken 90 years since she was born in a poor house in County Limerick for a woman considered America’s oldest illegal immigrant to get her Irish passport.It will be a few more months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling(賦于…權力) her to a pension and other benefits.
Despite having lived in America for most of her life since she arrived in 1923, the great-grandmother was declared an undocumented alien(華僑)in 1999, when she tried to claim state aid to help raise her seven grandchildren, who were left orphaned when her daughter was killed by a robber over$20.
Even though she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits. But she had no birth certificate or passport when she arrived on an immigrant ship from Ireland from Ireland with her parents, who had 12 other children.
She never gave the matter much thought until 1999, when she was in her late 70s and needed assistance to raise her grandchildren. For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs. But her life was hard and marked by tragedy. Her husband died in 1996, and her son Thomas died in a car accident with his girlfriend in 1985. Her only surviving child, Rosemary, died of cancer in 2009.
A Catholic charity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support(CIIS), which alerted the Irish Consulate(領事館). Through them, they tracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported. The document, in turn, allowed her to receive her Irish passport, and eventually her American green card in September 2011, which was dated back to November 1, 1923.
1.What will happen to a person if he has no green card in the US?
A. he cannot get any chance to get education
B. he can’t have a pension and other benefits
C. his citizenship will be taken away
D. he has to take illegal part-time job
2.Josephine couldn’t be a legal immigrant because ______.
A. she was named an undocumented alien
B. she arrived in American in a secret way
C. She couldn’t find her proper certificates
D. She has too many brothers and sisters
3.We can imply from the 4th paragraph that ______.
A. Josephine lived a lonely life for many years
B. Thomas was always driving carelessly
C. Josephine was a strong-willed woman
D. Mrs. Stout, Josephine’s friend, helped her a lot.
4.Please arrange the following events in the correct order according to the text.
a. Josephine’s birth certificate was found.
b. Josephine received her green card.
c. The Catholic charity contacted CIIS.
d. The birth certificate was shown on a website.
e. Josephine was offered her Irish passport.
A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-a-b C. a-d-c-b-e D. c-a-d-e-b
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.D
【解析】
試題分析 Josephine Stout在領事館的幫助下得到護照和美國綠卡的故事。
1. B細節題。根據第一段It will be a few more months before Josephine Stout will finally be declared a US citizen, entitling her to a pension and other benefits.得知如果沒有綠卡，就沒有退休金和其它福利。故選B項。
2.C 細節題。根據第三段Even though she has never considered herself Irish, noting “I don’t even have an accent,” she didn’t officially exist as an American when officials in Chicago insisted that she prove her citizenship in order to qualify for benefits.得知應選 C項。
3.C推斷題。根據第四段For 12 years, Mrs. Stout managed to support the family by doing various jobs得知，她十分的堅強來養活一家人。故選 C項。
4.D排序題。此類題首先進行比較 得出先來判斷a c 哪個在前，根據最后一段先聯系A Catholic charity referred her case to Chicago Irish Immigrant Support，而后找到出生證明，故c 在前，排除A C項。再比較一下a d e 哪個在前，最后 一段hrough them, they tracked down her birth certificate, the website irishcentral.com reported.得知a 在前，故選 D 項。
考點 故事類閱讀。
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CROSSROADS INTERNATIONALHow does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn't want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena（福利院）in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.
Who do we help?
The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets（預算）. They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can't get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.
How do we operate?
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated（捐贈）. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight（貨運）, we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff work on a voluntary basis.
Those that donate goods and services:
●Factories ●Manufacturers
●Hospitals ●Hotels
●Educational Institutions ●Householders
●Transport Companies ●Offices
●Other Charities
One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.
What can I do?
We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate（提供）them.
●Clothing categorization ●Sewing
●Toy categorization ●Furniture handling
●Book categorization ●Driving
●Household goods categorization ●Office work
●Electrical goods categorization ●Book keeping
●Stationery categorization ●Fund-raising
●Medical categorization
Where to find us
All volunteer work is done at our warehouse:
Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building
Our warehouse hours:
Tues--Sat.
10am--5∶30pm
Postal Address:
16Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Landau Island,
Hung Kong
Office details:
Ph: 2984 9309, 2740 9657
Fax: 2984 7452
Email: 106122. 2524@compuserve. com.
（1）Crossroads International is ________.
[ ]
A. a welfare agency
B. a place to store goods donated
C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them
D. an organization run by the government
（2）People in poor areas can't get help from the Crossroads if they need ______.
[ ]
A. toys and books
B. furniture and computers
C. fresh water and food
D. clothes and washing machines
（3）The purpose of this brochure（小冊子）is mainly to ________.
[ ]
A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads
B. call on people to donate more goods
C. let people know what Crossroads International is
D. tell people what Crossroads can provide
（4）From the above brochure, we can conclude that ________.
[ ]
A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it
B. Crossroads doesn't give goods directly to the people who need them
C. you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads
D. Crossroads has collected more goods than needed
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Crossroads International
How does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn't want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that：a Crossroads between need and resource.
Who do we help?
The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(預算). They are grass－root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can't get the job done without back－up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery to medical provision, cupboards to dining sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.
How do we operate?
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated(捐贈). Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight (貨運), we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full－time staff work on a voluntary basis.
Those that donate goods and services:
●Factories
●Manufacturers
●Hospitals
●Hotels
●Educational Institutions
●Householders
●Transport Companies
●Offices
●Other Charities
One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.
What can I do?
We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate(提供) them.
●Clothing categorization
●Sewing
●Toy categorization
●Furniture handling
●Book categorization
●Driving
●Household goods categorization
●Office work
●Electrical goods categorization
●Book keeping
●Stationery categorization
●Fund－raising
●Medical categorization
Where to find us
All volunteer work is done at our warehouse:
Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building. Our warehouse hours :
Tues－Sat.: l0am－5 : 30pm
Postal Address：16Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Office details：Ph：2984 9309, 2740 9657 Fax：2984 7452
Email：106122. 2524 @ compuserve. Com
1．Crossroads International is ________.
[ ]
A．a welfare agency
B．a place to store goods donated
C．an organization to collect goods for those who need them
D．an organization run by the government
2．People in poor areas can't get help from the Crossroads if they need ________.
A．toys and books
B．furniture and computers
C．fresh water and food
D．clothes and washing machines
3．The purpose of this brochure(小冊子) is mainly to ________.
[ ]
A．look for volunteers to work for Crossroads
B．call on people to donate more goods
C．let people know what Crossroads International is
D．tell people what Crossroads can provide
4．From the above brochure, we can conclude that ________.
[ ]
A．people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it
B．Crossroads doesn't give goods directly to the people who need them
C．you can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads
D．Crossroads has collected more goods than needed
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Crossroads International
How does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.
Who do we help?
The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(預算). They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery(文具) to medical provision, cupboards to dinning sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.
How do we operate?
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight(貨運)，we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff works on a voluntary basis.
Those that donate goods and services:
·Factories·Manufacturers ·Hospitals ·Hotels ·Householders
·Offices ·Other Charities ·Transport Companies ·Educational Institutions
One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.
What can I do?
We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate them.
·Clothing categorization ·Sewing ·Toy categorization ·Furniture handling
·Driving ·Book categorization ·Household goods categorization ·Office work
·Electrical goods categorization ·Book keeping ·Fund- raising
·Stationery categorization ·Medical categorization
Where to find us?
All volunteer work is done at out warehouse:
Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building
Our warehouse hours: Tues.-Sat. 10:00am-5:30pm
Postal address: 16 Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Lantau Island, HK
Office details: Ph: 2984 9309, 2740 9657
【小題1】Crossroads International is .
| A．a welfare agency | B．a place to store goods donated |
| C．an organization to collect goods for those who need them | |
| D．an organization run by the government |
| A．toys and books | B．furniture and computers |
| C．fresh water and food | D．clothes and washing machines |
| A．Driving | B．Fundraising | C．Furniture handling | D．Teaching |
| A．look for volunteers to work for Crossroads | B．call on people to donate more goods |
| C．let people know what Crossroads International is | D．tell people what Crossroads can provide |
| A．people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it |
| B．Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them |
| C．You can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads |
| D．Crossroads has collected more goods than needed |
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Crossroads International
How does Crossroads work?
Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.
Who do we help?
The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(預算). They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery(文具) to medical provision, cupboards to dinning sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.
How do we operate?
Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight(貨運)，we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff works on a voluntary basis.
Those that donate goods and services:
·Factories ·Manufacturers ·Hospitals ·Hotels ·Householders
·Offices ·Other Charities ·Transport Companies ·Educational Institutions
One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.
What can I do?
We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate them.
·Clothing categorization ·Sewing ·Toy categorization ·Furniture handling
·Driving ·Book categorization ·Household goods categorization ·Office work
·Electrical goods categorization ·Book keeping ·Fund- raising
·Stationery categorization ·Medical categorization
Where to find us?
All volunteer work is done at out warehouse:
Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building
Our warehouse hours: Tues.-Sat. 10:00am-5:30pm
Postal address: 16 Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Lantau Island, HK
Office details: Ph: 2984 9309, 2740 9657
1.Crossroads International is .
A. a welfare agency B. a place to store goods donated
C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them
D. an organization run by the government
2. People in poor areas can’t get help from the Crossroads if they need .
A. toys and books B. furniture and computers
C. fresh water and food D. clothes and washing machines
3. Which of the following is not the choice if you decide to offer help?
A. Driving B. Fundraising C. Furniture handling D. Teaching
4.The purpose of this brochure(小冊子) is mainly to .
A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads B. call on people to donate more goods
C. let people know what Crossroads International is D. tell people what Crossroads can provide
5.From the above brochure, we can conclude that .
A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it
B. Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them
C. You can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads
D. Crossroads has collected more goods than needed
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