美国有线新闻 CNN 美印第安纳州要求所有高中生参加入籍考试

 

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States: John Roberts, Mike Pompeo, William Barr or Neil Gorsuch? The Chief Justice, who's also the Chief Judge of the U.S. Supreme¹ Court is John Roberts.

That's a question from the civics part of the U.S. naturalization test. The test that someone born outside the United States takes to become a citizen.

The exam has a total of 100 questions, but only 10 of those are asked to people applying for U.S. citizenship², and they have to get at least six of the answers right.

A new law was just passed in the state of Indiana that requires all high school students there to take the naturalization test as part of their civics studies. They don't have to pass the test to graduate. They just have to take it. Those who support the law say they're concerned that many American high school students wouldn't be able to pass the test. So they're hoping that requiring them to take it will help solve that. Those who oppose the law say it's not necessary since students are already learning³ this information through their civics, history and social studies classes. The law is set to take effect next school year. Several other states have a similar requirement in place.

Today, we decided⁴ to test you knowledge with a few more questions from the naturalization test. First, who is known as the father of our country: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, or Thomas Jefferson? The answer: America's first president, George Washington. Next, what are the first words of the U.S. Constitution? We hold these truths, four score and seven years ago, Congress⁵ shall make no law, or we the people? The answer — we the people. Finally, how many U.S. senators⁶ are there: 50, 100, 435, or 438? The answer? 100. Two senators for every state.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

6 senators   

n.参议员( senator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When the senators vote, the ayes will have it. 参议员投票时，投赞成票的人将占多数。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The committee concluded that the senators had engaged in improper conduct. 委员会断定议员们从事了不正当活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》