INTHISweek’sissue,wehaveapiecelookingatthedramaticwaveofsouthernEuropeanmigrantsmovingtoBritain(mostly,infact,toLondon).Asrecessionbitesathome,Britain’sItalianpopulation,longfairlystableinsize,isonceagainexpanding.YoungSpaniardsaremovinghereindroves.ButIthoughtitwasworthdrawingoutonepointinparticular:immigrationandBritain’slargelyunregulatedlabourmarketgohandinhand.PeoplemovetoBritainforallsortsofreasons,andnotallarestraightforward.Inthecourseofresearchingthepiece,IspoketoayoungSpanishgirlwhoismovingtoEnglandbecauseshethinksitwillbeeasiertogetanAustralianvisafromhere;anothercouple,intheirlate20s,whomovedherebecausetheywantedanadventure;andayoungItalianfineartsgraduatewhocametoEnglandbecausehehadheardaboutourfreemuseums.Economicreasonsarealwaysanimportantdraw,butrarelythemostimportantone.Butwhentheygethere,almostallimmigrantshavetofindsomewheretoliveandsomewheretowork.Iftheyarrivewithoutverymuchmoney,orwithoutparticularlygoodEnglishskills,theyneedworkfast—evenifitbarelypays.Andtherearelotsofunscrupulousemployersaroundwhoarepreparedtoofferit.Forimmigrants,thereisplentyofworkinhotels,inrestaurants,incarehomes,onconstructionsites,cleaningoffices,deliveringleafletsandmuchelse—oftenataslittleas£3or£4perhour,farbelowthelegalminimumwage(now£6.31perhour).Thesesortsofjobsareneverofferedtonatives,whomightalerttheauthoritiesandwouldinanycaseturntheirnosesupatthem.Theyrarelylastlong,asmostmigrantsmoveontobetter-payinglegaljobsassoonastheycan.Buttheyarenonethelessextremelycommon,andformanyyoungmigrants,theyprovideavitalfirststepintoBritishlife.Arguably,theyexistlargelybecausethegovernmentdoesverylittletoenforcetheminimumwage.Indeed,therewasn’tasingleprosecutionunderminimumwagelawuntil2007—fullynineyearsafterthelawwasintroduced.Afairlysimplepolicytoreduceimmigrationthen—andespeciallythesortoflow-skilledEuropeanimmigrationthatsoworriespoliticians—wouldbetoenforcelabourmarketlawssuchthatemployerscannotgetacompetitiveadvantagebytakingonimmigrantsatextremelylowwages.ThereisagoodreasonwhycomparativelyfewEasternEuropeanmigrantshavemovedtoSwedenandDenmark,anditisnotjusttheweather.There,tradeunionsineffectcontrolaccesstojobs,andsoimmigrantscannotcompetebyofferingtoworkforlessthanthenatives.UnioncontroloflabourmarketsisnotasolutionforBritain.Butcrackingdownontheinformaleconomymaybe.Inhisconferencespeech,EdMilibandcomplainedabout“shadygangmastersexploitingpeopleinindustriesfromconstructiontofoodprocessing.”Hepromisedto“strengthen”theminimumwageingovernment.Hehasnotoutlinedhowthatwouldwork,andperhapsitwouldrequirespendingafortuneonapparatchikstogoaroundhoundingbusinessesandworkers—legitimateornot.Butintheoryatleast,itmakesalotofsense.Britainneedsimmigrants,butitneedsresourceful,well-preparedoneswhowillpaylotsoftaxes—notpeoplewhocanonlyfindworkinirregularjobs.PerhapsratherthancomplainingaboutthehugenumbersofRomaniansandBulgariansabouttoturnupinBritain,afewConservativepoliticiansmightconsiderwhatdrawsthemheretoo.PartB：（20分）第三篇阅读原文：AjuryconvictedadoctorofmurderearlySaturdayinthedeathofhiswifesixyearsago,bringinganendtoatrialthatbecamethenation'slatesttrue-crimecableTVobsessionwithitstalesofjailhousesnitches,forcedplasticsurgery,philanderingandbetrayal.MartinMacNeillwasaccusedofknockingoutMicheleMacNeillwithdrugsaftercosmeticsurgery,thenleavinghertodieinatublikeonethatwasdisplayedduringthetrial.Prosecutorsassertedthathemayhaveheldherunderwaterforgoodmeasureandthathedidittotakeupanewlifewithanotherwoman.MicheleMacNeill'sdaughtersandotherrelativesletoutaloudyelpbeforedissolvingintearsasthejurydelivereditsverdicttothetense,packedcourtroom.\"We'rejustsohappyhecan'thurtanyoneelse,\"saidAlexisSomers,oneofhisolderdaughters.\"Wemissourmom;we'llneverseeheragain.Butthatcourtroomwasfullofsomanypeoplewholovedher.\"MartinMacNeill,57,showedlittleemotionwhentheverdictwasread.Hehuggedhislawyerafterwardandsaid,\"It'sOK.\"Hefaces15yearstolifeforfirst-degreemurderwhenheissentencedJan.7.Healsowasfoundguiltyofobstructionofjustice,whichcouldadd1-15years.MacNeillwasledbydeputiesbacktoUtahCountyjail.RandySpencer,oneofhislawyers,saidhewasdisappointedbeforedecliningfurthercomment.Thechiefprosecutor,ChadGrunander,saidthelargelycircumstantialcasewasthemostdifficultheeverbroughttotrialandthatmanyprosecutorswouldn'tbothertrying,especiallywithmedicalexaminersunabletoproduceafindingofhomicide.\"Itwasanalmostperfectmurder,\"Grunandersaidinhisclosingargument,assertingMacNeill\"pumpedherfullofdrugs\"thatheknewwouldbedifficulttodetectonceshewasdead.AnearlymistressofMacNeill'stestifiedheonceconfidedhecouldinduceaheartattackinsomeonethatwouldappearnatural.Afterdeliberatingfor11hours,thejuryissueditsguiltyverdicttomurderandobstructionofjusticeshortlyafter1a.m.Saturday.ThecaseshockedtheMormoncommunityofPleasantGrove,35milessouthofSaltLakeCity,andcapturednationalattentionbecausethedefendantwasawealthydoctorandalawyer,afatherofeightinapicture-perfectfamilyandformerbishopinhislocalcongregationofTheChurchofJesusChristofLatter-daySaints.DefenselawyerscontendMicheleMacNeilldiedofnaturalcauses.Theybelieveshehadaheartattackandfellheadfirstintothetubandnotedtheautopsyshowedshehadanenlargedheart,anarrowingoftheheartarteriesandliverandkidneydeterioration.\"There'ssimplynoproof\"ofhomicide,Spencersaid.\"Theprosecutionhaspresentedtoyoutheircherry-pickedportionoftheevidence.\"Hecalledthetestimonyofahandfulofprisoninmatesanglingforearlyreleasedoubtful.Themenwhospenttimebehindbarswiththedoctortestifiedhehadacknowledgedkillinghiswife-orsuggestedthatinvestigatorscouldneverprovehedidit.Theirtestimonywastheonlydirectevidenceofmurder,Grunandersaid.MacNeilllawyersarguedhewouldneveradmitmurdertostrangersinprison.MacNeillwasmedicaldirectoroftheUtahStateDevelopmentCenter,aresidentialcenterforpeoplewithcognitivedisorders,whomoonlightedinothermedicaljobs,onceconsultingforalaserhairremovalclinic.Hehadalawdegreebutwasn'tknowntopracticelawandhassincesurrenderedhislawandmedicallicenses.Thehighlightofthethree-weektrialwasamistresswhoMacNeillintroducedasanannywithinweeksofhiswife'sdeath.HisolderdaughtersquicklyrecognizedGypsyWillisashissecretloverandsaidhermotherhadbeenarguingwithherhusbandovertheaffair.Thedaughterswenttoworkuncoveringwhattheycalltheirfather'ssecretlife.Theyabandonedhimwhiledoggingauthoritiestoopenamurderinvestigation.Itwasn'tuntilMacNeill'sreleaseinJuly2012fromafederalprisoninTexasonchargesoffraudthatUtahprosecutorsmovedtofilechargesofmurderandobstructionofjustice.WillisalsoservedafederalsentenceforusingtheidentityofoneofMacNeill'sadopteddaughterstoescapeadebt-heavyhistory.ThatdaughterhadbeensentbacktoUkraine,supposedlyonlyforasummer.Foratime,MacNeill'sonlyfamilydefenderwashisonlyson.Damian,a24-year-oldlawstudent,committedsuicideinJanuary2010,accordingtohissisters,whohavesaidhewashauntedbytheirmother'sdeath.ProsecutorssaidMacNeillmighthavegottenawaywithaperfectmurder,buthiserraticbehaviorthedayofhiswife'sdeathandshortlyafterwardwas\"drippingwithmotive.\"TheyremindedjurorsabouttestimonythatMacNeillstoodinthebathroomyellingwhatprosecutorscalledphonygrief,\"Whydidyoudothis?Allbecauseofastupidsurgery,\"asparamedicstriedtorevivehiswife.FamilytestimonysuggesteditwasMacNeillwhoinsistedhis50-year-oldwife,aformerlocalbeautyqueeninherCaliforniahometown,getthesurgery.Prosecutorssaidheuseditasanexcusetomixpainkillers,Valiumandsleepingpillsforhersupposedrecovery.第一问是paraphrase”bringinganendtoatrialthatbecamethenation'slatesttrue-crimecableTVobsession”第二问是Whatdid“whomoonlightedinothermedicaljobs,onceconsultingforalaserhairremovalclinic”imply?第四篇阅读主要内容是：汽车行业发展在欧洲和美国陷入停滞，而中国将成为全球最有潜力的市场。针对文章内容问了三个问题，暂时没有找到原文。三、作文：Arecentreportinthemediacameoutthatsomecitiesbegantotakemeasurestocurbcaruse.Somethoughtitwasbeneficialtoimproveaircondition.Someheldthatitwouldbringalotofdisadvantages.What’syouropinion?即你对车辆限行的看法，要拟标题，400词部分答案选择题1-6：BABDDB第一篇阅读理解：1.答案：D【参考译文】下面哪一项最能描述乘客对航空联合的看法？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】短文第一段开头提到航空联合时说：“Confused?Airlineallianceshavetravellersscratchingtheirheadsoverwhat’sgoingonintheskies.”这表明乘客非常疑惑，因为他们不知道航空公司到底发生了什么事。由此可直接选D“迷惑的”。2.答案：B【参考译文】根据文章内容，谁是联合同盟成立后的主要受益者？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】文章第二段表明，北美航空公司和亚洲航空公司都想向海外发展，如果联合就可以达到资源共享，以降低成本，提高利润。故选项B为正确答案。3.答案：A【参考译文】下列哪一项不是航空联合所带来的益处？【试题分析】本题为细节题，可用排除法解答。【详细解答】文中第三段讲到，航空公司认为联合对乘客绝对有好处。实现全球服务网络，乘客不用再等上几个小时或担心自己的行李，休息室增大，提高了质量。因此可排除选项B，C和D。这里只有选项A“行李的最高限额(将增大)”没有提到，故为正确答案。4.答案：C【参考译文】反对者预见联合的不利处可能是航空旅行更加昂贵，原因是什么？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】短文第五段第二句说“Insteadoftwoairlinescompetingandeachoperatingaflightonthesamerouteat70%capacity,thealliedpairwillsharetherouteandrunonefullflight.”由此可见，联合将最终导致票价上涨，因为联合的两个公司将共享路线，载满乘客，而不是互相竞争，装载70％的乘客。故答案选C5.答案：B【参考译文】根据文章内容，下列哪一类旅客将从航空联合中受益最多？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】文章倒数第四段说，已在一个大航空公司获得FFP的顶级席位的人将受益最多。FFP指frequentflyerprogramme类的人。而能取得顶级席位的应该是坐商业舱的人，而不是坐经济舱的人。故选项B为正确答案。
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