阅读理解 Immigrants aren't seeking U.S. citizenship as often these days—not since the American dream became more expensive.

单选题 6.The federal official said that the decline of application for citizenship was caused by______.

A、 various reasons
B、 unstable economy
C、 the increase of citizenship fee
D、 the upcoming revisions to the U. S. citizen test

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】细节题。题干问美国官方认为目前申请人数下降的原因，根据题干关键词定位至第四段。根据文中a federal official said a variety of reasons could have caused the decline可知，官方认为存在很多原因，故A项为正确选项。

A、 is worried that the citizenship fee will increase
B、 is preparing for her citizenship test
C、 would have applied if it were cheaper
D、 immigrated to Southern California when she was 30 years old

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节题。根据题干中的Helen Ravasdy定位至倒数第二段。B项可以在该段最后找到，海伦-拉瓦斯蒂正在社区学院学习准备进行公民考试，故选B项。

单选题 8.Herminia Kindelan believed the new citizen test______.

A、 should be cancelled
B、 may lead to a further decline of the application
C、 is not difficult enough
D、 is too difficult for immigrants

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】推理题。根据题干关键词the new citizen test可以迅速定位至最后一段。因为美国公民考试即将修订，赫尔迈厄尼-凯德兰担心申请人数会进一步下降，由此可知B项为正确答案。

单选题 9.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A、 Only one member can apply for the U. S. citizenship in one family.
B、 If you pay enough fee, you can become a U. S. citizen.
C、 The revisions to the U. S. citizen test may cause further decline of application for citizenship.
D、 It is possible for one to vote without the U. S. citizenship.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】推理题。本题需要综合全文对各个选项的准确性进行判断。根据最后一段赫尔迈厄尼-凯德兰的担心，可知正确答案为C项。

A、 The Increasing Citizenship Fees
B、 How to Become a U. S. Citizen?
C、 The Revisions to the U. S. Citizen Test
D、 Steep Drop in Citizenship Filings

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】主旨题。本文主要说明申请成为美国公民的移民人数出现了大幅下降的现象，并简要分析了出现该现象的种种原因，可知D项正确。