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    For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and places that wash clothes. People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that faced them in this country.
    The first Chinese to reach the United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Like most of the other people there，they had come to search for gold. In that largely unoccupied land， the men staked a claim (立界标表明所有权) for themselves by placing makers’ in the ground. However，either because the Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in getting a mining claim to make a profit ( where others saw no way to do so) ,they became the target".Of their competi­tors. They were troubled and attacked in many ways. Often they were prevented from working their claims; some places even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims. The Chinese therefore started to seek out other ways of earning a living. Some of them began to wash clothes for the white miners; others set up small restaurants. (There were almost no women in California in those days and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this" women's work". ) Some went to work as farmhands or as fishermen.
    In the early 1860's many more Chinese arrived in California. This time railroad companies brought the men in to build the first railroad line from California to the East. They were sorely needed because the work was so hard and dangerous，and it was carried on in such an isolated part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job. As in the case of the first Chinese in America， these Chinese were almost all males; and like them，too，they encountered a great deal of prejudice. The hostility grew es­pecially strong after the railroad project was completed，and the Chinese laborers returned to California—thousands of them，all out of work
    Many of today's Chinese Americans are the descendants of some of the early miners and railroad workers.
    【小题1】 What is the main idea of the passage?

    A．The first Chinese to reach the United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849.
    B．Many more Chinese arrived in California to construct the first railroad from California to the East.
    C．Early Chinese immigrants to America experienced a lot of prejudice and discrimination.
    D．Prejudice and discrimination that Chinese Americans met.
    【小题2】 Why did the Chinese become the target of their competitors?
    A．Because the Chinese were different and they worked patiently to achieve a lot of success while others couldn't.
    B．The Chinese were so different from the others.
    C．They worked so patiently with little payment
    D．There were almost no women in California in those days.
    【小题3】What was the fate of the Chinese after the construction of the railroad?
    A．They went back to their own country
    B．They stayed to work in the railroad companies.
    C．They went to California to search for gold.
    D．The hostility grew especially strong.
    【小题4】What is the meaning of the word" encountered"?
    A．face.B．Count. C．Enter. D．Handle.
    【小题5】The following statements are true EXCEPT       .
    A．during the California Gold Rush of 1849，people staked a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground
    B．the first Chinese went to America because they wanted to work as farmhands or as fishermen
    C．many of today's Chinese Americans are the descendants of the early miners and railroad workers
    D．the Chinese were sorely needed because the work was so dangerous

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    　　For many years it was common in the United States to associate Chinese Americans with restaurants and places that wash clothes．People did not realize that the Chinese had been driven into these occupations by the prejudice and discrimination that faced them in this country．

    　　The first Chinese to reach the United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849．Like most of the other people there, they had come to search for gold．In that largely unoccupied land, the men staked a claim(立界标表明所有权)for themselves by placing markers in the ground．However, either because the Chinese were so different from the others or because they worked so patiently that they sometimes succeeded in getting a mining claim to make a profit(where others saw no way to do so), they became the target of their competitors．They were troubled and attacked in many ways．Often they were prevented from working their claims; some places even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims．The Chinese therefore started to seek out other ways of earning a living．Some of them began to wash clothes for the white miners; others set up small restaurants．(There were almost no women in California in those days and the Chinese filled a real need by doing this“women’s work．”)Some went to work as farmhands or as fishermen．

    　　In the early 1860’s many more Chinese arrived in California．This time railroad companies brought the men in to construct the first railroad line from California to the East．They were sorely needed because the work was so hard and dangerous, and it was carried on in such an isolated part of the country that the railroad company could not find other laborers for the job．As in the case of the first Chinese in America, these Chinese were almost all males; and like them, too, they encountered a great deal of prejudice．The hostility grew especially strong after the railroad project was completed, and the Chinese laborers returned to California－thousands of them, all out of work．

    　　Many of today’s Chinese Americans are the descendants(后裔)of some of the early miners and railroad workers．

    (1)

    What is the main idea of the passage？

    [　　]

    A．

    The first Chinese to reach the United States came during the California Gold Rush of 1849．

    B．

    Many more Chinese arrived in California to construct the first railroad from California to the East．

    C．

    Early Chinese immigrants to America experienced a lot of prejudice and discrimination．

    D．

    Prejudice and discrimination that Chinese Americans met．

    (2)

    Why did the Chinese become the target of their competitors？

    [　　]

    A．

    Because the Chinese were different and they worked patiently to achieve a lot success while others couldn’t．

    B．

    The Chinese were so different from the others．

    C．

    They worked so patiently with little payment．

    D．

    There were almost no women in California in those days．

    (3)

    What was the fate of the Chinese after the construction of the railroad？

    [　　]

    A．

    They went back to their own country．

    B．

    They stayed to work in the railroad companies．

    C．

    They went to California to search for gold．

    D．

    The hostility grew especially strong．

    (4)

    What is the meaning of the word“encounter？”

    [　　]

    A．

    face

    B．

    count

    C．

    enter

    D．

    handle

    (5)

    The following statements are true EXCEPT ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    during the California Gold Rush of 1849, people staked a claim for themselves by placing markers in the ground

    B．

    the first Chinese went to America because they wanted to work as farmhands or as fishermen

    C．

    many of today’s Chinese Americans are the descendants of the early miners and railroad workers

    D．

    the Chinese were sorely needed because the work was so dangerous

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    You may have heard the term “the American Dream”．In 1848, James W．Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams.That 19th century “American Dream" motivated(激发) the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".

       The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors（采矿者）but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next．People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets．But most．instead, worked as railroad laborers．They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name "the old gold hill"．

    In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work． Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightmare(噩梦).

    Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley．People poured their energy into the Internet． This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortune in America.

    Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive．However, the new American Dream .is no longer just about money．It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice（正义，公正）.

       The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the model of the new American Dream．After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a super movie star and then a governor． Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future.

    It can be inferred that_____________.

       A．America' s golden dream could never be realized

       B．America's golden dream had bought great fortune to Chinese immigrants

       C．different times have different themes of the American dream

       D．determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream

    Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?

       A．Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers?

        B．Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers．

        C．Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold.

        D．Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time.

    The underlined sentence “his story can save the American Dream” (in the last paragraph) indicates that_____________．

        A．the dream of seeking fortunate in America is easy to realize

        B．most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goals

        C．the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the common examples of the immigrants

        D．the immigrants have made great contributions to California

    What’s the best title of the passage?

        A．Wave of Immigrants to America

        B．Make Fortunes Abroad

        C．Hard Work Leads to Success

        D．Changes of America’s Golden Dream

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          You may have heard the term “the American Dream”．In 1848, James W．Marshall found gold

    in California and people began having golden dreams.That 19th century “American Dream" motivated(激发) the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".

       The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors（采矿者）but also waves of

    immigrants throughout that century and the next．People from Europe, and a large number of

    Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the

    streets．But most．instead, worked as railroad laborers．They created the oldest Chinatown, in San

    Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name "the old gold hill"．

    In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work． Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightmare(噩梦).

    Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley．People poured

    their energy into the Internet． This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortune in America.

    Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive．However, the

    new American Dream .is no longer just about money．It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice（正义，公正）.

       The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the model of the new

    American Dream．After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a

    super movie star and then a governor． Many people hope his story can save the American Dream

    and give California a brighter future.

    1.It can be inferred that_____________.

       A．America' s golden dream could never be realized

       B．America's golden dream had bought great fortune to Chinese immigrants

       C．different times have different themes of the American dream

       D．determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream

    2.Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?

       A．Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers?

          B．Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers．

          C．Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold.

          D．Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time.

    3.The underlined sentence “his story can save the American Dream” (in the last paragraph) indicates that_____________．

          A．the dream of seeking fortunate in America is easy to realize

          B．most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goals

          C．the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the common examples of the immigrants

          D．the immigrants have made great contributions to California

    4.What’s the best title of the passage?

          A．Wave of Immigrants to America

          B．Make Fortunes Abroad

          C．Hard Work Leads to Success

          D．Changes of America’s Golden Dream

     

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