4. A 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段的第 1 句

及全文的内容可知答案为A。

3. A 事实细节题。根据第 3 段的第 2 句 Most picked over the areas that had been mined already，倒数第 3 段最后一句 Many more opened laundries 以及第 4 段内容可排除 B、C、D 三项，故可知答案为 A。

2. C 词义猜测题。根据下文的 Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps 可知答案为 C。

1. D 事实细节题。根据短文第 1 段的第 2 句 In their homeland they had heard the words, “There’s gold in California.” 可知，他们是因为听说“在California 有金子”才去美国的，因此答案为 D。

7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Activities listed in the text suit students of all ages.

B. Different students have different results after following the activities listed.

C. Only one activity can be used in a typing program for specific students.

D. Firm finger skills are important for learning to type.

[答案与解析]

6. The underlined word “it” in Step 4 refers to ____.

A. little Lego

B. the fun nature

C. the strength of fingers

D. Lego building

5. All the following steps can make one’s fingers stronger EXCEPT ____.

A. Step4

B. Step3

C. Step2

D. Step1

4. Which should be the title of the passage?

A. Early Chinese immigrants in America

B. Dream to strike it rich

C. The difference between men and women

D. Gold miners in America

(二)

Typing Success in 20 Minutes a Day

- Teaching Your K-12 Students to Type in 20 Minutes a Day

Typing is fast becoming an important skill in our world. Making this skill available to your students is very important. Just 20 minutes of the following activities per day will give your students the finger strength and keyboard knowledge they need to be ready to include typing in their learning programs.

Step 1 Knitting (编织): You can try various styles until you find the one that best suits your students’ abilities. Finger knitting is a great way to start! It helps students focus on finger strength. Knitting with needles is a little more challenging but will suit some older students. The more practice the fingers get the stronger they will become.

Step 2 Key board games: It helps your students become familiar with the keyboard. Students as young as four years old can practice finger placement, letter sounds and names using the keyboard of computers.

Step 3 Clay modeling: Many children develop the ability to be quick and skilful with their hands through creating clay models. The creative nature of this activity keeps children engaged for long periods of time. It helps keep fingers strong and supple.

Step 4 Lego (拼装玩具) building: Little fingers become strong when children pull apart little Lego time and time again. Because of the fun nature of this activity it helps build and does a lot to reinforce the ability to arrange things into an order - another important aspect in typing.

Choose an age-appropriate, interactive and engaging typing program. All students are different and with firm finger skills typing can be easily learned in 20 minutes a day with the use of a mixture of these different approaches.

3. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Some Chinese became drivers.

B. Many Chinese opened shops to help wash clothes.

C. Many Chinese picked gold around the old mines.

D. Many Chinese returned to China by the end of the 1850s.

2. The underlined word “resented” mean “________”.

A. liked

B. helped

C. hated

D. served