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1、高考英語閱讀理解專題練習(xí)（9）?(一)ToChineseimmigrants,inthemid-1800s,Californiawas“TheLandoftheGoldenMountain.”Intheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewords,“There’sgoldinCalifornia.”Theysailed7,000milestojointhegoldrushandstrikeitrich.Between1849and1882,morethan30,000ChinesecametoCalifornia.Mostweremen.T
2、heyhadbeenfarmersinChina.Theycameheretobeminersandlaborers.Theyendedupdoingmanyotherjobs,too.Likemanyotherimmigrants,theydidnotplantostayinAmerica.Theycamebecauseoftheirtiestotheirhomelandandtheirfamilies.TheyplannedtoreturntoChinawiththeirfortunesandhelptheirfamilies.OnlyafewChin
3、esegoldminersstruckitrich.Mostpickedovertheareasthathadbeenminedalready.Butstill,whiteminersresentedtheChinese.Slowly,theydrovethe“yellowperil”fromtheminingcamps.Bytheendofthe1850s,manyChinesereturnedhome.Thosewhostayedfoundotherjobs.Fewwomenhadcomewestinthegoldrush.TheChinesesawa
4、goodbusinessopportunity.Theybegandoingthejobswomenwouldhavedone.Manybecamehouseservants.Manymoreopenedlaundries.TheChineseopenedrestaurants.ChopsueyandshowmeinarepopularChinese-Americandishes.TheChineseprobablycreatedthesedishestoservetothewhiteminers.OtherChinesebecamefishermen,f
5、armers,andevencigarmakers.1.WhydidChinesegotoAmericainthemid-1800s?A.Becausetheycouldfindgoodjobsthere.B.Becausetheyhadfoundgoldthere.C.Becausetheycouldopenlaundriesandrestaurantsthere.D.Becausetheyheardtherewasgoldthere.2.Theunderlinedword“resented”mean“________”.A.likedB.helpedC
6、.hatedD.served3.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.SomeChinesebecamedrivers.B.ManyChineseopenedshopstohelpwashclothes.C.ManyChinesepickedgoldaroundtheoldmines.D.ManyChinesereturnedtoChinabytheendofthe1850s.4.Whichshouldbethetitleofthepassage?A.EarlyChineseimmigrantsi
7、nAmericaB.DreamtostrikeitrichC.ThedifferencebetweenmenandwomenD.GoldminersinAmerica【答案與解析】1.D事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)短文第1段的第2句Intheirhomelandtheyhadheardthewords,“There’sgoldinCalifornia.”可知，他們是因為聽說“在California有金子”才去美國的，因此答案為D。2.C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文的Slowly,theydrovethe“yellowperil”fromtheminingcamps可知答案為C
8、。3.A事實細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第3段的第2句Mostpickedover
