To Chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, Cali...

To Chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, California was “The Land of the Golden Mountain.” In their homeland they had heard the words, “There’s gold in California.” They sailed 7,000miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich．Between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 Chinese came to California．Most were men．They had been farmers in China．They came here to be miners and laborers．They ended up doing many other jobs, too.

Like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in America．They came because of their ties to their homeland and their families．They planned to return to China with their fortunes and help their families．

Only a few Chinese gold miners struck it rich．Most picked over the areas that had been mined already．But still, white miners resented the Chinese．Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps．

By the end of the 1850s, many Chinese returned home．Those who stayed found other jobs.

Few women had come west in the gold rush．The Chinese saw a good business opportunity．They began doing the jobs women would have done．Many became house servants．Many more opened laundries.

The Chinese opened restaurants．Chop suey and show mein are popular Chinese-American dishes．The Chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners.

Other Chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers．

1.Why did Chinese go to America in the mid-1800s?

A．Because they could find good jobs there．

B．Because they had found gold there．

C．Because they could open laundries and restaurants there．

D．Because they heard there was gold there．

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

A．liked                B．helped              C．hated               D．served

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.

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

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To Chinese immigrants, in the mid-1800s, California was “The Land of the Golden Mountain.” In their homeland they had heard the words, “There’s gold in California.” They sailed 7,000miles to join the gold rush and strike it rich．Between 1849 and 1882, more than 30,000 Chinese came to California．Most were men．They had been farmers in China．They came here to be miners and laborers．They ended up doing many other jobs, too.

Like many other immigrants, they did not plan to stay in America．They came because of their ties to their homeland and their families．They planned to return to China with their fortunes and help their families．

Only a few Chinese gold miners struck it rich．Most picked over the areas that had been mined already．But still, white miners resented the Chinese．Slowly, they drove the “yellow peril” from the mining camps．

By the end of the 1850s, many Chinese returned home．Those who stayed found other jobs.

Few women had come west in the gold rush．The Chinese saw a good business opportunity．They began doing the jobs women would have done．Many became house servants．Many more opened laundries.

The Chinese opened restaurants．Chop suey and show mein are popular Chinese-American dishes．The Chinese probably created these dishes to serve to the white miners.

Other Chinese became fishermen, farmers, and even cigar makers．

1.Why did Chinese go to America in the mid-1800s?

A．Because they could find good jobs there．

B．Because they had found gold there．

C．Because they could open laundries and restaurants there．

D．Because they heard there was gold there．

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

A．liked          B．helped         C．hated          D．served

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.

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

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Chinese restaurants began to open in America in the mid-19th century, mainly on the west coast where the first immigrants landed. They mostly served an Americanized version of Cantonese cuisine, chop suey, egg fu yung and the like. In that century and much of the 20th,the immigrants largely came from China's south-east, mainly Guangdong province.

After the immigration reforms of 1965, Chinese migrants from other regions started to arrive. Restaurants began calling their food "Hunan” and “Sichuan". Though their food rarely resembled what was actually eaten in those regions, it was more diverse and boldly spiced than the sweet, fried stuff that defined the earliest Chinese menus. By the 1990s adventurous diners in cities with sizeable Chinese populations could choose from a variety of regional cuisines. A particular favorite was Sichuan food, with its addictively numbing fire due to peppercorn.

Yet over the decades, as Chinese food became universal, it also came to be standardized. There are almost three times as many Chinese restaurants in America (41,000)as McDonald's. Virtually every small town has one. And generally the menus are consistent: pork dumplings （steamed or fried);the same two soups(hot and sour, wonton);stir-fries listed by main ingredient, with a pepper icon or star indicating a slight trace of chilli-flakes. Dishes over$10 are grouped under "chef's specials".

Until recently, the prices varied as little as the menus and they were low. Eddie Huang, a Taiwanese-American restaurateur, recalls how his newly-arrived father kept his prices down because" immigrants can't sell anything full-price in America."

Americans have traditionally been willing to pay through the nose at French or Italian joints （where, in fact, Latinos often do most of the cooking).And every city has its pricey sushi bars and expensive tapas restaurants(tapas, as one joke goes, is Spanish for"$96 and still hungry").　

Mr. Huang is right that Americans have long expected Chinese food to be cheap and filling. One step up from the urban takeaway, with its fluorescent lighting, is the Chinese restaurant with　 its red doors and fake lions standing guard, exotic enough to be special, but still affordable enough for a family to visit once a week when nobody feels like cooking. Even the superior outlets were cheap for what they served.

But now things are changing. Mr. Huang sells delicious stuffed buns in New York and Los Angeles for$5.50 each and encourages other immigrants not to undervalue their work.

Meanwhile, although racism persists, the previous discrimination of earlier ages has been fading. Since the Chinese-American population is six times what was 40 years ago, Americans overall are much more familiar with Chinese people and their cooking, all of which means that the new fancy breed of Chinese restaurants draws a heartening mix of Chinese and non-Chinese diners.

1.We can learn from the first three paragraphs that_

A.Cantonese cuisine was well received by Americans in the 19th century

B.Those so-called Hunan or Sichuan food in America tasted just as what was actually eaten in those regions

C.Nowadays Chinese restaurants are almost twice more than McDonald's in America

D.Americans prefer Hunan food because they have been addicted to peppercorn

2.Why was Chinese food sold at a lower price?

A.Americans have long expected Chinese food to be cheap and filling.

B.Earlier immigrants couldn't sell anything full-price in America.

C.Americans prefer French and Italian food.

D.Chinese restaurants face fierce price competition from other restaurants.

3.In what order did the author write the passage?

A.In order of importance.

B.In order of place.

C.In order of time.

D.In order of position.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A.Immigration on a plate.

B.Americans' favourite cuisine.

C.Prejudice against Chinese immigrants.

D.Route to success.

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Jeremy Shu-How Lin, who was born in California, 1988, world-famous now，is the first Chinese-American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of NBA.

It hasn't been an easy road for Lin. After high school, Lin sent his resume(简历) and a DVD of highlights to all the Ivy League schools, and his dream schools Stanford and UCLA. Harvard and Brown were the only schools that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams, but Ivy League schools do not offer athletic scholarships.

After graduating from Harvard University, Lin went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft . Lin spent his first season with his hometown the Golden State Warriors. He saw limited minutes with the Warriors, but was cheered in arenas(比赛场) around the country, particularly in cities with large Asian communities, as fans came out in crowds to cheer their homegrown star. In late 2011, Lin spent less than two weeks with the Houston Rockets, moving to the New York Knicks at the very end of the year.

He has made several trips to the NBA's Development League, a minor league for players who show promise but need seasoning before they can compete at the highest level. It appears to have paid off. In February 2012, after keying the Knicks victory over New Jersey, Lin was named the starter for the Utah game, a position he appears to have a hold on in the short term, as Baron Davis, who signed in December to play the position, stays on the disabled list. Lin will likely get stronger the more minutes he plays, and even if Davis returns, spelling the older, recovering player could be productive for Lin: a proven good student who can learn a lot from practicing against a veteran.

Without the services of All-Stars Carmelo and Amare, Lin led New York to a 4-0 record last week. He became the first player in NBA history to record at least 20 points and seven assists in each of his first four starts, which generated a global following known as Linsanity. The Associated Press called Lin "the most Surprising story in the NBA".

1.From the passage we can know that Lin________．

A．enjoyed himself in the Houston Rockets

B．used to be a leader in the New York Knicks

C．is a proven good student who can learn a lot from other players.

D．led New York to success with the help of some All- Stars.

2.According to the passage, which statement is true?

A．Harvard offered Lin an athletic scholarship．

B．Harvard and Brown make sure of Lin's position on their basketball teams．

C．Stanford and Harvard were Lin's dream schools．

D．Lin’s DVD impressed all the Ivy League schools greatly．

3.Which of the following can be the main idea of this text?

A．How the word Linsanity came into being．    B．Introduction to Jeremy Shu-How Lin．

C．How Lin becomes successful．             D．Lin and New York Knicks

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A Chinese immigrant ______ neighbours said struggled to survive in America was arrested

Sunday because he used a butcher knife to kill his relatives.

A. whose　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　

C. whom　　　　　 　　 D. who

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In the mid-1990s, Dr. Marshall Duke, a psychologist at Emory University, was asked to help explore ceremonies in American families. “There was a lot of research at the time into the falling apart of the family,” he said. “But we were more interested in what families could do to oppose those forces.” And they found that the single most important thing you can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family narrative(口述故事).

Around that time, Dr. Duke’s wife, Sara, a psychologist who works with children with learning disabilities, noticed something about her students. “The ones who know a lot about their families tend to do better when they face challenges,” she said.

Her husband was interested, and along with a colleague, Robyn Fivush, set out to learn if Sara’s assumption was valid. They developed a measure called the “Do You Know?” scale(量表)that asked children to answer 20 questions. Examples included: Do you know where you grandparents grew up? Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school? Do you know an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family?

Dr. Duke and Dr. Fivush asked those questions of four dozen families in the summer of 2001, and　 taped several of their dinner table conversations. They then compared children’s results to a series of psychological tests the children had taken, and reached a surprising conclusion. The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives and the higher their self-respect. Why does knowing where your grandmother went to school help a child become tougher and happier? “The answers have to do with a child’s sense of being part of a larger family,” Dr. Duke said.

So if you want a happier family, retell the story of your family, especially about the positive moments and how you braved the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the probability that your family will thrive ( 兴 旺 )for many generations to come. This is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence.

1.What research topic attracted Dr. Duke most in the mid-1990s?

A.Why families fell apart? B.How to keep families united?

C.Why family ceremonies existed? D.How to preserve family tradition?

2.Why did Duke and Fivush develop the “Do You Know?” scale?

A.To explore learning disabilities B.To study family challenges

C.To test Sara’s assumption D.To research family illness

3.What may be linked with kids’ mental health according to Duke?

A.The frequency of dinner table conversations. B.The knowledge about their family history.

C.The sense of control over their schoolwork. D.The belief in their family’s success.

4.What does the underlined word “This” in the last paragraph refer to?

A.Telling family stories B.Having a thriving stories

C.Living in a happy family D.Braving the difficult moments

5.What is the purpose of this text?

A.To solve a problem B.To give expert advice

C.To tell an interesting story D.To present a research result.

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During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be _______ him. I hated the place. I had never _______ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was _______ — almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). _______ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were _______ with sand, sand, sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was _______ and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I _______ be in prison! My father answered my _______ with just two lines — two lines that will always sing in my _______— two lines that completely changed my life:

Two men looked out from prison bars,

One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.

I read those two lines ________. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ________; I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives, and their ________ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ________ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and ________ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean ________.

What brought about this ________ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ________ I had. I had changed my ________. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ________ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ________ the stars.

1.A.off B.behind C.near D.beyond

2.A.before B.already C.then D.still

3.A.inflexible B.incomprehensible C.uncontrollable D.unbearable

4.A.Only B.No C.Many D.Such

5.A.covered B.filled C.buried D.charged

6.A.catching up B.keeping up C.giving up D.getting up

7.A.ought to B.might well C.would rather D.had better

8.A.request B.call C.question D.letter

9.A.comparison B.imagination C.consideration D.memory

10.A.over and over B.by and by C.up and down D.now and then

11.A.company B.occupation C.situation D.relationship

12.A.movement B.reaction C.guidance D.purpose

13.A.refused B.failed C.managed D.happened

14.A.asked B.hunted C.waited D.headed

15.A.floor B.surface C.rock D.level

16.A.shocking B.challenging C.puzzling D.astonishing

17.A.as B.but C.for D.or

18.A.attitude B.principle C.identity D.standard

19.A.vacation B.operation C.affair D.adventure

20.A.sought B.counted C.found D.reached

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It was on the early afternoon of a mid-October day in 2012. Bismark Mensah, who came to America several months ago, was collecting carts (手推车) outside a Walmart in Federal Way. It was a part-time job for him. He earned $9.05 an hour in charge of getting carts out of the parking lot.

He was used to finding stuff in carts that customers had somehow forgotten — keys, credit cards, wallets. And he turned them into a customer service. But a particular item stood out. It was a white envelope with a clear window in the middle, and there was a lot of cash in it, around $20,000. Mensah turned them into customer services.

Because of what he did that afternoon, Mensah is now the winner of Walmart’s national 2013 “Integrity(正直) in Action Award”.

Bismark Mensah says that since the story ran, he has become the model the youth in Ghana (his native country).

He is now employed full-time at the Federal Way Walmart, earning $10.95 an hour, up from the $9.05 an hour he earned working part-time.

Mensah, 33, no longer collects carts and such. He is in the backroom, dealing with inventory(库存). “I want to learn everything about operating a store like Walmart store,” he says. He plans to return to Ghana to run some shops owned by his family. He also plans to go to college and earn a degree in business administration.

1.What does Mensah do in Walmart now?

A. Collect carts.

B. Deal with inventory.

C. Checks out the groceries.

D. Ensures Walmart’s security.

2.What’s Mensah’s future plan?

A. To teach in college.

B. To run his own shops.

C. To earn a degree in arts.

D. To work in a big factory.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Mensah comes from a poor family in Ghana.

B. Mensah can hardly make himself understood in America.

C. Mensah will help set up some Walmart branches in Ghana.

D. Mensah has set an example for the youth in his own country.

4.What lesson can we learn from the story of Mensah?

A. It’s never too late to learn.

B. Don’t judge by appearance.

C. Honesty is a valuable quality.

D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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I was in the sixth grade and has just moved to California from Alaska when I met Ms. Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to_______me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms. Jones, however, took a _______interest. “You can write,” she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I.

A decade later, when my first novel was_______, I went back to Ms. Jones’s classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I_______this for you.” Ms. Jones began to cry_______. She’d been considering early_______, she said, _______she felt she wasn’t having enough of an effect_________her students. I didn’t know how to make Ms. Jones understand what she’d done for me: _______her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her ________in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I__________her.

Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was ________ready to retire, I attended her________party. All Ms. Jones needed to do was say a few words thanking her colleagues for coming. ________, she stood up and made an exciting ________that began like this: “For those of you complaining that________have changed, and that it’s harder to teach these days. You’re getting ________and lazy. These kids haven’t changed. You have! Do not________these kids!”

When she finished her talk, everyone________hands! I went up to Ms. Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I__________that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student.

1.A. ignore　　 B. discover　　 C. admire　　 D. hate

2.A. typical　　 B. practical　　 C. special　　 D. complicated

3.A. sold　　 B. finished　　 C. tested　　 D. published

4.A. bought　　 B. did　　 C. wrote　　 D. drew

5.A. madly　　 B. bitterly　　 C. shyly　　 D. happily

6.A. choice　　 B. retirement　　 C. behavior　　 D. change

7.A. though　　 B. but　　 C. unless　　 D. because

8.A. on　　 B. for　　 C. about　　 D. off

9.A. Regardless of　　 B. According to　　 C. Thanks to　　 D. In terms of

10.A. belief　　 B. idea　　 C. motto　　 D. talent

11.A. believed　　 B. owed　　 C. helped　　 D. congratulated

12.A. gradually　　 B. frequently　　 C. constantly　　 D. finally

13.A. going-up　　 B. bringing-in　　 C. going-away　　 D. get-together

14.A. Still　　 B. Instead　　 C. Moreover　　 D. Therefore

15.A. notice　　 B. appointment　　 C. decision　　 D. speech

16.A. teachers　　 B. kids　　 C. writers　　 D. schools

17.A. old　　 B. proud　　 C. smart　　 D. greedy

18.A. let down　　 B. play jokes on　　 C. give up to　　 D. put pressure on

19.A. clapped　　 B. waved　　 C. raised　　 D. shook

20.A. heard　　 B. hoped　　 C. proved　　 D. realized

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Skiing only caught on for ordinary Chinese in the mid-1990s in the country’s north and northeast, but has since developed into a pastime that can be practiced nationwide. Here are four resorts(度假胜地) worthy of consideration.

Yabuli Ski Resort

The ski resort, built on Yabuli Sun Mountain, part of the Changbai Mountain Range, is located in China’s northernmost province, Heilongjiang.

It has the best snow quality, skiing trails and impressive views. Wild animals are often spotted on the site.

The resort serves as the primary training centre for China’s national teams. It also has a trail vertical drop from 200 meters to 1,200 meters with an average drop of 700 meters.

What’s cool: The largest ski resort in China.

Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort

This is a great destination for snowboarders and skiers to escape the rush life of the city and is a large recreational spot that boasts excellent ski slopes, world-class facilities, beautiful natural scenery, as well as convenient accommodation and dining services.

Travelers are also able to take a bird’s eye view of the Great Wall by catching a cable car along 1,200 meters.

What’s cool: Close to the Great Wall and Beijing’s largest ski resort.

Shennongjia Ski Resort

Opened in 2004, the ski resort is located in the inland of Shennongjia. It covers an area of 100,000 square meters and is only 0.5 km from the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve.

There are ski tracks for beginners and more than 20 coaches for tourists. While experiencing the excitement of skiing, people can also admire Shennongjia’s distinctive scenery of countless different odd mountain valleys, unknown beautiful flowers and plants.

What’s cool: Largest winter sports complex for skiers from South and Central China.

Changbai Mountain Ski Resort

The ski resort is an ideal place for skiing and ice-skating because of its well-constructed ski tracks, comprehensive winter sports training facilities and breathtaking environment.

Enthusiasts can also choose other activities including motor skiing, sleigh skiing, shooting and hunting.

The area’s natural hot springs are another attraction of the resort.

What’s cool: The resort is located in the heart of Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve’s thick forest and has natural hot springs.

1. The passage is intended to ______.

A. encourage people to learn skiing during holidays

B. attract people to ski in these places

C. offer services of booking tickets for skiing

D. provide people with a better understanding of skiing

2.In what way is Changbai Mountain Ski Resort different from the other three resorts?

A. It has various training facilities.

B. It has coaches for tourists.

C. It has natural hot springs.

D. It has breathtaking natural scenery.

3.China’s national teams are usually trained at_______.

A. Yabuli Ski Resort                     B. Shennongjia Ski Resort

C. Changbai Mountain Ski Resort          D. Beijing Huaibei International Ski Resort

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