2019学年度人教版选修八 Unit 1 A land od diversityPeriod1Reading阅读学案

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

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, 000 miles 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 chow 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.

【语篇概述】文章主要介绍去美国的中国移民。当时, 中国人去美国是因为淘金热, 有人在美国发了财回国与家人团聚, 也有些人留了下来找到了其他的工作。

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.

【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中第二句可知19世纪中期中国人之所以到美国是因为听说那里有金子。

2. The underlined word"resented"means"_______".

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

【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句中they drove the"yellow peril"他们(白人矿工)驱赶"黄祸(指中国矿工)"可知他们"恨"中国矿工。

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.

【解析】选A。细节理解题。结合文章最后一段可知A项没有提到。