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1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分,考试时间为100分钟。第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.ANextyearmarksthe150thanniversaryofwhenlargenumbersofChinesestartedworkingonahugeprojectintheUnitedStates.TheyhelptobuildAmerica’s
2、firsttranscontinentalrailroadbetween1863and1869,connectingtheEastCoastwiththeWest.PeopleknowlittleabouttheChineserailroadworkersandwhathappenedtothemaftertheprojectwasfinished.StanfordUniversityinCaliforniawantstolearnmoreaboutthelivesofthesemenbyreachingouttothe
3、irfamilies.BillYee’sancestorscamefromsouthernChina.Hesaid,“Mygreat-great-grandfathercametoAmericaduringthe‘goldrush’daysandhereturnedtoChinaasawealthyman.Andthenmygreat-grandfathercametoworkontherailroadanddiedthere.”Butthatdidnotstophisgrandfatherfromcomingtothe
4、USonfalsepapers.Heoperatedalaundry.BillYee’sfathercontinuedtorunthebusinessandhasneverreturnedtoChina.“ThingswereprettybadinsomepartsofChinainthe1860’s.TheycametoAmericaatallcostsinorderthattheynolongerhadtobearhunger,”BillYeesaid.ShelleyFisherFishkinishelpingtod
5、irecttheChineseRailroadWorkersinNorthAmericaProjectatStanfordUniversity.Shesaid,“ManyoftheChineseworkerswhocametoworkonthetranscontinentalandotherrailroadsreturnedtoChinaaftertheirworkwasdoneandcreatedfamiliesthere.SomeofthemsettledinAmericaandcreatednewfamilies,
6、buttheyhadfamilieswhotheyleftwhentheycamehereandtheymayhavedescendantsinChina.”Thereisaneedtocreatearecordoftheobjectandspokenhistoryfromthefamiliesoftherailroadworkers.“TheUScouldnothavebecomethemodernindustrialnationwithouttherailroads.Andtherailroadswouldnotha
7、vecometogetherwithouttheworkoftheseChineseworkers,”saidShelleyFisherFishkin.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutBillYee?A.Hisfamilywasrichinthe1860’s.B.HisfathersettledintheUSA.C.Heknowslittleabouthisancestorsandhopestoknowmore.D.HisgrandfathercametoAmericawithhisgreat-grandfath
8、er.2.AccordingtoBillYee,manyChinesewenttoAmericainthe1860’smainly.A.toruntheirownbusinessesB.tofindtheirancestorsC.tomakealivingD.todiggold3.AccordingtoShelley
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