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You may have heard the term "the American Dream". In 1848, James W. Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams. That 19th century "American Dream" motivated (激发起) the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".
The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next. People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets. But most, instead, worked as railroad labourers. They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name "the old gold hill".
In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work. Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightmare.
Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley. People poured their energy into the Internet. This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortunes in America.
Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive. However, the new American Dream is no longer just about money. It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice.
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has become the model of the new American Dream. After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a movie superstar and then governor. Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future.
It can be inferred that _____.
A. America’s golden dream could never be realized
B. America’s golden dream had bought great fortunes to Chinese immigrants
C. each period of time has its own taste of the American dream
D. determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream
Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?
A. Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers.
B. Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers.
C. Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold.
D. Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time.
The underlined sentence “his story can save the American Dream” (in the last paragraph) indicates that _____.
A. the dream of seeking fortunate in America is easy to realize
B. most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goal
C. the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the common examples of the immigrants
D. the immigrants have made great contributions to California
What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Wave of Immigrants to America B. Make Fortunes Abroad
C. Hard Work Leads to Success D. Changes of America’s Golden Dream
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第三节:书面表达（满分25分）（见答卷）
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Last week, we talked about different kinds of short stories.
Many of you said you like the ________(美国的) writer Ernest 1. __________
Hemingway, who is w_________ known for his short stories. I 2.___________
suppose you have all f_______ my advice and finished reading 3.___________
his story. We’re going to study it _________(一起) in this lesson. 4. ___________
Now, first of all, I would like you to have a ___________(讨论). 5. ___________
Please look at the three q________ on the blackboard. First, 6. ___________
when did the story _______ place? Second, what kind of person 7. ___________
does the writer show ________(自己) to be? Third, what’s the 8. ___________
main purpose of w__________ this story? I’d like you to 9. ___________
work ________ pairs and present your answers in ten minutes. 10.___________
查看习题详情和答案>>You may have heard the term “the American Dream”．In 1848, James W．Marshall found gold in California and people began having golden dreams.That 19th century “American Dream" motivated(激发) the Gold Rush and gave California its nickname of the "Golden State".
The American Dream drove not only 1800s gold-rush prospectors（采矿者）but also waves of immigrants throughout that century and the next．People from Europe, and a large number of Chinese, arrived in the US in the 19th century hoping that in America they would find gold in the streets．But most．instead, worked as railroad laborers．They created the oldest Chinatown, in San Francisco, and gave the city a Chinese name "the old gold hill"．
In the 20th century, some critics said that it was no longer possible to become prosperous through determination and hard work． Unfair education for students from poor families and racial discrimination almost made the American Dream a nightmare(噩梦).
Then, in the 1990s, California saw a new wave of dreamers in Silicon Valley．People poured their energy into the Internet． This new chapter of the American Dream attracted many business people and young talents from China and India to form start-ups and seek fortune in America.
Better pay, a nice house, and a rising standard of living will always be attractive．However, the new American Dream .is no longer just about money．It encourages Americans to consume wisely to protect the environment, improve the quality of life, and promote social justice（正义，公正）.
The Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the model of the new American Dream．After years of hard work, he grew from a poor young man from Austria into a super movie star and then a governor． Many people hope his story can save the American Dream and give California a brighter future.
It can be inferred that_____________.
A．America' s golden dream could never be realized
B．America's golden dream had bought great fortune to Chinese immigrants
C．different times have different themes of the American dream
D．determination and hard work are the best way to realize the American dream
Why did most of the early immigrants work as railroad laborers?
A．Because they could earn more money as railroad laborers?
B．Because they had to make a living by working as railroad laborers．
C．Because they thought railroad was the first step to find gold.
D．Because railroad laborers were greatly honored at that time.
The underlined sentence “his story can save the American Dream” (in the last paragraph) indicates that_____________．
A．the dream of seeking fortunate in America is easy to realize
B．most of the immigrants to America don’t reach their previous goals
C．the success of Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the common examples of the immigrants
D．the immigrants have made great contributions to California
What’s the best title of the passage?
A．Wave of Immigrants to America
B．Make Fortunes Abroad
C．Hard Work Leads to Success
D．Changes of America’s Golden Dream
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第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节对话填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）
（J="Jane " F="Flora" ）
J: Hi,Flora. It seems that I haven’t seen for you ages, Where have you been ?
F: Hi, Jane . Been to England for a (76) t______.
J: Oh really ? That’s great,. Did someone (77) e_______travel with you?
F: We went on a group tour, You know that would make things easy. You wouldn’t (78) w_______about this and that.
J:Yes. A pleasant time, eh?
F: A really pleasant to me. Everything we saw, Fantastic ! And the guide was a very nice guy; he also (79) l_______ us a deep impression.
J:What’s that ?
F:He once told us about the (80)b______ of his career. He was an Oxford student before. And one day when he went on his (81)w______ to a lecture, a tourist
(82) a_____ him for directions. Since he was going in the same direction,he led the way, telling legends and stories about Oxford. Before they knew it, two hours passed, and the tourist gave him ten pounds for the enjoyable morning. He then
(83) r_______ that he had a gift for making a visit (84)i________and lovely.
J: What an amazing story ! By the way , How did you travel(85)e________ in England?
F: It depends.Sometimes by udnerground or by bus.
J: If only I had such a chance !
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阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
注：此题要做在答题卷上。
第三节:书面表达（满分25分）（见答卷）
注：此题要做在答题卷上。
Last week, we talked about different kinds of short stories.
Many of you said you like the ________(美国的) writer Ernest 1. __________
Hemingway, who is w_________ known for his short stories. I 2.___________
suppose you have all f_______ my advice and finished reading 3.___________
his story. We’re going to study it _________(一起) in this lesson. 4. ___________
Now, first of all, I would like you to have a ___________(讨论). 5. ___________
Please look at the three q________ on the blackboard. First, 6. ___________
when did the story _______ place? Second, what kind of person 7. ___________
does the writer show ________(自己) to be? Third, what’s the 8. ___________
main purpose of w__________ this story? I’d like you to 9. ___________
work ________ pairs and present your answers in ten minutes. 10.___________
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