58．The
students who refer to both the good and bad times as an exchange student
include ______．
A．Susan Lane and
Sara Small B．Linda
Marks and David Links
C．Tom Jennings and
Linda Marks D．Susan Lane and
Tom Jennings
B
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.