Question

The California Gold Rush of 1849 attracted (吸引) people from countries all over the world. Men and women came to the place hoping to find gold and become rich. One said in his diary, “My dream is to find gold so that I can make a new life.”

People’s dreams did not always come true as they had hoped. Firstly, the trip was very hard to make. People who came from the eastern United States faced a long trip across the country. People who came from Europe found it took six months to travel by ship to San Francisco. It was a dangerous journey.

 Then, when they got to California, most people found that mining (采礦) was a hard life. Few people made money by mining for gold. People would spend a short time in the mines. Then most of them went to the cities. San Francisco and Sacramento were growing cities then. It was full of excitement and easy for people to find jobs.

People who hadn’t found any gold in the mines were paid in gold for their work.

Most of the people who came to California could make a better living doing other work. After a while, some people decided to make the long trip home. Some traveled east to see more of the country. Others chose to remain in California and become part of its history.

64.  When was the California Gold Rush?

65.  Why did men and women come to California?

66.  How long did it take from Europe to San Francisco by ship?

67.  Why did most of the people go to the cities?

68.  What does the writer tell us about the history of California Gold Rush?

Answer 1

64. In 1849.

65. They hoped to find gold and become rich.

66. Six months.

67. Because few people made money by mining for gold.

68. Why and how people came there and people’s life there.