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?

The Greens could not speak any English when they first visited New York． They wanted to walk around to see the   1   , so they thought up a great idea．   2   they left the hotel, they walked to the first street corner and wrote a note in their notebook．   3   they went on．They   4   the notebook would help them find their   5   back if they got lost．

After they walked for hours, they   6   that they had lost their way． They asked a policeman for   7   , but the policeman didn’t speak their language．

Later, they found a man who understand their   8   ．They told him that they couldn’t find their hotel, but they remembered   9   corner the hotel was on． They showed the man the words in the notebook．The man began to   10   ．

The words were “STOP” and “ONE WAY STREET”．

1．A．school                   B．country                   C．city                   D．factory

2．A．Before                    B．After                       C．But                   D．Because

3．A．Then                      B．So                          C．Although           D．As well

4．A．read                       B．thought                   C．liked                 D．looked

5．A．street                      B．road                        C．way                  D．hotel

6．A．remembered                                        B．thought of

C．looked                                                D．found

7．A．help                        B．money                    C．bus                   D．food

8．A．news                      B．situation（處境）  C．word                 D．language

9．A．what                      B．why                        C．which               D．where

10．A．talk                       B．cry                         C．speak                D．laugh

The weather in some parts of the United States changes a lot and often very quickly.

James and Jennifer were 　36 from Nevada to Idaho with their five-month-old son. Shortly after they left home it began to snow. The snow was soon so 37 that it became a blizzard(暴風雪). The blizzard went on for many hours. By the time it was 38 , there was about 1.5 meters of snow on the road and it was 39 　to drive. They looked around for a house to stay in, 40 they could see nothing. They looked for another 　41 , but there wasn’t one to travel on. They 　42 stay where they were. They stayed there for 43 　days. They had very little to eat or drink. They ate some cookies they had in the car, and they even had 44 for water. Jennifer was able to feed her baby herself.

After five days, they knew they could 　45 stay in their car. James made a large hole(洞) in the snow for Jennifer and the baby to stay in,and he started the long walk to 46 . In 22hours he walked over 45 kilometers. At last he got to the town of Vya. James was very 47 and could just speak, but he was able to tell the people in the town 48 Jennifer and his son were. The people in the town hurried to 49 Jennifer and her baby. When they found them, the baby was crying loudly. They took them to hospital, where the doctors 50　 them.

Many people thought it was a miracle(奇跡) that the family didn’t die in such a blizzard.

36. A. driving　　 B.flying　　　 C.walking　　　　 D.sailing

37. A. thin　　　 B.strong　　　 C.cold　　　　　 D.white

38. A.back　　　 B.near　　　　 C.over　　　　　 D. out

39. A.safe　　　　 B.quick　　　 C.dangerous　　　 D. easy

40. A.and　　　　 B.but　　　　 C.so　　　　　　 D. or

41. A.town　　　 B.person　　　 C.hole　　　　　 D. road

42. A.could　　　 B.might　　　 C.would　　　　 D. had to

43. A.six　　　　 B.five　　　　 C.three　　　　 D. two

44. A.fruit　　　　 B.cookies　　　 C.snow　　　　 D.plants

45. A.no longer　　 B.as usual　　　 C.later on　　　 D.after all

46. A.make money　 B.get help　　 C.see a doctor　　 D. repair his car

47. A.strange　　　 B.interested　 　C.sad　　　　　 D.tired

48. A.where　　　 B. why　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. what

49 A.ask　　　　　 B.visit　　　　 C.save　　　　　 D. feed　　　　　

50. A. looked after　　 B.looked up　　 C.looked for　 D. looked like