1、A land of diversity,Unit 1,The first big wave of Chinese immigration to America came when gold was discovered in California in 1848. The Chinese called the new land “Mountain of Gold”Those who did not become miners found work in railroad construction, farming and light industries, doing lowpaid jobs
2、. By the 1880s, American industrialization brought changing economic realities, resulting in an explosion of resentment toward the Chinese laborers. They were accused of taking jobs away from the white man. The government issued Chinese Exclusion Acts (排华法案) to stop the immigration of Chinese labore
3、rs into the United States.,Many workers fled from the concentrated Chinese communities in the West and scattered (spread)to the Midwest and the East. As in California, they formed small pockets of Chinese culture that were known as “Chinatowns”,New Yorks Chinatown was created by men such as the Chin
4、ese laborers.Sociologists call them “sojourners” foreigners in the United States, keeping their cultural traditions, living in the larger society in which they existed. The sojourners came to America for the promise of supporting their family in China, where they expected to return one day. Those wh
5、o did stay lived separately from the societythe Chinese Exclusion Acts did not allow laborers to bring their wives to America. So they remained in Chinatown, an enclosed community holding on traditions in the tides of change.,语篇概述：本文主要讲述了唐人街的形成。1. What does the underlined word“issued”mean?Abrought o
6、ut B. meant toC. made a lifeD. mixed with答案：A词义猜测题。从issued的宾语Chinese Exclusion Acts和不定式“to stop the immigration of Chinese laborers into the United States”看出此处表示出台一项法案。bring out 使显示，出版，生产。,2Before the Chinese Exclusion Acts, most of the Chinese in the United States lived_.Ain the West Bin the East C
7、. in the Midwest D. in the Mideast答案：A细节理解题。由第一段中的“Many workers fled from the concentrated Chinese communities in the West and scattered(spread)to the Midwest and the East.”推断出在法案公布之前，他们大多数住在西部。,3From the first paragraph, we can see_.AChinese immigrants published the Chinese Exclusion Acts, tooBChin
8、ese immigrants fought against the white menCChinese immigrants were working on their own fieldDChinese immigrants formed small areas of Chinese culture答案：D细节理解题。由第一段最后一句As in California，they formed small pockets of Chinese culture that were known as“Chinatowns”看出他们在加州建立了自己的文化区域。,4According to the pa
9、ssage, Chinese immigrants_.Alost their hopes of returning to their countryBtried to find a place in the larger societyCwent on with their own traditions in spite of social changesDwere free to take whatever jobs they like答案：C细节理解题。由第二段第二句中的“.foreigners in the United States，keeping there cultural tra
10、ditions，living in the larger cultural traditions，living in the larger society in which they existed.”看出他们继续保持自己的传统。,5What is the main idea of this passage?AChinatowns experienced great changes after gold was discovered in 1848.BChinese Exclusion Acts brought great sufferings to the Chinese laborers.CChinese laborers were cruelly exploited by the white people.DChinese immigration to America resulted in the forming of Chinatowns.答案：D主旨大意题。从第一段最后一句和第二段看出本文是在讨论Chinatowns的形成。,
