甘肃省兰州市第一中学2015年高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷

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1、甘肃省兰州市第一中学2015年高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．ANextyearmarksthe150thanniversaryofwhenlargenumbersofChinesestartedworkingonahugeprojectintheUnitedStates.Theyhelp

2、tobuildAmerica’sfirsttranscontinentalrailroadbetween1863and1869,connectingtheEastCoastwiththeWest.PeopleknowlittleabouttheChineserailroadworkersandwhathappenedtothemaftertheprojectwasfinished.StanfordUniversityinCaliforniawantstolearnmoreaboutthelivesofthesemenbyreachingoutto

3、theirfamilies.BillYee’sancestorscamefromsouthernChina.Hesaid,“Mygreat-great-grandfathercametoAmericaduringthe‘goldrush’daysandhereturnedtoChinaasawealthyman.Andthenmygreat-grandfathercametoworkontherailroadanddiedthere.”ButthatdidnotstophisgrandfatherfromcomingtotheUSonfalsep

4、apers.Heoperatedalaundry.BillYee’sfathercontinuedtorunthebusinessandhasneverreturnedtoChina.“ThingswereprettybadinsomepartsofChinainthe1860’s.TheycametoAmericaatallcostsinorderthattheynolongerhadtobearhunger,”BillYeesaid.ShelleyFisherFishkinishelpingtodirecttheChineseRailroad

5、WorkersinNorthAmericaProjectatStanfordUniversity.Shesaid,“ManyoftheChineseworkerswhocametoworkonthetranscontinentalandotherrailroadsreturnedtoChinaaftertheirworkwasdoneandcreatedfamiliesthere.SomeofthemsettledinAmericaandcreatednewfamilies,buttheyhadfamilieswhotheyleftwhenthe

6、ycamehereandtheymayhavedescendantsinChina.”Thereisaneedtocreatearecordoftheobjectandspokenhistoryfromthefamiliesoftherailroadworkers.“TheUScouldnothavebecomethemodernindustrialnationwithouttherailroads.AndtherailroadswouldnothavecometogetherwithouttheworkoftheseChineseworkers

7、,”saidShelleyFisherFishkin.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutBillYee?A.Hisfamilywasrichinthe1860’s.B.HisfathersettledintheUSA.C.Heknowslittleabouthisancestorsandhopestoknowmore.D.HisgrandfathercametoAmericawithhisgreat-grandfather.2.AccordingtoBillYee,manyChinesewenttoAmericainthe1860’smai

8、nly.A.toruntheirownbusinessesB.tofindtheirancestorsC.tomakealivingD.