2015揭阳一中、金山中学联考英语试题及答案(3)

But at one time, Chinatown was the only place where Chinese immigrants could live. The first Chinese immigrants arrived from southern China in the 1800s as laborers. Many worked on building America's first railroads. Then, in 1882, the United States banned Chinese immigration. Hostility(敌意) toward the Chinese led to the creation of Chinatowns. Steve Wong tells about how the neighborhoods developed. He said, “Without being able to bring in families and women, Chinese men weren't able to develop their communities. So they had to turn to the outside and create an economy based on tourism.”
Min Zhou is a professor at the University of Southern California Los Angeles. In the past thirty years, Chinese immigrants from China came to America as students and then stayed in the United States. He said, “A lot of them are from middle class, they want to buy or rent houses rather than live in apartments and they also want to find good school districts. So Chinatown is not attractive to them.”

1. 31. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
2. A. Most immigrants to the US in the 1800s were Chinese.
3. B. Chinese people in the US mainly live in Chinatowns.
4. C. Most new immigrants to the US are from China.
5. D. Chinatowns are very common in America.
6. 32. We learn that after Chinese immigrants in the US moved to the suburbs, they          .
7. A. built new Chinatowns to attract tourists there
8. B. built many traditional Chinese restaurants there
9. C. didn’t make their new homes look like their old ones
10. D. often visited restaurants, grocery stores and herbal cures downtown
11. 33. What is implied about the Chinese food mentioned by Steve Wong?
12. A. It is actually very American.
13. B. Americans don’t like it.
14. C. It is too spicy for American people.
15. D. It is catered towards Chinese tastes.
16. 34. Chinese immigrants started building Chinatowns because they wanted to            .
17. A. make a living on tourism
18. B. develop their communities
19. C. build houses for their wives
20. D. attract more Chinese to live together
21. 35. Students who go to America for their further education don’t like living in Chinatowns because            .
22. A. they don’t want to be considered Chinese
23. B. everything there is too familiar to them
24. C. they cannot afford expenses there
25. D. they want to live in better places

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To prevent crowding on the mountain, some have suggested limiting the total number of climbers permitted per season and the size of each team to no more than ten members. Others are skeptical. “That will not happen,” says New Zealander Guy Cotter, 50, owner of Adventure Consultants, which has led 19 expeditions to Everest. “Everest is big business for Nepal, and it will never turn down the money.” 
Another way to make the mountain safer is with technology, says Conrad Anker, 50, who led our expedition in 2012. The mountain is already high-tech -- everyone at Base Camp has access to a cell phone or the Internet -- but last summer in a meeting with the Nepalese ministry, Anker advised something new: identification cards issued with every climber.
“The Everest ID would contain data that could save the life of a climber or Sherpa,” Anker explains. It would have the climber’s photo, of course, but more importantly, it would also have a QR code—a type of bar code. “Scanned with a smart phone, the QR code would show  information such as age, experience, health history and emergency phone numbers.” Anker says that bureaucrats(官员) just looked at him with blank faces when he tried to explain the benefits of the ID.
Despite all the problems on the mountain, Everest still stands alone. I’ll never forget the breathtaking view from our place at Camp III, clouds rolling up the Western valley. I’ll always treasure the memory of climbing with friends.
Such moments are the reasons why climbers keep coming back to Everest. It’s not simply about reaching the top but about showing respect for the mountain and enjoying the journey. Now it’s up to us to restore a sense of sanity(理智) and safety to the top of the world.

1. 36. Why do some people want to limit the number of climbers?
2. A. Nepal won’t allow more climbers.
3. B. The top of the mountain is high and dangerous.
4. C. Climbers are not environment-friendly.
5. D. Crowding makes the mountain not safe.
6. 37. Which of the following shows Nepal’s attitude towards the crowding?
7. A. Nepal does care about it.
8. B. Nepal strongly object to it.
9. C. Nepal prefers to see more climbers.
10. D. Nepal has decided to limit the number.
11. 38. Which of the following statements about the Everest ID is NOT true?
12. A. It has the climber’s photo.
13. B. It has a QR code.
14. C. It has all the information of a climber.
15. D. Bureaucrats seem to have no interest in it.
16. 39. In the face of the problems on the mountain, climbers            .
17. A. take the problems for granted
18. B. decide to get the Everest ID
19. C. should take safety into consideration
20. D. like to challenge any danger
21. 40. What can we learn for the passage?
22. A. Anker’s advice has been adopted.
23. B. The Everest ID shouldn’t be issued.
24. C. Everest brings in lots of money for Nepal.
25. D. The author suggests climbing less frequently.