4. Which should be the title for the passage?

A. Early Chinese immigrants in America

B. Dream to strike it rich

C. The difference between men and women

D. Gold miners in America

【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍中国去美国的移民及当时去美国的原因、他们的发展情况和现在的情况。

The Golden Gate Bridge joins the beautiful city of San Francisco with the suburbs to the north. Each day, about one hundred thousand cars cross the bridge, taking people to and from the city. More than half of them cross the bridge during the morning and evening rush hours, as a result, the trip is not pleasant.

Now, however, there is at least one group of happy commuters(每日往返上班者). These are the people who travel under the bridge instead of on it. They go to work by boat and enjoy it so much that most of them say they will never go by car again.

The ferry they take is the large, quiet, comfortable "Golden Gate". Commuters can enjoy the sun on the boat. In the morning they can have breakfast in the coffee shop, and in the evening they can have a drink in the bar while they are looking at San Francisco's famous scene and the nearby hills.

The trip takes only thirty minutes and is not expensive. But best of all, being on a boat seems to make people feel more friendly towards each other. Two commuters who met on the "Golden Gate" have already got married.

Because the boat has been so successful, there are plans to use other, still larger boats. There is also a plan for a high-speed boat that will make the trip in only fifteen minutes. Not everyone is happy about that "A lot of people don't want to get the trip faster, "said one commuter "They feel that half an hour is just enough time to rest".

【语篇概述】本文讲了旧金山金门大桥在人们生活方面所起的重要作用。每天众多的人和车从大桥上穿过, 这为他们节省了很多时间。但是有些人对此不喜欢, 他们愿意乘渡船过河, 目的是想欣赏附近的风光并在途中得到短暂的休息。

5. Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car is not pleasant because_______.

A. it takes people 30 minutes

B. the Golden Gate Bridge is very long

C. the bridge is crowded with cars

D. most of the car owners cannot enjoy the beauty of San Francisco

【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句可知人们在交通高峰期过桥不舒服的原因是桥上车多。

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Going to work by boat doesn't cost too much.

B. Some people like to go to work by boat because they can enjoy the beautiful scene of the city.

C. It takes fifteen minutes for people to go to work by boat.

D. People can make friends during the trip.

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知乘船需要30分钟的时间, 故C项显然不符合事实。