B.Because they want to show the importance of America’s first transcontinental railroad.
C.Because they want to learn more about how to build a railroad in the past in America.
D.Because they want Americans to remember the Chinese railroad workers’ role in US history.
【文章大意】2015年是华工赴美修建铁路150周年。斯坦福大学致力于研究美国铁路华工历史,考查华工们的生活及境遇。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第四段“But that did not stop his grandfather from coming to the US on false papers.He operated a laundry.Bill Yee’s father continued to run the business and has never returned to China.”可知,B项正确。
2.C 细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知,华人们不惜一切代价去美国就是为了谋求生存,不再挨饿。故选C项。
3.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段最后一句“Some of them settled in America and created new families,but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in China.”可知,一些华工后来在美国定居安家,而之前他们在中国也有家庭后代。故D项为正确答案。
4.D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段内容可知,斯坦福大学的这个项目旨在让美国人铭记中国铁路工人在美国历史上所起的作用。
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