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One day in 1848 a carpenter named Marshall, who worked in a saw mill on the
One day in 1848 a carpenter named Marshall, who worked in a saw mill on the
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One day in 1848 a carpenter named Marshall, who worked in a saw mill on the American River in California, made a remarkable discovery. He noticed some bright yellow particles in the water, bent down to pick them up and took them to his partner, a Mr. Sutter. This was the beginning of the Californian Gold Rush. Sutter was a Swiss who had come to America some years earlier to make his fortune. The governor of California had given him permission to found a settlement in the Sacramento Valley and his determination and energy had made him rich. He had built the mill in partnership with Marshall in order to make use of the abundant natural resources of his land.
Sutter realized the importance of the discovery and decided to file a claim so that his right to the gold would be established. So he sent a man named Bennet to San Francisco to see the governor. He warned Bennet not to tell anyone in case people came to the valley before his claim was recognized. Bennet could not keep the secret but the people of San Francisco did not believe him at first. Then the editor of a weekly newspaper there, San Brannan, went to Sutter’s mill to make a report. When he came back he ran through the streets of the town shouting "Gold! Gold!" Within a month almost the entire population, then only 800 people, had gone to look for the precious metal. Soldiers deserted the army, sailors left their ships and men gave up their jobs so as not to miss the chance of becoming rich.
The news spread across America to Europe and thousands of people joined in the search. Those who went by ship had to sail round Cape Horn to reach California but some chose the overland route across America and wagon trains were formed for travelers to make the journey. Even then there were some who were prepared to cross the terrible desert of Death Valley in order to reach the gold a few days before the rest.
The Gold Rush proved a disaster for Sutter himself. For years he tried to evict (逐出) the prospectors (探矿者, 勘探者) from his property so that his family might enjoy the wealth of his land, but his business was ruined. The prospectors did a great deal of damage and killed one of his sons, and at the end of his life he was a poor man who continually stopped people in the street to tell them that Gold is the devil. [br] Wagon trains were formed so that______.
选项
A、none of the gold rushers would get lost
B、groups of people could cross the continent
C、people could get to the desert very quickly
D、travelers could cover the Death Valley safely
答案
B
解析
本题是一道具体细节题。问人们组织了马车队是为了什么。利用查阅式阅读法,我们发现文章第三段指出,旧金山有金子的消息从美国传到了欧洲。成千上万的人加入了淘金的队列中。乘船而来的人们得绕过合恩角才能到达加利福尼亚。但一些人选择了横越美洲大陆的路线。于是人们组织了马车队来旅行。因此,本题的正确答案应是B“以便于大批的人能穿越美洲大陆”。
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