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　　四、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，共30分。）
　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出的一项，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。
　　A
　　ItwasJanuary1848.AmanwasdiggingnearthesmallvillageofSanFrancisco，California，Suddenly，hesawsomethingshiny—gold.
　　BythenextyeartheCaliforniagoldrushhadbegun.ThousandsofmencametoCalifornia.Theywerecalled“forty-miners”aftertheyear1849.Theforty-minerscamefromallaroundtheUSA.Theyevencamefromothercountries，includingMexico，Australia，China，France，andEngland.Theylefttheirfamiliesandjobs，andmadethedifficulttriptoCalifornia.Theyallsharedadream.Theyallwantedtomakeafortuneingold.
　　Townsandcampsgrewquicklywherevergoldwasfound.Thesetownswereroughplaces.Therewasalmostalwaysasaloon，wherethemendrankwhiskeyandgambledatcards.Inminingtowns，menstoleandsometimeskilledforgold.
　　Didtheminersmaketheirfortune？Somedid，especiallythosewhocameearlywerelucky.In1848，minersusuallymadeabouttwentydollarsaday.In1852minersmadeaboutsixdollarsaday.ManyotherpeoplecametoCaliforniatomakemoneyfromtheminers.Priceswereveryhigh.Aloafofbread，whichcostfivecentsinNewYork，costalmostadollarinSanFrancisco.
　　In1848SanFranciscohadbeenavillage.Sixyearslateritwasacitywithapopulationof50，000.In1850Californiahadenoughpeopletobecomeastate.
　　（）51.In1849thousandsofmencametoCaliforniabecause_______.
　　A.theywereforty-miners
　　B.theywantedtofindgold
　　C.theyhadfamilies
　　D.Californiawasabeautifulplace
　　（）52.Townsandcamps_________.
　　A.grewquickly
　　B.grewwheretherewasasaloon
　　C.grewwheretherewasnogold
　　D.grewfastwherevertherewasgold
　　（）53.Someoftheminerswhowerelucky_________.
　　A.madetwentydollars
　　B.madetheirfortune
　　C.madebread
　　D.becamepoor
　　（）54.ThetownsoftheoldWestwereroughplaces________.
　　A.wherepeoplefoughtalot
　　B.wheretherearemountains
　　C.wherethereisnowater
　　D.withirregularland
　　B
　　BaseballisAmerica‘smostpopularsport.Inabaseballgametherearetwoteamsofnineplayers.Playersmusthitballwithabatandthenrunaroundfourbases.Aplayerwhogoesaroundallthebasesscoresarunforhisteam.Theteamthatfinisheswithmorerunswinsthegame.
　　Wheredidbaseballcomefrom？Nooneknowsforsure.ManypeoplebelievethattheideacamefromagameplayedbychildreninEngland.OtherpeoplebelievethatamannamedAbnerDoubledayinventedthegameinCooperstown，NewYork，in1839.Butthefirstrealrulesofbaseballwerewrittenin1845byAlexanderCartwright.TwoteamsfromNewYorkplayedagamefollowingCartwright‘srules.Therulesworkedwell.Soonthereweremanyteams.
　　Theseearlyteamswerenotprofessional.Theyplayedonlyforfun，notmoney.Butbaseballwasverypopularfromthestart.Businessmensawthattheycouldmakemoneywithprofessionalbaseballteams.
　　Thefirstprofessionalteamwasstartedin1869.ThisteamwastheRedStockingsofCincinati.Withinafewyearstherewereprofessionalteamsinothercities.In1876，theseteamscametogetherinaleague，orgroup，calledtheNationalLeague.TheteamsintheNationalLeagueplayedoneanother.
　　In1901，anewleague，calledtheAmericanLeague，wasformed.Tocreatesomeexcitement，in1903，thetwoleaguesdecidedtohavetheirfirst-placeteamsplayeachother.ThiseventwascalledtheWorldSeries.
　　EachyearsincethentheNationalLeaguewinnerandtheAmericanLeaguewinnerplayintheWorldSeries.And，eachyear，millionsofpeoplelookforwardtothisexcitingsportsevent.
　　（）55.Agroupofpeoplethatplaytogetheris_________.
　　A.ateam
　　B.aleague
　　C.agame
　　D.aplayer
　　（）56.Awoodenstickusedtohitaballinbaseballiscalled________.
　　A.aball
　　B.asport
　　C.abat
　　D.astick
　　（）57.Whenaplayerrunsaroundallfourbaseshemakes________.
　　A.afour
　　B.awinner
　　C.arun
　　D.agame
　　（）58.Whenteamsplaysportsformoneytheyare________.
　　A.businessmen
　　B.fun
　　C.professional
　　D.amateur