New York is a very large city with 8 million people.How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transport.
In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car.The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city.It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city.Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.
The second way to travel around the city is by public bus.It's a slower way to travel.This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.
You can also travel around the city by taxi.This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to.If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow.During the mornings and afternoons, there is the“rush hour”.This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.
The last way to get around New York is using your own car.However, it's not easy for you to drive, especially when you are driving in the“rush hour”.If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.
The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m.This is the time after the morning“rush hour”and before the evening“rush hour”.Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.
(1)
The text is mainly about ________.
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A.
the weather of New York
B.
the transport in New York
C.
the people in New York
D.
traffic accidents in New York
(2)
The fastest way to travel in New York is by ________.
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A.
subway
B.
taxi
C.
bus
D.
car
(3)
The most expensive way to travel in New York is by ________.
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A.
subway
B.
taxi
C.
bus
D.
car
(4)
The phrase“rush hour”in the fourth paragraph means“________”in Chinese.
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A.
比赛中的冲刺时刻
B.
一小时内所跑的路程
C.
(上下班)交通高峰时刻
D.
匆匆忙忙的一小时
(5)
If you travel around New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life.Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning.Others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.
Sometimes we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so just take a quick look at the front page.At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines(标题)of the articles.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world.We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published(出版)once a week, but most of them are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers.Some like world news, and others prefer short stories.They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world.The English language is so popular that many Chinese students read English newspapers such as China Daily and 21st Century.The Internet also brings us more and more information.
(1)
People read newspapers in order to ________.
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A.
learn the latest news
B.
meet their own different needs
C.
read the short stories
D.
find the morning news
(2)
From the passage we can see that ________ when people get newspapers.
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A.
they read them very carefully
B.
they just read the headlines
C.
not everyone reads all the pages
D.
they have no time to read them
(3)
Newspapers have so many pages because ________.
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A.
more and more people like to read them
B.
people enjoy reading something different
C.
newspapers become cheaper
D.
more pages mean more money
(4)
Newspapers ________ are the most popular in the world.
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A.
in English
B.
in Chinese
C.
in other language
D.
with many pages
(5)
According to the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from ________.