Question

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4. 2 million square feet（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（广场）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

1.Here “mall” means “                ”.

A. a large park      B. a big church                  C. a square          D. a shopping center

2.The largest mall in the United States                 .

A. was built in 1965                             B. has 12,750 cars in it

C. has 350 shops in it                            D. can hold 750,000 people

3. The writer                 .

A. thinks malls make people’s life easier             B. likes to live in his favorite malls

C. is called “mall rats” by others                           D. often goes to the church in malls

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了美国的大型购物中心的基本情况及人们喜欢购物中心的原因介绍，包括他给人们的生活带来的巨大便利，已经成为人们生活中不可缺少的一部分。

1.词义猜测题。根据第三段中About 750,000 people shop there every week.一句可知，malls主要就是美国人购物的地方，结合前两段的描述里面有停车场、休息室、警察署以及瀑布等景观，可知mall是指购物中心，

2.推理判断题。根据第四段第一句话The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota.可知第一座地下商场是于1965建立的，不是美国最大的购物中心建立的时间，A项错误；第三段There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars.是说该商场的停车场可容纳75000辆车，并不是说里面有这么多车辆，所以B项错误；结合后面的About 750,000 people shop there every week.一句可推知，这家商场的每周顾客可达75万人，但并不是说可容纳75万人，所以D项错误，第三段中It has 350 stores,可知这家最大的购物中心有350个商店；故选C。

3.观点态度题。根据第四段和第五段以及最后两句话In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.都可明确推断出购物中心给人们的生活带来了巨大的便利；故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。