Question

Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world’s best.”

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃ to 26℃). Housing is not very expensive in San Jose. Also, many of the city’s older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés. Beautiful mountains are around the city. There are many natural sights . Lots of people go sightseeing every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.

HONG KONG, CHINA

This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There’s also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That’s why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?

A. The weather.                 B. The mountains.     C. The air.      D. The traffic.

2.What makes Hong Kong the world’s best according to this passage?

A. The lively city and the wonderful dishes.      

B. The large population and the traffic.

C. The expensive housing.                       

D. The beautiful temples.

3.What do the two cities have in common?

A. They both have beautiful mountains.   

B. They both have a large population.

C. Air pollution is a problem in both.          

D. They are both crowded.

4.From the passage, we can know that       .

A. San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world’s best

B. San Jose has more natural sights than Hong Kong does

C. the weather inboth cities is fine

D. San Jose used to be small fishing village 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍的了在两本杂志上被列为世界最好的两个城市San Jose 和Hong Kong的人文地理情况。

San Jose气候宜人，风景秀丽，房价不高，但是市中心有空气污染。Hong Kong因生气勃勃的城市和美食而出名。在这里大街上有川流不息的人群，高昂的房价，交通拥挤和空气污染。

1.细节理解题。根据The city has comfortable weather all year round，Beautiful mountains are around the city. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.可知文中介绍了San Jose的天气，山和空气，没有介绍交通。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据This lively city—once a small fishing village—is today an international business center. 和Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes.可知Hong Kong因为生气勃勃的城市和美食而出名。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据But air pollution is a problem in the city center. 和Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.可知两个城共同的问题是空气污染问题。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据here are many natural sights .可知在San Jose有很多自然风景，而在Hong Kong Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇).有很多现代的高楼和一些寺庙。因此San Jose 比Hong Kong的自然风景要多。故选B。

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