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 p. 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?
Sack was seven years old，and his sister was five．One day their mother took them to their uncle's to play when she went to the big city to buy some new clothes．
The Children played for an hour，and then at half past four，their uncle took Jack to the kitchen(厨房)．He gave him a nice cake and a knife and said，"Now here is a knife，Jack．Cut(切) this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do this like a gentleman．""Like a gentleman?"Jack said．“How does a gentleman do it?""They always give bigger one to the other persons"，answered his uncle at once．Jack thought about this for a few seconds．Then he took the cake to his sister and said．"Cut this cake in half,Mary．"
(1)
Jack was __________ than his sister．
A．seven years older
B．two year elder
C．two years older
D．two years younger
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(2)
Their mother __________．
A．want to the big city to buy hew shoes
B．went to get some shoes
C．went to the big city to buy some new clothes
D．went to see their uncle and then went home
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(3)
Jack and his sister got to his uncle's at __________.
A．three B．half past three
C．four D．half past four
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(4)
What did Jack do after thinking abut his uncle's words?
A．Jack cut the cake into halves．
B．Jack cut the cake in half and gave the bigger one to his sister．
C．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to Mary．
D．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to his uncle.
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(5)
Gentleman means __________．
A．工人 B．警察 C．干部 D．绅士
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阅读理解
Entering a university is an important part of a person's life．Today，many people go to study and train for future jobs in subjects like law(法律)，medicine or education．But the university is not a modern invention．It has a history that is over a thousand years．
The world's oldest university，AL-Azhar，is in Cairo，Egypt．It was first built as a mosque for religion(宗教寺院)in A．D．972．A few years later，learners and teachers began meeting in the mosque．They read and talked about the subject of law．Around 988，leaders in the city of Cairo decided to open up a school for higher learning and the University of AL-Azhar was founded．
At AL-Azhar，there were many university“firsts”．Different subjects were set up．The earliest ones taught at AL-Azhar were law and religion．In a course, students read and studied with the teacher，but there was also free discussion．Of-ten,students and teachers talked about a topic(题目)，and there was no“right”answer．Finally，famous teachers from around the world came to AL-Azhar to teach and do deep studies on the subjects they were interested in．At the university，people studied the past，but it was also a place for exchanging new ideas.
Over a thousand years later，AL-Azhar is still an important university in the world．Its library keeps more than 250 000 of the world's oldest and most valuable (有价值的)books．Today，many of the world's most important universities such as Oxford and Harvard still follow the traditions started at AL-Azhar．
(1)
From the first paragraph we know that ______．
A．universities are important to the city life
B．the university is a quite new invention
C．university education may help a person find a job
D．the university has a history of a thousand years
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(2)
AL-Azhar was first built for ______．
A．education B．religion
C．a meeting D．law
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(3)
Which of the following are the earliest subjects taught in the University of AL-Azhar?
A．Education and medicine． B．Religion and law．
C．Free discussion． D．History and tradition．
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(4)
Choose the right order according to the passage．
① Then the heads of the city thought of the idea for a school for higher learning．
② One of the earliest subjects taught there was law．
③ A mosque was built in Cairo in A．D．972．
④ Teachers from around the world came to the university to study and teach．
⑤ The mosque was used as a meeting place for teachers and learners．
A．③④①②⑤ B．④⑤①③②
C．②③①④⑤ D．③⑤①②④
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(5)
Which of the following is not true about the University of AL-Azhar?
A．AL-Azhar was built in the city of Cairo in Egypt．
B．AL-Azhar didn't become a university until the year around 988．
C．The University of AL-Azhar was a place to change ideas．
D．Now AL-Azhar is still one of the famous universities in the world．
