题目内容
If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 1 in the United States offer an international sample of 2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 3 other nations.This is probably one reason 4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 6 lands.
In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many
10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 11 understand the foreign people and their 12 of life.
One of 13 most common international restaurants to be 14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 15 by a single family.The mother of the 16
cooks all the dishes and the 17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.
1.A.cities B.countryside C.nations D.families
2.A.waiters B.restaurants C.foods D.cooks
3.A.about B.of C.on D.with
4.A.as B.when C.which D.why
5.A.arrive B.come C.go D.leave
6.A.garden B.country C.state D.native
7.A.as B.like C.for example D.such as
8.A.and B.with C.of D.then
9.A.where B.which C.when D.why
10.A.other B.others C.another D.other’s
11.A.worse B.better C.hardly D.more
12.A.hope B.wish C.place D.way
13.A.the B.a C.this D.that
14.A.cooked B.enjoyed C.found D.eaten
15.A.built B.run C.driven D.lived
16.A.family B.city C.business D.restaurant
17.A.mother B.guests C.visitors D.father
18.A.small B.large C.tiny D.bad
19.A.deal B.work C.serve D.prepare
20.A.by B.with C.of D.for
1.答案:A
2.解析:在美国,多数大城市都提供国际食品的样品。
答案:C
3.解析:介词of表所属。
答案:B
4.解析:先行词是reason时,常用why引导定语从句。
答案:D
5.解析:美国人来自于世界各地。
答案:B
6.解析:他们喜欢吃有本国风味的食品。
答案:D
7.解析:用“for example”举例说明。
答案:C
8.解析:最后两个词组之间用and连接。
答案:A
9.解析:本空用关系代词which/that引导定语从句,在从句中作主语。
答案:B
10.解析:代词other在句中作定语,此时不用复数或所有格形式。
答案:A
11.答案:B
12.解析:美国人不仅喜欢这些饭店的食品,而且喜欢有机会更好地了解异国的人民和他们的生活方式。
答案:D
13.答案:A
14.解析:在美国可以找到的最普通的一家国际饭店是一家意大利饭店。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词”是常用句型,表“最……之一”。
答案:C
15.解析:run意为“经营”。
答案:B
16.答案:A
17.解析:妈妈炒菜,爸爸和孩子们为前来用餐的顾客端饭上菜。
答案:D
18.答案:B
19.解析:因为这是一个家庭餐馆,“否则的话,它可能是一个大饭店,一个晚上可以招待很多顾客”。
答案:C
20.解析:by用于被动语态中,意为“被”。
答案:A
Nicknames for Los Angeles
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity. Nicknames can also be funny.
Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city’s initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.
Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city’s warm climate.
The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.
Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.
Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality.
The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County. There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.
A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there.
Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.
【小题1】A nickname of a place can have the following functions except ___________.
A.building up identity |
B.entertainment |
C.bringing pride to the locals |
D.uniting surrounding cities |
A.Your trip to Los Angeles is not perfect if you miss the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside |
B.Not seeing the word "Hollywood" on a hillside means you haven’t been to Los Angeles. |
C.If you visit Los Angeles you should first pay a visit to "Hollywood" s on a hillside. |
D.Seeing the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside means you’ve been really to Los Angeles. |
A.4 | B.5 | C.6 | D.7 |
A.Los Angeles is most famous for its nicknames. |
B.Hollywood alone adds fame to Los Angeles. |
C.All the nicknames increase the charm of Los Angeles. |
D.Los Angeles was built after the Italian city of Venice. |