Question

【题目】 Vancouver has had a crazy property（房地产）market since it hosted the winter Olympics in 2010.The downtown area is forested with new apartment blocks. Prices have risen by nearly 60% in the past three years. But until recently developers have largely avoided Chinatown. It is an underdeveloped area. Many Chinatown residents（居民）are old and poor.

Developers now have Chinatown in their sights. Two years ago one built a 17-storey apartment building on its edge. This alarmed many residents，who had formed a group to stop the high-rise advance，now called #SaveChinatownYVR. Ms Melody Ma is its leader. Recently it has been successful.

The main theatre of battle is a car park known as 105 Keefer，where Beedie Living plans to build a nine-storey brick-and-glass apartment block. The developer promises 111 luxury flats，with rooftop landscaping and shops below.

105 Keefer is in an area rich with cultural associations. Just to the south is a monument to Chinese-Canadian builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway and veterans of the Second World War. Across the street is the Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Chinese Cultural Centre Museum. "A lot of people were frightened" because of the building's "closeness to sacred sites in the heart of Chinatown", says Ms Ma. Some residents also fear that it will push up rents.

Conservationists hope that the parking lot is where they can stop development, which they say has spoil the charm of other Vancouver neighbourhoods such as Mount Pleasant. The dispute（分歧）is part of a debate about the city's identity，says Andy Yan，an urban planner. Vancouverites， he says，are asking themselves，"Who are we？And what are we building for？"The people who might want to buy the flats that do not yet exist are，of course，not being consulted.

【1】What will Ms. Melody Ma agree？

A.To preserve Chinatown.

B.To rebuild Chinatown.

C.To build skyscrapers in Chinatown.

D.To promote the property market in Chinatown.

【2】What does the author intend to do in paragraph 4？

A.To state some reasons.B.To offer some advice.

C.To make some comparisons.D.To introduce a new topic.

【3】What is Vancouverites' attitude towards the recent development in Chinatown?

A.Positive.B.Doubtful.

C.Unfavorable.D.Divided.

【4】What is the best tile for the text?

A.The alarmed citizens of Vancouver

B.The cultural associations of 105 Keefer

C.The property battle in Vancouver's Chinatown

D.The identity of Vancouver

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇议论文。温哥华的唐人街居民反对开发商在唐人街修建大楼的行为，认为这会影响周边的生态和文化，而温哥华当地人对此有不同看法。

【1】推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Two years ago one built a 17-storey apartment building on its edge. This alarmed many residents，who had formed a group to stop the high-rise advance，now called #SaveChinatownYVR. Ms Melody Ma is its leader.可知两年前一个开发商在唐人街边上建了一栋17层的公寓，领头人Ms Melody Ma和很多唐人街居民成立了组织——保护唐人街——来阻止高楼的推进，故推测Ms Melody Ma赞成保护唐人街。 A. To preserve Chinatown. （保护唐人街）符合以上说法，故选A项。

【2】推理判断题。根据文章第四段叙述的内容尤其是A lot of people were frightened" because of the building's "closeness to sacred sites in the heart of Chinatown", says Ms Ma. Some residents also fear that it will push up rents.可知，该段主要陈述了居民不愿意停车场建在唐人街的原因。A. To state some reasons.（为了陈述一些原因）符合以上说法，故选A项。

【3】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的Vancouverites. he says，are asking themselves，"Who are we？And what are we building for？可知，当地人在问自己“我们是谁？我们建造的目的是什么？”，故可推断温哥华当地人对唐人街开发的态度是有分歧的。故选D项。

【4】主旨大意题。根据文章第五段的The main theatre of battle is a car park known as 105 Keefer和最后一段的The dispute（分歧）is part of a debate about the city's identity，says Andy Yan，an urban planner. Vancouverites. he says，are asking themselves，"Who are we？And what are we building for？以及全文叙述的内容来看，本篇主要讲述了对于温哥华唐人街房地产开发的事情，唐人街居民、开发商、温哥华当地人都各执己见，即他们对唐人街房地产的争斗。C. The property battle in Vancouver's Chinatown（关于温哥华唐人街房地产的争斗）可以作为本文标题，故选C项。