题目内容
In Japan’s capital city of Tokyo, earthquake danger limits（限制）the height of buildings. The city has spread out so far and the traffic has become so heavy that it is very difficult to go from one place to another. The price of the land, too, has skyrocketed. All these explains why a group of Japanese land developers came to the conclusion（结论）that there was nowhere to go but down. So far they have dug out space underground for fifteen shopping centres.
What are some of the advantages（优势）of shopping and eating underground? Clean air is one of them. The city of Tokyo has one of the most serious smog problems in the world. Another advantage is that you escape the ever-present threat（威胁）of traffic accidents on the city’s busy streets. Still another is the convenience（便利）of getting around: you are usually right next to, or even in, a subway station. And you can even spend the night underground if you like. The Kibosh station, for example, in downtown Tokyo, has a hotel with a bar, restaurant, and barbershop.
1.The reason why buildings can not be very high in Tokyo is ____.
A. that the information about high buildings is limited in Tokyo
B. that the workers haven’t mastered enough modern science and technology
C. the earthquake
D. the heavy traffic
2.What’s the meaning of “skyrocket”? It means “____”.
A. go up sharply B. be as high as that of a rocket
C. fall rapidly D. be as low as that of a rocket
3.So far how many shopping centers underground have there been?
A.15 B.50 C. More than 15 D. More than 50
4.What are the advantages of shopping and eating underground
A. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping.
B. Less air pollution, the convenience of shopping, and less traffic accidents.
C. Clean air and the convenience of getting around.
D. Clean air, less accidents’ threat, and the convenience of getting around.
5.The passage mainly tells us______.
A. the capital of Japan B. the land and its limits
C. the use of space underground in Tokyo D. how to make full use of the land
1.C
2.A
3.C
4.D
5.C
【解析】略
Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者) listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese preschools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group. The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.
Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated（一流的） schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing (智能化) in some Japanese kindergartens.
【小题1】We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe .
| A．Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents |
| B．Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements |
| C．Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction |
| D．Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs |
| A．preparing children academically | B．developing children’s artistic interests |
| C．developing children’s potential | D．shaping children’s character |
| A．They can do better in their future studies. |
| B．They can make more group experience grow there. |
| C．They can be self-centered when they grow up. |
| D．They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education. |
| A．broaden children’s knowledge | B．train children’s creativity |
| C．lighten children’s study load | D．enrich children’s experience |