题目内容
14．Malls are popular places for Americans to go．Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats．Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof．People like malls for many reasons．They feel safe because malls have police stations or private security guards．Parking is usually free，and the weather inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees．
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2million square feet．It has 350stores，eight night clubs，and a seven-acre park!There are parking spaces for 12，750cars．About 750，000people shop every week．
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965in Edina，Minnesota．People loved doing all their shopping in one place．More malls were built all over the country．Now，malls are like town centers where people come to do many things．They shop，of course．They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world．They see movies at theatres．Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking．Others go to malls to meet friends．
In some malls，people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church．In other words，people can do just about everything in malls．Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping centre．
29．ThoseC are called mall rats．
A．who are busy stealing in the mall
B．who have visited the biggest malls
C．who are often found busy shopping in malls
D．who live under the roof of the mall
30．Why have malls become so popular？B
A．Because people can do everything there．
B．Because people can do many other things besides shopping for all they need．
C．Because people believe that malls are much safer places．
D．Because people enjoy the fresh air and can have a good rest there．
31．Nowadays，malls areA．
A．large shopping centers which also act as town centers
B．large parks with shops
C．the most popular place Americans go to
D．town centers
32．According to the passage，people CANNOT findD in a mall in America．
A．a police station
B．a church
C．a restaurant
D．a sports centre．
分析 本文叙述了美国的购物中心的功能．因为购物中心安全舒适，许多美国人很喜欢去那儿．购物中心的设施齐全，人们在那儿除了购物，还可以吃东西，看电影，做锻炼，见朋友，还可以看病和去教堂．现在很多人都可以住在自己最喜欢的购物中心．
解答 29．C 词义猜测题．根据第一段的"Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats．Mall rats do not leave the shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof．"可知，"mall rats"是指那些经常被发现忙于在购物中心购物的人，故选C．
30．B 细节理解题．根据文章第二、三、四段的内容，尤其是最后一段的"people can do just about everything in malls．"可知，购物中心如此受欢迎是因为人们除了购物，还可以做许多其他满足他们需要的事情，故选B．
31．A 细节理解题．根据文章首句"Malls are popular places for Americans to go．"可知，购物中心是美国人最喜欢去的地方，故选A．
32．D 细节题．根据文章内容，They feel safe because malls have police stations 商场有警亭，故A正确；In some malls，people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church有些商场可以看医生甚至做礼拜，故B正确；They also eat in food houses that have food from all over the world商场里有餐厅可供人们用餐，故C正确．只有D没有提到，故选它．
点评 本文是一个科日常生活类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
