(辽宁省沈阳二中2008届第四次模拟考试C篇)

 Los Angeles’ Shopping Malls

 Let’s take a look around the mall . You will find various malls in Los Angeles . Stores vary by mall . To better understand shopping at the mall , let’s take a look at the basic structure of malls.

Basic Structure

    Most of the malls are two or three layer (层) buildings including their parking lots. It’s not the norm(标准), but some malls like Beverly Hills Center are located on top of the parking lot . Most of the malls have pathways between the department stores and a food court , a central place for dining . You can also find theaters in malls.

Services of the mall

    It’s easy to find the places you want to go from the directories(电话簿) in each mall.

    Usually the directory is located in several places throughout the mall . You can also carry printouts of the directory while shopping . If you have questions , ask employees for more details.

Most shops do not wrap gifts so you will have to use the department gift service center for wrapping . Make sure you have your receipts(收据) when you go to have the gifts wrapped . Each mall has a variety of service facilities including restrooms . public phones , diaper (尿布) changing rooms . ATM machines , stamp machines and vending (贩卖) machines. 

 64. Which of the following doesn’t make up the basic structure of a shopping mall?

A.      Supermarket  B. Theater  C. Parking lot  D. Food court

65. What does the underlined sentence mean ?

A.      The parking lot is usually located on the top of the mall

B.      The parking lot is usually located under the mall

C.      Only the parking of Beverley Hills Center is under the mall

D.     The parking lot can be located on any floor of the mall

66. What’s the use of the mall’s directory ?

A.      It tells you where to find some certain goods .

B.      It shows you the best and cheapest goods of the mall

C.      It shows you all the places in the mall .

D.     It gives all the names of the shops in the mall .

67. Which of the following statements in NOT true ?

A.      A food court in the mall is a big dining place .

B.      You need to bring receipts when having gifts wrapped

C.      You can have your gifts wrapped at any shop in a mall with a receipt

D.       You can take your young baby with you when shopping in the mall.

A Grossmont Center

This mall in La Mesa is the shopping center that time forgot. It's a comfortable, well-maintained outdoor mall in La Mesa that is lacking in pizza and choices - in fact, it's a bit dull. But in the world of mega-malls, sometimes dull is OK. Yet it also has a nice Pacific Cinema, and a two-level Wal-Mart.

BWestfield Horton Plaza

Horton Plaza's construction in the mid-1980s jump-started the Gas lamp renaissance. Its multi-level, somewhat confusing whimsical architecture is a must-see for any San Diego visitor. Nordstrom, Macy's and a wide range of shops and restaurants make this the noontime stop for downtown workers.

C Fashion Valley Center

The class of San Diego malls, Fashion Valley has arguably the best of the stores. Nordstrom, JC Penney, Macy's, Nieman Marcus and the new Bloomingdale's make this well appointed two-level outdoor mall. Where else will you find a Tiffany store? Good restaurants and an AMC multiplex make this a place to go beyond shopping. Burberry, Lily Pulitzer, Gucci, Ruehl, Apple and Sony Style store reflect the mall's cool characteristic.

D Westfield Parkway Plaza

Yet another Westfield mall, Parkway Plaza is the regional mall serving East County. Young adult shops, a Regal Cinema and a food court make this the area's teen hangout. A two-story Wal-Mart is the newest member. A Family Lounge is located in the Food Court for those with little ones, and the mall is a WiFi hotspot.

EWestfield Plaza Camino Real

Another indoor Westfield mall, Plaza Camino Real serves the North County Coastal area (Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside). Two-level, with over 170 stores, Plaza Camino has a MovieMax Theatre Plaza. A new Steve & Barry's University Sportswear and Bella Furniture are open.

FWestfield Mission Valley

Westfield's Mission Valley Center is kind of a mess. Its layout is a mess (a remnant of the '60s) and it's the most downscale of the shopping malls. The selection of shops and the gigantic AMC multiplex suggest that it is better fit for the teen and young adult crowd.

 

56.Yuki is a rather fashionable girl. Like many other young girls of her age, she likes nothing more than dressing herself in a cool and fashionable way.

 

57.Rebecca works in a company in the downtown. During lunch hours, Rebecca usually go out with her colleagues to eat and after lunch they may even stroll around the shops just for relaxing.

 

58.Lucy and her husband are going to shop in some daily necessities in Wal-Mart. But their baby sitter happens to be on holiday so they’ve got to take their little son with them as well.

 

59.Betty just wants to go to Wal-Mart to buy some everyday things.

 

60.John is going shopping with his girlfriend. They plan to watch a movie first and buy some sports clothes since they are such sports lovers!

56. Yuki                                                           A.Grossmont Center

57.   Rebecca                                                   B.Westfield Horton Plaza

58.   Lucy and her husband                                C.Fashion Valley Center

59.   Betty                                                        D.Westfield Parkway Plaza

60.   John and his girlfriend                                E.Westfield Plaza Camino Real

                                                                      F.Westfield Mission Valley

Los Angeles’ Shopping Malls

 Let’s take a look around the mall . You will find various malls in Los Angeles . Stores vary by mall . To better understand shopping at the mall , let’s take a look at the basic structure of malls.

Basic Structure

    Most of the malls are two or three layer (层) buildings including their parking lots. It’s not the norm(标准), but some malls like Beverly Hills Center are located on top of the parking lot . Most of the malls have pathways between the department stores and a food court , a central place for dining . You can also find theaters in malls.

Services of the mall

    It’s easy to find the places you want to go from the directories(电话簿) in each mall.

    Usually the directory is located in several places throughout the mall . You can also carry printouts of the directory while shopping . If you have questions , ask employees for more details.

Most shops do not wrap gifts so you will have to use the department gift service center for wrapping . Make sure you have your receipts(收据) when you go to have the gifts wrapped . Each mall has a variety of service facilities including restrooms . public phones , diaper (尿布) changing rooms . ATM machines , stamp machines and vending (贩卖) machines. 

 

 64. Which of the following doesn’t make up the basic structure of a shopping mall?

A. Supermarket  B. Theater  C. Parking lot  D. Food court

65. What does the underlined sentence mean ?

A. The parking lot is usually located on the top of the mall

B. The parking lot is usually located under the mall

C. Only the parking of Beverley Hills Center is under the mall

D.The parking lot can be located on any floor of the mall

66. What’s the use of the mall’s directory ?

A. It tells you where to find some certain goods .

B. It shows you the best and cheapest goods of the mall

C. It shows you all the places in the mall .

D.It gives all the names of the shops in the mall .

67. Which of the following statements in NOT true ?

A. A food court in the mall is a big dining place .

B. You need to bring receipts when having gifts wrapped

C. You can have your gifts wrapped at any shop in a mall with a receipt

D.You can take your young baby with you when shopping in the mall.

                                                                   

Stone Hill Mall has fewer large department stores than most malls but, instead, features more than 100 small specialty shops, while the few that are not used yet will be filled as soon as the mall’s owners find proprietors(业主) who fit the mall’s image.

One thing that makes Stone Hill Mall popular was that all of the stores remain open form 9 a.m. until 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. This favorable start has certainly been advantageous thanks to such features as its being the only shopping center in the area to provide free baby-sitting for children from two to eight years old and its offering restaurants to suit every pocket, with the possible exception of the highly budget-conscious. Furthermore, as far as movie entertainment is concerned. Stone Hill Mall tops Westgate Mall, which looked very impressive when it opened has hast year, with three separate cinemas.

Besides, the air-conditioning system makes sure a comfortable inside temperature of 25 degrees centigrade no matter what the weather is like outside, and in addition to is three beautiful fountains, the mall has a quiet garden area with comfortable benches and chairs for shoppers who have become tired.

One complaint about Stone Hill Mall is that it is located outside the city, but there is a regular bus service between the mall and the city center. A further complaint might be that, although the mall is surrounded by trees to mix it with the scenery, it will be some years before these can effectively make the main buildings and the vast buildings and the vast parking lot a part of the area around.

67.Stone Hill Mall is different from other malls because it has __________.

  A.many shops selling special goods    B.shops selling expensive goods

  C.more large department stores       D.more empty space to rent

68.Stone Hill Mail is popular with shoppers mainly because of its    

  A.children’s stores           B.long business hours

  C.attractive restaurants        D.entertainment equipment

69.It is implied in the passage that the writer takes a(an)     attitude towards the mall.

  A.fair     B.indifferent     C.critical     D.one-sided

70.The main purpose of the passage is to     .

  A.draw attention to the strange looking shopping centers

  B.compare Stone Hill Mall with other shopping centers

  C.discuss the favorable conditions of the mall

  D.introduce the special kind of the mall

 

Shanghai Xintiandi Style Mall is filled with a festive mood, featuring large-scale equipment, knit works and various activities, under the theme "kiss".

"Kissing is seldom taken as the theme of artworks because in oriental (东方的) culture, people restrain themselves from expressing their emotions," says Jiang Shan, who is in charge of the exhibition.

"Through the exhibition, we hope to encourage people to be confident and brave in expressing their love."

Inside the mall, which covers a large area from Zizhong Lu (Road) to Fuxingnan Lu (Road), dozens of colorful decorations, including balloons, lollipops and lip-shaped decorations are hung on the walls and from the ceiling.

Among the decorations, a bright-colored wool artwork attracts most eyeballs and brings about a feeling of warmth.

The designer, Gu Yeli, says the art piece, Kiss Forest, was inspired by US artist Andy Warhol's 1963 experimental film Kiss, which featured various couples kissing for three and a half minutes each. Gu also organizes a small workshop to teach knitting (编织) to children.

Artist Wang Xuejun sets up a stainless-steel mirror at the mall's gate leading to Zizhong Lu. Visitors, including men, are invited to put on lipstick and kiss the mirror, thus kissing themselves.

The Beast Floral Shop, a flower shop in Shanghai, contributes two walls of flowers that are made into the shape of a book, named Kiss Book. Artifacts (手工艺品) of bees and butterflies are fixed among the blossoms, kissing the flowers. The work represents love and harmony in nature.

Architect Ma Ke creates a Kiss Bridge with transparent (透明的) acrylic boards and ceramic(陶瓷的)fishbowls. Bridges are often spots for dating lovers in traditional Chinese folk stories and the goldfish in the bowls are witnesses of the lovers' kisses.

In the south plaza, an18-meter-high interactive tree-shaped light equipment encourages people to kiss. Each kiss turns a certain light on, reminding audiences of their sweet childhood memories of kisses.

At the side of the tree is a counter, in which each kiss is counted and represents a donation to charity organizations.         

46. What is the main idea of the article?

  A. It tells people how important kisses are to life.

  B. It describes what Shanghai Xintiandi Style Mall looks like.

  C. It introduces an exhibition under the theme “kiss”.

  D. It introduces various activities in Shanghai Xintiandi Style Mall.

47. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

  A. people encourage themselves to express their emotions.

  B. people discourage themselves from expressing their emotions.

 C. people teach themselves to express their emotions.

 D. people learn a lot from expressing their emotions.

48. What can we learn from the article?

  A. Most people are interested in Jiang Shan’s art-piece, which brings about a feeling of warmth.

  B. Most visitors will kiss each other in front of the stainless steel mirror at the gate.

 C. All the decorations in the mall are aimed at encouraging lovers to express their love bravely.

  D. The 18-meter-high interactive tree-shaped light equipment will be on for each kiss.

49. The article above probably is taken from a ____________.

  A. text book     B. science and technology magazine    C. news website    D. travel leaflet

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