The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping, while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men don’t enjoy taking time in the store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important to the shopper. Usually the mall is under one roof, so each people doesn’t get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow. Mothers can buy clothes for family members. For the children, shoes, socks, dresses, coats, and sweaters are bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking glasses, and the television set. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are pictures in most rooms.

To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of shopping.

1.Who often goes shopping for the family members from the passage, we know?

A．Mothers          B．Fathers           C．Young people      D．Children

2.In America, women like shopping on.

A．Sunday           B．Saturday          C．Monday           D．Friday

3.Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because.

A．it will cost more money                   B．takes shorter time

C．it takes a lot of time                      D．they will get wet from rain

4.The word “furniture” means.

A．电视柜           B．家具             C．电器             D．立柜

5.What is a shopping mall?

A．It’s a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need.

B．A department store where you can buy everything you need.

C．A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on.

D．You can park your car there

My name is Mary Green. I live in a new house with my parents. There is a beautiful and a small room for me. I like it very much.

    Now let me tell you something about my new house. My new house is on a busy street. There is a big, new and clean park across from my house. I can see the flowers in it from my room. We often take a walk in the park after dinner every evening. There is a big supermarket near my house. It is between a hospital and a cinema. We can buy fruits, vegetables and food in the supermarket. They are good but cheap. My school is near my house. So I always go to school on foot. I like my new house. Do you like it?

1.How is the park?

 A. old                     B. big              C. dirty                     D. small

2.Where is the cinema?

A. It is across from my house.        

B. It's between a bank and a supermarket.

C. It's beside a park.   

D. It's beside a supermarket.

3.We can't buy _______in the shopping mall.

A. fruits                   B. vegetables          C. food                     D. flowers

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. I walk to school from Monday to Friday.   

B. There is no cinema near my house.

C. The street is very quiet.   

D. My first name is Green.

There is a new shopping mall(商场) near my school. It is very big. There are five floors（层） of shops and each floor is very big. There are lots of clothes shops, but only one sports shop. There are lots of restaurants（饭馆） on the top（顶部的） floor, you can eat different kinds of food from different countries（国家）. I like going to see a movie. The mall is a really good place to go. It is a good place to meet friends.

1.Where is the new shopping mall?

           A. behind the school              B. near my home

C. near my school                 D. behind my home

2.How many floors are there in the shopping mall?

           A. four floors    B. five floors     C. three floors       D. six floors

3. How many sports shop are there in the mall?

           A. only one     B. about two         C. two           D. three

4. Which（哪一） floor are the restaurants?

           A. the second floor    B. the third      C. the fourth      D. the fifth floor

5.Where does the author(作者) like to go?

           A. clothes shop    B. sports shop        C. a movie       D. restaurant

There is a new shopping mall(商场) near my school. It is very big. There are five floors（层） of shops and each floor is very big. There are lots of clothes shops, but only one sports shop. There are lots of restaurants（饭馆） on the top（顶部的） floor, you can eat different kinds of food from different countries（国家）. I like going to see a movie. The mall is a really good place to go. It is a good place to meet friends.
【小题1】Where is the new shopping mall?