23、    New York is a very large city with 8 million people．How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school？So，we should know something about its transport．

    In New York you can travel about the city by subway，bus，taxi and car．The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city．It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city．Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city．

    The second way to travel around the city is by public bus．It’s a slower way to travel．This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy．

    You can also travel around the city by taxi．This is the most expensive way，but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to．If traffic is heavy，the taxi will be slow．During the morning and afternoons，there is the “rush hour”．This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work．

    The last way to get around New York is using your own car．However，it’s not easy for you to drive，specially when you are driving in the“rush hour”．If there is an accident on the road．

you will have to wait for a long time．

    The best time to travel around the city is from 9 a．m．to 4 p．m．This is the time after the morning“rush hour”and before the evening“rush hour”．Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work．

1．The text is mainly about ____________．

    A．the weather of New York            B．the transport in New York

    C．the people in NewY0rk                D．traffic accidents in New York

2．The fastest way to travel in New York is by ____________．

    A．subway               B．taxi               C．bus               D．car

3．The most expensive way to travel in New York is by ____________．

    A．subway                B．taxi               C．bus               D．car

4．The phrase “rush hour”’in the fourth paragraph means“____________”in Chinese．

    A．比赛中的冲刺时刻                     B．一小时内所跑的路程

    C．(上下班)交通高峰时刻                D．匆匆忙忙的一小时

5．If you travel around New York in your own car，which of the following is the best time?

    A．From 8 a．m．to 10 a．m．       B．From 3 p．m．to 5 p．m．

    C．From 10 a．m．to 5 p．m．      D．From 10 a．m．to 3 p．m．

22、Dear Mary．

    Let me tell you about my pen pal．Her name is Li Lili．She is from Singapore．I think Singapore is a very interesting country．She is 15 years old and her birthday is in November．She can speak Chinese and a little English．She has two brothers and one sister．She likes going shopping with her friends and playing computer games．Her favorite subjects in school are math and English because they are fun．She dislikes P．E．because it’s too hard for her．I think she is a very good girl．Here is a picture of her．Isn’t she a beautiful girl?

    Please write to me soon and tell me about your pen pal，OK?

                                                                      Gina

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20、从下面的选项中选出5个完成下面对话。

A：Where are you going to spend your holiday this year，Hong Bin?

B：    1    

A：How are you going to get there?

B：By plane．

A：    2     

B：We’re leaving next Sunday．

A：    3     

B：Thank you very much．And where are you going to spend your holiday?

A：    4      I’ll never forget the place where I was born．I’d like to go back to see all the villagers there．I miss them very much．

B．    5    I think you must have some fun in your hometown．

19、He is looking forward to __________ his uncle．

A．visit              B．visits              C．visiting                 D．visited

18、--__________ is the population of this city?

--About five million，I think．

A．What             B．How many      C．How much             D．How

17、Gaomi Town is __________ beautiful than ten years ago．

A．more             B．very               C．much                    D．many

16、I think running is very __________．

A．excite             B．exciting          C．excited                  D．excitement

15、Mary’s family are going to Hong Kong and they will __________ in a hotel．

A．live                 B．living              C．stay                      D．staying

14、There will be ________ students in our class in three years，so we need a ______ classroom．

A．less；smaller   B．more；smaller        C．fewer；bigger               D．more；bigger