Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York.

When you arrive at one of them, you can

take bus or taxi to any place in New York.

Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York and

you shouldn't eat at McDonalds every day. There

are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown,

for example.

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York.

The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue. But

you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the

city. There are lots of smaller hotels, and

the YMCA near Central Park is great for

young people.

Public Transport

In New York, there's a good bus and subway

service. But you don't have to use public

transport--there are lots of places you can go to

on foot: The Empire State Building, 5th Avenue

and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part

of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

Places to see

There are a lot of places to see in New

York--Times Square, the Statue of

Liberty. And you shouldn't go home

without climbing the Statue of Liberty to

enjoy the scenery of the city.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week.But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax (税) on everything you buy in New York.

1.How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2."The Plaza" here is the name of___________ .

A. a restaurant B. a hotel C. an airport D. a shop

3.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

A. $10.8. B. $10.08. C. $18. D. $10.

4.When you visit New York, you should____________

A. eat at McDonalds every day' B. take a taxi whenever you go out

C. stay at the best hotel D. climb the Statue of Liberty

5.From the passage, we can learn that__________ .

A. people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B. New York is not a good place for shopping

C. people must travel by public transport in New York

D. people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for wars. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.

By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of f lying. Among his sketches we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines.

Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.

We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.

1.According to the passage, Leonardo was not only an artist but also .

A. a musician B. an inventor C. a writer D. an engineer

2.Was Leonardo’s most special invention.

A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine

C. The machine gun D. The flying machine

3.Which of the following statements is true about Leonardo?

A. He usually wrote in a mirror. B. He didn’t eat any meat.

C. He liked to publish his discoveries. D. He enjoyed drawing flying machines.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To let us know more about Leonardo. B. To introduce Leonardo’s great inventions.

C. To discuss Leonardo’s famous paintings. D. To introduce a great artist to us.

5.Where is the passage probably from?

A. A science story. B. A picture book. C. An encyclopedia. D. A travel booklet.

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