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【题目】 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.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

【1】Those Americans are called mall rats.

A.who eat in food courts at mallsB.who spend so much time at malls

C.who enjoy themselves at mallsD.who do all their shopping at malls

【2】The passage gives reasons why American people like malls.

A.2B.3C.4D.5

【3】According to the passage, Americans like doing shopping .

A.in one placeB.in a quiet place

C.in a busy placeD.in different places

【4】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A.People like to go to the mall.B.The Mall of America is noisy.

C.When America had the first mall.D.The Mall of America is very large.

【5】Which statement is TRUE according to the passage？

A.People can see a doctor in some malls.B.Parking is free in all the malls.

C.The malls are only in big cities.D.The largest mall is in Hong Kong.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

本文介绍了美国的购物中心。美国的购物中心安全舒适美丽，通常免费停车，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，甚至在一些购物中心可以看病和去教堂。现在很多人都可以住在自己最喜欢的购物中心里。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段第2句“Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”.（有些人花太多时间在购物中心，他们被称为“购物中心老鼠”。）”可知“那些在购物中心花费很长时间的美国人被称为“购物中心老鼠”。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据第2段“People like malls for many reasons. …beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.”可知文章给出了美国人喜欢购物中心的四个原因：感到安全；停车场通常是免费的；里面的天气总是很好；有美丽的休息场所。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第4段第2句“People love doing all their shopping in one place.（人们喜欢在一个地方购物。）”可知“美国人喜欢在一个地方购物”，故选A。

【4】主旨大意题。根据第3段第1句“The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota.（美国最大的购物中心是明尼苏达州的美国购物中心。）”可知第3段主要介绍了“明尼苏达州的美国购物中心。”可知主要告诉我们美国购物中心很大。故选D。

【5】推理判断题。根据第2段第3句“Parking is usually free”可知停车场通常是免费的，不是所有商场都免费停车，故B错误。根据第4段第3句“More malls are built around the country（全国各地建了更多的购物中心）”可知商场不只在大城市里，故C错误。本文介绍美国的购物中心，没有提香港的购物中心，故D错误。根据第5段第1句“In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church.（在一些商场里，人们可以看医生甚至去教堂。）”可知人们可以在一些商场看医生，故A正确，选A。