题目内容
14.Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers.In fact,each year the city gets its money mainly from business,not oil.
Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities.Many tall buildings are built in months.The city also has many man-made islands.One of these,the Palm Jumeirah,is like a palm tree (棕桐树) and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix(混合体) of people from different countries.The people from 150countries live and work in Dubai,and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人) by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city's growth.But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change.As a Dubai native says,"We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very,very hard to get where we are now,and there's a lot more work to do."
78.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?D
A.To relax.
B.To buy oil.
C.To go shopping.
D.To do business.
79.Which of the following is NOT true?D
A.Dubai has created many man-made islands.
B.There are many foreigners working in Dubai.
C.Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.
D.Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.
80.What does the underlined word"outnumber"mean?B
A.To be smaller in size than another group.
B.To be more in number than another group.
C.To be bigger in area than another group.
D.To be smaller in area than another group.
81.In the last paragraph,what does the underlined part mean?C
A.We should always visit Dubai.
B.We should learn from foreigners.
C.We must always remember our past.
D.We must only think about the future.
82.What's the main idea of the passage?A
A.Dubai is growing very fast.
B.Dubai was a big city before 1966.
C.Many tall buildings are built in months.
D.Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches.
分析 文章大意:这篇短文主要从这个城市的经济,人口,发展速度以及面临问题几个方面,讲述了港口城市迪拜的发展情况.
解答 78-82:DDBCA
78题答案:D 考查细节题.根据第一段People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business.可知人们是来迪拜做生意的.故选D.
79题答案:D 考查细节题.根据第二段In fact,each year the city gels its money mainly from business,not oil.描述,可知迪拜的主要挣钱途径不是石油,而是商业.故选D.
80题答案:B 考查词汇题.联系前文描述,The people from 150countries live and work in Dubai来自150个国家的人住在这里并且工作着,可知本句话的意思是,现在外国人的数目超出本地人的八倍.故选B,在数量上比另一组更多.
81题答案:C 考查翻译题.We我们; must意为必须; always意为总是; remember 想起,where we came from我们来自哪里,结合语境,我们应该记得我们的过去.故选C.
82题答案:A 考查主旨题.根据文章第一段Dubai is a city of big business,expensive hotels,skyscrapers(摩天楼),and shopping malls.In the early 20th century,Dubai was a successful trading port.People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business.But it was still a small city,and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen.Then in 1966,oil was discovered.This brought a lot of money into the area,and soon Dubai began to change.这篇短文主要讲述了阿拉伯联合酋长国的港口城市迪拜的快速发展.故选A.
点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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