题目内容
13.Malls (购物中心) are popular places for Americans to go to.Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats.Mall rats shop until they visit 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 water falls 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 nightclubs,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 town centers where people come to do many things.They shop,and of course,they also eat in food courts (广场) 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 almost everything in malls.Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact.
61.Those AmericansB are called mall rats.
A.who eat in food courts at malls
B.who spend so much time at malls
C.who enjoy themselves at malls
D.who do all their shopping atmalls
62.The passage givesC reasons why American people like malls.
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
63.According to thepassage,Americans like doing shoppingA.
A.in one place
B.in a quiet place
C.in a busy place
D.in different places
64.What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?D
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.
65.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A
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.
分析 本文叙述了美国的购物中心的功能.因为购物中心安全舒适,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,还可以看病和去教堂.现在很多人都可以住在自己最喜欢的购物中心.
解答 61 B 细节理解题:根据第一段Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats有些人花很多时间在商场,他们被称为mall rats(指那些总喜欢到购物中心去逛的人).故答案是B.
62 C 细节理解题:根据第二段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 water falls and large green trees即它很安全,公园是免费的,天气一直是好的,并且它是一个好的休息场所这四个原因,故答案是C.
63 A 细节理解题:根据第四段People love doing all their shopping in one place.人们喜欢在同一个地方购买到所有的东西.明确答案为第一项.故选 A.
64 D 大意理解题:根据第三段The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota美国最大的购物中心是美国明尼苏达州的购物中心.后文具体介绍了其占地面积,楼层等情况,故答案是D.
65 A 细节理解题:根据最后一段In some malls,people can see a doctor and even go to the church在一些商场,人们可以去看医生甚至去教堂,故A项正确,其余三项均不符合文章的意思.
点评 本文难度不大,词汇简单,篇幅简短,同学们认真读题,把握细节,即可准确作答.
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| A. | What do you like | B. | How do you think of | ||
| C. | How do you like | D. | What do you think |
Alice:Yes,this is Alice speaking.Who's that?
Susan:This is Susan.(42)F I'd like to borrow some interesting books.
Alice:(43)A
Susan:You shouldn't always read e-books on the computer.(44)E
Alice:You're right.I'll go with you.When shall we meet?
Susan:(45)G
Alice:OK!See you then.
Susan:See you.
| A.I'd love to,but I usually download e-books(下载电子书) online now. B.Let's meet at the gate of our school. C.Is that Alice? D.I usually play computer games on weekends. E.It's bad for your eyes. F.Would you like to go to the library with me tomorrow? G.What about 10o'clock tomorrow morning? |
(1)The life difference between east and west.rich and poor becomes clear when we look at how the kids sleep at night.
Jyoti,aged 14,Nepal Jyoti left school at a young age and now lives with one of her sisters in the Nepalese countryside where she works on the farm.(4)①The family sleep on mats on the mud floor in the open air,with an open fire for cooking and keeping warm.Jyoti loves dancing and (5)she wants to become a dancer to make money for her family.
Tzvika,aged 12,West Bank(约旦河西岸),Israel (4)②Tzvika lives in a gated community(社区) of 36,000Orthodox Jews in an Israeli settlement( 定 居 点 ) on the West Bank.Televisions and newspapers are not allowed from the settlement.The average family has nine children,but Tzvika has just two brothers,with whom he shares his room.Religion(宗教) is the most important subject,followed by Hebrew language and math.Sport is not allowed in the school.Tzvika wants to be a learned man when he grows up.
Lamine,aged 12,Bounk Village,South Africa Lamine studies at the local all-boy Koran school and shares a room with several other schoolmates.
(6)His day starts at six o'clock when he and the other boys work on the school farm with the guide of teachers,and in the afternoon the boys study the Koran(可兰经).In his free time,lamine likes to play football with his friends and when he grows up he would like to teach in this school.
Ahk?xet,aged 15,River Amazon,Brazil(7)①Ahk?xet is a member of the Kraho tribe(部落) living near the river of Amazon.There are only 1,900members of the tribe.All the tribe members grow and hunt their own food,and any other material (8)they need is bought,using money made from film companies and photographers who visit their camp.He dreams to be head of the tribe when he grows up.Jasmine,aged 14,Kentucky,the US (7)
②Jasmine lives in a big house with her parents and three brothers in the Kentucky countryside.Her father works as a railroad engineer.Her bedroom is filled with her favorite toys and her wardrobe is filled with her dresses,for (9)she normally gets two new dresses every month.She enjoys being treated like a princess,having her hair done and wearing pretty clothes and make-up and would like to be a rock star when she grows up.
| Title:1.The Life Difference | |||||
| Name | Age | 2.Country | Bedroom picture (fill in the letter of the right picture) | 3.Daily Life | Wish |
| Jyoti | 14 | Nepal | 4.She works on the farm. | She works on the farm | To 5.make a living bydancing. |
| Tzvika | 12 | Israel | 4.She works on the farm. | He can't watch TV,read newspapers or do sports.His most important subjects are religion,Hebrew and math. | To be a learned man. |
| Lamine | 12 | South Africa | E | He has only two subjects-6.farming and the Koranat school. | To be a teacher. |
| Ahkòxet | 15 | Brazil | 7.He grows and hunts his own food.Some film | He grows and hunts his own food.Some film companies and photographers come to camera their camp and pay them.8.With the money,he buys other things he needs. | To lead the tribe. |
| Jasmine | 14 | the US | 7.He grows and hunts his own food.Some film | She lives a happy life in a rich family.She 9.is giving two new dressesby her parents monthly and she is the center of her family. | To be a rock star. |
| Writing strategy:The article is written by 10.giving examples. | |||||
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could (43)Cthe problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river.She taught this to her mother.Her (44)Dalso learned this new way and they taught their mothers too.
All the younger monkeys (45)B learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them (46)A to eat.But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the (47)D sweet potatoes.
Then something very strange (48)C.In the autumn of 1958,scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby (49)B began washing their sweet potatoes too.Scientists still don't fully understand how this knowledge was (50)C from one island to another.
| 41.A.sweet potatoes | B.green plants | C.hard stones | D.fresh nuts |
| 42.A.beautiful | B.terrible | C.difficult | D.interesting |
| 43.A.find | B.reach | C.solve | D.understand |
| 44.A.children | B.brothers | C.sisters | D.friends |
| 45.A.quietly | B.easily | C.angrily | D.awfully |
| 46.A.nicer | B.smaller | C.lighter | D.drier |
| 47.A.small | B.large | C.new | D.dirty |
| 48.A.took on | B.took off | C.took place | D.took away |
| 49.A.trees | B.islands | C.beaches | D.rivers |
| 50.A.lost | B.stopped | C.passed | D.left |
A moment later,Ben Rogers came with an apple in his hand.
"You did something wrong again,right?"Ben asked.
"Of course not.I'm enjoying myself.Does a boy get a (49)D to paint a fence like this every day?"Tom said and went on painting.
Ben watched in silence for a while and became more and more (50)B."Tom,will you let me have a try?"He asked.
But Tom (51)A,"Sorry,but Aunt Polly trusted me to do the painting.She said only I could do the job (52)C."
"Oh,please,Tom,"said Ben."I'll be really careful.I'll give you half my (53)C.Wait,I'll give you all of it."
"That's a deal,"said Tom."But you must be careful."
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face (54)A joy in his heart.He sat down and started to eat the apple.
When Ben got (55)D,Billy was waiting for his turn.He gave Tom a kite for the chance to paint.Behind Bill,there were many others…
Soon Tom got lots of"treasure",and the fence got three coats of paint.Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple!
| 46.A.chosen | B.guided | C.praised | D.punished |
| 47.A.connect with | B.laugh at | C.wait for | D.take care of |
| 48.A.picked up | B.brought up | C.gave up | D.kept up |
| 49.A.competition | B.journey | C.decision | D.chance |
| 50.A.nervous | B.interested | C.lonely | D.sleepy |
| 51.A.refused | B.agreed | C.stopped | D.succeeded |
| 52.A.sadly | B.comfortably | C.perfectly | D.poorly |
| 53.A.brush | B.kite | C.apple | D.toy |
| 54.A.but | B.so | C.and | D.or |
| 55.A.worried | B.sick | C.relaxed | D.tired. |