Malls (购物中心') 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  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 (英尺). It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces

for l2, 750 cars. About 750, 000 people shop there every week.

    The first indoor mall in the United States was built in l965 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, of course, they also eat 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 centers in fact.

6l. The underlined phrase "drop in" means _____________ .

    A. 光顾           B. 参加       C. 降下          D. 投入

62. The largest mall in the United States _________ .

    A. has 750, 000 cars in it                  B. can hold l2, 750 people

    C. has 350 million shops in it              D. covers 4. 2 million square feet

63. People can do many things in malls EXCEPT __________ .

     A. eating food      B. playing soccer      C. seeing a film    D. seeing a doctor

64. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Malls are built in the countryside..        B. The weather inside is not so good.

   C. People can meet friends in the malls.      D. Not many people drive their cars to malls.

65. The writer ________ .

   A. is cal1ed "mall rats" by others           B. likes to live in his favorite malls

  C. often goes to the church in malls          D. thinks malls make people's life easier

On Sunday morning, Helen usually gets up very late. She washes her face and then goes out to do morning exercises. It is about 8:20 a.m. After eating her  41  , she goes to a shopping centre called Times Shopping Centre  42  her mother. The shopping centre is not far  43  their home. It only   44   them about 20 minutes to get there   45  , so they like walking there. Helen enjoys shopping   46  there very much. It is new and big.  47   many things, such as TVs, fridges, bikes, computers, clothes, books, food and drinks. There are many people too. There are men and women, old and  48  . Parents must  49   their children. The shopping centre is so big. Young children may get lost(迷失) in it. Why do so many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Helen said that things there are usually good and 50 . The workers there are always nice and friendly. She also said that she would take you there and have a look if you come to her home.

41. A. dinner            B. lunch          C. supper         D. breakfast

42. A. with             B. to                 C. for              D. of

43. A. to                  B. into            C. at              D. from

44. A. takes              B. makes        C. spends         D. costs

45 .A. by foot        B. use foot         C. on foot          D. with foot

46. A. to                       B./               C. at             D. in

47. A. They're          B. There are       C. There be        D. There is

48. A. tall                B. short           C. young        D. small

49. A. look for               B. look like         C. look at         D. look after

50. A. cheap              B. expensive       C. big             D. new

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