Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London．It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue．Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area� 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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4．Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London．It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue．Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area．There is a large Chinese community （社区） with a lot of Chinese restaurants，Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street．
In the 1950s，it was a poor area and everything was very cheap．At the same time，the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs．They began arriving in London to look for work．They found jobs in the restaurants in this area．Many British （英国的） people like Chinese food，and the restaurants were popular．
These restaurant workers often worked 17hours a day and had no time to learn English．As more Chinese arrived，more shops and businesses grew up．Wives came and joined their husbands，and children came and joined their fathers．The community grew，and Chinatown was born．
In the 1970s and 1980s，British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic （经济的） success to the area．Many families moved out of Chinatown，and there was more space for businesses．Gerrard Street became a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists．
Now everyone knows about London's Chinatown．During the Chinese New Year，the streets are seen with national flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets．For most of the year，though，Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants．The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat．

66．Is this Chinatown in the middle of London？Yes．（Yes，it is．）
67．How was the area in the 1950s？It was poor．
68．Why did the restaurant workers have no time to learn English？Because they often worked 17 hours a day．
69．When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education？In the 1970s and 1980s．
70．What is the topic of this article？Chinatown．/The history of Chinatown．/Where Chinatown is and how it has developed．．

分析本文主要介绍了唐人街的来源和发展情况．

解答 66．Yes．（Yes，it is．）细节理解题：本文的第一句…an area in the middle of London．唐人街是伦敦中部的一个地方，即本题的回答是肯定的，故本题的答案为Yes．
67．It was poor．细节理解题：本文第二段第一句In the 1950s，it was a poor area在20世纪50年代，唐人街是穷的地方，故本题的答案为It was poor．
68．Because they often worked 17 hours a day．细节理解题：本文第三段第一句These restaurant workers often worked 17hours a day and had no time to learn English餐厅的工人每天工作17个小时，没有时间学习英语，故本题的答案为Because they often worked 17 hours a day．
69．In the 1970s and 1980s．细节理解题：本文第四段第一句In the 1970s and 1980s，British-born Chinese started to have a better education含义为在20世纪70年代到80年代，在英国出生的中国人开始接收更好的教育，故本题的答案为In the 1970s and 1980s．
70．Chinatown．/The history of Chinatown．/Where Chinatown is and how it has developed．主旨归纳题：通读全文得知本文主要介绍了唐人街的来源和发展，故本题的答案为Where it is and how has developed．

点评本文是一篇任务型阅读理解，在解题时，需要同学们认真审题，仔细作答，务必要注意单词书写的正确形式．