Question

If you go to Hong Kong by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport. Because there was no enough land, it was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.

The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.

The population of Hong Kong is over 6 million. Most of them are Chinese. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there.

Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can watch dog-racing or motor-racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small and cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of tall buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese cooking. You can enjoy many kinds of Chinese cooking, for example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing Roast Duck is famous as well. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Hong Kong.

In 1997, Hong Kong was returned to China. It’s a part of China.

1.The airport was built out into the sea because ______.

A. it's near the sea

B. there was not enough land

C. planes arrive safely

D. it's good

2. Kowloon is ______.

A. on an island

B. the name of an airport

C. a part of Hong Kong

D. a big city under the sea

3.Most people in Hong Kong speak ______.

A. neither Chinese nor English

B. Chinese as their second language

C. English only

D. Chinese and English

4.The main idea of the fourth part is that ______.

A. dog-racing is interesting

B. Beijing duck is famous

C. Chinese food is famous

D. Hong Kong is a good place for travelling

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了香港的主要的大城市九龙和香港。香港安静美丽是个旅游的好地方。

1.Because there was no enough land, it was built out into the sea.可知原因故选B。

2.】细节理解题。根据It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.故选C。

3.Chinese and English are spoken by many people there.故选D。

4.4】归纳理解题。根据最后一段的描述可知香港有好吃的地方，有好玩的，所以是个旅行的好地方，故选D。

考点：地点介绍类短文阅读。