What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! The Chinatown is a part of a town area with a large number of Chinese residents(居民),usually outside China. Chinatowns are throughout the world, including those in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.
Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China.①Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive. |
The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants. |
Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks, libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas(海外的) Chinese send their children to these schools.② They want their children to learn more about China and its culture. |
1.The Chinatown is a living area .
A. in China B. in a foreign country
C. in the countryside D. in a shopping mall
2.New York in the United States has Chinatown in the world.
A. the smallest B. the largest
C. the funniest D. the most boring
3. is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.
A. South America B. Europe
C. East Asia D. Mott Street
4.In New York, you can go to New Silver Palace Restaurant to .
A. eat Chinese-style food B. borrow magazines
C. have Western food D. see a doctor
5.Many overseas Chinese want their children to .
A. live in a foreign country
B. know something about Chinatowns
C. read books in Chinese language
D. learn more about China and its culture
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In the United States, each farm family lives on its own fields, and often can’t see any people living around. Instead of travelling from a village to the fields every morning, American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on buses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are not big schools serving a few families, and the children walk to school. Of course life keeps changing for everyone, including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios, and television set. And of course there are modern machines for farming. All of these have changed farm life. For many years, farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new methods (方法) and to believe their own ideas instead of following old ways.
Living areas | Daily life | School | Changes |
Each farm family lives on its own 1.. | They stay on their land all the2.. | Large schools | With the4.machines, they have changed farm life. |
They often can’t see any5.. | They travel to the nearest town for6.on Saturday and for church on7.. | 8.schools serve a few families. | They learned to try new9.and to believe their10.ideas. |