Question

Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York.

Public Transport (交通) In New York there’s a good bus and subway (地铁) service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. But you don’t have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot, like The Empire State Building (帝国大厦), 5th Avenue (大街) and Central Park. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

Hotels There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don’t have to pay a lot to stay in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA(国际青年旅社) near Central Park is great for young people.

Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

Shopping Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices. You have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York.

Places to see Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

1.How many kinds of public transport are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.“The Plaza” here is the name of _________.

A. a restaurant B. a hotel

C. an airport D. a shop

3.How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of 10 dollars in New York?

A. 10.80 dollars. B. 10.08 dollars.

C. 18.00 dollars. D. 10.00 dollars.

4.When you visit New York, you should _________.

A. eat at McDonalds every day

B. take a taxi whenever you go out

C. stay at the best hotel

D. climb the Statue of Liberty

5.From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A. people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B. people must travel by public transport in New York

C. New York is not a good place for shopping

D. people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了纽约的餐馆、旅馆、公共交通、可以参观欣赏的名胜及在那里购物的情况，在纽约公共交通方便，不过有许多地方可以步行到达那里，到了纽约可以去爬自由女神像，在那里可以看到整个纽约城的全貌，这个风景不容错过。

1.细节理解题。通读全文知这篇文章一共提到了3种交通工具；可知选B

2.词义猜测题。根据There are lots of good hotels in New York.可知谈到的旅馆，故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据you have to pay a special 8% tax(税) on everything you buy in New York买一本10元的书，需拿税0.8元，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.应该爬爬自由女神像在那里能看到整个纽约，故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据But you don' t have to use the public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot,人们可以在纽约步行参观许多有趣的地方，故选A。

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