London has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War II, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it. London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million (百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow cleaner than it was 100 years ago. For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

1.What’s the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?

2.  When was London the biggest city in the world?

3.  What’s Big Ben in London?

4.  How many people use the London underground every day?

5. How was the air in London 100 years ago?

London is ______ the biggest cities all over the world.

　　A.of　　B.in　　C.between D.among

　　Read the following sentences and the given choices and then pick out the most appropriate one.

　　The Skyscrapers in New York City New York is the most exciting city in the United States. It is not only the center of commerce and business for the United States, but also one of the three “world cities”. Together with London and Tokyo, it controls the world’s finance. There are many high-rise business buildings in this city. People call them skyscrapers. The tallest skyscraper was the World Trade Center. It had 110 floors. Sadly, this building was destroyed（被摧毁）by the terrorist attack on Sep. 11, 2001, and yet, the glory and image of it still remain vividly（生动地）in the memory of the world people. The Empire State Building is not as tall as the World Trade Center, but it is the tallest building in New York City now. It has 102 floors. The skyscrapers in New York City are world-famous for their grandeur and their beautiful architecture（建筑）. Every year millions of people come to visit them.

1．What kind of city is New York? It is________.

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A．the biggest city

B．the most beautiful city

C. the most exciting city

D．the hottest city

2．Why is New York very important? Because ________.

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A．it’s in the middle

B．it controls the world’s finance

C. it controls the world’s banks

D．it has many people

3．How do people call those high-rise buildings? They call them ________.

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4．How many floors did the World Trade Center have? It had ________.

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5．What is the Empire State Building famous for? It is ________.

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阅读理解。

　　London has a population of about 7,000,000. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

　　London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben.

　　Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streedts. The air isn't clean, but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

　　For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city centre.

　　But my children's favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world!

(1)What's the Chinese for“population”in this passage? ________

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(2)When was London the biggest city in the world? ________.

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A．Over sixty years ago

B．In 1950

C．About 1800 years ago

D．In the 21st century

(3)What's Big Ben in London? ________

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A．It's children's favourite toy shop.

B．It's the best park in the city centre.

C．It's a famous clock.

D．It's a nice museum.

(4)How many people use the London underground every day? ________

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(5)How was the air in London one hundred years ago?________

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A．It was much cleaner.

B．It was the same.

C．It was the cleanest.

D．It was dirtier than it is now.