Question

Have you ever been to London? How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.

London has a population of about 7, 000, 000. From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. But now many cities are even bigger than before.

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

Like many big cities, London has problems such as traffic and pollution, and they stop the city from developing. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

1.Maybe London became the biggest city in the world in______.

A. 1750B. 1850C. 1950D. 1980

2.What does the underlined word “underground” mean?

A. Ship. B. Car. C. Subway. D. Taxi.

3.What are the best things in London for the writer?

A. Famous buildings. 　B. Parks. 　　C. Cars and buses. 　D. Toys.

4.---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? ---It’s a______.

A. toy shop B. museum C. park D. clock

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.

A. London has a population of about 7, 000, 000

B. London is famous for buildings and Big Ben

C. The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground

D. The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：你去過倫敦嗎？倫敦市的人口曾經是世界最多，所以城市的交通和污染很嚴重，阻礙了城市的發展。不過這個曾經的“霧都”現在空氣質量好多了。來自世界各地的人們都去參觀它的著名的建筑、聆聽大本鐘的鐘聲。我最喜歡那里的公園。

1.根據From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. 可知在1850年時倫敦是世界上最大的城市。故選B。

2.根據Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets.可知，每天大約有1, 000, 000人在底下來來回回，但是大街上還是有太多的汽車和公共汽車。故選C Subway（地鐵）。

3.根據For me, the best things in London are the parks.可知，作者最喜歡倫敦的公園，故選B。

4.根據But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world. 可知，Hamleys是世界上最大的玩具商店，故選A。

5.本文提到倫敦有人口7, 000, 000，有很多建筑很有名還有大本鐘，盡管空氣不很干凈，但是比100年前要干凈多了，盡管有地鐵但是交通還是很擁擠，故選C。

考點：社會生活類閱讀。