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 (地鐵) 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 (帝國大廈), 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(國際青年旅社) 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(稅) 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】

試題分析：本文介紹了紐約的餐館、旅館、公共交通、可以參觀欣賞的名勝及在那里購物的情況，在紐約公共交通方便，不過有許多地方可以步行到達那里，到了紐約可以去爬自由女神像，在那里可以看到整個紐約城的全貌，這個風景不容錯過。。

1.1】細節理解題。根據第二自然段，可知有三種交通工具可以乘坐，坐公交，乘地鐵，坐出租車。故選B。

2.詞義猜測題。根據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.得知Plaza是旅館的名字�？芍�選B。

3.細節理解題。根據you have to pay a special 8% tax(稅) on everything you buy in New York買一本10元的書，需拿稅0.8元，故選A。

4.細節理解題。根據you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.應該爬爬自由女神像在那里能看到整個紐約，故選D。

5.根據But you don' t have to use the public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot,人們可以在紐約步行參觀許多有趣的地方，故選A。

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