Question

Arriving

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

In New York there’s a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to take the subway a lot, you’d better buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper. The New York taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take a taxi at least one time 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 live in the city. There are lots of smaller hotels.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are many big shops on 5th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. When you go shopping, you should take more money because you have to pay a special 8% tax(稅) for everything you buy in New York.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案（10分）

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

A、Two. B、Three. C、Four.

2.How can visitors save money on transport in New York?

A、By taking taxis instead of subways.

B、By buying a subway ticket for ten journeys.

C、By taking buses to places where they want to go.

3.The Plaza here is the name of .

A、an airport B、a hotel C、a shop

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

A、$10.80. B、$8.00. C、$10.00.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A、Shopping in New York.

B、Living in New York.

C、Traveling in New York.

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文詳細(xì)介紹了紐約的公共交通、旅館以及購(gòu)物等方面的具體情況，如紐約有三個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)，有很好的公交和地鐵服務(wù)，有許多好旅館，有許多大商場(chǎng)。

1.第二行There are three airports in New York. 和第五行In New York there’s a good bus and subway service.的描述可知文中提及三種交通方式，所以選B。

2.第四五行If you are planning to take the subway a lot, you’d better buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it’s cheaper.可知旅行者省錢(qián)的交通方式是最好買(mǎi)一張可坐十次的地鐵票,因?yàn)樗�很便宜。所以該選B。

3.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第九行There are lots of good hotels in New York.可知Plaza是一家旅館的名字，所以該選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)you have to pay a special 8% tax (稅)on everything you buy in New York.10+10*8%=10.8。所以選A。

5.本文主要介紹紐約的衣食住行等情況可知該選C。

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)生活類(lèi)閱讀。