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6．   Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers （摩天樓），and shopping malls．In the early 20th century，Dubai was a successful tradingport．People from the world stopped in Dubaito do business．But it was still a small city，and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen．Then in 1966，oil was discovered．This brought a lot of money into the area，and soon Dubaibegan to change．
   Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers．In fact，each year the city gets its money mainly from business，not oil．
   Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad．They come to relax on its beaches，and every year，millions visit just to go shopping!
   Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities．Many tall buildings are built in months．The city also has many man-made islands．One of these，the Palm Jumeirah，is like a palm tree （棕桐樹） and is very beautiful．
  The city is still anamazing mix （混合體） of people from different countries．The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai，and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives （本地人） by eight to one!
  Many people welcome the city's growth．But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change．As a Dubainative says，"We must always remember where we came from．Our kids must know we worked very，very hard to get where we are now，and there's a lot more work to do．"

61．Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century？D
A．To relax                        
B．To buy oil．
C．To go shopping．
D．To do business．
62．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Dubai has created many man-made islands．
B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai．
C Many international visitors come to Dubai every year
D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil．
63．What does the underlined word"outnumber"mean？B
A．To be smaller in size than another group．
B．To be more in number than another group．
C．To be bigger in area than another group．
D．To be smaller in area than another group．
64．In the last paragraph，what does the underlined part mean？C
A．We should always visit Dubai，
B．We should learn from foreigners．
C．We must always remember our past．
D．We must only think about the future．
65．What's the main idea of the passage？A
A．Dubai is growing very fast．
B．Dubai was a big city before 1966．
C．Many tall buildings are built in months．
D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches．

Answer 1

分析 這篇短文主要從城市的經(jīng)濟(jì)，人口，發(fā)展速度以及面臨問題的幾個方面，講述了港口城市迪拜的發(fā)展情況．

解答 61．D   細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第一段People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business．可知人們是來迪拜做生意的．故選D．
62．D   細(xì)節(jié)理解題：根據(jù)第二段In fact，each year the city gels its money mainly from business，not oil，可知迪拜的主要掙錢途徑不是石油，而是商業(yè)．故選D．
63．B   詞義理解題：根據(jù)第四段前文The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai來自150個國家的人們在迪拜生活和工作；foreigners…Dubai natives （本地人） by eight to one!8比1，故在數(shù)量上比另一組更多，選B．
64．C   句意理解題：We must always remember where we came from．Our kids must know we worked very，very hard to get where we are now，and there's a lot more work to do．"我們必須永遠(yuǎn)記住我們從哪里來，我們的孩子必須知道我們非常努力地工作，以獲得我們現(xiàn)在的位置，還有更多的工作要做．意思與C項吻合，故選C．
65．A 根據(jù)第一段 Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers （摩天樓），and shopping malls迪拜是一個有著大商業(yè)、昂貴的酒店、摩天大樓和購物中心的城市；通讀全文得知這篇短文主要講述了阿拉伯聯(lián)合酋長國的港口城市迪拜的快速發(fā)展．故選A．

點評 首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料． 其次，細(xì)讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細(xì)細(xì)閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息． 要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強(qiáng)的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認(rèn)真分析，仔細(xì)推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn)．