Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue. Gerrard Street is at the center and is the most important street in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社區(qū)) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops in this street.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousand of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Gerrard Street become a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. They best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.
小題1:Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?
小題2: Ws the area rich or poor in the 1950s?
小題3:Why did the restaurant workers have not time to learn English?
小題4:When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
小題5:What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

小題1:Yes
小題2:It was poor.
小題3:Because they often worked 17 hours a day.
小題4:In the 1970s and 1980s.
小題5:Where it is and how has developed.

小題1:本文的第一句提到唐人街在倫敦的中部,故本題的回答為肯定的,故本題的答案為Yes。
小題2:本文第二段第一句提到在20世紀(jì)50年代,唐人街是窮的地方,故本題的答案為It was poor.
小題3:本文第三段第一句提到餐廳的工人每天工作17個(gè)小時(shí),沒有時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)英語,故本題的答案為Because they often worked 17 hours a day.
小題4:本文第四段第一句的含義為在20世紀(jì)70年代到80年代,在英國出生的中國人開始接收更好的教育,故本題的答案為In the 1970s and 1980s.
小題5:本文主要介紹了唐人街的來源和發(fā)展,故本題的答案為Where it is and how has developed.
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