C

Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.

Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York. And you shouldn't eat at McDonald's

every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

Hotels

There are lots of good hotels in New York. The best is the Plaza on the the 5th Avenue, but you don't have to spend a lot in the city, there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near the Central Park is great for young people.

Public Transport

In New York, there's a good bus and subway service. If you are planning to use the subway a lot, you should buy a subway ticket for the journey because it's cheaper. But you don' t have to use the public transport-there are lots of places you can go to on foot, such as the Empire State Building, the 5th Avenue and the Central Park. The New Taxis are a part of the city experience, so you should take at least one taxi during your visit!

Places to see

Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York-the Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and so on. And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on the 5th Avenue. They are 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

1."The Plaza" here is the name of ________.

A．a(chǎn) restaurant       B．a(chǎn) hotel            C．a(chǎn)n airport         D．a(chǎn) shop

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

A．$10.8            B．$10.08            C．$18              D．$10

3. When you visit New York, You should          

A．eat at McDonald's every day               B．take a taxi whenever you go out

C．stay at the best hotel                     D．climb the Statue of Liberty

4.From the passage, we can learn that          

A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B．New York is not a good place for shopping

C．people must travel using the public transport in New York

D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.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(dá)那里，到了紐約可以去爬自由女神像，在那里可以看到整個(gè)紐約城的全貌，這個(gè)風(fēng)景不容錯(cuò)過。

1.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)There are lots of good hotels in New York.可知談到的旅館，故選B。

2.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買一本10元的書，需拿稅0.8元，故選A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.應(yīng)該爬爬自由女神像在那里能看到整個(gè)紐約，故選D。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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。

考點(diǎn)：廣告類短文閱讀。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：詞義猜測題體現(xiàn)了應(yīng)用英語的重要能力，也是高考閱讀理解中必考的題型。它不但需要準(zhǔn)確無誤地理解上下文，而且要有較大的泛讀量，掌握或認(rèn)識(shí)較多的課外詞匯�？忌鷳�(yīng)學(xué)會(huì)通過構(gòu)詞、定義、同位、對(duì)比、因果、常識(shí)、同義、反義及上下文線索等確定詞義。

 

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