Question

Travel in New York

Public transport

Traffic is quite convenient in New York. The bus is cheap and the subway is common. What’s more, you can take both the bus and the subway with the same transit card. If you have something urgent to do. You’d better take a taxi because that’s fast.

Hotels

There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one. If you want to pay less for your stay, there are many smaller hotels. The YMCA near Central Park is suitable for young people.

Eating out

Restaurants provide good service in New York. You don’t have to eat at McDonald’s every day and you can try different kinds of food from many countries. You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown.

Shopping

Shopping in New York is fun. You can see big shops everywhere in this modern city. Stores are open seven days a week, but be careful when you look at the prices because you have to pay taxes on everything you buy. That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase price.

Places to visits

There are too many places to visit in New York—Times Square, the Empire State Building, and, the Statue of Liberty.

1.If you decide to buy a book ＄10 in New York, you should pay a total of how much after tax?

A. ＄9.80 B. ＄9.20 C. ＄10.80 D. ＄10.20

2.“The Plaza Hotel” here is the name of a __________

A. house B. station C. city D. hotel

3.You can eat the delicious Chinese food ____________

A. at McDonald’s B. in Piaza C. in Chinatown. D. in YMCA

4.Which of the following is NOT in New York?

A. Central Park. B. The Empire State Building.

C. Times Square D. The White House.

5.How many types of transportation are mentioned in the passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了到纽约旅行的一些情况，介绍了它的公共交通；它那的酒店；它那的饭馆；它那得购物情况；还有他有很多地方是值得参观的。

1.细节理解题。根据文中That means you have to pay an extra fee which in New York city is eight percent of the purchase price。可知如果你在纽约卖10美元的书，你要付包括小费＄10.80 。可知选C。

2.细节理解题。根据There are a lot of hotels in New York. The Plaza Hotel is the best and the most expensive one.可知The Plaza Hotel是酒店的名字。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文中You can also enjoy tasty Chinese food in Chinatown.可知你能吃到中国的食物在唐人街。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据问题以下没有在纽约的是，通读全文可知只有D The White House.是不正确的，故选D

5.细节理解题。根据问题在这篇文中有多少交通提到了，通读全文可知提到了三种，公共汽车，地铁和出租车，故选C。

考点：经济文化类短文阅读。