Question

Have you ever been to London? How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.

London has a population of about 7, 000, 000. From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. But now many cities are even bigger than before.

London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.

Like many big cities, London has problems such as traffic and pollution, and they stop the city from developing. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.

For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.

1.Maybe London became the biggest city in the world in______.

A. 1750B. 1850C. 1950D. 1980

2.What does the underlined word “underground” mean?

A. Ship. B. Car. C. Subway. D. Taxi.

3.What are the best things in London for the writer?

A. Famous buildings. 　B. Parks. 　　C. Cars and buses. 　D. Toys.

4.---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? ---It’s a______.

A. toy shop B. museum C. park D. clock

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.

A. London has a population of about 7, 000, 000

B. London is famous for buildings and Big Ben

C. The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground

D. The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：你去过伦敦吗？伦敦市的人口曾经是世界最多，所以城市的交通和污染很严重，阻碍了城市的发展。不过这个曾经的“雾都”现在空气质量好多了。来自世界各地的人们都去参观它的著名的建筑、聆听大本钟的钟声。我最喜欢那里的公园。

1.根据From about the year 1800 to 1945, London was the biggest city in the world. 可知在1850年时伦敦是世界上最大的城市。故选B。

2.根据Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets.可知，每天大约有1, 000, 000人在底下来来回回，但是大街上还是有太多的汽车和公共汽车。故选C Subway（地铁）。

3.根据For me, the best things in London are the parks.可知，作者最喜欢伦敦的公园，故选B。

4.根据But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world. 可知，Hamleys是世界上最大的玩具商店，故选A。

5.本文提到伦敦有人口7, 000, 000，有很多建筑很有名还有大本钟，尽管空气不很干净，但是比100年前要干净多了，尽管有地铁但是交通还是很拥挤，故选C。

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