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13．Malls （购物中心） are popular places for Americans to go to．Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats．Mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores．
People like malls for many reasons．They feel safe because malls have police stations．Parking is usually free．And the weather inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest places with water falls and large green trees．
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota．It covers 4.2 million square feet．It has 350 stores，eight nightclubs，and a large park!There are parking spaces for 12，750 cars．About 750，000 people shop there every week．
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota．People love doing all their shopping in one place．More malls are built around the country．Now malls are town centers where people come to do many things．They shop，and of course，they also eat in food courts （广场） that have food from all over the world．They see films at theaters．Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of"mall walking"．Others go to malls to meet friends．
In some malls，people can see a doctor and even go to the church．In other words，people can do almost everything in malls．Now people can live in their favorite shopping centers in fact．

61．Those AmericansB are called mall rats．
A．who eat in food courts at malls        
B．who spend so much time at malls
C．who enjoy themselves at malls        
D．who do all their shopping atmalls 
62．The passage givesC reasons why American people like malls．
A.2              
B.3                      
C.4               
D.5
63．According to thepassage，Americans like doing shoppingA．
A．in one place    
B．in a quiet place  
C．in a busy place  
D．in different places 
64．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？D
A．People like to go to the mall．  
B．The Mall of America is noisy．
C．When America had the first mall．  
D．The Mall of America is very large．
65．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage？A
A．People can see a doctor in some malls．  
B．Parking is free in all the malls．
C．The malls are only in big cities．    
D．The largest mall is in Hong Kong．

Answer 1

分析 本文叙述了美国的购物中心的功能．因为购物中心安全舒适，许多美国人很喜欢去那儿．购物中心的设施齐全，人们在那儿除了购物，还可以吃东西，看电影，做锻炼，见朋友，还可以看病和去教堂．现在很多人都可以住在自己最喜欢的购物中心．

解答 61 B 细节理解题：根据第一段Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats有些人花很多时间在商场，他们被称为mall rats（指那些总喜欢到购物中心去逛的人）．故答案是B．
62 C 细节理解题：根据第二段They feel safe because malls have police stations．Parking is usually free．And the weather inside is always fine．The newest malls have beautiful rest places with water falls and large green trees即它很安全，公园是免费的，天气一直是好的，并且它是一个好的休息场所这四个原因，故答案是C．
63 A 细节理解题：根据第四段People love doing all their shopping in one place．人们喜欢在同一个地方购买到所有的东西．明确答案为第一项．故选 A．
64 D 大意理解题：根据第三段The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota美国最大的购物中心是美国明尼苏达州的购物中心．后文具体介绍了其占地面积，楼层等情况，故答案是D．
65 A 细节理解题：根据最后一段In some malls，people can see a doctor and even go to the church在一些商场，人们可以去看医生甚至去教堂，故A项正确，其余三项均不符合文章的意思．

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