Question

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Do you like visiting parks? The following three might be the ones that you are interested in.

Hyde Park, the biggest royal park of the UK, lies in the center of London, next to Green Park. It was built to be a royal park in 1536. About one hundred years later, the park was open to the public. Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park is famous all over the world. Anyone can make a speech there on Sunday afternoon.

Central Park is a man-made park in the center of Manhattan, New York. It took about 15 years to build the park and in 1873 it was open to the public. With 21 playgrounds and 2 zoos, Central Park is a wonderful place for children to have fun.

Banff National Park, the largest park in Alberta, Canada, was open in 1885. The park is as large as 6, 641 km². Whether by car, boat, bike or on foot, you can enjoy the beautiful mountains and lakes, as well as the plants and wild animals. There’re 3 famous ski areas in the park, which attracts millions of people to come every winter.

1. Hyde Park is in ______.
A. London                  B. Banff                     C. New York            D. Alberta

2. There are ______ playgrounds in Central Park.
A. 2                          B. 3                          C. 15                      D. 21

3. ______ was open to the public in 1885.
A. Green Park                                               B. Hyde Park 

C. Banff National Park                                  D. Central Park

Answer 1

1A   2D   3C