8．Maps give information about many things．They can show countries，states，towns，rivers，lakes and mountains．Some maps show roads and highways．People use road maps to help them get from one place to another．Some special maps provide helpful information about the weather．Most maps have titles．The title tells what the map is about．
The map below is a street map．It shows streets and important places in a neighborhood called Bee Hill．It uses symbols to show where things are．For example，a small airplane shows where the airport is．The letter H shows where the hospital is．
There is also a key on the map．This is a list that explains what all the symbols on the map stand for．At the bottom of the map is a compass rose．The compass rose shows the directions north，east，south and west．
31．What can we learn from the first paragraph？A
A．What maps are．
B．Where we get maps．
C．How we make maps．
D．When we use maps．
32．Which of the following symbols on the map shows where the library is？C
33．What is the compass rose used for？C
A．Telling what the map is about．
B．Showing streets and important places．
C．Showing the directions north，east，south and west．
D．Explaining what all the symbols on the map stand for．
34．Where is the park？D
A．Between Robin Street and Arroyo Street．
B．Opposite the hospital．
C．In the south of Bee Hill．
D．Between Hill Street and Robin Street
35．Mr King isn't feeling well near the airport．Which is the nearest way to the hospital？B
A．Go down Robin Street and turn right at the second crossing．
B．Go down Robin Street and take the first turning on the right．
C．Walk down Robin Street and turn left at Ochoa Street．
D．Walk along Robin Street till the end．
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