Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the 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 waterfalls 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（英尺）. 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 like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, 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 just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
1.Here “mall” means “ ”.
A. a large park B. a big church C. a square D. a shopping center
2.The largest mall in the United States .
A. was built in 1965 B. has 12,750 cars in it
C. has 350 shops in it D. can hold 750,000 people
3.The writer .
A. thinks malls make people’s life easier
B. likes to live in his favorite malls
C. is called “mall rats” by others
D. often goes to the church in malls
阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分）
1.You can call Zhang Ying if you want to .
A. buy a bike B. sell a bike
C. have your bike repaired D. borrow a bike
2.One of the reasons why Li wants someone to share his room is that 。
A. he wants to live near the campus
B. he wants to improve his English
C. he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used
D. he wants someone to use his kitchen
3.Joseph Hofman .
A. found John Smith’s briefcase
B. was a teacher
C. found the briefcase with many books
D. found the brown briefcase with some money
完形填空 （本大题共10分，每小题1分）
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12 years old, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed 1 to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not 2 to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. One of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to 3 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. It was the first time that he had heard such kind words. He watched her 4 she went far away, and then he whistled（低语）to his dog and went directly to the river 5 .
“Thanks, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated what the woman said. Then in a low
6 he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!”he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say anything unkind to you 7 .” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw 8 but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he saw a 9 nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he started a new life.
After telling this, the businessman said, “This is the very place in which that kind woman planted the first seed of kindness in my heart.” What a great 10 it has!
1.A. kindness B. interest C. illness D. worries
2.A. exciting B. interesting C. strange D. friendly
3.A. find it B. pick it up C. look it up D. give it up
4.A. until B. after C. since D. because
5.A. far B. nearby C. near D. nearly
6.A. sound B. noise C. voice D. hear
7.A. too B. at all C. any long D. any more
8.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
9.A. clean B. dirty C. smiling D. angry
10.A. present B. dream C. advice D. power
— Why not go out and have a picnic today, Millie?
— ___________, but I will help Li Hong with lessons, she is new.
A. All right B. Let’s go C. I’d love to D. Yes, please.
________unpleasant weather! My sister and I have to stay at home instead of going camping.
A. What B. What an C. How an D. How
In my opinion, he doesn’t seem ___________ to take this job.
A. wisely enough B. enough wisely C. wise enough D. enough wise
