Question

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other big cities are exciting places to live. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and movies. You can also go to supermarkets to buy things from all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high, and there are too many people in some big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities. Others do not. Before people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.

1.In big cities people can                                .

A. find jobs more easily    B. study at good schools

C. receive good medical care    D. A, B and C

2.According to the passage, big cities                                  .

A. are not exciting places to live

B. have not many serious problems

C. are terrible

D. are not always clean and safe enough

3.In this passage the writer tells us                            .

A. to move to a big city

B. not to move to a big city

C. not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there

D. not to think too much about the problems before moving to a big city

4.Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are all big cities.

B. Some people enjoy living in big cities.

C. People have more chances to find jobs in big cities.

D. Big cities are not as good as small cities.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Exciting Places to live    B. Serious Problems in Big Cities

C. Big CitiesD. Chances to Find Jobs

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了生活在城市中的一些好处和不足之处，告诉人们在决定去城市之前，先要认真考虑。

1.cities because there are more chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care.描述，可知在城市中人们更容易找工作，可以上更好的学校，能享受更好的医疗条件。故选D。

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