Question

    Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.

Today Dubai is one of the world's most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.

Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!

Dubai is also one of the world's fastest growing cities. Many tall buildings are built in months. The city also has many man­made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree (棕榈树) and is very beautiful.

The city is still an amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives (本地人) by eight to one!

Many people welcome the city's growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there's a lot more work to do.”

1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?

A.To relax. B.To buy oil.

C.To go shopping. D.To do business.

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Dubai has created many man­made islands.

B.There are many foreigners working in Dubai.

C.Many international visitors come to Dubai every year.

D.Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.

3.What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?

A.To be smaller in size than another group.

B.To be more in number than another group.

C.To be bigger in area than another group.

D.To be smaller in area than another group.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?

A.We should always visit Dubai.

B.We should learn from foreigners.

C.We must always remember our past.

D.We must only think about the future.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A.Dubai is growing very fast.

B.Dubai was a big city before 1966.

C.Many tall buildings are built in months.

D.Many tourists come to relax on Dubai's beaches.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.A

【解析】

主旨大意：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了高速发展的国际性性大都市迪拜的过去发展情况、经贸往来、城市建设、人员构成和未来规划等基本情况。

1.细节理解题。题干意为：为什么人们在二十世纪初期来到迪拜？A项：为了放松；B项：为了购买石油；C项：为了购物；D项：为了做生意。定位在第一段第二、三两句“In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business.”可知在二十世纪初期，人们来到迪拜的主要目的是做生意，故选D。

2.细节理解题。题干意为：下列哪一项是错误的？A项：迪拜已经兴建起了许多人工岛；B项：现在有许多外国人在迪拜工作；C项：每年都有许多国际游客来到迪拜；D项：迪拜现在主要的经济收入是出口石油。A选项定位在第四段第三句“The city also has many man­made islands.”可知迪拜这个城市确实兴建了许多的人工岛，故A选项正确；B选项定位在第五段第二句“The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai...”可知目前在迪拜有大量的外国人在那里生活和工作，故B选项正确；C选项定位在第三段第一句“Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors abroad.”可知每年迪拜从国外吸引越来越多的游客，故C选项正确；D选项定位在第二段最后一句“In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.”可知迪拜的主要经济收入是商贸，而非石油出口，D选项是错误的，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。题干意为：划线单词“outnumber”的意思是什么？ A项：在规模上比另一个群体更小；B项：在数目上比另一个群体更多；C项：在地域上比另一个群体更大；D项：在地域上比另一个群体更小。定位在第五段最后一句“...and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人) by eight to one!”(现在外国人与当地人的人口比例达到了八比一。)由此我们可推知outnumber表示目前在迪拜国外人口在数目上占据优势，选项B符合本题语境，故选B。

4.细节理解题。题干意为：在最后一段中，划线部分的意思是什么？ A项：我们应该经常造访迪拜；B项：我们应该向外国人学习；C项：我们必须记住我们的过去；D项：我们必须只考虑将来。结合划线部分及全文大意可知，此处主要是一位迪拜本地的有识之士对目前迪拜发展的一些个人见【解析】
希望在迪拜高速发展的同时，不忘回顾过去，珍惜今天来之不易的幸福生活，年轻人应该奋发努力，为创造迪拜更好的明天，他们还有很长的路要走。选项C符合本题语境，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章的主旨大意是什么？ A项：迪拜正在高速发展；B项：迪拜在1966年之前是一个大都市；C项：许多高层建筑在数月间被建成；D项：许多游客来到迪拜海滩休闲度假。结合全文大意可知本文主要讲述国际性大都市迪拜正在迅速地发展，目前已成为世界上最重要的商贸中心之一。选项A符合本文大意，故选A。