Question

The summer before my junior year in high school, my family and I took a trip to a completely new world. Being from a small town, I had never really been exposed to a large city such as New York City.

As we stood waiting for a taxi outside of the airport, it was immediately apparent to me that New York City was not the same as New Caney, Texas. It seemed like everyone there was in a hurry to get to another place. The loud and constant sound of cars was heard throughout the entire trip. When we found our hotel in Times Square, I noticed that it wasn’t just the cars that were in a hurry. Everyone in the streets was walking quickly that indicated a rush to be somewhere. Just standing and watching the many people rushing their own separate ways was an interesting observation.

In addition to the people and transportation, the buildings were also an incredible sight. Each street was crammed with buildings that were built side by side with no room in between, and a number of skyscrapers were present throughout the city as well. The stores were also large compared to the ones of my little town. A small shop in New Caney would be a huge store that took up an entire building in New York. This would make it seem logical that the prices of everything in New York were almost double those back home.

For the first time in my life, I was exposed to a little taste of what the real world is like. The incredible transportation, the huge skyscrapers, and all of the thousands of people made me anxious to grow up and perhaps move to an incredible city such as this one. Either way, my first trip to New York was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, one I will always treasure.

1.According to the author, New Caney is _______.

A. a very large city    B. a rather small town

C. a busy and noisy place    D. an undeveloped village

2.The author was impressed by all of the following EXCEPT_________.

A. the people    B. the transportation

C. the buildings    D. the custom

3.The underlined phrase “was creamed with” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_________”.

A. was full of    B. was ruined by

C. was lacking in    D. was narrowed by

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Big cities can provide young people with more chances.

B. A trip to New York City reduced my love of my hometown.

C. My visit to New York City was a life changing experience.

D. One’s impression of a city is usually formed by the first visit.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文讲述了作者第一次纽约之行的经历和感受，这是一次改变作者人生的经历。

1.B推理判断题。根据第一段Being from a small town, I had never really been exposed to a large city such as New York City.可知，下文提到的New Caney是一个相当小的城镇。故选B。

2.D推理判断题。根据第三段第一句In addition to the people and transportation, the buildings were also an incredible sight.可知，给作者留下深刻印象的有the people， transportation and the buildings。故选D。

3.A词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句Each street was crammed with buildings that were built side by side with no room in between中buildings后面的定语从句，“每条街道都塞满了并排建造的大楼，在中间没有空间”，可推知was creamed with与A项同义。故选A。

4.C主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句Either way, my first trip to New York was one of the most incredible experiences of my life, one I will always treasure.可知，我的第一次纽约之行是我一生中最令人难以置信的经历之一，我将永远珍惜。故选C。