Question

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

1.

New York—the Statue of Liberty（自由女神像），the skyscrapers（摩天大楼），the beautiful shops on Fifth Avenue and the many theaters on Broadway. This is America’s cultural（文化的）capital. It is also her biggest city, with a population of nearly 8 million. In the summer it is hot, hot, hot and in the winter it can be very cold. Still there are hundreds of things to do and see all the year round.

2.

Manhattan is the real center of the city. When people say“New York City,”they usually mean Manhattan. Most of the interesting shops, buildings and museums are here. In addition, Manhattan is the scene of New York’s busy night life. In 1605 the first Europeans came to Manhattan from Holland. They bought the island from the Native Americans for a few glass necklaces worth about $26 today.

3.

Wall street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA. It is also the most important banking center in the world. It is a street of“skyscrapers.”These are high buildings, which Americans invented, and built faster and higher than anyone else.

4.

Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible. It’s usually quickest to go by subway. The New York subway is easy to use and quite cheap. The subway goes to almost every corner of Manhattan. But it is not safe to take the subway late at night because in some places you could get robbed. New York buses are also easy to use. You see more if you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis in New York. They are easy to see, because they are bright yellow and carry large TAXI signs. Taxis do not go outside the city. However, they will go to the airports. In addition to the taxi fare, people give the taxi driver a tip of 15 percent of the fare’s value.

5.

Central Park is a beautiful green oasis（绿洲）in the middle of New York’s concrete（混凝土）desert. It is surprisingly big, with lakes and woods, as well as organized recreation areas. New Yorkers love Central Park, and they use it all the time. In the winter, they go ice-skating, and in the summer roller-skating. They play ball, ride horses and have picnics. They go bicycling and boating. There is even a children’s zoo, with wild birds and animals.

A. The Financial Center of USA

B. American biggest cities and culture center

C. The Traffic Facilities of New York

D. Manhattan, real center of New York City

E. New York—An International City

F. Central Park—A Place of Recreation for the New Yorkers

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.F

【解析】

本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了美国几座大城市。纽约是美国最大的城市和文化中心，曼哈顿的华尔街是美国的金融中心，纽约的交通设施以及中央公园是纽约人的娱乐场所

1.考查综合分析概括能力。根据空格下面一段中的“This is America’s cultural（文化的）capital. It is also her biggest city, with a population of nearly 8 million.”可知，纽约是美国的文化之都。这也是她最大的城市。由此可推断出B. American biggest cities and culture center（美国最大的城市和文化中心）为本段的标题，故选B 。

2.考查综合分析概括能力。根据空格下面一段中的第一句“Manhattan is the real center of the city. When people say“New York City,”they usually mean Manhattan.”曼哈顿是这个城市真正的中心。当人们说“纽约市”时，通常是指曼哈顿。可知，曼哈顿是纽约真正的中心。选项D. Manhattan, real center of New York City（曼哈顿，纽约真正的中心）是为本段的标题。故选D。

3.考查综合分析概括能力。根据空格后面一段中的“Wall street in Manhattan is the financial heart of the USA. It is also the most important banking center in the world.”曼哈顿的华尔街是美国的金融中心。可知，A. The Financial Center of USA（美国金融中心）为本段的标题，故选A。

4.考查综合分析概括能力。根据空格后面一段中的“Like every big city, New York has its own traffic system. Traffic jams can be terrible.” 像每个大城市一样，纽约有自己的交通系统。以及下文中 “The New York subway... you go by bus. There are more than 30,000 taxis... ...they will go to the airports.” 提到纽约的地铁、公交、出租车和飞机...。可知本段中涉及到了纽约的交通设施。可知C. The Traffic Facilities of New York（纽约的交通设施）为本段的标题，故选C。

5.考查综合分析概括能力。根据空格后面一段中的“Central Park is a beautiful green oasis（绿洲.... It is surprisingly big, with lakes and woods, as well as organized recreation areas. New Yorkers love Central Park, and they use it all the time. In the winter, they go ice-skating, and in the summer roller-skating. They play ball, ride horses and have picnics. They go bicycling and boating. There is even a children’s zoo, with wild birds and animals.” 中央公园是纽约的一个美丽的绿色绿洲。它令人惊讶地大，有湖泊和森林，以及有组织的娱乐场所。纽约人喜欢中央公园，而且他们一直在使用它。冬天他们去滑冰，夏天他们去滑旱冰。他们打球，骑马，野餐。他们骑自行车和划船。这里甚至还有一个儿童动物园，里面有野生鸟类和动物。由此可知，中央公园是纽约人的娱乐场所。故F. Central Park—A Place of Recreation for the New Yorkers（中央公园是纽约人的娱乐场所）为本段的标题。故选F。