[沖刺中考]英語(yǔ)閱讀與填空：14-Wednesday 城市介紹 251詞

14-Wednesday 城市介紹 251詞

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閱讀下面的短文，回答問(wèn)題。

Arriving in New York 　There are three airports in New York．When you arrive at one of them，you can take a bus or taxi to any place in New York．

Public transport 　In New York there's a good bus and subway service．If you are planning to use the subway a lot，you should buy a subway ticket for ten journeys because it's cheaper．But you don't have to use public transport—there are lots of places you can go to on foot，like The Empire State Building，5th Avenue and Central Park．The New York taxis are a part of the city experience，so you should take at least one taxi during your visit！

Hotels 　There are lots of good hotels in New York．The best is The Plaza on 5th Avenue but you don't have to pay a lot to stay in the city； there are lots of smaller hotels and the YMCA near Central Park is great for young people．

Eating out 　There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonalds every day．There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown，for example．

Shopping 　Shopping in New York is fun．There are big shops on 5th Avenue．They are open seven days a week．But be careful when you look at the prices； you have to pay a special 8％ tax on everything you buy in New York．

Places to see 　Finally，there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square，the Statue of Liberty．And you shouldn't go home without climbing the Statue of Liberty to enjoy the scenery of the city.

生詞

YMCA　n． （Young Men's Christian Association的縮寫(xiě)）基督教青年會(huì)

avenue　n． 大街；道路，途徑：We must explore every avenue in the search for an answer to this problem．為尋求這一問(wèn)題的答案我們必須探索每一個(gè)途徑。

the Statue of Liberty　n． 自由女神像

scenery　n． （自然）景色：We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District．穿過(guò)大湖區(qū)，我們沿途看到了許多美麗的景致。

tax　n． 稅：There is a heavy tax on tobacco．煙草的稅率很重。

1．How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage？

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2．What is“The Plaza”here？

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3．How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York？

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4．Where can you enjoy the scenery of the city？

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5．People must travel by public transport in New York，needn't they？

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參考譯文

到達(dá)紐約 　紐約有三個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)。當(dāng)你到達(dá)其中之一時(shí)，你可以乘公共汽車(chē)或出租車(chē)到紐約的任何地方。

公共交通 　紐約的公共汽車(chē)和地鐵系統(tǒng)很完善。如果你打算多坐地鐵，你應(yīng)該買(mǎi)一張能乘坐10次的地鐵票，因?yàn)檫@種票比較便宜。但你不是非得使用公共交通工具，因?yàn)橛性S多地方步行就可以到達(dá)，比如帝國(guó)大廈、第五大道和中央公園。紐約的出租車(chē)是城市體驗(yàn)的一部分，所以，在你游覽期間，至少應(yīng)該乘坐一次出租車(chē)。

旅館 　紐約有許多高檔旅館。最好的是第五大道的廣場(chǎng)酒店，但你不用花很多錢(qián)也能找到住處，因?yàn)檫@里有許多小旅館，而且中央公園附近的基督教青年會(huì)很適合年輕人住宿。

吃飯 　紐約有多種美食，你不必每天都去麥當(dāng)勞。比如，小意大利區(qū)和中國(guó)城就有許多好的餐館。

購(gòu)物 　在紐約購(gòu)物很有趣。第五大道上有許多大型商店，它們每周七天、天天都營(yíng)業(yè)。但你看價(jià)格時(shí)要仔細(xì)了，因?yàn)槟阍诩~約購(gòu)買(mǎi)的每樣?xùn)|西都要額外再付8％的稅。

游覽 　最后，紐約有很多地方值得一看——時(shí)代廣場(chǎng)、自由女神像。如果沒(méi)有登上自由女神欣賞一番城市的美景，你是不應(yīng)該回家的。

參考答案

Wednesday 1．Three．　2．It's the name of a hotel．　3．$10.8．　4．The Statue of Liberty.　5．No，they needn't.