10.New York City consists of five boroughs:Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens,the Bronx and Staten Island.The population is about 7.5million living in Manhattan.Manhattan,the center of the city,is on an island between the Hudson River and the East River.Most of the famous buildings such as the Empire State and the United Nations and other skyscrapers are in Manhattan.Some of its districts are Broadway,which has many theaters and cinemas;the Fifth Avenue,with stores and apartments;Greenwich Village,where many artists and writers have lived;and Central Park,with a small zoo and a skating rink.From Manhattan you have to cross to the other boroughs through a tunnel or over a bridge.The bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is the longest in the world.
New York is the second largest port in the world and it has two airports:Kennedy International for international flights and La Guaridia for flights inside the USA.Its temperature goes from very cold in winter (sometimes twenty degrees centigrade below zero) to very hot in summer (sometimes 40degrees centigrade).The people who live there come from all over the world and speak many different languages;there are 324Germans and 390,000Poles as well as people from Greece,Scotland,Ireland,Hungary,Italy and Romania.People call one district"Little Italy"and another"Chinatown".
5.What do we know about Manhattan?B
A. Manhattan is in the east of the city of New York.
B. There are lots of high rises in Manhattan.
C. Manhattan is not a place for artists to live in.
D. Manhattan is connected to the other parts of New York by way of highways.
6.If you want to see wonderful plays,you should go to.C
A. the Fifth Avenue
B. Central Park
C. Broadway
D. the Empire State Building
7.According to the passage,which bridge is the longest in the world?B
A. The bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
B. The bridge between Staten Island and Brooklyn.
C. The bridge between Manhattan and Staten Island.
D. The bridge between Broadway and Brooklyn.
分析 这是一篇介绍美国纽约市的短文.文中比较详细地介绍了纽约的几个组成部分,特别是曼哈顿岛上的一些著名的大街和建筑.
解答 5.B 从Most of the famous buildings such as the Empire State and the United Nations and other skyscrapers are in Manhattan可以看出在这个地方有许多高楼大厦,所以B是正确的.
6.C 由第一段Some of its districts are Broadway,which has many theaters and cinemas;Fifth Avenue,with stores and apartments可以看出C是正确选择. 事实上知道美国地理的人也知道美国的百老汇是一个著名的演艺界表演的地方.
7.B 从The bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is the longest in the world.这座桥从布鲁克林到史泰登岛是世界上最长的可以看出B是正确的.
点评 本文是一个人文地理类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.