Question

It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting (迂回) as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1^st Avenue, 2^nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and are also numbered, e.g. 51^st Street, 63^rd Street. It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names. But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g. “Bishopgate” (which is not a gate and hasn’t a Bishop in it); “Haymarket” or “Corn market” (where you won’t see any hey or corn) or “Poultry” (without a living chicken anywhere in sight) or “Thread needle Street” (where you won’t find little girls learning to sew)

1. 1.
   In the second sentence of the passage, “laid out” means ______
   1. A.
      built
   2. B.
      be put
   3. C.
      designed
   4. D.
      cut down
2. 2.
   The streets running from north to south are called _______
   1. A.
      avenues in London
   2. B.
      streets in America
   3. C.
      avenues in New York
   4. D.
      streets in London
3. 3.
   According to the writer’s opinion, ______
   1. A.
      avenues and streets are the same
   2. B.
      streets in America are better than avenues in England
   3. C.
      streets in New York are better than those in London
   4. D.
      the writer didn’t agree with the London streets planners
4. 4.
   The names of streets both in London and New York ______
   1. A.
      are quite good
   2. B.
      are interesting
   3. C.
      are not practical
   4. D.
      differ greatly in form
5. 5.
   The writer tells his readers that he prefers (更喜欢) _____
   1. A.
      London streets
   2. B.
      New York streets
   3. C.
      both
   4. D.
      neither

Answer 1

CCDDB
本文介绍了纽约和伦敦采用的不一样的道路设置的方法，并举例进行了说明。
1.C 推理题。根据本句It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly.说明该词是指纽约的路的设置很合理，很有规则。故C正确。
2.C 细节题。根据文章2,3行The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1^st Avenue, 2^nd Avenue, etc.说明南北向的街道被命名为avenue故C正确。
3.D 细节题。根据文章第6行It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names.说明作者认为纽约的道路设置比伦敦要合理，故D正确。
4.D 细节题。根据文章6，7,8三行But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g.说明作者认为纽约的道路名称的设置与伦敦的道路设置很不相同，故D正确。
5.B 推理题。根据It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names.说明作者认为纽约的道路设置更合理，故更喜欢纽约的道路设置，故B正确。
考点：考查西方文化类短文
点评：本文介绍了纽约和伦敦采用的不一样的道路设置的方法。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。