Arriving in New York There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take a bus or a taxi to any place in New York.	Eating out There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn't eat at McDonald's every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.
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.	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 the journey because it's cheaper. But you don't have to use public transport－there are lots of places you can go to on foot. The Empire Stale 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!
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.	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 (税)on everything you buy in New York.

【小题1】How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

【小题2】How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York? 

A．$10.8

B．$10.08

C．$ l8

D．$10

【小题3】From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A．people can visit many places of interest in New York on foot

B．New York is not a good place for shopping

C．people must travel by public transport in New York

D．people have to eat only one kind of food in New York

Beijing—No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.
The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities, including Beijing, Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan also support the day.
In Beijing, more and more people are joining in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars for one day each week and walk, take a bus or subway or ride a bike to work. The slogan（口号）for the activity is,“If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.” Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of this year Beijing only have 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Car exhaust(汽车尾气) is one of the most important reasons of the pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.
So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” said Wu Zonghua, a car club chairman.
【小题1】There are_______ cities in China that support No Car Day according to the passage.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

【小题2】The activity of No Car Day encourages Beijing drivers          .?

A．not to work on No Car Day

B．to enjoy having a one-day holiday

C．to leave their cars at home to repair

D．to take a bus, or subway, ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work?

【小题3】According to the passage there were           blue sky days in the first quarter of last year in Beijing..

A．52

B．63

C．41

D．238

【小题4】The air pollution in Beijing is mainly caused（导致）by           according to the passage.?

A．cars

B．dust

C．weather

D．rubbish

【小题5】We can know from the passage that        .?

A．more and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs?

B．drivers should leave their cars for one day each month

C．more than 1,000 cities around the world have a No Car Day.

D．more people in the world won’t drive any more

　

(1)The information（消息）tells us to go between（在……之间） Shanghai and Hong Kong or Beijing and Hong Kong _________.

[　　]

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by plane

(2)Now it is 20:15 on Monday, Feb. 14th, 2005. You are leaving Shanghai for Hong Kong. How soon will you arrive there?

[　　]

A．About 25 hours

B．About 49 hours and a half

C．more than 2 days

(3)There are _________ flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong every week.

[　　]

A．three

B．four

C．five

(4)There are ________ flights between Beijing and Hong Kong each week.

[　　]

A．six

B．five

C．four

(5)Suppose on arriving in Shanghai on Thursday, you want to return to HongKong at once, now the most proper（适当）way is ________.

[　　]

A．to wait until Saturday

B．to get to Beijing and take the Friday's flight

C．to take the same day's flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong

根据表格所提供的选择最佳答案．

(1) The table gives information to people who are going between Shanghai and Hong Kong or Beijing and Hong Kong ________.

[　　]

A．by train

B．by bus

C．by plane

(2) Now it is 20∶15 on Monday, Feb. 14th, 2005. You are leaving Shanghai for Hong Kong. How soon will you arrive here?

[　　]

A．About 25 hours.

B．About 49 hours and a half.

C．Less than 2 days.

(3) There are ________ flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong every week.

[　　]

A．three

B．four

C．five

(4) There are ________ flights between Beijing and Hong Kong each week.

[　　]

A．six

B．five

C．four

(5) Suppose on arriving in Shanghai on Thursday, you are told to return to Hong Kong at once, now the most proper（适当）way is ________.

[　　]

A．to wait until Saturday

B．to get to Beijing and take the Friday's flight

C．to take the same day's flight from Shanghai to Hong Kong