Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats.
People like malls for many reasons. They don’t feel any danger around them because malls have police stations or private security guards. People don’t need to pay for parking in malls, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest area with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People loved doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built all over the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course. They also eat in food house that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just everything in malls. Now residents（居民）can actually live in their favourite shopping centre.
1. Do people need to pay for parking in malls?2. How many people shop in the largest mall in the United State every week?
3. When and where was the first indoor mall built in the United States?
4. Why were more malls built all over the country?
5. Some people do mall walking as their daily exercise, don’t they?
6. Do you prefer to have a one-day trip to such malls? Please give your reason.
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Chinatown is the name of an area (地区) in the middle of London. It is a large Chinese community (社区) with a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area. Everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market became bad and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began going to London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English. As more Chinese arrived, more shops and businesses grew up. Women came to join their husbands and children came to join their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education (教育) and this brought economic success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space for businesses. Chinatown soon became a popular place for tourists.
Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese New Year, the streets are full of flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. For most time of the year, though, Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.
1. How was Chinatown in the 1950s?2. Who lost their jobs and went to London to look for jobs in the 1950s?
3. Why didn’t the restaurant workers have time to learn English?
4. When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?
5. What do Londoners and tourists go to Chinatown mainly for?
This city has a long history and splendid culture. It was a county built in Western Han Dynasty more than 2200 years ago. It has spectacular landscapes, beautiful and natural scenery. Religions are free and prosperous here. Let me show you a few examples, Yunshan mountain (literal means Cloudland Mountain”) is not only famous for its vagaries of clouds, but also known as one of the 72 Buddhist Holly Lands in China, Faxiang Carved Stone (A branch of Buddhism which came from Indian), Sun Yat- sen Memorial Hall, Xuanfeng City Gate Tower, Lingyun Tower (Built in 1225). All of these are showing the rich cultural heritage of this ancient yet vibrant city.
This land is blessed with unsurpassed natural resources. Coal, Manganese, Iron and other 38 kinds of mineral are proved to be highly productive. Especially, Coal reserves account for 70 percent of proved reserves in Southwest Hunan. What’s more, the Marinated Food gains great reputation both at home and abroad. Besides, Virus-free orange and corn are also Wugang’s local specialties with high-yield and high-quality.
Welcome to Wugang.
1. Where is Wugang?
2. What’s the urban population of Wugang?
3. When was the Lingyun Tower built?
4. What kind of local specialty fruit talked about in this passage?
5. The Marinated Food doesn’t gain great reputation, does it?
【推荐3】What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! It is in a foreign country. It is a place where many overseas Chinese live together.
There are lots of Chinatown in America. The biggest one is in New York. There are about 150, 000 people in it. It is the home of Chinese New Yorkers. And it is also a good place to go.
Shopping in Chinatown: Shopping in Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things here. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because the things there are very cheap.
Eating in Chinatown: Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional Chinese food here. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best restaurants. You can eat some Shanghai food in Evergreen Restaurant.
Living in Chinatown: Living in Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, schools, banks, libraries and supermarkets in it. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.
1. What is a Chinatown?2. How is life in Chinatown?
3. Will you visit the Chinatown if you go to New York one day? Why or why not?
If you’ve recently moved to a new town, chances are that you may not know who is living close to your home. Developing relationships with neighbors can be quite useful especially if you have kids. Here are some ways to start a great relationship with your neighbors.
Bring sweets with you on your first visit. Bring a plate of cookies or cupcakes when you first visit your neighbors. This will show your new neighbors that you are both friendly and thoughtful.
Be a party animal. If your neighbors have street parties during the year, attend（出席）them. The more parties you attend, the more people you will meet. The more people you meet, the more connections you will make.
Be someone of your word（承诺）. If you make a promise, go through with it. If you borrowed something, return it in the same condition it was in before you borrowed it. Building trust with your neighbors is really important to develop a lasting（持久的）relationship.
Share tools with others. You could create a group where the neighbors all share tools with each other; this saves money, as it will stop everyone from buying the same tool.
Lend a helping hand. If your neighbors are in need, let them know you care and ask what you can do to help. You can offer to help them cut their grass, clean their yards, take out their rubbish, or bring them their newspapers.
1. Why should you bring sweets when you first visit your neighbors?（No more than 14 words）2. What is really important to develop a lasting relationship?（No more than 5 words）
3. How many pieces of advice can you take in this passage?（No more than 4 words）
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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1). 根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意，将字母序号写在前面的横线上。
| A. Write. B. Taste. C. Look up information. D. Some advice. E. Take photos. |
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| ☆To take photos of the most |
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The aims of the students who come to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning. Because in the morning, the air is fresh and our minds are clear. For that reason, we can get good results.
In studying we must be patient. If we don't understand a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one well.
When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book. We can not read absent-mindedly ( 心不在焉地 ) , or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “whys”. If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or parents, brothers or friends, in any possible way. We must know it completely and then our knowledge can be used well.
Though there are many ways for studying, however, the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
1、2题完成句子；3 题简略回答问题；4 题找出并写下第三段的主题句；5 题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. The best time for reading is morning because the air is fresh and
2. The students come to school in order
3. Why must we always ask “whys” in our study?
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