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【題目】Sometimes known as “The Big Apple” or “the City That Never Sleeps”, New York is both the most populous city in the USA and a leading center of business, commerce, finance and media. The city is often referred to as “New York City”, in order to distinguish it from the state it is in. The city is part of a large metropolitan（大都市的）area, and the combined city population exceeds 18.7 million.

New York City is made up of five boroughs（行政區(qū)）and hence another nickname of the city is “The Five Boroughs”. The five boroughs are: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.

There are many famous buildings and sights in New York, especially in Manhattan. These include the Empire State Building, the Flatiron Building and the United Nations Building. When you visit New York, make sure you see Central Park, Times Square, Chinatown, Little Italy and of course the Statue of Liberty. Additionally, there are many wonderful museums in New York, some truly excellent shops, some of the world’s best theaters in the Broadway area, and the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo which are well-known for the artists who reside there.

Getting around New York City is simple—the city’s subway network is one of the most comprehensive in the world, connecting all parts of Manhattan in rapid time.

However, the best way to see New York is undoubtedly on foot. Central Park is an ideal place to start a walking tour of New York City—843 acres of shining ponds and lush greenery attract locals and tourists. And apart from offering breathtaking scenery, it is a centre for recreation. Visitors can listen to music groups, watch performers, walk along the trails and even take a romantic ride in a horse carriage.

【1】What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To explain why New York is called “The Big Apple”.

B. To tell people how to visit New York.

C. To tell people the history and scenery of New York.

D. To introduce the city—New York briefly.

【2】From the passage, we learn that ________.

A. New York has some of the world’s best theaters in the Broadway area

B. New York State is often called “The Five Boroughs”

C. all the famous buildings and sights in New York are in Manhattan

D. the writer advise people to see New York City by subway

【3】The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A. New York State B. New York City C. Times Square D. Central Park

【4】According to the passage, you can do all the following things in Central Park EXCEPT ________.

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery B. watch great performance

C. go for a swim D. take a ride on a horse carriage

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

試題這是一篇說明文。主要介紹了美國紐約的概況以及它的行政區(qū)劃，旅游交通等等。

【1】寫作意圖題。通讀全文可知，第一段介紹了紐約的概況，接下來依次介紹了紐約的五個區(qū)，旅游景點、交通、中央公園。因此推斷本文的寫作目的是簡單地介紹紐約。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“some of the world’s best theaters in the Broadway area”可知，在紐約的百老匯地區(qū)有許多世界上最好的劇院。故選A。

【3】詞義替代題。由上下文語境可知，it指的是Central Park，中央公園是一個理想的步行游覽紐約市的地方，此處說明除了提供令人嘆為觀止的風(fēng)景外，它還是一個娛樂中心。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段的“And apart from offering breathtaking scenery, it is a centre for recreation. Visitors can listen to music groups, watch performers, walk along the trails and even take a romantic ride in a horse carriage.”可知，除了提供令人嘆為觀止的風(fēng)景外，它還是一個娛樂中心。游客可以在這里聽音樂，觀看表演者，沿著小徑散步，甚至可以乘坐馬車進(jìn)行浪漫地兜風(fēng)。C項游泳不能在此進(jìn)行，故選C。

作者意圖題包括意圖、態(tài)度和目的。不同的文章可以有不同的的寫作目的，主要有：1）to entertain readers（娛樂讀者，讓人發(fā)笑）這種寫作意圖常見于故事類的文章；2）to persuade readers，to sell a product or a service（說服讀者接受某種觀點）這種寫作意圖通常通過對旅游景點、報紙雜志、影片、電視節(jié)目等的介紹來達(dá)到寫作目的；吸引更多的游客、讀者或客戶、觀眾等；3）to inform reader（告知讀者某些信息）這種寫作意圖多見于科普類、新聞報道類、文化類或者社會類的文章，了解這類文章的寫作目的依靠對文章的正確把握，閱讀時找準(zhǔn)主題句或較好的對主題思想的歸納。例如小題1，就屬于第三種寫作意圖，要求考生通讀全文掌握大意，第一段介紹了紐約的概況，接下來依次介紹了紐約的五個區(qū)，旅游勝地以及交通。因此推斷本文的寫作目的是向讀者簡單地介紹紐約。故選D。