C

Arriving in New York

There are three airports in New York. When you arrive at one of them, you can take bus or taxi to any place in New York. Eating out

There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds 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.

9. How many kinds of public transport are mentioned in the passage?

     A. Two.         B. Three.          C. Four.       D. Five.

10. “ The Plaza” here is the name of __________________

      A. a restaurant    B. a hotel     C. an airport       D. a shop

11. How much do you have to pay if you buy a book of $10 in New York?

      A. $ 10.8        B. $ 10.08        C. $ 18        D. $ 10

12. When you visit New York, you should ____________________

      A. eat at McDonalds every day       

B. take a taxi whenever you go out

      C. stay at the best hotel              

D. climb the Statue of Liberty

D

      It's eight o'clock and the time for Morning New Highlights(最精彩部分). One person was killed and two were injured in a car accident just thirty minutes ago. Cause of the accident is not yet found out. A great fire swept through a storehouse next to the Fulton River early this morning, causing about $3,000,000 in damage. The fire which broke out at about 2:30 was finally put out at 5: 30. That was the Morning News Highlights, Dan Verne reporting.

13. According to the passage the car accident happened at _______.

A.8:00 B.7:30 C.2:30 D.8:30

14. How many pieces of news are reported in the short passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. One. D. Four.

15. The above passage may probably appear _______.

A. in the newspaper B. in a magazine

C. on the radio D. on the telephone
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