Question

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats（老鼠）”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places 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（英尺）. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts（廣場）that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

1.Here “mall” means “ ”.

A. a large park B. a big church

C. a square D. a shopping center

2.The largest mall in the United States .

A. was built in 1965

B. has 12,750 cars in it

C. has 350 shops in it

D. can hold 750,000 people

3.The writer .

A. thinks malls make people’s life easier

B. likes to live in his favorite malls

C. is called “mall rats” by others

D. often goes to the church in malls

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：商場對于美國人來說是很受歡迎的地方。有些人花那么多時間在商場,他們被稱為“商場老鼠”。

最大的購物中心在美國。它有350家門店,八個夜總會和一個大公園! 有停車位12750輛汽車。每周大約有750000客流量。

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2. has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.句意： 它有350家門店,八個夜總會和一個大公園! 有停車位12750輛汽車。每周大約有750000客流量。結(jié)合選項的描述第三項符合題意。故選C

3. other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.句意：換句話說, 人們在購物中心什么都能做�，F(xiàn)在人們可以住在他們最喜歡的購物中心。故選A

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。