Question

Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London.

It is just between Leicester Square and Shaftsburyk Avenue.

Gerrardo Street is at the center and is the most important street

in the area. There is a large Chinese community(社區(qū)) with a

lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarket and shops in

this street.

In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap.

At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs. They began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area. Many British people like Chinese food, and the restaurants were popular.

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. Wives came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have

a better education and this brought economic success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown,and there was more space for businesses. Cerrard Street becomes a street only for visitors and was soon a popular place for tourists.

Now everyone knows about London’s Chinatown. During the Chinese

New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese

go into the streets. For most of the year,though,Londoners and tourists go there mainly for the food in the Chinese restaurants. Their best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.17C

1.Is this Chinatown in the middle of London?

2.Was the area rich or poor in the 1950s?

3.Why does the restaurant workers have notime to learn English?

4.When did British-born Chinese start to have a better education?

5.What are the main points about Chinatown in this passage?

 

Answer 1

1.Yes,it is.

2.It was poor.

3.Because they often worked 17 hours a day.

4.In the 1970s and 1980s

5.Where it is and how it has developed.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹倫敦中國(guó)城的地理位置以及其發(fā)展繁榮的歷史演變過(guò)程。

1. is the name given to an area in the middle of London.”的描述可知，中國(guó)城在倫敦中心，因此回答是肯定的。故答：Yes,it is.

2. the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap.”的描述可知，20世紀(jì)50年代，中國(guó)地區(qū)很貧窮。故應(yīng)答：It was poor.

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)短文“These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English.”的描述可知，因?yàn)椴宛^的工人每天經(jīng)常要工作17小時(shí)，所以他們沒(méi)有時(shí)間學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)。故應(yīng)答：Because they often worked 17 hours a day.

4. the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic (經(jīng)濟(jì)的) success to the area.”的描述可知，在20世紀(jì)70和80年代，英裔華人開始受到更好的教育。故應(yīng)答：In the 1970s and 1980s.

5.標(biāo)題歸納題，通讀全文可知，短文主要介紹倫敦中國(guó)城的地理位置以及其發(fā)展繁榮的歷史演變過(guò)程。故應(yīng)答：Where it is and how it has developed.

考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)歷史類短文閱讀。