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八阅读理解 New York city isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the USA. Most American live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York. Why did so many people come to live in one place? A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port(商埠).The Dutch (荷兰)settlers(new comes) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid (付钱)the Indians twenty –four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York. The United States became an independent (独立的) country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas(places).But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day. ( )1. Which of them is the biggest city in the United States? A. New York B. Washington C. New Amsterdam D. Chicago ( )2. More and more people from different countries in the world come into New York because_______. A. New York has the largest population in the United States B. New York is as beautiful as a picture C. New York is a developing city D. they think it is a good place for business ( )3. The underlined word ‘took’ means________ A.花费 B.耕耘 C.占领 D.测量 ( )4. The United States became an independent country in__________. A. sixteenth century B. the seventeenth C. the eighteenth century D. the nineteenth century ( )5. From the passage, we can know_________. A. much about Dutch B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam C. some of the history of New York D. how the people from different countries come to the USA 九、书面表达 根据中文提示和英文提示词语，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑的短文。所给英文提示词语必须用上。字数60～70左右。 1、昨天晚上我和妈妈出去散步。 2、在路上我遇到了一个外国人。 3、他向我询问去温泉饭店(the Hot Spring Hotel)的路。 4、我告诉他沿着路往前走，在第三个转弯处向左拐就能看见饭店。 5、他非常感谢我，我也为能帮他而感到高兴。 提示词语：go out for a walk, on the road, the way to, walk along, on the left, thank for, be happy that(分析) (责任编辑：admin) |