2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：城市与城镇（含答案）

第第页2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：城市与城镇（含答案）2023年初升高暑期话题阅读专练：城市与城镇

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CountryPopulation(million)%ofincomespentonfoodPersonsperroom%ofhouseswithwaterandelectricityTelephoneper100people%ofchildreninhighschools

Tokyo28.7180.91004497

MexicoCity19.4411.994662

NewYork7.4160.5995695

St.Paul17.2500.81001667

Osaka16.8180.6984297

Seoul15.8342.01002290

Moscow13.2331.310039100

Bombay12.9574.285549

Calcutta12.8603.057249

BuenosAires12.4401.3861451

LosAngeles11.5120.5943590

London11.0240.61005058

(1)Ofthefollowingcities,peoplelivein_____spendleastoftheirincomeonfood.

A．MexicoCityB．LosAngelesC．CalcuttaD．Bombay

(2)Whichcityhasthelargestpopulation

A．NewYork.B．Moscow.C．Tokyo.D．London.

(3)ThenumberofthestudentsstudyinginhighschoolsinTokyooutof100studentsisthesameasthatof_____.

A．SeoulB．St.PaulC．CalcuttaD．Osaka

(4)Inwhichcitydoallthehouseshavewaterandelectricity

A．London.B．LosAngeles.C．NewYork.D．Bombay

(5)Itisthemostdifficultforpeoplein_____tomakeaphonecall.

A．St.PaulB．MexicoCityC．BombayD．Calcutta

LiverpoolDiscoverthebestmusic,sportandculture...intheUK.

LiverpoolMUSICTheBeatlesStoryTheWorld-famous1960smusicgroupcamefromLiverpool.FindoutabouttheBeatleshere.OpeneverydayexceptDec25and26.Adult:15.95Student:12.00Child:7.00Childunderfive:FreeLiverpoolSPORTLiverpoolFCThiscitylovesfootball.VisitthefootballstadiumAnfield,hometoLiverpool'sfavouritefootballteam,andtakeatour.Closedatweekends.Adult:15.00Under16andstudent:9.00Childunderfive:Free

LiverpoolMUSEUMTheMuseumofLiverpoolLearnallaboutthehistoryandcultureofLiverpool.Freeentry!Opendaily10am—5pmLiverpoolSHOPPINGLiverpoolONEFindthebestshoppinginthecentreofLiverpoolatLiverpoolOne,ashoppingcentreinLiverpool.Openedin2023.Over160shops,restaurants,cinemasandcafes.

(1)WhatdoweknowaboutTheBeatlesStory

A．ItisintheUSA.

B．ItisclosedatChristmas.

C．Everybodycanenteritforfree.

D．PeoplecanvisitthefootballstadiumAnfield.

(2)Fifteen-year-oldDaweiisgoingonatourofAnfieldwithhisuncleandfour-year-oldcousin.Theyshouldpay_____.

A．23B．30C．24D．25.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE

A．Anfieldisopentothepublicdaily.

B．LiverpoolONEisinthenorthofLiverpool.

C．TheLiverpoolMuseumisneededtopay15.95foranadulttoenter.

D．LiverpoolSHOPPINGwasopenedin2023.

(4)What'sthepurposeofthispassage

A．TointroducetheplacewecanvisitintheU.S.

B．TofindouttheplaceswecanvisitintheUK.

C．ToadvertisesomeproductsintheUK.

D．ToletpeoplerememberthecultureoftheU.K.

(5)Wemightfindthematerial_____.

A．inageographytextbook.B．inanEnglishdictionary

C．inatravelmagazineD．inastorybook

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Acitywithoutcarswouldbeverystrange,rightButVeniceissuchacity.

VeniceisinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn'tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.

Evenso,travelisn'tdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanguideyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoythescenery(风光)andcoolsummernightwhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.

VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItaliansescapedfromawarover1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.

Watermakesthecityspecial,butitisalsoabigproblem.Sometimestouristshavesuchstrangeexperiences.OnemomenttheywalkacrosstheRialtoBridge,andthere'snothingspecial.Butwhentheycomebacktothebridgeanhourlater,it'sunderwaterandeveryoneiswearingrainshoes.

Once,peopleusedtoomuchundergroundwater.Thismadethecitygetlowerlittlebylittle.Nowthecityhasgonedownby23centimetres.Anotherproblemistherisingseawater.Thetemperaturehasrisenovertheyears.ThishasmadetheiceoftheArcticOcean(北冰洋)melt(融化).

Everyyear,highwatershitthecityinautumnandwinter.Whenalotofwatercomes,morethanhalfofthecityisunderwater.

Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystostopthecityfromgettingevenlower.TheItaliangovernmenthasaskedsomeofItaly'sbiggestcompaniestobuildtheMOSEproject,whichwasplannedtobebuiltundertheseawatertostoptherisingwater.Anyway,thisprojectishelpingsolvetheproblem.

(1)WhereisVenice

(2)Howmanywaterwaysarethere

(3)HowdopeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplace

(4)Whatmakesthecityspecialbutisalsoabigproblem

(5)Whendohighwatershitthecityeveryyear

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WhenIwasachild,IoftendreamedofthetimewhenIcouldleavehomeandgotothecity.Welivedonafarm,andespeciallyinwinter,wewerequiteoutofffromtheoutsideworld.AssoonasIleftschool,Ipackedmybagsandmovedtothecity.However,Isoondiscoveredthatmylifehasitsdisadvantages,too.

Onebigdisadvantageismoney.Itcostssomuchtogoout,nottomentionbasicslikefoodandhousing.Anotherdisadvantageispollution.①空气是如此的脏以致于我害怕出去。Thenthereistheproblemoftravelinground.AlthoughIhaveacar,Iseldomuseitbecauseofthetrafficjams.Onechoiceistogobybike,butthatcanbedangerous.

Ofcoursethereareadvantages.First,thereissomuchtodointhecity.Andtherearewonderfuljobsandmorechancesofmovingtoamoreimportantjoborposition.Finally,ifyoulikeshopping,thekindofgoodsisverysurprising.②What'smore,therearemanyshopsthatarenotfarfromyourhome.

IslifebetterinthecitythenPerhapsitis,whenyouareinyourteensortwenties.However,asyougetolder,andespeciallyifyouhavesmallchildren,thepeaceofthecountrysidemaybeabetterchoice.Icertainlyhopetomovebacktheresoon.

(1)Didthewriterlikelivinginthecountrysidewhenhewasachild

(2)Howmanydisadvantagesoflivinginthecityarethere

(3)Whatdoesthewriterpreferinthecountrysidewhenhegetsolder

(4)将划线句子①译成英语。

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(5)将划线句子②译成汉语。

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Tokyomaybeoneofthoseplacesthatyouloveandhate(憎恨)atthesametime.InTokyo,therearetoomanycars.Tokyodriversoftenspendalongtimeinthebusystreet,justlikedriversinLondon,ParisandNewYork.

Duringtheday,mostpeoplegotoworkbytrain.SixmilliontrainticketsaresoldeveryyearinTokyo.Trainsarriveeverytwoorthreeminutes,buttheyarealwayscrowded.Thoughtheyarecrowded,theyalwaysleaveandarriveontime.Youmayseesomebodyreadinganewspaperonthetraininsomecountries.ButonTokyotrains,everybodyseemstobesleepy.

Therearealotofpeopleinthestreetandsometimesitisreallydifficulttowalk.Theworsttimeinthestreetisat11:30atnight.Thatisbecausethenightclubs(夜总会)areclosedatthattimeandeverybodywantstogohomethen.Thereareabout35,000nightclubsinTokyoandusuallythebusinessofthemisverygoodatnight.Ifyoustandoutsidethestationforfiveminutes,therewillbethreefireenginesgoingpastyou.TheyareonthewaytothefiresthatTokyohaseveryday.

(1)InLondon,ParisandNewYork,thereare_____inthestreet.

A．afewtrainsB．manytrainsC．toomanycarsD．nocars

(2)TrainsinTokyo_____.

A．don'toftenleaveorarriveontime

B．arenotcrowded

C．aregoodforsleep

D．aretheimportantmeansoftransportation

(3)Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatthestreetsofTokyoare_____.

A．dirtyB．cleanC．dryD．busy

(4)Theunderlinedwords"fireengines"mean"_____"inChinese.

A．敞篷车B．越野车C．洒水车D．消防车

(5)WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue

A．Thebesttimeinthestreetisat11:30pmbecausetherearefewpeople.

B．Duringtheday,mostpeoplegotoworkbytrain.

C．TrainsarriveeverytwoorthreeminutesinTokyo.

D．Thereareabout35,000nightclubsinTokyo.

Becky:Whereareyougoingonholiday,Jenny

Jenny:ToViennainAustria!

Becky:Oh,reallyYou'llloveit!IhavebeentherebeforeandIenjoyeditverymuch.

Jenny:Didyoufly

Becky:Yes,andthattookabout10hours.

Jenny:

Becky:Myparents.

Jenny:

Becky:Well,first,wewenttotheMusicHallVienna,andguesswhatIwassoexcited.

Jenny:Wow!Didyouseeanyfamoussingersthere

Becky:No,butwevisitedsomefamousplaces,suchasStateOperaTheatreofVienna.Theyaregreat.

Jenny:Thankyouverymuch.

Becky:You'rewelcome.

(1)

A．Whatdidyoudothere

B．Whodidyougotherewith

C．Weenjoyedawonderfulconcertthere.

D．Howdidyougothere

E．Howlongdidittakeyoutogetthere

F．WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday

G．I'msureyou'llhaveagoodtimeinAustria,too.

(2)

A．Whatdidyoudothere

B．Whodidyougotherewith

C．Weenjoyedawonderfulconcertthere.

D．Howdidyougothere

E．Howlongdidittakeyoutogetthere

F．WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday

G．I'msureyou'llhaveagoodtimeinAustria,too.

(3)

A．Whatdidyoudothere

B．Whodidyougotherewith

C．Weenjoyedawonderfulconcertthere.

D．Howdidyougothere

E．Howlongdidittakeyoutogetthere

F．WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday

G．I'msureyou'llhaveagoodtimeinAustria,too.

(4)

A．Whatdidyoudothere

B．Whodidyougotherewith

C．Weenjoyedawonderfulconcertthere.

D．Howdidyougothere

E．Howlongdidittakeyoutogetthere

F．WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday

G．I'msureyou'llhaveagoodtimeinAustria,too.

(5)

A．Whatdidyoudothere

B．Whodidyougotherewith

C．Weenjoyedawonderfulconcertthere.

D．Howdidyougothere

E．Howlongdidittakeyoutogetthere

F．WhatareyougoingtodonextSunday

G．I'msureyou'llhaveagoodtimeinAustria,too.

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KunmingisthecapitalofYunnan.It'sacitywithalonghistory.Kunminghasapopulationofmorethan5,000,000.ThoughtheweatherinYunnanchangesfromplacetoplace,Kunmingisfamousforherbeautifulweather.It'sneithertoohotinsummernortoocoldinwinter.That'swhymoreandmorepeopleliketotravelandeventolivehere.Youcanseealotoftallbuildings,cinemasandhospitals.People'slivesarebecomingbetterandbetter.

Atweekendoronholiday,peopleliketorelaxthemselvesindifferentplacesandindifferentways.Inwinter,peopleespeciallyoldpeoplewouldliketoclimbtheWesternHills.FarawayfromtheHills,youcanenjoytheSleepingBeauty.Aftersupper,familiestakeawalkalongthebankofDianchiLake.TheGoldenTempleandEXPOGardenaretwofamousplacesofinterestinthenorthofthecity.EXPOGardenisknowntopeoplebothathomeandabroad.Youcanspendawholedayvisitingtheworld-famousgarden.

PeopleinKunmingarereallyfriendly.Theyofteninvitetheirfriendshometotrydeliciousfood,likericenoodles.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutKunmingandtasteherfood,pleasevisitheryourself.

InformationCard

ThecapitalofYunnan_____

ThepopulationofKunming_____

TheweatherinYunnan_____

ThethingsyoucanenjoyfarawayfromtheHills_____

Theplaceofinterestwhichisknownbothathomeandabroad_____

DearAnn,

Thankyouforaskingmetocomeandvisityouandyourfamilynextmonth.It'sagreatidea.

Iamreallyinterestedinvisitingnewplaces,Ialsolikevisitingartgalleries(美术馆)—therearesomanyinterestingthingstoseethere.Iknowthereisoneinyourhometown.Yousaythatthereisn'tasportscentreinyourtownbutisthereaswimmingpoolIenjoyswimmingalotandIlovediving.Istherealsoaplacetoeatfishandchips

TheonlyproblemisthatIdon'tknowwhattotakewithme:warmclothesandshoesInmytown,itrainsalotandthat'swhyIalwayscarryanumbrellawithme.AndwhataboutotherthingsForexample,acamera

Pleasesendmesomephotosofyourtownandastreetmap.

Onelastquestion—howoldisyoursister,GinaWouldshelikethenewCelineDionCD

Seeyousoon!

Josephine

(1)

A．Canwevisitit

B．Fishandchipshopsaregreat!

C．Iwanttobringherapresent.

D．What'stheweatherlikeinyourarea

E．Ilikemuseumsandoldchurchesverymuch.

(2)

A．Canwevisitit

B．Fishandchipshopsaregreat!

C．Iwanttobringherapresent.

D．What'stheweatherlikeinyourarea

E．Ilikemuseumsandoldchurchesverymuch.

(3)

A．Canwevisitit

B．Fishandchipshopsaregreat!

C．Iwanttobringherapresent.

D．What'stheweatherlikeinyourarea

E．Ilikemuseumsandoldchurchesverymuch.

(4)

A．Canwevisitit

B．Fishandchipshopsaregreat!

C．Iwanttobringherapresent.

D．What'stheweatherlikeinyourarea

E．Ilikemuseumsandoldchurchesverymuch.

(5)

A．Canwevisitit

B．Fishandchipshopsaregreat!

C．Iwanttobringherapresent.

D．What'stheweatherlikeinyourarea

E．Ilikemuseumsandoldchurchesverymuch.

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Inamapoftheworldyoucaneasilyfindtwobigcities,LondonandNewYork.LondonistheoldestcityinBritain.It'scertainlythebiggestcityinEurope(欧洲).NewYorkisasbigasLondon,ifnotbigger.ThestreetsinLondonarecrowdedandthereisoneoftheworld'sbiggestundergroundrailwaysystems(地铁系统).ThestreetsinNewYorkarejustascrowdedasinLondon.AndtheNewYorksubwaycarriesmorepeopleeachdaythantheLondonunderground.Therearealotofbigstoresinthesetwocities.ButNewYorkhasmoresupermarketsthanLondon.

InLondontherearemanypalaces(宫殿)andchurches,forexample,St.Paul's.NewYorkisn'tasoldasLondon,andithasn'tmanyoldbuildings.ButNewYorkhasmoreskyscrapers(摩天大楼),andtheyaremuchbiggerthanthebuildingsinLondon.

LondonhasmoreparksthanNewYork.ButNewYork'sCen