Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 讀寫)C. Choose the best answer(根據短文內容,選擇最恰當的答案):
28.The Empire State Building may be the most famous building in New York Cjye.aiy.It is1,454 feet tall.Many people think it is the tallest building in the world.This was true when it was built in 1931.In 1970,when the World Trade Center was built,that became the tallest building.Now,the Empire State Building is the fourth tallest building in the U.S.jye.ai the 23rd tallest in the world.Inside the building is mostly offices and stores. People can go to the top of the building,where there is an observation deck(觀測臺)From the top,there are beautiful views of New York City,especially at night.Most people take one of 73 elevators to the top.It takes less than one minute by elevator to get to the 80th floor.That is where there is a gift shop.Some people walk 1 ,860 steps to the top.Every year there is even a race,with people competing to see who can walk up to the top the fastest. At night,the top of the Empire State Building is lit up in different colors.It is red and green on Christmas,red for the Chinese New Year,and blue for Hanukkah.On the Fourth of July it is red ,white ,and blue. (1)When was the Empire State Building the tallest in the world?
A.In 1454. B.In 1860. C.In 1931. D.In 1970. (2)Why do most people go to the Empire State Building?
A.To go to work. B.To visit the gift shop. C.To enjoy the views of New York City. D.To compete in the race of walking to the top. (3)What can we learn about the Empire State Building from the passage?
A.There are more than 73 elevators in the building. B.It takes less than 1 minute for get to the gift shop by elevator. C.The lights on the top of the building have less than four colors. D.It's best to enjoy the views of the city from the top of the building during the day.
31.完成表格。閱讀下面短文,根據其內容,完成表格中所缺的信息,并按編號把答案依次填在題后的橫線上。 When I first started using Chinese websites,I had some difficulty understanding their design (設計).Popular sites like Taobao and Jingdong are very "busy"-- they are covered in plenty of links (鏈接) and flashing ads.They often include all kinds of bright colors as well.But if we take a look at most western websites,they usually have the simpler colors. So why are Chinese websites designed this way?Some say that Chinese web design hasn't"caught up"to standard (標準) Western web design practices.But I don't think this quite explains it.Some Chinese sites,such as Baidu,are quite clean-looking. A more possible explanation has to do with the Chinese language.There are no large litters or spaces in Chinese writing.That might make foreigners who are used to seeing these things in their letter writing think that Chinese text looks very crowded. Another thing that makes Chinese websites look so busy is the large number of links.Some sites might have hundreds of links on their front page.Again,there is a language-related explanation.It is difficult to type Chinese on a Roman alphabet-based keyboard.You have to type out each character using pinyin,which can be inconvenient.So it's easier just to click the link you want,instead of typing what you're looking for. Or perhaps it could just be that sometimes people prefer flashy and busy websites.Looking through Jindong is like stepping into a noisy,brightly-lit real-life street market.So in this way,Chinese Internet users might feel livelier when using these sites. I wonder whether the Chinese web design has brought more Internet users who show more interest in their websites.As we know,after all,China is the leading country of the economic development online.
Chinese Websites Look Different
The difference
Compared with western websites,Chinese websites are busier with links,flashing ads and(1)
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(2)
for their designs
The writer was(3)
an explanation. Chinese web design hasn't caught up with the western standard . There are(4)
explanations: (1)Way of writing of Chinese characters makes foreigners think that Chinese text looks very crowded; (2)The(5)
of typing out each Chinese might be the reason for the large number of links;
Conclusion
The writer wonders whether these websites might lead to China's economic development online.
32.假設你是李碩,Mike是你的美國網友,他最近發郵件詢問你的個人情況,請根據以下提示,給他回一封電子郵件。 提示: 1.What sports do you like? 2.How do you go to school? 3.What's your favorite animal? 要求: 1.郵件中必須包括所有提示內容,并適當發揮,使行文連貫,條理清晰。 2.郵件中不得出現真實的地名、校名和人名。 3.詞數40詞左右(開頭和結尾不計入總詞數) Dear Mike, Thanks for your e-mail.I'm very happy to tell you some things about me. ______. Yours, Li Shuo