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(瀑布) 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 nightclubs, 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(广场) 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. Why do people like malls?
A. Because they can plant green trees there.
B. Because they enjoy the waterfalls there.
C. Because they feel safe and comfortable there.
D. Because they can do exercise there.
3.. 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
4.People can do many things in malls except__________
A. eating food B. seeing a film
C. seeing a doctor D. playing golf
5.The writer__________
A. thinks malls make people's life easier
B. likes to live in his favorite malls
C. is called "mall rates" by others
D. often goes to the church in malls.
Many people think that if more time is spent, more work will be done. So students have to the whole day doing homework except during the three meals. It is not to see students lost in a sea of homework both at school and at home.
Modern students usually have many . They love music, sports, reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend gives them time to do what they . However, there’s much homework to do, so they usually don’t want to do it Sunday night. In such a short time, students may finish it carelessly. The badly-done weekend homework makes teachers .
Things always get without the right ideas. Too much homework makes students interests in learning. A horse runs faster after a , but for students only rest is not enough. We should this situation and try to give students more time to relax.
1.A. buy B. get C. spend D. take
2.A. modern B. mad C. sad D. strange
3.A. sports B. hobbies C. books D. friends
4.A. like B. have C. tell D. hate
5.A. in B. as C. until D. on
6.A. comfortable B. happy C. angry D. relaxed
7.A. worse B. easy C. better D. wonderful
8.A. have B. get C. forget D. lose
9.A. meal B. moment C. minute D. rest
10.A. tell B. change C. keep D. hear
--Could you tell me______?
--Maybe in a week. I’m not quite sure.
A. where has he gone
B. who will he go skating with
C. how soon he will be back
D. how long he has been in Beijing?
--Mother’s Day is coming. Why don’t you get your mother a pair of glasses?
--_______.Glasses can help her read better.
A. That’s too boring B. That’s not creative enough
C. That sounds great D. That’s too personal
--Alice, could you help me _______ the map of the world? We don’t need it.
--With pleasure.
A. put down B. put away
C. put on D. put up
--_______ do you go to the movie with your mother?
-- I seldom do that.
A. How often B. How soon
C. How far D. How much
