阅读理解基础训练16 A New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. Its expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. ( ) 1. In big cities people can _. A. go to different kinds of museums B. see all kinds of plays and films C. buy things all over the world D. A, B and C( ) 2. Which of the following is true?A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough. B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities. C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.D. All people like to live in big cities. ( ) 3. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people _. A. to move to big cities. B. not to move to big cities. C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems. D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there. ( ) 4. This passage doesnt tell us that _. A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in. B. big cities have a lot of serious problems. C. big cities are all very dirty. D. usually people can get very dirty. ( ) 5. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Big Cities B. Interesting Things in Big CitiesC. Good School in Big CitiesD. New York, London and Paris 1. D 此题为细节题。住在大城市的人可以去不同的博物馆，看各种各样的戏剧和电影，买到来自全世界的东西。2. C 此题为细节题。 But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. 但是有时候这些人找不到工作或者好位置居住。3. D 此题为细节题。Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. 在他们搬去一个大城市前，应该好好考虑在那里生活会碰到的问题。4. D 此题为细节题。.文章中说的是因为人多了，很难保持安全和干净。但是没有说人会变得很脏。5. A 此题为推断题。整篇文章讲了在大城市生活的好处以及会碰到的问题。 Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day. After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money.()1. Newtown_.A.was very clean B. is no longer dirty C.had been very clean D.will be very clean()2. The rats in Newtown were _many years ago.A .as big as cats B.as dangerous as dogs C. very big D.knocked down by the people there()3. when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people_.A.got some money B.were too lazy to kill many C.helped the city office to make the city clean D.killed many rats()4. A big hole was dug, because_.A. the rats could come out to attack people at nightB.people could take many rats C.the rats could not escape quicklyD.people could steal rats for some money()5. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt_.A. order people to kill rats B. pay any more money C.see any rats D.look for rats 1. 此题为细节题。Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown.新镇现在是个干净的地方。很多年前，新镇有很多老鼠。2. C 此题为细节题。The rats were very big and they harmed many people老鼠很大，危害了很多人。3. B 此题为细节题。 Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. 大多数人很懒，所以他们没有杀多少。4. D 此题为细节题。 The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. 城市官员人认为人们偷了死老鼠。他下令他的下属挖一个大坑，把所有的死老鼠放在里面。5. B 此题为细节题。 Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money. 不久，没有更多的老鼠了，市政府没有再付更多的钱。