Question

SUZHOU-Jinji Lake has become the latest Chinese landmark to enjoy global fame.

The lake was ranked one of the most popular Chinese scenic spots for its highest search rate during the Labor Day holiday, according to statistics revealed by China Central Television. During this year’s Labor Day holiday, Jinji Lake attracted 287,400 visitors.

Located in Suzhou Industrial Park, the lake is China’s largest urban lake and is home to a great number of cultural, entertainment, commercial and business facilities.

Jinji Lake has earned high praise around the world. In 2013, it received about 9.77 million tourists, increasing by 47.76% from the year before and ranking first among major attractions in Suzhou.

The lake area was designed by EDAW, a United States architectural firm that has worked with Disney theme parks, as well as eight other themed attractions in Suzhou, including Harmony Times Square, the Ferris Wheel Park, the musical fountain, Ligongdi, Linglong Bay, Lakeside Street, the water corridor with art and culture facilities , and Jinji Lake Bridge.

A tourism app for Jinji Lake, providing information about transportation, food, accommodation and other resources in the area is available to the public.

1.According to the report, how many themed attractions are there in Suzhou?

A.Only one B. Eight

C. Ten D. Nine

2.What’s the number of the tourists in Jinji Lake in 2011?

A．bout 9.77 million B. About 4.67 million

C. About 6.61 million D. About 287,400

3.Which one is NOT right about Jinji Lake?

A.Jinji Lake won the highest search rate during this year’s May Day holiday.

B.It is the largest urban lake in China.

C.It has been home to cultural, entertainment, commercial and business facilities.

D.It was built by a United States architectural company.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹蘇州的金雞湖景區(qū)。文章介紹了金雞湖的地位優(yōu)勢和贏得的贊譽(yù)；文章還介紹了金雞湖設(shè)計(jì)者的一些成就和旅游小冊子的情況。

1.The lake area was designed by EDAW, a United States architectural firm that has worked with Disney theme parks, as well as eight other themed attractions in Suzhou, including Harmony Times Square, the Ferris Wheel Park, the musical fountain, Ligongdi, Linglong Bay, Lakeside Street, the water corridor with art and culture facilities , and Jinji Lake Bridge的描述可知，蘇州一共有9個主題景點(diǎn)。故選D。

2.短文In 2013, it received about 9.77 million tourists, increasing by 47.76% from the year before的描述可知，2013年的游客數(shù)量比以前增加了47.76%。根據(jù)計(jì)算可知應(yīng)選C。

3.3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文The lake area was designed by EDAW, a United States architectural firm的描述可知，金雞湖是由一家美國建筑公司設(shè)計(jì)的，而不是建造。故選D。

考點(diǎn)：新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。