1．Read and Tick.（閱讀短文，判斷正"√"，誤"×"。）
Monday，April 10
Dear Blare，
?How are you？I had a great time in New York.New York is a very big city and it is really beautiful.Yesterday，I went to the Big Ben with my parents.It's an old clock.But it is very famous in New York.London Tower is far from our hotel.So we want to get there by taxi.I want to take some photos of London Tower for you.We also tasted delicious pizza in a restaurant.We all liked it.Here is a photo of my family and Big Ben.Miss you.
Your friend，
Jack
（1）Blare is in New York．
（2）This is a letter from Jack to Blare．
（3）Jack went to Big Ben with his friends yesterday．
（4）Jack wants to go to London Tower．
（5）London Tower is far from the train station．

2．閱讀理解
New York，Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live m．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 from all over the world．But there are serious problems in big cities too．It is expensive to live there，and there are too 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 a good place 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 moving to a big city，they should think about the problem 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 from 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 a good place to live in big cities．
C．People can always have many chances to live in big cities．
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 cites
C．to move to big cities without thinking of any problems
D．not to move big cities before think over the problems of living there
（4）This passage doesn't 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 sometimes 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 Cities．
C．Good School in Big Cities．
D．New York，London and Paris．

3．閱讀理解。
   Venice（威尼斯） is a beautiful city in northern Italy.It's very famous because it is built on many islands and it looks like it is built on water.There are 117 islands in Venice.Venice is famous for its 'architecture（建筑） and well-known people who were born there.One was Antonio Vivaldi.
   Today，Venice has a big problem because it is sinking down deeper and deeper into the water.It is sinking about 4 centimeters every 10 years.It doesn't sound like much but it is a big problem because there are more and more floods（洪水） every year and people now have to use special wooden bridges to walk in the city.
   In the last 170 years，the city sank down about sixty centimeters.If it sinks fifty more centimeters，there will be a serious problem for everybody living there.
（1）Venice is a famous city built .
A．on islands
B．on water
C．under the water
D．near the island
（2）From the second paragraph，we can know .
A．Venice is sinking down 4 cm every year
B．there are fewer floods in Venice every year
C．people have to pass special wooden bridges to walk in Venice
D．people are proud of Venice
（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage？
A．The architecture in Venice is very famous in the world.
B．Now Venice is sinking deeper and deeper into the water.
C．There are more than one hundred islands in Venice.
D．People will not live in Venice any longer in 50 years.