【走向高考】2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 A land of diversity语法练习 新人教版选修8.docVIP

【走向高考】（四川专用）2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 A land of diversity语法练习 新人教版选修8 Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2014·河南濮阳市二模) San Franciscos Chinatown is the biggest and oldest in the country. Its the third most visited tourist destination in the city. Its also the citys most densely populated neighborhood. So why are businesses in Chinatown struggling? In this weeks paper, I outline some of the reasons for why Chinatowns crowded streets and busy shops might be declining. Underneath the surface, Chinatown is falling. And the city, local organizations and businesses are trying to figure out what they can do to turn things around. While numbers of people visit Chinatown, they dont stay long and they dont spend a lot of money. And beyond annual festivals，like Chinese New Years, this months Moon Festival and last months Sunday Streets—which drew about 15,000 to 20,000 people—the neighborhood has a hard time attracting locals. Can you remember the last time you went to Chinatown? If you cant, youre not alone. Locals told me that Chinatown doesnt have much to offer them—that the stores are all the same. There are some good eating joints, people said, but they dont know how to find them. Some people even told me that they sometimes go to extreme measures to avoid the neighborhood altogether. But when asked if they would like to see Chinatown gone, the answer was always a strong no. Locals are hopeful that things will get better and traffic will increase when the Central Subway is complete. But thats not for another five years, at least. And if new shops or restaurants dont make their way into Chinatown, the same problem of attracting locals will exist. Not that Chinatowns going to die. The dragon still has some fire in its belly. And many people are rooting for positive change. The question is, how does Chinatown change without losing the very importance of what makes it unique? 文章大意：旧金山唐人街是北美洲最古老的唐人街，亚洲以外最大的华人社区。但是近几年一直状况不佳，这种低迷的状态令华人和当地人感到担心。 1．Which can we know about Chinatown according to the passage? A．