San Francisco's Chinatown is the biggest and oldest in the country. It's the third most visited tourist destination in the city. It's also the city's most densely populated neighbor- hood. So why are. businesses in Chinatown struggling?
In this week's paper, I outline some of the reasons for why Chinatown's 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 don't stay long and they don't spend a lot of money. And beyond annual festivals,1ike Chinese New Years, this month's Moon Festival and last month's Sunday Streets - which drew about 15,000 t0 20.000 people – the neighborhood has a hard time attracting locals.
Can you remember the last. time you went to Chinatown ?If you can't, You're not alone. Locals told me that Chinatown doesn't have much to offer them - that the stores are all the same. There are some good eating joints, people said, but they don't 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 the-v 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 plete. But chat's not for another five years. at least. And if' new shops or restaurants don't make their way into Chinatown. the same problem of attracting locals will exist.
Not that Chinatown's 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?
【小题1】Which can we know about Chinatown according to the passage?A．Businesses in Chinatown are going well.B．Local people like going shopping there.C．A great number of people visit it every year.D．No period has seen a more prosperous Chinatown.【小题2】According to the locals we can know that .A．Chinatown doesn't love to offer them assistanceB．shops in Chinatown lack their own characteristicsC．it is hard to buy quality goods at proper prices D．they feel annoyed to see so many familiar faces【小题3】What is the author's attitude towards Chinatown?A．Negative.B．Sympathy.C．Hopeful.D．Indifferent.【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage .A．the Central Subway is under constructionB．Chinatown has to make way for subwayC．many restaurants have been closed downD．the locals hope Chinatown will be extinctC
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章介绍了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，这种低迷的状况令华人和当地人感到担心。
【小题1】细节理解题：依据文中第一段前两句San Francisco's Chinatown is the biggest and oldest in the country. It's the third most visited tourist destination in the city.可知唐人街仍是客流量很大。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题：依据文中的Locals told me that Chinatown doesn't have much to offer them - that the stores are all the same.可知，当地人认为唐人街不能满足他们的需要，唐人街的商店都是一样的，故选B。
【小题3】推理判断题：依据文中的Not that Chinatown's going to die. The dragon still has some fire in its belly.可知，作者认为唐人街不会就这样消亡。故选C。
【小题4】推理判断题：依据文中的Locals are hopeful that things will get better and traffic will increase when the Central Subway is plete.可知，当地人都希望当中央地铁完工时，事情会有所好转、交通会有所改善。由此可知中央地铁正在建设中。故选A。