Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called mall rats. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.
People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.
The largest mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! there are parking spaces for 12.750 cars. about 750,000 people shop there every week.
The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people . They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.
In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.
【小题1】Why do people like malls? (please answer within 10 words)
【小题2】What does “mall” mean here?
【小题3】Except shopping, what else can people do in the mall? (please answer within 30 words)
【小题4】Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to plete the sentence. (please answer within 10 words)
【小题5】What is the best title of this passage?
because they feel safe and fortable there.
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(答案→)because they feel safe and fortable there.
解析：本文叙述了美国的购物中心的功能。因为购物中心安全舒适，许多美国人很喜欢去那儿。购物中心的设施齐全，人们在那儿除了购物，还可以吃东西，看电影，做锻炼，见朋友，还可以看病和去教堂。现在很多人都可以住在自己最喜欢的购物中心。
【小题1】根据第二段的They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.可知购物中心有警察局，天气好，又有带瀑布和绿树的休息的地方，可以概括因为这里安全，舒适，所以人们喜欢购物中心。因此答案为：because they feel safe and fortable there.
【小题2】根据第三段的about 750,000 people shop there every week.可知Mall是购物的地方，即购物中心。所以mall的意思是：a shopping centre.
【小题3】根据第四段的They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of mall walking. Others go to malls to meet friends.和最后一段的In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. 可知人们可以在购物中心吃东西，看电影，做锻炼，见朋友，还可以看病和去教堂。故答案是：they can eat food, see films, do exercises, meet friends, see doctor and even go to the church.
【小题4】根据第四段的 eat， see films，get their exercise，meet friends可知他们到购物中心可以有很多事情要做。故答案是：e to do many things.
【小题5】根据第一段的Malls are popular places for Americans to go可知本文讲的是美国的购物中心。故答案是：the malls in America.