Unit 2 Robots language points课时作业

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A

　　TRINITY CHURCH

　　 Trinity Church is located at the intersection of Wall Street and Broadway. The original church was destroyed in the Great New York CITY FIRE OF 1776. The current church was built in 1846. These days, Trinity Church has several choirs, and offers free classical and contemporary music concerts. 　　 FEDERAL HALL NATIONAL MEMORIAL

　　 Federal Hall was built in 1700 as New York's City Hall. Later, it became the first capitol building of the United States of America. It was the place where George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789, and it is also where the United States Bill of Rights was drafted. These days, the building is run by the National Park Service as a museum commemorating the historic events. 　　THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

　　 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is a neo-classical building located at 11 Wall Street,. It is the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies (at US $12.25 trillion as of May 2010). You can visit the building and watch from the third floor as traders buy and sell shares from companies around the world. 　　BANKERS STRUST COMPANY BUILDING

　　 At 14 Wall Street you can find the Bankers Trust Company Building. It's a 227-metre skyscraper that occupies an entire block. The building was originally the headquarters of Bankers Trust. These days, it serves as the American headquarters of Deutsche Bank. 1. How did Wall Street Wall acquire its name?

A. Local New Yorkers named it after a certain man.

B. Some Native American Indians gave it the name.