单选题 Questions 18～21 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about traveling.
单选题 Which is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco?
  • A. The blacks.
  • B. The whites.
  • C. The Chinese.
  • D. The Japanese.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 18-21 {{B}}M: {{/B}}So you're visiting San Francisco? {{B}}W: {{/B}}Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday, and you? {{B}}M: {{/B}}I'm a native. {{B}}W: {{/B}}Oh, really? All the people I meet here are tourists like me. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives. {{B}}M: {{/B}}Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you're seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, the city has a population of about 700,000 people. {{B}}W: {{/B}}What are the ethnic groups? {{B}}M: {{/B}}Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks. {{B}}W: {{/B}}I thought it was Chinese. {{B}}M: {{/B}}It's true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But the black people there are more than Chinese. {{B}}W: {{/B}}That's interesting. Don't most of the Chinese people live in Chinatown? {{B}}M: {{/B}}Well, no, they live throughout the city, but Chinatown is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That's where you'll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art theaters and things like that. {{B}}W: {{/B}}How about the Japanese? Doesn't San Francisco have a large Japanese population too? {{B}}M: {{/B}}No, actually there are only about 12,000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores. {{B}}W: {{/B}}You seem to know a lot about this city. {{B}}M: {{/B}}Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the university here. {{B}}W: {{/B}}No wonder you know so much!
单选题 Where do most of the Chinese people live in San Francisco?
  • A. In Chinatown.
  • B. In the northern part of the city.
  • C. All over the city.
  • D. In Japan town.
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 What is the Japanese population in San Francisco?
  • A. 12,000.
  • B. 700,000.
  • C. 50,000.
  • D. 20,000.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】
单选题 Why does the man know so much about San Francisco?
  • A. He thinks the city is pretty.
  • B. He likes to talk with people.
  • C. He travels a lot in the city.
  • D. He teaches ethnic history at a university.
【正确答案】 D
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