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 under one roof ¢Ù£®

    People like malls for many reasons¢Ú£®They feel safe because malls have police stations of private security guards¢Û£®Parking is usually free£¬and the weather inside is always fine£® The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees£®

    The largest mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota¢Ü£®It covers 4.2 million square feet£®It has 350 stores£¬eight night clubs£¬and a sevenª²acre 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 come to do many things£¬they shop£¬of course£¬they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world£®They see movies at theaters£®Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of ¡°mall walking¡±£®Others go to malls to meet friends£®

    In some malls£¬people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church£®In other words£¬people can do just about everything in malls£®Now people can actually live in their favorite shopping center£®

Help£º

¢Ùunder one roof ÔÚͬһËù·¿×ÓÀÔÚͬһ²¿ÃÅÀï   e.g£®We work under one roof every day£®

¢Úreason Ô­Òò¡¢¶¯»ú¡¢ÀíÓÉ e.g£®Give me your reasons for going£®

¢Ûprivate security guards ˽È˱£°²

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Questions£º

1£®What¬ðs the meaning of ¡°mall rats©t¡±
   A£®The rats in malls£®
   B£®The pet rats showed in shops£®
   C£®The people who like to wander£¨Ïй䣩 in malls£®
   D£®The pictures hung in shops£®

2£®Why do the people like to go to the malls£¿
   A£®They feel safe there£®
   B£®Parking is free£®
   C£®The weather is fine inside£®
   D£®All of the above£®

3£®Which of the following is NOT true£¿
   A£®People can see movies in malls£®
   B£®People can do exercise in malls£®
   C£®The malls are only in big cities£®
   D£®People can see a doctor in malls£®

4£®Do you like the malls in the USA£¿Why or why not£¿

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