【ChinatownisthenamegiventoanareainthemiddleofLondon.ItisjustbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburykAvenue.GerrardoStreetisatthecenterandisthemostimportantstreetinthearea.ThereisalargeChinesecommunity(社区)withal】

更新时间：2024-04-28 03:48:46

问题描述：

ChinatownisthenamegiventoanareainthemiddleofLondon.

ItisjustbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburykAvenue.

GerrardoStreetisatthecenterandisthemostimportantstreet

inthearea.ThereisalargeChinesecommunity(社区)witha

lotofChineserestaurantsChinesesupermarketandshopsin

thisstreet.

Inthe1950sitwasapoorareaandeverythingwasverycheap.

AtthesametimetheworldricemarketchangedandthousandsoffarmworkersinHongKonglosttheirjobs.TheybeganarrivinginLondontolookforwork.Theyfoundjobsintherestaurantsinthisarea.ManyBritishpeoplelikeChinesefoodandtherestaurantswerepopular.

Theserestaurantworkersoftenworked17hoursadayandhadnotimetolearnEnglish.AsmoreChinesearrivedmoreshopsandbusinessesgrewup.Wivescameandjoinedtheirhusbandsandchildrencameandjoinedtheirfathers.ThecommunitygrewandChinatownwasborn.

Inthe1970sand1980sBritish-bornChinesestartedtohave

abettereducationandthisbroughteconomicsuccesstothearea.ManyfamiliesmovedoutofChinatownandtherewasmorespaceforbusinesses.CerrardStreetbecomesastreetonlyforvisitorsandwassoonapopularplacefortourists.

NoweveryoneknowsaboutLondon’sChinatown.DuringtheChinese

NewYearthestreetsareseenwithflagsandthousandsofChinese

gointothestreets.FormostoftheyearthoughLondonersandtouristsgotheremainlyforthefoodintheChineserestaurants.TheirbestrestaurantsaretheoneswheretheChineseeat.17C

1.IsthisChinatowninthemiddleofLondon?

2.Wasthearearichorpoorinthe1950s?

3.WhydoestherestaurantworkershavenotimetolearnEnglish?

4.WhendidBritish-bornChinesestarttohaveabettereducation?

5.WhatarethemainpointsaboutChinatowninthispassage?

卢绍文回答：

　　1.Yesitis.

　　2.Itwaspoor.

　　3.Becausetheyoftenworked17hoursaday.

　　4.Inthe1970sand1980s

　　5.Whereitisandhowithasdeveloped.

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