1. (2021·武城模拟) 阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

(In 2017) China's government plans to create an economic zone(经济区)called the Xiongan New Area. And it hopes the zone will become a center for technology.

Xiongan New Area will be about three times the size of NewYork City. It is expected to become like Shenzhen—a bridge be-tween Hong Kong and mainland China.

But soon after the plans for Xiongan were reported, problems began quickly.

Stock(股票) prices of companies in the area rose quickly when the plans were reported. But officials halted trading for those stocks for some days at first. When trading star-ted again on Monday, the share prices(股价) of many companies dropped quickly.

When the plans were reported，housing prices in the area rose quickly. Officials then quickly stopped all housing development projects.

A reporter recently visited sales offices in the area. All of them stopped trading houses.

The central government has suggested people move some offices from Beijing to Xiongan. Schools and universities will be also moved to the zone.

A newspaper said the new zone is an important part of Xi Jinping's" Chinese Dream". An expert said the zone could work out many problems，such as pollution and a large gap (差距) between China's rich and poor.

1. （1） The Xiongan New Area will become a center for        .

   A . science B . technology C . culture D . exhibition
3. （2） The meaning of the underlined word "halted" is close to "    ".

   A . stopped B . put C . finished D . took
5. （3） The fourth paragraph mainly tells us      .

   A . there are some problems in stock trading B . stock prices of companies in the area rose quickly C . stock trading started quickly again D . the plans for Xiongan New Area were reported
7. （4） What are suggested moving from Beijing to Xiongan?

   A . Just offices. B . Families. C . Schools and universities. D . Offices, schools and universities.
9. （5） From the passage we can know        .

   A . there will be more housing development projects than before B . Xiongan New Area is a bridge between Hong Kong and mainland China C . Xiongan New Area may widen the gap between China's rich and poor D . creating Xiongan New Area is part of "Chinese Dream"