The Tokyo Fish MarketTwo days ago,a tuna fish (金枪鱼) was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean near Boston.An American fishing boat caught him.The tuna was frozen (冰冻) at once and sent to a famous fish market in Tokyo,Japan.The name of the fish market is Tsukiji.The tuna fish was the 197th tuna to arrive at Tsukiji that day.Tuna Number 197 weighed 622 pounds (282 kilograms)Tsukij is the largest wholesale (批发的) fish market in the world.It sells 400 kinds of se

The Tokyo Fish Market
Two days ago,a tuna fish (金枪鱼) was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean near Boston.An American fishing boat caught him.The tuna was frozen (冰冻) at once and sent to a famous fish market in Tokyo,Japan.The name of the fish market is Tsukiji.The tuna fish was the 197th tuna to arrive at Tsukiji that day.Tuna Number 197 weighed 622 pounds (282 kilograms)
Tsukij is the largest wholesale (批发的) fish market in the world.It sells 400 kinds of seafood to restaurants and supermarkets all over Japan.The seafood comes from sixty different countries.Tsukiji sells about 5,000,000 pounds of seafood every day.That is 28,000,000 dollars!More than 60,000 people work at Tsukiji.The market opens at 4:00 a.m.and closes at about 10:00 a.m.It is a very busy place.Thousands of trucks,motorcycles,and bicycles move people and fish around the large building
Tsukiji is like a small town.The people are very friendly and they work hard.They all work together to move fish as fast as possible from the sea to the dinner plate.Tsukiji is very noisy,but it is not smelly (发臭的).The seafood is moved out of the building so quickly that there is no time for it to smell.Tsukiji is a very interesting place to visit.
36.The largest wholesale fish market in the world is__________.
A.in Boston,America B.in Tokyo,Japan
C.near Boston,America D.near Tokyo,Japan
37.Tuna Number 197 weighed____________ pounds.
A.197 B.622 C.282 D.400
38.Tsukiji sells about 5,000,000____________ every day.
A.tuna fish B.fishing boats C.pounds of seafood D.motorcycles
39.Tsukiji opens at___________ every day.
A.4:00 a.m.B.4:00 p.m.C.10:00 a.m.D.10:00 p.m.
40.What do you know about the fish market,Tsukiji?
A.Noisy and smelly B.Neither noisy nor smelly.
C.Smelly but not noisy D.Noisy but not smelly.