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Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market closed on Saturday after 83 years. The market is being moved to a new site in the Toyosu area of Tokyo. The new market will open on Thursday. Tokyo city planners closed Tsukiji market for parking for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Market workers at Tsukiji were sad on Saturday as they closed for the last time. One fish worker said, "I'm almost crying. Today is a sad day of goodbyes."

Tsukiji was called the "kitchen of Japan". A newspaper described why it was important. It wrote: "Tsukiji is a symbol of the global food trade, the home of Japanese cuisine, and is one of Tokyo's most popular tourist attractions." It added: "Tsukiji showed an older Tokyo that is disappearing". Tsukiji's most famous product was tuna. One tuna was sold for $1.7 million in 2013. The chairman of the Tsukiji Market Association said, "Everyone was pouring their heart and soul into their trade until the very end."

1.How many years was the fish market open in Tsukiji?

A For 38 years.

B For 83 years.

C For 138 years.

D For 183 years.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market closed on Saturday after 83 years.可知东京著名的筑地鱼市场已经营业了83年，故选B。

2.Why did they close the fish market?

A To attract more customers.

B To make room for the new fish market.

C To build a new fish market.

D To serve as a parking lot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句Tokyo city planners closed Tsukiji market for parking for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.可知鱼市场拆迁是为了2020年东京奥运会和残奥会车辆停放，故选D。

3.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A Tsukiji was called the "kitchen of Japan".

B Tuna is Tsukiji's most famous product.

C Tsukiji is so important that it’s a symbol of the global food trade.

D Market workers at Tsukiji were happy as they closed the fish market.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段Market workers at Tsukiji were sad on Saturday as they closed for the last time.可知市场工作人员非常悲伤，故选D。

4.What was the record price for a tuna fish in Tsukiji?

A $17,000.

B $170,000.

C $17 million.

D $1.7 million.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段One tuna was sold for $1.7million in 2013.可知2013年，一条金枪鱼以170万美元的价格售出，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A Tsukiji fish market—Japan’s most important fish market.

B Preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

C Tsukiji—the kitchen of Japan.

D Tsukiji fish market closed after 83 years.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主要是讲述日本筑地鱼市场的关闭，故选D。