The city of Cannes is situated in the southern part of France, in the Riviera region and has a population of nearly 70,000. Cannes is very famous around the world for its Film Festival and also for its Cannes Lions Festival. It is a comfortable city and has tourism (旅游業(yè)) as its main industry. Cannes offers some of France's finest hotels. You can surf the Internet for more information about hotels.

   It is 905 km away from Paris, 164 km from Marseille and 26 km away from Nice. The coast is often visited. The Boulevard de la Croisette is one of the most important attractions for people who love the beach, sun and sand.

    La Croisette is a 12 km waterfront avenue (海濱林蔭道) with many trees, hotels, cafes, shops and restaurants around. Visiting the Musee de la Castre is also a good choice for seeing beautiful works of art, paintings and so on. And if you want to relax,

you can visit the Îles de Lérins  (Lé rins Islands) with nice views and beautiful beaches.

    If you just take a walk in the streets of Cannes, you will discover a very friendly atmosphere (氣氛). The main streets are d'Antibes and Meynardier. You will have a good time in the shops. Its restaurants are very good, although the prices are sometimes expensive. Depending on whether the restaurant is located on the waterfront or not, the price will be a bit more expensive.

1.What do the underlined words "is situated" mean?

A. Directs.                                        B. Identities.

C. Lays.                                             D. Lies.

2.What does the underlined word "It" refers to?

A. Marseille.                                        B. Nice.

C. Cannes.                                          D. France.

3. To see beautiful works of art and paintings, you can visit _________.

A. Lérins Islands                        B. the Musée de la Castre

C. the Boulevard de la Croisette       D. Marseille

4.The price of restaurant would be more expensive if it is located _________ according to the fourth paragraph.

A. on the water Front                   B. in d'Antibcs

C. in Meynardier                                           D. in Cannes

5.According to the passage we can know that the passage is about _________ in France.

A. fashion                                          B. places

C. people                                           D. Sports

 

【答案】

                           

1. D

2. C

3. B

4. A

5. B

【解析】本文主要講述的是法國城市Cannes的地理位置,它有著名的電影節(jié)和獅子節(jié),它的主要產(chǎn)生是旅游業(yè),到這座城市里可以去博物館長欣賞藝術(shù)品,可以去景點游玩,可以去購物,也可以去飯店享受美食。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從the southern part of France, in the Riviera region得知說的是地理位置,故選D。

2.推理判斷題。從It is 905 km away from Paris, 164 km from Marseille and 26 km away from Nice得知it指的不是Marseille.和Nice.它們都是法國的城市,故選C。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從 Visiting the Musee de la Castre is also a good choice for seeing beautiful works of art, paintings and so on.得知去 the Musee de la Castre可以看藝術(shù)品,故選B。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從Depending on whether the restaurant is located on the waterfront or not, the price will be a bit more expensive.可知答案選A。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從The city of Cannes is situated in the southern part of France,可知Cannes是法國的一個地方,故選B。

考點:政治經(jīng)濟(jì)文化類短文閱讀。

 

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