Question

【題目】 A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.

Even so, travel isn't that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go, people in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery(風(fēng)光)and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1, 500 years ago, and built homes there.

Weather makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.

Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower, little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the rising seawater. The temperature has risen over the years This has made arctic(北冰洋的) ice melt(融化).

Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the seawater to op the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.

【1】Where is Venice?

A.In Italy.B.In Canada.C.In England.D.In America.

【2】The best way to travel in Venice is by water, because________

A.117 waterways can make your trip easy

B.you can talk to other people while you go along

C.you can enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights

D.it is not only easy but also you can enjoy yourself better

【3】Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?

A.The higher temperature

B.Overused underground water

C.Too many waterways

D.The rising seawater

【4】The article is mainly about____of Venice

A.the waterways and bridge

B.the MOST project and problems

C.the specials and problems

D.the history and scenery

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介紹了意大利的水上城市威尼斯。這個城市因水而聞名，同時也面臨著海平面上升、城市面臨被淹沒的問題。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一行Venice is in the northeast of Italy“威尼斯在意大利的東北部”可知，威尼斯在意大利的東北部，故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第二行There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go“有117條水路和400多座橋可以把你帶到你想去的地方”可知，117條水道可以讓你的旅行變得輕松，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Once, people used too much underground water. ……This has made arctic(北冰洋的) ice melt(融化) “ 曾經(jīng)，人們用了太多的地下水。這使得城市一點一點地降低�，F(xiàn)在這座城市已經(jīng)下降了23厘米。另一個問題是海水上漲。多年來氣溫不斷上升，這使得北極地區(qū)的冰層融化�！笨芍�，太多的水路和城市變得越來越低沒有關(guān)系，故選C。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一行Even so, travel isn't that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around“即便如此，旅行也沒那么難。水路一直是最好的交通方式”和文章倒數(shù)第一、二行Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem“無論如何，這個項目有助于解決這個問題。”可知，文章主要講的是威尼斯的特色和問題，故選C。