Question

Venice(威尼斯) is a beautiful city in northern Italy. It’s very famous because it is built on many islands and it looks like it is built on water. There are 117 islands in Venice. Vince is famous for its architecture(建筑) and well-known people who were born there. One was Antonio Vivaldi.

Today, Venice has a big problem because it is sinking down deeper and deeper into the water. It is sinking down about 4 centimeters every 10 years. It doesn’t sound like much but it is a big problem because there are more and more floods(洪水) every year and people now have to use special wooden bridges to walk in the city.

In the last 170 years, the city sank down about sixty centimeters. If it sinks fifty more centimeters, there will be a serious problem for everybody living there.

1.Venice is a famous city built .

A. on islands

B. on water

C. under the water

2.Where was Antonio Vivaldi born?

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

3.From the second paragraph, we can know .

A. Venice is sinking down 4 cm every year

B. there are fewer floods in Venice every year

C. people have to pass special wooden bridges to walk in Venice

4.How many centimeters did Venice sink for about 170 years?

A. About 40 B. About 50 C. About 60

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A. The architecture in Venice is very famous in the world.

B. There are more than one hundred islands in Venice.

C. People will not live in Venice any longer in 50 years.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了威尼斯建在许多的岛上，看上去像建在水上一样。威尼斯因为它的建筑及出生在那里的名人而著名。但是威尼斯因为每十年下降四厘米，有了更多的洪灾。

1.It’s very famous because it is built on many islands and it looks like it is built on water.，可知威尼斯建在许多的岛上，看上去像建在水上，故选A。

2. is famous for its architecture(建筑) and well-known people who were born there. One was Antonio Vivaldi.可知Antonio Vivaldi出生在威尼斯，故选B。

3. is sinking down about 4 centimeters every 10 years.可知A错误，根据there are more and more floods(洪水) every year可知B错误，根据people now have to use special wooden bridges to walk in the city.可知C项正确。故选C。

4.二段It is sinking down about 4 centimeters every 10 years.可知每年下降4厘米，那么170年就下降4*17=68，或根据In the last 170 years, the city sank down about sixty centimeters.，故选C。

5.是非判断题。根据If it sinks fifty more centimeters, there will be a serious problem for everybody living there.可知，如果威尼斯再下沉50厘米，对于住在那里的人是个严重的问题，不是50年后，故选C

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。