Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Have you ever been to Venice. Around the world, no city is quite like Venice, Italy. Tourists love its beautiful old buildings and squares. But What makes Venice a really special place is the water. The beautiful city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon(泻湖）beside the ocean. 【1】

However, it’s said that Venice is in danger from this water. What is happening? 【2】At high tides(涨潮时), the water in the lagoon rises. Sometimes it rises higher than usual and floods the city. Because Venice is lower than it was the past, the flooding is happening more often. This is taking down the city’s ancient buildings.

A【3】The name of project is MOSE. Marco Armillis, an engineer, explains how it will work. “We are putting seventy-eight big floodgates(防洪水闸）at the places where the lagoon meets the ocean. The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop seawater from coming into the lagoon. 【4】 It hasn’t been an easy project for us because we are working under water.”

The MOSE project will cost about seven billion dollars and has already taken many years to build. If everything goes well, then in few years ‘time the seawater will not flood into Venice’s lagoon. Venice’s beautiful buildings will be safe for a long time.【5】

A. Luckily, engineers are working on a great project to save Venice.

B. And the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.

C. Rivers run through it like streets, and people travel around it into boats.

D. This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising.

E. Venice is enjoyed by the young people from all parts of the world.

F. The city has been very slowly going down into the lagoon for many years.

G. However, scientists in Italy haven’t got a good idea to solve the problem

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇人文阅读，介绍了水城威尼斯的水位变化以及人们为拯救威尼斯所做的努力。

【1】根据上文The beautiful city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon beside the ocean.，联系下文的However可知，Venice is enjoyed by the young people from all parts of the world.和上一句存在转折关系，符合句意，故选E。

【2】根据上文What is happening?，结合段中的Because Venice is lower than it was the past, the flooding is happening more often.，可知威尼斯的水位发生了变化。备选句子The city has been very slowly going down into the lagoon for many years.符合句意，故选F。

【3】根据下文The name of project is MOSE.，可知启动了MOSE项目。备选句子Luckily, engineers are working on a great project to save Venice.符合句意，故选A。

【4】根据上文The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop seawater from coming into the lagoon. 涨潮时闸门会关闭以阻止海水进入泻湖，可知此举会阻止水面上升。备选句子This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising.符合句意，故选D。

【5】根据上文Venice’s beautiful buildings will be safe for a long time. 威尼斯美丽的建筑在很长一段时间内都是安全的，可知人们可以继续游览。备选句子And the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.符合句意，故选B。

补全短文，要求根据上下文选择合适的句子填空，使句意通顺，内容连贯，表达顺畅，重在考查学生对所学语言的综合运用能力和对文段的理解判断能力。本题有一定难度，但只要联系整篇短文，把握好上下句的意思和关系，正确作答是不成问题的。