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    Let’s pretend we’re sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main waterways of Germany, and the river traffic is heavy. It’s interesting to watch the many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄园) on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.
    Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordinary about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei. Then someone on the boat begins to sing in German, the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖妇) who has lured(引诱) many sailors to their deaths.
    The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her forget to steer（掌舵）, and the current of river hurls (掀翻) their boats on the rocks and dashes（猛撞）them to pieces.
    Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei.

    1. 1.

      The most interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is     .  

      1. A.
        to watch many boats going up and down the river
      2. B.
        to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides
      3. C.
        to hear a song about beautiful siren
      4. D.
        to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair
    2. 2.

      Which of the following is famous all over the world?

      1. A.
        The Rhine River.
      2. B.
        The River Traffic.
      3. C.
        Wine from the Rhine Valley.
      4. D.
        The Lorelei.
    3. 3.

      We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high     .

      1. A.
        on our right when coming to a sharp bend
      2. B.
        on the Rhine hillsides
      3. C.
        from the Rhine Valley
      4. D.
        on the boat
    4. 4.

      The song of the Lorelei is about     .

      1. A.
        The Rhine wine
      2. B.
        a rocky cliff
      3. C.
        the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River
      4. D.
        a beautiful and dangerous siren
    BCAD
    1.细节题：从第一段的But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. 看出水上之旅没有沿岸的风景有趣，所以选B。
    2.细节题：从第一段的Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.看出这里酒就是全世界著名的。选C。
    3.细节题：从文章的第二段On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. 看出选A。
    4.细节题：从第二段的最后一句话：It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖妇) who has lured(引诱) many sailors to their deaths.得知D项正确，是关于一个美丽但危险的妖妇的。
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