Venice(威尼斯) is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city, so there aren't any cars or buses. There are many canals（运河）in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking(下沉）It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover (覆盖) the city. The Venetians(威尼斯人） love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save(拯救)Venice form the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. In this way Venice will not sink.

59. People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because________.

A. it is beautiful and quite different from other cities

　 B. there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals

　 C. there are 177 canals in the city　　　　　　　　　

D. it is the most important city in Italy

60. The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. by bus　　　　 B. in boats　　　 C. in cars　　　 D. on foot

61. Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. is rising; is sinking　　　　　 　　 B. is going down; is going up

　 C. is going up; is going up　　　　 　　 D. is sinking; is rising

阅读理解

　When I was lost in London, it had one of the thickest fog（雾）in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses ran very slowly with their lights on, and their horns（喇叭）made a terrible noise. When evening fell,it got even worse. All traffic（交通）came to a stop. Since I had an important meeting on the other side of town, I decided to walk.

　Minutes later I was lost. Then I heard a young woman's voice coming out of the fog. “I think you are lost. Can I help you?” I couldn't see her clearly, but I was very glad to find another person out in the fog. I explained where I wanted to go and she said she knew very well how to get there.

　As I followed her through the dark streets, I wondered how she found her way without difficulty. “I know this part of London quite well,”she answered. “But in such a fog it's difficult to see anything.” I said.

　“With the fog or without the fog, it makes no difference（区别，不同）to me. You see,I'm blind,” she answered.

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的选项中选择正确答案。

1． The story took place in ______.

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A． Italy　　　　　 　B．America

C． England　　　　　D．English

2． The writer had to walk to the meeting because _______.

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A． the fog was very thick and the buses and cars could hardly move

B． there were no buses or cars

C． the writer could walk faster than a car

D．there was a traffic jam（交通阻塞）in the morning.

3． In the thick fog the writer ________.

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A． lost his (her) bag

B．lost his (her) life

C．lost his (her)way

D．lost his(her) car key

4． The young woman could take the writer to the place where the meeting was held because ________.

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A． she could see clearly in the fog

B． she went to the meeting, too

C． she knew the part of the city very well

D． she knew the writer very well

5． The young woman was not afraid of the fog because ________.

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A． she could see everything clearly in the fog

B．she liked the fog

C． she knew the whole city very well

D．she was blind

There are many people ______ the bus stop. They are waiting ______ buses.

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A. at ... at　　　 B. on ... for

C. at ... for　　　D. for ... at