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 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.

　　Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem.

　　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 under water.

　　Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.

(1) According to the article, which picture shows the right position of Venice?

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(2) The best way to travel in Venice is by water, because ________.

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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) There are ________ reasons that lead Venice lower and lower.

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(4) Which of the following statements (陈述) is TRUE?

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A．The first people coming to the island were Italians.

B．They came to Venice, because they liked the place very much.

C．They came here at the year 1 500.

D．The city has gone down to 23 centimetres.

(5) The article is mainly about ________.

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A．the position of Venice

B．the history of Venice

C．the problem of Venice

D．the scenery of Venice

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阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I stood in the doorway, watching my elder brother carefully putting clothes into his bag. I coughed uneasily. Finally 　　36　　 that I was there, Rocky turned towards me with a sad smile.

“I’m 　　37　　 tomorrow,” he said.

“I know.” My __38____ was almost a whisper. I was 　　39　　 at myself for being so weak, but I wasn’t about to cry.

“My 　　40　　 is early, so there is still 　　41　　 time to come to the airport,” he said. Seeing the 　　42　　 look on my face, he quickly added, “I promise I won’t leave without saying goodbye.”

I tried to say 　　43　　 , but didn’t. It’s always 　　44　　 to keep quiet if you’re about to cry. “You promised you wouldn’t cry,” he said to me, thinking that I was close to 　　45　　.

I remember the day he taught me how to ride a bike. 　　46　　 I thought he was always right behind me, holding the seat to keep me from 　　47　　. I was happy with this, but he knew he couldn’t hold me up all my life. He told me that one day he would have to let go.

His coughing stopped my thinking. What was left to say? How could I say 　　48　　 to the person who taught me everything?

The next morning I 　　49　　 , looked at my alarm clock, and realized he had left　50　 ago. We never even said goodbye.

Goodbye, Rocky! Although he may have been many miles away, I knew he heard me, even if it was only an answer in his heart.

1.A. forgetting         B. realizing            C. watching         D. learning

2.A. arriving　         B. living　         C. coming　         D. leaving

3. A. voice             B. sound　          C. noise                D. word

4.A. glad　             B. moved　          C. angry　          D. pleased

5. A. ship　                B. flight　         C. train　              D. bus

6.A. enough　           B. little　         C. no　             D. busy

7. A. surprised　           B. excited　            C. sad              D. happy

8. A. anything　            B. everything　     C. something　      D. nothing

9.A. stranger　         B. better　         C. worse　          D. easier

10.A. tears             B. smiles　         C. words　          D. sadness

11. A. At last　            B. Since　          C. At first　           D. So far

12. A. riding　         B. running          C. walking          D. falling

13.A. goodbye　         B. hello　          C. yes              D. sorry

14. A. gave up　            B. stood up         C. looked up　      D. woke up

15.A. minutes　         B. hours　          C. days　           D. weeks

---The artist has got _____ much work to do that he hardly has time to help his wife with the housework.

　 ---That’s true. Even on Sundays he is busy with his work.

A. too　　   B. so　　    C. very        D. such

The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.

　　A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.

The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is most surprising is that it was not ___1__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced___2___ long after he died.
　　A person riding a bicycle uses ___3___ energy to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed ____4___, most people don’t travel to work by bicycle. It is not because the bicycles are expensive or people feel___5____ if they ride to work. It’s because __6___ cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes ___7___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work ___8___ their cars , and in this way, the situation is made more serious.___9___ the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths (开设通道) only for bicycles, and to make ___10___ so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they will go back to use their bicycles.