阅读理解 Venice, one of the cities in Italy, was founded in A.D.811 by the people of

阅读理解

Venice, one of the cities in Italy, wasfounded in A.D.811 by the people of Malamocco, fleeing（逃跑）from the Franks. It was said that they wereguided by pigeons carrying little crosses ,and settled where now Venice lies.

Venice is built on 117 islands. It has 150canals and 400 bridges. The narrow streets, with their historic names, arecovered with stones, but have no footpaths. They are dotted with flower shopsigns and lanterns. Shops and palaces stand by side. The brick bridges are highenough to allow boats to pass freely under them.

The center of public life is St. Mark’sSquare where tourists and citizens sit in the famous Florian and Quadri cafesto listen to music, enjoying themselves. The Quadri is more popular but theFlorian, founded in 1720, is the best-known cafe because it has received suchgreat persons as Byron (an English poet) and Goethe (a German poet).

Unfortunately the special position of Veniceis threatening（威胁）its own existence. The terrain（地势）on which it is built began to sink while thelevel of the surrounding waters is constantly rising. However, many measureshave already been taken to prevent the city from sinking.

1.In the second paragraph, the author ______.

A. told us who built the city of Venice

B.showed up where Venice is

C.described what Venice is like

D.talked about why Venice is surrounded bywaters

2.Which of the following shows the right relationship? （○=Italy;△=Venice;□=St. Marks Square）

3.Why is the Florian the famous cafe? Because ______.

A. it appeared in Byron and Goethe’s poems

B.it is more close to St. Mark’s Square thanthe Quadri

C. it was founded in 1720,much older than theQuadri

D.Byron and Goethe were once its customers

4.From the article we can see that ______.

A.many people have fled because Venice’sexistence is being threatened

B.the level of the surrounding water isconstantly rising because the city of Venice began to sink

C.the government has already taken manymeasures to save the city from going down

D.many steps have already been taken toprevent the terrain from rising

试题答案

答案：1C2A3D4B