Question

【題目】 Here are three famous cities in the world, You will find the most famous landmarks which are symbols for a city and maybe even for the country.

	Venice This beautiful city in northeastern Italy is built on about 120 small islands. The city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals（運河）. Flat—bottomed boats called gondolas were once the main means of transportation. You should see St. Mark's Square—the center of activity in this city. It has wonderful buildings.
	Chicago This American city is the main business and cultural center of the Midwest. It is famous for its music. opera and theaters. It also has excellent museums. When shopping in this city, you can visit a long row of fashionable stores on North Michigan Avenue, One of the world's tallest buildings, the John Hancock Center, is also on this avenue.
	Rio de Janeiro Travelers use many words to describe this South American city:beautiful, sunny, friendly and exciting. It is the city of the Carnival（嘉年華）, where everyone dances the samba in the streets. Tourists also love to visit its wonderful beaches and mountains. You should not miss the National Park of Tijuca—one of the largest city parks in the world.

【1】Why were”gondolas” the main means of transportation in Venice?

A.Because the people didn't like traveling by car.

B.Because the city had wonderful buildings.

C.Because there were a lot of canals in the city.

【2】If you want to enjoy the beauty of nature, which city should you visit?

A.Venice.B.Chicago.C.Rio de Janeiro.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about Chicago?

A.It is the main business and cultural center of the Mideast.

B.If you are interested in plays. Chicago is a good place to go to.

C.You can go shopping in this city, but not around John Hancock Center.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

文章大意：短文分別介紹了威尼斯，芝加哥和里約熱內(nèi)盧三個城市。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)一欄文中句子The city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals（運河）.可知，人們用船沿著運河旅游，是因為威尼斯有許多運河，故答案為C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)三欄文中句子Tourists also love to visit its wonderful beaches and mountains. You should not miss the National Park of Tijuca—one of the largest city parks in the world.游客也喜歡游覽美麗的海灘和山脈，你不應(yīng)該錯過蒂烏卡國家公園——世界上最大的城市公園之一可知，這些都是自然之美，所以如果你想享受自然之美，你應(yīng)當(dāng)游覽里約熱內(nèi)盧，故答案為C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)二欄文中句子This American city is the main business and cultural center of the Midwest.這個美洲城市是中西部的商業(yè)和文化中心可知，故A項錯誤；根據(jù)文中It is famous for its music. opera and theaters.可知，如果你對戲劇感興趣，芝加哥是個好去處，故B項正確；根據(jù)文中When shopping in this city, you can visit a long row of fashionable stores on North Michigan Avenue, One of the world's tallest buildings, the John Hancock Center, is also on this avenue.可知，你購物的時尚商店在約翰考克中心附近，故C項錯誤，故答案為B。