Question

【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Have you ever been to Venice. Around the world, no city is quite like Venice, Italy. Tourists love its beautiful old buildings and squares. But What makes Venice a really special place is the water. The beautiful city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon(瀉湖）beside the ocean. 【1】

However, it’s said that Venice is in danger from this water. What is happening? 【2】At high tides(漲潮時(shí)), the water in the lagoon rises. Sometimes it rises higher than usual and floods the city. Because Venice is lower than it was the past, the flooding is happening more often. This is taking down the city’s ancient buildings.

A【3】The name of project is MOSE. Marco Armillis, an engineer, explains how it will work. “We are putting seventy-eight big floodgates(防洪水閘）at the places where the lagoon meets the ocean. The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop seawater from coming into the lagoon. 【4】 It hasn’t been an easy project for us because we are working under water.”

The MOSE project will cost about seven billion dollars and has already taken many years to build. If everything goes well, then in few years ‘time the seawater will not flood into Venice’s lagoon. Venice’s beautiful buildings will be safe for a long time.【5】

A. Luckily, engineers are working on a great project to save Venice.

B. And the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.

C. Rivers run through it like streets, and people travel around it into boats.

D. This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising.

E. Venice is enjoyed by the young people from all parts of the world.

F. The city has been very slowly going down into the lagoon for many years.

G. However, scientists in Italy haven’t got a good idea to solve the problem

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇人文閱讀，介紹了水城威尼斯的水位變化以及人們?yōu)檎�救威尼斯所做的努力�?/span>

【1】根據(jù)上文The beautiful city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon beside the ocean.，聯(lián)系下文的However可知，Venice is enjoyed by the young people from all parts of the world.和上一句存在轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，符合句意，故選E。

【2】根據(jù)上文What is happening?，結(jié)合段中的Because Venice is lower than it was the past, the flooding is happening more often.，可知威尼斯的水位發(fā)生了變化。備選句子The city has been very slowly going down into the lagoon for many years.符合句意，故選F。

【3】根據(jù)下文The name of project is MOSE.，可知啟動(dòng)了MOSE項(xiàng)目。備選句子Luckily, engineers are working on a great project to save Venice.符合句意，故選A。

【4】根據(jù)上文The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop seawater from coming into the lagoon. 漲潮時(shí)閘門(mén)會(huì)關(guān)閉以阻止海水進(jìn)入瀉湖，可知此舉會(huì)阻止水面上升。備選句子This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising.符合句意，故選D。

【5】根據(jù)上文Venice’s beautiful buildings will be safe for a long time. 威尼斯美麗的建筑在很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間內(nèi)都是安全的，可知人們可以繼續(xù)游覽。備選句子And the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.符合句意，故選B。

補(bǔ)全短文，要求根據(jù)上下文選擇合適的句子填空，使句意通順，內(nèi)容連貫，表達(dá)順暢，重在考查學(xué)生對(duì)所學(xué)語(yǔ)言的綜合運(yùn)用能力和對(duì)文段的理解判斷能力。本題有一定難度，但只要聯(lián)系整篇短文，把握好上下句的意思和關(guān)系，正確作答是不成問(wèn)題的。