Our new house in Venice is by the side of the little San Cassian canal and a small square of the same name. We have a door which leads onto the street and two entrances from the water. One runs under a rounded arch(供門) into the ground floor of the house,which,as is customary in the city,is used instead of a cellar(地下室) for storing things. The second is used for our business activities and jt is located in another building,which has three floors.
The house is almost 200 years old. It has beautiful arched windows and green-painted shutter(百葉窗) to keep out the cruel summer heat. When I lie in bed at night,I can hear the songs of the passing gondoliers(威尼斯的船夫) and the conversations in the square nearby. I understand why Uncle Leo runs his business here. The prices are not too high. The location of the house is near the city centre and easy to find. Besides,the printing trade has many roots in this area of Venice,even if some of the old publishers from the area are no longer there.
Venice is like a large copy of our old library at home in Spain,full of dark comers and unexpected surprises,some very close to me. Last night,while searching in the comers of the house,I found a single copy of Aristotlefs Poetics,published in the city in 1502. I raced to Uncle Leo with my discovery and a smile almost appeared on his face. ‘A find,boy!This’ 11 fetch good money when I sell it down in the market. ’
'May I read a little first,sir?' I asked,feeling worried. Leo has a frightening manner at times.
‘Books are for selling,not reading” he replied immediately. But at least I had it for the night,since the dealers were by that time closed.
24. What does the underlined word a itw in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. A cellar. B. An arch.
C. A floor. D. An entrance.
25. What do we know about the author's house in Venice?
A. It has a long history.
B. It's in a very bad location.
C. It has an underground storeroom.
D. It can be very hot in the summer.
26. What does the author say about his uncle's printing business?
A. It's the only printing business left in the area.
B. It lies in a historic publishing area.
C. It's less expensive than others.
D. It has attracted many tourists.
27. What does the discovery of the book show about Uncle Leo?
A. He has problems with money.
B. He has a good sense of humour.
C. His main interest is making money.
D. His manner of dealing with people is frightening.
24. D. 篇章結構題。此處的it和該句句 首的The second指代同一物;_據(jù)ji 文中的 two entrances from the water. One runs …The second is ...可以看 出,此處it指代“入口”。
25.A. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 The house is almost 200 years old 可 知,作者威尼斯的房子有著悠久的歷史。
26.B. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 the printing trade has many roots in this area of Venice可知,作者叔叔的印刷公司位于這個行業(yè)起步發(fā)展的 地方。
27. C. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)作者叔叔在 第三段.說的 This’ 11 fetch good money when I sell it down in themarket和最后段說的Books are for selling,not reading 可以推測,作者叔叔的主要心思在如何賺錢。
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