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 difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery (風光) 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 over 1 ,500 years ago,and built homes there.

   Water makes the city special,but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange experiences. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge,there^ nothing special. But when they come back to the bridge an hour later,it's underwater and everyone is wearing rainshoes.

   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 the ice of the Arctic Ocean (北冰洋) 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 underwater.

   Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy’s biggest companies to build the MOST project,which was planned to be built under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway,this project is helping solve the problem.

1. According to the passage,Venice is of Italy.

   A. in the northeast   B. in the west

   C. in the southwest   D. in the south

2. have always been the best way to go here and there in the city.

   A. Taxis and cars   B. The waterways

   C. 400 bridges   D. Boats and rain shoes

3. Venice small islands in saltwater lakes more than 1,500 years ago.

   A. changed into   B. used to be

   C. became   D. developed from

4. Which is NOT the reason why the city gets lower and lower?

   A. The higher temperature. B. Overused underground water.

   C. Too many waterways. D. The rising seawater.

5. The passage is mainly about of Venice.

   A. the waterways and bridges   B. the MOST project and problems

   C. the specials and problems   D. the history and scenery

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C

1. A解析:由短文第二段第一句“Venice is in the northeast of Italy."可知威尼斯位于 意大利東北部。故選A.

2. B 解析:由短文第三段第二句“The waterways have always been the best way to get around."可知走水路是在威尼斯最 好的出行方式。故選B.

3. D解析:由短文第四段中“grew out of”和 “and built homes there”可知威尼斯是在 1 500多年前由咸水湖的小島發(fā)展而來的。

故選D.

4. C解析:短文第六段依次對應本題中的B 項、D項和A項,由短文內容可以判斷水道 多并不是威尼斯下沉的原因。故選C.

5. C解析:短文主要介紹了威尼斯的特殊之 處及其面臨的問題。因此C項最符合其主 旨。故選C.

題目來源:2016年輕巧奪冠周測月考直通中考八年級英語下冊人教版 > 周測月考卷10 Unit 9階段性測試

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