Question

   The city of Venice,in Italy,is very famous. It is built on more than 120 islands,just off the coast. The islands are small and close together. The waterways between them are used as streets. They are called canals.

   In this watery world,people use boats to travel from place to place. Gondolas,small boats that are moved with one oar (槳) ，were once the only boats used in the canals. But today,motor boats make getting around faster;there are still lots of gondolas,though. Many visitors go to Venice all the year round. And they like to ride in the old-style boats.

   If you aren’t going far in this city,it's easier to go on foot. There are hundreds of narrow footpaths. About 100 low bridges connect the footpaths and the islands. But these bridges cause problems for the boaters. When the sea tide (潮) is high,the canal water rises. People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges.

1. After reading the first paragraph,we can come to the conclusion that.

   A. all the buildings in Venice are held up (抬高) on sea water

   B. there's no land in the city of Venice

   C. the streets in Venice are all lined with boats

   D. few people can be seen walking in the streets of Venice

2. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Many people like to ride in the old-style boats.

   B. Neither cars nor buses are in Venice.

   C. Citizens in Venice don't walk much.

   D. Gondolas rides are common in Venice.

3. Which of the following statements leads us to the conclusion that travelling around Venice by gondolas can be slow?

   A. Gondolas,small boats that are moved with one oar,were once the only boats used in the canals.

   B. But today,motor boats make getting around faster.

   C. But these bridges cause problems for the boaters.

   D. People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges.

4. The word “ duck ” in the last sentence means

“ ”

   A. bend one's head in order not to be hit

   B. go quickly under water for a short time

   C. swim as a duck does

   D. dive suddenly like a duck

Answer 1

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

1. D解析：第一段提到威尼斯是建立在許多島嶼上的，水路被當成街來用，由此 可知不會看到人在街上走。故正確答案 為D項。

2. B解析：根據第二段最后一句可把A 項排除；由第二段倒數第三句中的“ there are still lots of gondolas” 可把 D 項排除； 根據第一段倒數第二句和最后一段第一 句可排除C項。整篇文章沒有提到公共 汽車和小汽車。故正確答案為B項。

3. B解析：根據第二段第三句中的“But today,motor boats make getting around faster.可知摩托艇比傳統的船速度 快，故正確答案為B項。

4. A解析：由文章最后兩句可知，海水漲 潮，運河里的水位升高，船必然也會隨著 升高，所以船過橋的時候,人必須要低頭 彎腰過去。to fit under bridges意思為 “適合從橋下過”，因此正確答案為 A項。