Question

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 that 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.

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 , and there’s nothing special . But when they come back to the bridge an hour later , it’s underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes .

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 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 has gone down by 23 centimeters because __________ .

A. people used too much underground water

B. it got higher little by little

C. the temperature has fallen over the years

D. more than half of the city is underwater

4.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 beautiful places

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：世界著名的水上城市是意大利的威尼斯，短文讲述了威尼斯的地理位置、交通方式、气候以及遇到的麻烦。

1.A细节理解题。根据第二段中Venice is in the northeast of Italy.可知威尼斯位于意大利的东北部。所以选A。

2.B细节理解题。根据第三段中The waterways have always been the best way to get around.可知水路一直是该城市最好的交通方式。所以选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据第四段中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.可知人们曾经使用过多的地下水。这使得城市变低了。现在这个城市已经下降了23厘米。所以选A。

4.细节理解题。仔细读短文可知该文主要介绍了威尼斯的特点及下沉问题。所以选C。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。