Question

    In our annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture. These cities are centers of music and dance, museums,and theaters. Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts,starting with the top spot.

Rome, Italy

At its peak, the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa. Today, that history is on display everywhere. The city’s main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements,but because they are really so impressive. No wonder it’s known as the Eternal City:You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.

Paris, France

Hemingway famously called Paris “a moveable feast”, but wherever you go while in the city, there is always something to see, hear, taste or feel. With some 150 museums, Paris doubles as an art history class, offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles.

London, United Kingdom

London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare, Dickens, Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (标志性的) bands: The Kinks, The Clash and The Stones. London is also Banksy’s favorite canvas, home to more than 1,000 galleries, and the kind of place where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens the next morning.

Vienna, Austria

As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria’s capital, which nurtured many famous musicians. It’s also the site of the Vienna Secession, a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt. Visitors today can see the fruits of all that creativity in the city’s 100 – odd museums.

1.Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?

A.It had an important role in history.

B.Its history can be seen everywhere.

C.People can easily find new art and culture.

D.People can spend money well there.

2.What does the underlined word “nurtured” in the last paragraph mean?

A.Produced. B.Affected.

C.Attracted. D.Changed.

3.Which column can we probably find the text?

A.History. B.Art.

C.Education. D.Life.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了四个世界上最受喜爱的艺术和文化城市。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段中No wonder it’s known as the Eternal City: You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.可知难怪它被称为永恒之城：你可以永远在这里度过，每天都能发现新的艺术和文化宝藏。由此可知罗马被视为永恒之城是因为人们可以很容易地找到新的艺术和文化。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据上文As we all know, Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria’s capital可知，如果没有奥地利的首都，西方的音乐将是不可识别的，因此推断画线句句意：奥地利诞生了许多著名的音乐家。由此可知划线单词意思为“产生，诞生”，故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句In our annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.可知在一年一度的读者选择奖调查中，我们要求读者对世界上最喜爱的艺术和文化城市进行排名。以及文章内容主要介绍了四个艺术和文化城市，由此可推知文章能够在“艺术”一栏找到。故选B。