【状元之路】2014.doc

语篇提能阅读理解AThecityofVenice,inItaly,isoneofakind.Itisbuiltonmorethan120islands,justoffthecoast.Theislandsaresmallandclosetogether.Thewaterwaysbetweenthemareusedasstreets.Theyarecalledcanals.Inthiswateryworld,peopleuseboatstogetfromplacetoplace.Gondolastoplace,smallboatsthataremovedwithoneoar(桨),wereoncetheonlyboatsusedinthecanals.Buttodaymotorboatsmakegettingaroundfaster;therearestilllotsofgondolas,though.ManyvisitorsgotoVenicealltheyearround.Andtheyliketorideintheold­style(老式)boats.Ifyouaren'tgoingfarinthiscity,it'seasiertogoonfoot.Therearehundredsofnarrowfootpaths.About100lowbridgesconnectthefootpathsandislands.Butthesebridgescauseproblemsfortheboaters.Whentheseatide(潮)ishigh,thecanalwaterrises.Peopleintheboatsmustducktofitunderbridges.1．Afterreadingthefirstparagraph,wecancometotheconclusionthat__________.A．allthebuildingsinVeniceareheldup(抬高)onseawaterB．there'snolandinthecityofVeniceC．thestreetsinVenicearealllinedwithwaterwaysD．nobodycanbeseenwalkinginthestreetsofVenice2．Whichofthefollowingstatementsshowsnodifferencebetweenitselfandthepassage?A．AlltheVenetianpeopleliketorideintheold－styleboats.B．NeithercarsnorbusesareusedinVenice.C．CitizensinVenicedon'twalkmuch.D．Gondolasridesaremuchmoreexpensive.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsleadsustotheconclusionthattravelingaroundVenicebygondolascanbeslow?A．Gondolas,smallboatsthataremovedwithoneoar,wereoncetheonlyboatsusedinthecanals.B．Buttoday,motorboatsmakegettingaroundfaster.C．Butthesebridgescauseproblemsfortheboaters.D．Peopleintheboatsmustducktofitunderbridges.4．Theunderlinedword“duck”inthelastsentencemeans“__________”．A．bendone'sheadinordernottobehitB．goquicklyunderwaterforashorttimeC．swimasaduckdoesD．divesuddenlylikeaduck答案与解析：1．解析：从第一段中“Thewaterwaysbetweenthemareusedasstreets.”可知，城市中的水道被称作是街道，所以不可能会看到有人在街上走，故选D。答案：D2．解析：整篇文章介绍的城市是个水城，交通以船为主，故选B。答案：B3．解析：从第二段第三句话“Buttodaymotorboatsmakegettingaroundfaster”可知。答案：B4．解析：从文中最后一段可知，由于有桥，所以涨潮时船上的人不得不低下头来适应桥的高度。答案：ABAvisittoChinaisanopportunitytoexperiencetheculturaldiversity(多样性)