【VeniceoneofthecitiesinItalywasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamoccofleeing(逃跑)fromtheFranks.ItwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrossesandsettledwherenowVenicelies.Venice】
VeniceoneofthecitiesinItalywasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamoccofleeing(逃跑)fromtheFranks.ItwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrossesandsettledwherenowVenicelies.
Veniceisbuilton117islands.Ithas150canalsand400bridges.Thenarrowstreetswiththeirhistoricnamesarecoveredwithstonesbuthavenofootpaths.Theyaredottedwithflowershopsignsandlanterns.Shopsandpalacesstandbyside.Thebrickbridgesarehighenoughtoallowboatstopassfreelyunderthem.
ThecenterofpubliclifeisSt.Mark’sSquarewheretouristsandcitizenssitinthefamousFlorianandQuadricafestolistentomusicenjoyingthemselves.TheQuadriismorepopularbuttheFlorianfoundedin1720isthebest-knowncafebecauseithasreceivedsuchgreatpersonsasByron(anEnglishpoet)andGoethe(aGermanpoet).
UnfortunatelythespecialpositionofVeniceisthreatening(威胁)it’sownexistence.Theterrain(地势)onwhichitisbuiltbegantosinkwhilethelevelofthesurroundingwatersisconstantlyrising.Howe’vermanymeasureshavealreadybeentakentopreventthecityfromsinking.
1.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthor______.
A.showedupwhereVeniceis B.tolduswhobuiltthecityofVenice
C.describedwhatVeniceislike D.talkedaboutwhyVeniceissurroundedbywaters
2.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?(○=Italy;△=Venice;□=St.MarksSquare)
3.WhyistheFlorianthefamouscafe?Because______.
A.itappearedinByronandGoethe’spoems
B.itismoreclosetoSt.Mark’sSquarethantheQuadri
C.itwasfoundedin1720mucholderthantheQuadri
D.ByronandGoethewereonceit’scustomers
4.Fromthearticlewecanseethat______.
A.manypeoplehavefledbecauseVenice’sexistenceisbeingthreatened
B.thelevelofthesurroundingwaterisconstantlyrisingbecausethecityofVenicebegantosink
C.thegovernmenthasalreadytakenmanymeasurestosavethecityfromgoingdown
D.manystepshavealreadybeentakentopreventtheterrainfromrising