A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Passage 31(2018泰安)
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. Which is the best way to travel in Venice?
A. The waterways.  B. Taxis and cars.
C. 400 bridges.  D. Boats and rain shoes.
( )2. What doesn't cause Venice to get lower and lower?
A. The ice of the Arctic Ocean melt.
B. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
C. People used too much underground water.
D. The temperature has become higher over the years.
( )3. What can we infer from the last passage?
A. Venice is sure to stop getting lower.
B. High waters won't hit Venice any more.
C. Scientists can solve the problems easily.
D. Some possible ways help to solve the problem.
( )4. What's the best title of this passage?
A. The Places of Interest of Venice
B. The History of Venice
C. The Specials and Problems of Venice
D. The MOST Project of Venice
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了威尼斯,近年来由于地下水过度使用使得该城下沉和北冰洋的融化,使得海平面上升。科学家们正在想办法拯救这座特别的城市。1. A【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:在威尼斯旅行的最好方式是什么?由第三段第二句“The waterways have always been the best way to get around.”可知在威尼斯最佳的旅游方式是水路旅游,故选A。
2.B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:哪一项不是导致威尼斯越来越低的原因?通读第五段可知,造成威尼斯下沉的原因有两个:一是由于人们过多地使用地下水;二是因为过去几年来全球气温升高,北冰洋的冰融化,导致海平面上升。因此选项A、C、D符合文章事实,而选项B并不是造成威尼斯下沉的原因。故选B。
3.D【解析】推理判断题。题干意为:我们从最后一段中可以推断出什么?由最后一段中的“Scientists are trying different ways... The Italian government has asked...to build the MOST project...”可知这一问题有可能解决的方法。故选D。
4.C【解析】标题归纳题。题干意为:文章的最佳标题是什么?通读全文可知,文章介绍了威尼斯的特殊交通方式及这座城市遇到的一些问题,故选C。
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