Venice is a city of the sea．It is built on islands which are in the middle of a lagoon（环礁湖）．Today，the city covers 118 islands．These islands are connected by bridges．There are about 400 bridges which cross 150 canals．It is difficult to forget the sea when you are in the city．
The people of Venice have always been fishermen，because the lagoon was full of fish．They also built ships，and travelled to Dalmatia（Yugoslavia），Byzantium（Istanbul）and GREece．
Venice is the“Queen”of the Adriatic Sea．Every year thousands of people visit the city，which is very beautiful．But Venice is sinking．It is going down and the water is going up．In 2040 Venice will be under water．The Adriatic will cover the city．The Venetians（威尼斯人）love their city and they want to stay there．They want to rescue（＝save）Venice．They do not want to leave．How can they succeed？They can put some huge gates in the sea，which will close，so Venice will not sink．
1．The city is made up of __________ ．
A．400 bridges B．150 canals C．118 islands D．a lagoon
2．The main difference between Venice and most other cities in the world is that __________ ．
A．Venice is bigger
B．every year thousands of people visit Venice
C．Venice is a very beautiful city D．Venice is a city of the sea
3．People call Venice the“Queen of the Adriatic Sea”because __________ ．
A．the queen of the country lives there B．the Venetians love their city
C．it is a beautiful city D．it is a sinking
4．The Venetians __________ ．
A．want to leave Venice B．do not like their city
C．want to save their city from the sea
D．do not want to stay there any longer
5．From this passage we know that __________ ．
A．there are a lot of bridges in the city
B．the city is in danger because it is sinking
C．the Venetians try to prevent their city from sinking
D．A，B and C
参考答案：1．C 2．D 3．C 4．C 5．D
