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¡¡The city of Venice, in Italy, is one of a kind£®It is built on more than 120 islands, just off the coast (= land next to the sea)£®The islands are small and close together£®The waterways between them are used as streets£®They are called canals£®
¡¡In this watery world, people use boats to get from place to place£®Gondolas, small boats that are moved with one oar£¨½°£©, were once the only boats used in the canals£®But today motorboats make getting around faster; there are still lots of gondolas, though£®Many tourists£¨ÓÎÈË£©go to Venice all the year round£®And they like to ride in the old-style£¨ÀÏʽ£©boats£®
¡¡If you aren't going far in this city, it's easier to go on foot£®There are hundreds of narrow footpaths£®About 400 low bridges connect the footpaths and islands£®But these bridges cause problems for the boaters£®When the sea tide£¨³±£©is high, the canal water rises£®People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges£®
(1) Having read the first paragraph, we can come to the conclusion that______£®¡¡¡¡¡¡
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A£®all the buildings in Venice are held up on seawater
B£®there's no land in the city of Venice
C£®the streets in Venice are all lined with waterways
D£®nobody can be seen walking in the streets of Venice
(2) It is clear that ______£®¡¡¡¡¡¡
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A£®all the Venetian people ride in boats with one oar to get from place to place
B£®gondolas are the only boats used in the canals
C£®the ways of getting round in Venice are different from those in any other city
D£®motorboats have taken the place of gondolas in Venice now
(3) Which of the following statements shows no difference between itself and the passage?
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A£®Al l the Ventian people like to ride in the old-style boats£®
B£®Neither cars nor buses are used in Venice£®
C£®Citizens in Venice don't walk much£®
D£®Gondola rides are much more expensive£®
(4) Which of the following sentences leads us to the conclusion that travelling around Venice by gondola can be slow?¡¡¡¡¡¡
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A£®Gondolas, small boats that are moved with one oar, were once the only boats used in the canals£®
B£®But today motorboats make getting around faster£®
C£®But these bridges cause problems for the boaters£®
D£®People in the boats must duck to fit under bridges£®
(5) The word duck in the last sentence means¡°______¡±£®¡¡¡¡¡¡
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A£®bend one's head in order not to be hit
B£®go quickly under water for a short time
C£®swim as a duck does
D£®dive suddenly like a duck