Venice(威尼斯) is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea(亚得里亚海). Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit?

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city, so there aren't any cars or buses. There are many canals（运河）in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking(下沉）It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover (覆盖) the city. The Venetians(威尼斯人） love their city and want to stay there. So they want to save(拯救)Venice form the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice? They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. In this way Venice will not sink.

1.People from all parts of the world go to visit Venice because________.

A．it is beautiful and quite different from other cities

B．there are a lot of kinds of boats on the canals

C．there are 177 canals in the city

D．it is the most important city in Italy

2. The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends________.                                                 

A．by bus            B．in boats           C．in cars            D．on foot

3. Year by year the Adriatic Sea ________ and Venice________.                                                       

A．is rising; is sinking

B．is going down; is going up

C．is going up; is going up

D．is sinking; is rising

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  Carol’s restaurant has the  1. delicious food in town.  2.  there is one problem. It’s not in a fun part of town .It  3.about fifteen minutes to walk there   4.  school. My friends and I usually go to Lenny’s lunch Bar. It’s    5.   to our school than Carol’s and the food really isn’t bad.

The people at Lenny’s are also  6.  than those at Carol’s. In fact, Lenny’s is one of the friendliest 7.    in town. They have the biggest hamburgers and the  8. salad. But their pizza is pretty 9.  .You should  10.     have pizza at Lenny’s!

用方框内单词的正确形式填空,每个单词限用一次。(10分)

  Carol’s restaurant has the  1. delicious food in town.  2.  there is one problem. It’s not in a fun part of town .It  3.about fifteen minutes to walk there   4.  school. My friends and I usually go to Lenny’s lunch Bar. It’s    5.   to our school than Carol’s and the food really isn’t bad.

The people at Lenny’s are also  6.  than those at Carol’s. In fact, Lenny’s is one of the friendliest 7.    in town. They have the biggest hamburgers and the  8. salad. But their pizza is pretty 9.  .You should  10.     have pizza at Lenny’s!

People have their own ways of saying things with their own special expressions. Some of these expressions are easy to understand. “As Easy as Falling off a Log (圆木)” is one such expression. It describes a job that does not take much effort. If you ever tried to walk on a falling tree log, you may understand what the expression means. It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

There are several other expressions that mean the same thing. And their meaning is as easy to understand as falling off a log. One is “Easy as Pie.” Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet juicy pie, unless it is a piece of cake. “A Piece of Cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do.

Another expression is “As Easy as Shooting Fish in a Barrel (桶)”. Clearly, fish in a barrel will be much easier to shoot than fish in a river. In fact, it would be as easy as falling off a log.

Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression “Easy Come Easy Go”. Another easy expression is “To Go Easy on a Person”. It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might ask her husband to go easy on their son, because the boy did not mean to destroy the toy. If you want to borrow some money to fix the car, you should look for a friend who is an “Easy Touch”. An easy touch or a soft touch is someone who is kind and helpful.

And there is one more expression that means do not worry or work too hard. Try to keep away from difficult situations. “Take it easy”, until we meet again.

1.Which of the following expressions has the same meaning with “As easy as falling off a log??”

A. Shooting fish in a barrel                         B. Walking on a falling tree log.

C. Staying on a log                                    D. Shooting fish in a river

2.A friend might tell you that his new job was___________.

A. easy come easy go                                  B. as easy as shooting fish in a barrel

C. to take it easy                                            D. to go easy on a person

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. That he goes easy on me means that he is angry with me.

B. He is always helping others, so he is an easy touch.      

C. When he asks me to repair his broken bike, I say, “A piece of cake. I can help repair it.”

D. When a girl loses her way, I say, “Take it easy, I will send you home.”