Question

【题目】 A survey has been conducted by a travel agency these days. It asked students at senior high schools to name some E【1】 cities they like best and give their reasons. The followings are the top four on the list.

Venice in Italy was c【2】 because it is one of the most romantic cities. It is special because of its beautiful canals and bridges. Newly married honeymoon couples love to go for a ride in a gondola which is the s【3】 of Venice. In the past, Venice was an important port. Marco Polo left from there when he travelled to China in 1271. It was also a great artistic centre during the Renaissance.

The capital of Spain, Madrid is situated in the centre of the country. Madrid is famous for its art galleries. Its famous museum has one of the world’s biggest art c【4】 and paintings by Picasso are exhibited at the Reina Sofia. Many people are attracted to Madrid for its exciting nightlife. But the city is well-known with young people because it is home to the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players.

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Its many historical landmarks, including the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, are visited by millions of tourists. But London is also an exciting modern city and a great entertainment centre. A lot of plays, concerts, musicals and operas are c【5】and performed in the theaters of the West End.

The Italian capital, Rome, is one of the worlds’ richest historical cities. The ancient city was the capital of the Roman Empire and tourists are e【6】attracted by ancient monuments. Its most famous landmark is the Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre built in 75AD. Another attraction is the Pope’s residence, the Vatican, and its beautiful Sistine Chapel, which was painted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】European

【2】chosen

【3】symbol

【4】collections

【5】created

【6】especially

【解析】

文章大意：在最近的一项调查中，高中生被要求说出他们想去的四个欧洲城市，并给出理由。文章主要是由一家在欧洲组织度假的旅游公司进行的调查结果。

【1】句意：调查要求高中学生说出他们最喜欢的几个欧洲城市，并给出理由。

根据下文中给出的几个城市“Venice”，“Madrid”，“London”，“Rome”，分析可知，这几个城市都是属于欧洲Europe，因空后是名词cities，需要用形容词来修饰，故答案为European。

【2】句意：意大利的威尼斯入选，因为它是最浪漫的城市之一。

因为上文是调查学生喜欢的几个城市，所以这里说到威尼斯被入选，是因为它是最浪漫的城市之一。根据“was”可知要用被动语态，故choose要变成chosen，故答案为chosen。

【3】句意：新婚蜜月夫妇喜欢乘坐威尼斯的象征——平底船去兜风。

根据句意可知，平底船是威尼斯的象征，the symbol of……的象征，固定搭配，故答案为symbol。

【4】句意：其著名的博物馆是世界上拥有最大的艺术收藏之一，毕加索的画作在雷纳·索菲亚博物馆展出。

根据“paintings”提示，以及c开头的单词推断，空处是指艺术收藏品，收藏是collection，要用其复数形式，故答案为collections。

【5】句意：许多戏剧、音乐会、音乐剧和歌剧都是在伦敦西区的剧院里创作和上演的。

根据“performed”提示以及c开头的单词推断，空处缺少的信息是这些文艺剧的创作，创作是create，又因本句是被动语态，故答案为created。

【6】句意：这座古城是罗马帝国的首都，古迹尤其吸引着游客。

根据句子成分分析，本句不缺成分，但是这里要求用一个词来强调古迹的吸引力，以e开头的单词有especially，故答案为especially。