Venice is the“Queen”(王后)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.
Venice is a very beautiful city.It is quite different from other cities in the world.There aren't any roads and streets in the city, so there aren't any cars and 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 sea water is going up.In 2040 Venice will be under the water.The Adriatic Sea will cover(覆盖)the city.The Venetians love their city and they want to stay there.So they want to save Venice from the sea.They don't want to leave, How can they save Venice? They can build some strong large walls and gates in the sea.The gates will close to keep too much water out.So Venice will not sink.
(1)
From the passage we know Venice is ________.
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A.
a very beautiful woman of the Adriatic Sea
B.
the most important woman in Italy
C.
a very important and beautiful place
D.
the most important sea
(2)
How many canals are there in Venice?
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A.
176.
B.
177.
C.
178.
D.
179.
(3)
The Venetians usually go to work or visit their friends ________.
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A.
by bus
B.
by bike
C.
in cars
D.
in boats
(4)
Year after year(年复一年)the Adriatic Sea ________.
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A.
is sinking
B.
is going down
C.
is going up
D.
is going up and down
(5)
Because the Adriatic Sea will cover Venice, the people there ________.
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A.
have to leave Venice in 2040
B.
will try to do something to save their city
C.
want to stay there until the water covers the city