Question

The historic center of Vienna has been added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. Thus, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many other historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind - others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic center of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon.

Vienna's historic center, in its unity, is considered one of the most beautiful city landmarks in Europe. Three eras left their mark on the former residence of the Habsburgs: the Middle Ages with Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral whose spire points toward heaven, one of Vienna's landmarks; the Baroque whose most important achievement is the Imperial Palace with its sumptuous cupolas (奢华的圆顶). And the Ring Boulevard era of the late nineteenth century, when such splendid buildings as the Vienna State Opera and the Museum of Fine Arts were built to replace the former city walls.

The imperial flair of the center of Vienna is enhanced (加强) by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers. And the centuries-old musical tradition ranges from the Court Chapel of the Imperial Palace to Mozart's immortal (不朽的) music and the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Also inseperably linked to the center of the city are the delights of Viennese cuisine, the gemütlichkeit of Viennese coffeehouses and nostalgic shopping at former purveyors (伙食承办商) to the imperial court.

1.Which of the following is not mentioned as cultural and natural monuments of

man-kind?

A. the Taj Mahal

B. the Pyramid Fields

C. the Kremlin with the Red Square

D. the Court Chapel

2.The second paragraph is developed mainly by ____.

A. following the order of place B. providing examples

C. making comparisons D. analyzing causes

3.What does the underlined words “imperial flair” in the last paragraph mean?

A. culture atmosphere B. art style

C. royal style D. royal palace

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

A. The universal value of the world heritage in Vienna

B. Vienna’s becoming one of the cultural and natural monuments of mankind

C. The introduction of the historic center of Vienna

D. The special culture atmosphere of the historic center of Vienna

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要是对维也纳历史中心的介绍，从城市的风格到美食，与皇室的联系，进行了介绍

1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段提到Thus, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many other historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind - others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic center of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon.这些地方被认为是人类文明优秀的遗迹，故选D项。

2.B 推断题。根据第二段一开始提到维也纳历史中心被认为欧洲最漂亮的遗迹之一，而后而下进行了解释，故选B 项。

3.C 词义猜测。根据最后一段提到The imperial flair of the center of Vienna is enhanced (加强) by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers.维也纳中心这种皇室风格也被众多的教育，豪宅，和公园，被富有的统治都所拥有，故选C 项。

4.C 主旨大意。本文主要是对维也纳历史中心的介绍，从城市的风格到美食，与皇室的联系，进行了介绍，故选C项。

考点： 文化类阅读。