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阅读理解 　　If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki(赫尔辛基)during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams(有轨电车), you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors：white and blue． 　　The sea is always present in Helsinki．When you take a walk over the great open space of the central square, you will hear seabirds screaming．When you take the tram, suddenly and unexpectedly, you are faced with a calm, shining blue sea．You may notice that people in Helsinki do not rush about as in other cities．Instead, they walk along the roads, politely letting other people by． 　　A usual way to see Helsinki for the first time is to start out by the boats．You will walk by the elderly women selling fish and vegetables in the market square and find yourself in front of a beautiful park．You may enjoy a pleasant walk in the park for a few hours and then take the tram．Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki．Watching the old houses, parks, theatres, churches, shops, restaurants and people in the streets, you may have a slightly sad film feeling to it． 　　The pale summer nights are another wonder in the city．Following the waterfront(滨水区)of the city after sunset, you couldn’t help stopping and listening to the sweet silence, interrupted only by the screaming seabirds and leaving fishing boats． 　　However, in some way, Helsinki is also the most modern city in northern Europe．You will surely want to visit the white Glass Palace, the modern art museum, and all those extremely popular cafes and design stores． (1) Helsinki is called a city of two colors mainly because of the colors of its _________． [　　] A． 19th century buildings, boats and parks B． 19th century buildings, boats and seabirds C． old houses, parks and trams D． old buildings, boats and the sea (2) The best way to see most of Helsinki is to go _________． [　　] A． by boat B． by bus C． by tram D． on foot (3) The 19th century buildings, the white Glass Palace, popular cafes and design shops in Helsinki all show that Helsinki is _________． [　　] A． both splendid and traditional B． both quiet and noisy C． both historical and modern D． both old and new (4) This passage is most likely to be found in_________． [　　] A． a story-book B． a geography textbook C． a research report D． a travel magazine

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．C;3．C;4．D;
解析：

(1)	这是一道细节题。第一段中“If you walk slowly through downtown Helsinki during the day, taking in the splendid 19th century buildings, white boats and noise of passing trams, you will start to understand why it is called a city of two colors：white and blue．”和第二段“The sea is always present in Helsinki．”告诉我们，Helsinh之所以被称之为两种颜色的城市的原因是它的古老建筑、船和海的颜色。
(2)	这是－道细节题。第三段“Trams are the perfect way to get around in Helsinki．”说明参观Helsinki最好的方法是乘坐有轨电车。
(3)	这是一道细节推断题。根据第一段和最后一段可推断出Helsinki是一个既古老又现代化的城市。
(4)	这是一道推断题。这篇短文介绍了Helsinki的建筑和旅游胜地，应该是一篇刊登在旅游杂志上的文章。