VeniceisanattractivecityinItaly.TouriststhroughouttheworldlovetravelingtoVenice.Butsometimesyou’llhavesuchstrangeexperiences.OnemomentyouwalkacrosstheRialtoBridge,andthere’snothingspecial.Unfortunately,whenyoucomebacktothebridgeanhourlater,it’sunderwaterandeveryone’swearingrainboots.7EqZcWLZNX
That’sjustthewayithasalwaysbeen,whichmaybeconsideredseriouslybyItaliangovernment.BeforetheseacomestoVenice,thegovernmenthasdecidedtobuildtheMOSEgates.Actually(实际上>,thereweremanykindsofgatesthatwerebuilttostopthefloods,butallthegateswerejustbuiltontheground.Besides,thefloodingwasbecomingworse.Industrial(工业的>factoriesbuiltnearbyonthemainlandalsomadetheconditiongetworse,causingthecitytosinkabout0.75feetinthe20thcentury.lzq7IGf02E
SotheItaliangovernmentaskedsomeofItaly’sbiggestconstructionandengineeringcompaniestobuildtheMOSTproject,whichwasplannedtobebuiltundertheseawatertostopfloods.Nowthegovernmentareusing3000peopleandexpecttospendnearlyfivebillioneuros(欧元>onit.TheMOSEgatesarebeingbuiltattheinlets(海湾>.EachMOSTgateis197feetlong,28.5to37feeltall,andweightupto22tons.It’snearlythesizeofa20-storybuilding.Beforethegatesareinuse,undertheseafullofwater.Whenthefloodcomes,thewaterinthegateswillbepouredout,andthenthegateswillbefilledwithair.Sothegatescangoupwiththeseawater.Oncethey’reintherightplace,theywillstoptheseawaterpouringintoVenice.Thesegateswillbeabletodealwithfloodsupto10feet,andaslongasthesealevel(平面>risesnomorethantwofeetinthenext100years,theMOSEwillworkasexpected.zvpgeqJ1hk
TheMOSEprojectisnowtwo-thirdsdone.Theheadengineer,GiovanniCecconi,said,“Thisisawar.Duringthewar,it’snotimportantthatyouwin.It’simportantthatyou’realive.We’vealive.”Anyway,thisprojectissavingVenicefromfalling.NrpoJac3v1
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46.Theunderlinedword“construction”inthepassagemeans“_______”inChinese.1nowfTG4KI
A.建筑B.农业C.交通
47.BeforebuildingtheMOSEgates,theItaliangovernment_______tostopthefloods.fjnFLDa5Zo
A.neverbuiltgatesontheground
B.builtmanykindsofgatesontheground
C.builtsomegateswhichwereundertheground
48.Whenthefloodcomes,_______candescribetheworkingstepsoftheMOSEgates.tfnNhnE6e5
49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
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A.TheItaliangovernmentateusing3000peopleandexpecttospendnearlyfivebilliondollarsontheMOSE.V7l4jRB8Hs
B.TheMOSEprojectishalfdonenow.
C.EachMOSEgateis197feetlong,28.5to37feettall,andweighsupto22tons.83lcPA59W9
50.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.mZkklkzaaP
A.TheJourneytoVenice
B.TheMOSEProjectinVenice
C.SeveralKindsofFloodsinVenice
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51.Asoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld,BritishMuseumisin_______.AVktR43bpw
A.BeijingB.LondonC.NewYork
52.NewYorkMuseumisAmerica’slargestmuseumonAmerican_______.ORjBnOwcEd
A.buildingsB.collectionsC.history
53.ThePalaceMuseum,whichisinthecenterofBeijing,isalsocalled“ForbiddenCity(紫禁城>”inChina.Itliesin_______.2MiJTy0dTT
A.Chang’anStreetB.NewOxfordStreetC.ChestnutStreetgIiSpiue7A
54.Accordingtotheform,ifyouwanttoseeancientChinesecollections,youcanvisit_______atmost.uEh0U1Yfmh
A.onemuseumB.twomuseumsC.threemuseums
55.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?
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A.EachticketforthePalaceMuseumcoststhesameinthewholeyear.WwghWvVhPE
B.Youdon’thavetopayforticketsifyouvisitNewYorkMuseumonMonday.asfpsfpi4k
C.BritishMuseumliesinChestnutStreet,London.
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