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五、阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。〔人与自然——环境保护〕
Venice in danger
No city is quite like Venice, Italy. Tourists love its beautiful old buildings and squares. But what makes Venice a really special place is the water. The city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon(水域) beside the ocean. Canals(运河) run through it like streets, and people travel around it in boats.
However, Venice is in danger because of the water. For many years, the city has been very slowly sinking into the mud beneath(在……下方) the lagoon. At high tide(潮汐), the water in the lagoon rises. Sometimes it rises higher than usual and floods the city. Because Venice is lower than it was in the past, flooding is happening more often. This is damaging the city's ancient buildings.
Fortunately, engineers are working on a project to save Venice. The name of the project is MOSE. Marco Armillis, an engineer, explains how it will work. “We're putting seventy-eight big floodgates at the places where the lagoon meets the ocean. The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop sea water from coming into the lagoon. This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising. It hasn't been an easy project for us because we're working under water.”
The MOSE project will cost about seven billion dollars and has already taken many years to build. If everything goes well, the sea water will not flood into Venice's lagoon in a few years. Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.
1. How do people travel around the city?
2. What benefit will the MOSE project bring to Venice?
3. What do you think about the MOSE project? Why?
Venice in danger
No city is quite like Venice, Italy. Tourists love its beautiful old buildings and squares. But what makes Venice a really special place is the water. The city is built on a group of islands in a large lagoon(水域) beside the ocean. Canals(运河) run through it like streets, and people travel around it in boats.
However, Venice is in danger because of the water. For many years, the city has been very slowly sinking into the mud beneath(在……下方) the lagoon. At high tide(潮汐), the water in the lagoon rises. Sometimes it rises higher than usual and floods the city. Because Venice is lower than it was in the past, flooding is happening more often. This is damaging the city's ancient buildings.
Fortunately, engineers are working on a project to save Venice. The name of the project is MOSE. Marco Armillis, an engineer, explains how it will work. “We're putting seventy-eight big floodgates at the places where the lagoon meets the ocean. The floodgates will close when there are high tides, to stop sea water from coming into the lagoon. This will help to stop the level of the lagoon from rising. It hasn't been an easy project for us because we're working under water.”
The MOSE project will cost about seven billion dollars and has already taken many years to build. If everything goes well, the sea water will not flood into Venice's lagoon in a few years. Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.
1. How do people travel around the city?
By boat. /In boats.
2. What benefit will the MOSE project bring to Venice?
Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.
3. What do you think about the MOSE project? Why?
Great. Because it will make Venice stay longer. (答案不唯一)
答案
1. By boat. /In boats. 2. Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future. 3. Great. Because it will make Venice stay longer. (答案不唯一)
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解和开放性问答两类问题。解题思路为：1. 针对细节理解题，需根据问题关键词回到原文定位对应句子，提取准确信息；2. 针对开放性问题，需结合原文内容，围绕项目的作用给出合理评价及原因。
【解析】
1. 问题关键词为“travel around the city”，定位原文第一段最后一句“people travel around it in boats”，提取答案；
2. 问题关键词为“MOSE project benefit”，定位原文最后一段最后一句“Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future”，直接提取答案；
3. 开放性问题需结合项目的核心作用（保护威尼斯），给出正向评价，如认为项目很棒，原因是它能让威尼斯长久存在供人参观，符合原文主旨。
【答案】
1. By boat. /In boats.
2. Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.
3. Great. Because it will make Venice stay longer. (答案不唯一)
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找、开放性问答
【点评】
本题围绕环境保护主题，考查学生从原文提取信息的能力及观点表达能力，题目贴近生活，难度适中，适合学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解和开放性问答两类问题。解题思路为：1. 针对细节理解题，需根据问题关键词回到原文定位对应句子，提取准确信息；2. 针对开放性问题，需结合原文内容，围绕项目的作用给出合理评价及原因。
【解析】
1. 问题关键词为“travel around the city”，定位原文第一段最后一句“people travel around it in boats”，提取答案；
2. 问题关键词为“MOSE project benefit”，定位原文最后一段最后一句“Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future”，直接提取答案；
3. 开放性问题需结合项目的核心作用（保护威尼斯），给出正向评价，如认为项目很棒，原因是它能让威尼斯长久存在供人参观，符合原文主旨。
【答案】
1. By boat. /In boats.
2. Venice's beautiful buildings will be safe, and the city will still be there for people to visit long into the future.
3. Great. Because it will make Venice stay longer. (答案不唯一)
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找、开放性问答
【点评】
本题围绕环境保护主题，考查学生从原文提取信息的能力及观点表达能力，题目贴近生活，难度适中，适合学生巩固阅读技巧。
【难度系数】
0.8
