Streets of Water
Read the passage and answer this question: Where is Venice?
There is a famous city in the world. People do not drive cars in that city. It is called Venice. Venice is a very beautiful city in Italy. There are no streets in Venice. But there are canals. The canals look like streets. There is much water in those canals. In Venice people ride about the city in boats. Your father and mother may ride in a bus to work. But in Venice, fathers and mothers ride in boats. Sounds very funny, doesn't it?

Exercises
Ⅰ. Read and tick or cross. 读句子,判断正(√)误(×)。
() 1. Venice is a very beautiful city in Australia.
() 2. People in Venice drive cars on the streets.
() 3. The canals look like buses.
() 4. In Venice, fathers and mothers ride in boats.
Ⅱ. Read and choose the answer. 读句子,选择正确的答案。
() 1. —Where is Venice? —It's in ______.
A. China
B. Canada
C. Italy
() 2. There are no ______ in Venice.
A. canals
B. streets
C. boats
() 3. Are there any boats in the canals?
A. Yes, there are.
B. No, they aren't.
C. No, there aren't.
New words
Venice /'venɪs/ n. 威尼斯
Italy /'ɪtəli/ n. 意大利
canal /kə'næl/ n. 运河

I. 1. × 2. × 3. × 4. √
II. 1. C 2. B 3. A

I.
1. 文中明确提到"Venice is a very beautiful city in Italy."，所以题干中说威尼斯在澳大利亚是错误的，应判×。
2. 文中提到"People do not drive cars in that city."，所以题干中说在威尼斯人们开车是错误的，应判×。
3. 文中提到"The canals look like streets."，所以题干中说运河看起来像公共汽车是错误的，应判×。
4. 文中提到"But in Venice, fathers and mothers ride in boats."，所以题干说法正确，应判√。
II.
1. 文中提到"Venice is a very beautiful city in Italy."，所以威尼斯在意大利，答案选C。
2. 文中提到"There are no streets in Venice."，所以威尼斯没有街道，答案选B。
3. 文中提到"In Venice people ride about the city in boats."以及"There is much water in those canals."，可以推断出运河里有船，所以答案是A。