2012高考英语二轮复习 限时专题训练26 史地常识型阅读理解.doc

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1、专题限时训练(二十六)　[史地常识型阅读理解](限时：每篇7分钟)(一)Today,onecantraceVenice’srichpastfromitsbuildings.Mostcitiescanclaimatleastahandfulofoutstandingchurches,palacesorhousesofhistoricalinterest,andnearlyeverythingisremarkable,fromthemagnificentPiazzaSanMarco(St.Mark’sSq

2、uare)andthepalacesthatlinetheGrandCanaltothecenturiesoldhomesofsimplefishermen.Itwouldbeeasytosaythatthecityitselfisanenormousmuseumifitwerenotforthefactthatitissoobviouslyalive.Atfirstsight,Venicelooksunbelievablypermanent,anapparentlycompleteRenaissan

3、ce(文艺复兴)citysountouchedbytimethatthereseemsnoreasonwhyitshouldnotgoonforever.Nowthecityisslowlysinking,astheclayonwhichitisbuiltlosesitselasticity(弹性)andthemassivewoodenpilesrot(腐烂)away.Flooding,sucharareoccurrenceahundredyearsagonowhappensseveraltimese

4、achwinter.Thedamagecausedbythefloodingisimmense,andthefabricoftheancientbuildingsisnowbeingfurtherdamagedbypollutionfromthemainlandtownaswellasbythewashproducedbytheconstantlyincreasingnumberofmotorboatsthatspeedupanddownthecanals.AfurtherthreattoVenice

5、comesfromtheVenetiansthemselves,someofwhomarenotparticularlyinterestedinpreservingthecityasoneofthewondersoftheworldandwouldprefertoseeitmodernized.“Whatbetterplaceisthereforthemeetingofdearfriends?Seehowitglowswiththeadvancingsummer;howtheskyandtheseaa

6、ndtherosyairandthemarbleofthepalacesallglimmerandmelttogether.”ThuswrotethefamousauthorHenryJames,ofVenice,whichprovidedthesettingforhisstoryTheAspernPapers,inthenineteenthcentury.ThesplendorofVenicehascapturedtheimaginationofartistsforcenturies—andnotj

7、ustofthegreatpaintersandnovelists.Howtragicnowthatsheisfacedwiththedoublethreatofmanandnature.Veniceindeedwillbeluckytosurvive.(　　)1.Veniceproudlyboasts________.A．itsbeautifulchurches,palacesandhousesB．itsuniqueSt.Mark’sSquareandtheGrandCanal7用心爱心专心C．it

8、spicturesquewaterscapeD．itsmarvelousancientbuildings.A．isveryconfidentthatVenicewillsurviveB．isdoubtfulwhetherVenicewillsurviveC．thinksthatVenicewillhaveluckD．isafraidthatVenicewillnolongerattractartistsandnovelists(二)TheBestofAl