Question

【題目】 A survey has been conducted by a travel agency these days. It asked students at senior high schools to name some E【1】 cities they like best and give their reasons. The followings are the top four on the list.

Venice in Italy was c【2】 because it is one of the most romantic cities. It is special because of its beautiful canals and bridges. Newly married honeymoon couples love to go for a ride in a gondola which is the s【3】 of Venice. In the past, Venice was an important port. Marco Polo left from there when he travelled to China in 1271. It was also a great artistic centre during the Renaissance.

The capital of Spain, Madrid is situated in the centre of the country. Madrid is famous for its art galleries. Its famous museum has one of the world’s biggest art c【4】 and paintings by Picasso are exhibited at the Reina Sofia. Many people are attracted to Madrid for its exciting nightlife. But the city is well-known with young people because it is home to the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players.

London is the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom. Its many historical landmarks, including the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, are visited by millions of tourists. But London is also an exciting modern city and a great entertainment centre. A lot of plays, concerts, musicals and operas are c【5】and performed in the theaters of the West End.

The Italian capital, Rome, is one of the worlds’ richest historical cities. The ancient city was the capital of the Roman Empire and tourists are e【6】attracted by ancient monuments. Its most famous landmark is the Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre built in 75AD. Another attraction is the Pope’s residence, the Vatican, and its beautiful Sistine Chapel, which was painted by Renaissance artist Michelangelo.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】European

【2】chosen

【3】symbol

【4】collections

【5】created

【6】especially

【解析】

文章大意：在最近的一項調(diào)查中，高中生被要求說出他們想去的四個歐洲城市，并給出理由。文章主要是由一家在歐洲組織度假的旅游公司進行的調(diào)查結(jié)果。

【1】句意：調(diào)查要求高中學生說出他們最喜歡的幾個歐洲城市，并給出理由。

根據(jù)下文中給出的幾個城市“Venice”，“Madrid”，“London”，“Rome”，分析可知，這幾個城市都是屬于歐洲Europe，因空后是名詞cities，需要用形容詞來修飾，故答案為European。

【2】句意：意大利的威尼斯入選，因為它是最浪漫的城市之一。

因為上文是調(diào)查學生喜歡的幾個城市，所以這里說到威尼斯被入選，是因為它是最浪漫的城市之一。根據(jù)“was”可知要用被動語態(tài)，故choose要變成chosen，故答案為chosen。

【3】句意：新婚蜜月夫婦喜歡乘坐威尼斯的象征——平底船去兜風。

根據(jù)句意可知，平底船是威尼斯的象征，the symbol of……的象征，固定搭配，故答案為symbol。

【4】句意：其著名的博物館是世界上擁有最大的藝術(shù)收藏之一，畢加索的畫作在雷納·索菲亞博物館展出。

根據(jù)“paintings”提示，以及c開頭的單詞推斷，空處是指藝術(shù)收藏品，收藏是collection，要用其復數(shù)形式，故答案為collections。

【5】句意：許多戲劇、音樂會、音樂劇和歌劇都是在倫敦西區(qū)的劇院里創(chuàng)作和上演的。

根據(jù)“performed”提示以及c開頭的單詞推斷，空處缺少的信息是這些文藝劇的創(chuàng)作，創(chuàng)作是create，又因本句是被動語態(tài)，故答案為created。

【6】句意：這座古城是羅馬帝國的首都，古跡尤其吸引著游客。

根據(jù)句子成分分析，本句不缺成分，但是這里要求用一個詞來強調(diào)古跡的吸引力，以e開頭的單詞有especially，故答案為especially。