A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city. Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn’t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but no more than 1l0 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city. Even so, travel isn’t difficult. The waterways have always been the best ways to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go. People in Venice from one place to place by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along. Venice grew out of small island in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped from a war more than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.
Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Once, people used too much underground water. This made the city get lower, little by little. Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is rising seawater, The temperature has risen over the years. This has made Arctic be melt
（融化）. Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water comes, more than half of the city is under water. Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting even lower.(1) The underlined word
“Arctic”means“________”.[ ]
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A ．太平洋 |
B ．大西洋 |
C ．北冰洋 |
(2) The best way to travel in Venice is by water, because ________.
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A
．117 waterways can make your trip easyB
．You can talk to other people while you go alongC
．It is not only easy but also you can enjoy yourself better(3) Which of the following statement is true?
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A
．The first people coming to the island were Italians.B
．They came to Venice, because they liked the place very much.C
．They came here at the year 1500.(4) This article is mainly about ________.
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A
．the position of VeniceB
．the history of VeniceC
．the problem of Venice科目：初中英語 來源：2008年江蘇省揚州市初中畢業升學統一考試、英語試卷 題型：053
根據短文內容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當的詞使短文完整。
(每空一詞)Life gets noisier every day and very f 1 people can be free from noise of some kind or another．W 2 you live in the centre of a modem city or a village far away－the chances that you will be disturbed by planes, cars, radios, etc．are almost everywhere．We seem to be used to noise, too．Some people feel quite lonely w 3 background music while they are working．
Tests have s 4 that total silence can be very frightening experiences．H 5 , some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears．The noise level in some places is far a 6 the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas．
One recent report about noise said that a 7 a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention, only a sudden c 8 in the level of noise really affects people's attention．It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn't change too much(music, for example)may even help people to pay attention．
People axe testing ways to make less noise．There are even laws c 9 noise．We cannot r 10 to the“good old days”of peace and quiet．But we can make less noise－if we shout loudly enough about it．
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科目：初中英語 來源：2008年江蘇省鎮江市初中畢業升學統一考試、英語試卷 題型：053
根據短文內容及所給首字母提示寫出所缺單詞，并將完整單詞寫在下面對應題號后的橫線上。
My dear foreign friends, I'm a volunteer of the 2008 Olympic Games．Nice to meet you here．
Beijing is my hometown．I was b 1 and grew up here．It is a beautiful and modem city．It has c 2 a lot and has become one of the most important cities in the world．Beijing is a great city w 3 a long history．There are many f 4 places of interest here．I'd be glad to s 5 you around the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tian' anmen Square and so on．
Beijing is the c 6 of China．It is also China's political(政治的), economic and cultural centre．People in Beijing are all very energetic and friendly．
The 2008 Olympic Games will be h 7 in Beijing．We have every confidence in Beijing Olympic Games．It is our delight to w 8 all guests in Beijing in the coming A 9 ．
Finally, I hope you'll e 10 your stay here and make new friends in China．
Thank you!
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科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省南京三中2010-2011學年七年級下學期期末考試英語試題 題型：053
根據短文內容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞。
Lofton is a little village(村莊)in England．It is not f 1 from the city of Manchester．Not many families l 2 around the village, so the people all know each o 3 �。�Most of them are friendly and helpful．
Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester．S 4 work in large factories there．A few work in shops o 5 offices．Most of these people go to work by train．It usually t 6 about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester．
In the evening a lot of people like watching TV．But if they go to see a film or go to a concert(音樂會), they have to go to Manchester, because there are n 7 cinemas in Lofton．
Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet．So life in Lofton may not be so e 8 as the life in the b 9 cities, but it can be just as interesting．That is w 10 people in Lofton love their village．
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科目：初中英語 來源：江蘇省姜堰市2010屆九年級下學期期中考試英語試題 題型：053
根據短文內容及首字母提示，補全空格內單詞，使短文完整、通順。
This blue curly hair looks like the waves of the sea．I 1 smile is a sign of the healthy spirit of China．Those thumbs-up(翹拇指)will w 2 millions of people to Shanghai from around the world．
It's Haibao, the mascot of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo．“It's very c 3 ,”said Gu Hui, a school kid．“I want a big toy l 4 the mascot．”
Haibao looks like the Chinese character“人”, which m 5 people or a human being．The name comes f 6 the Chinese phrase“Si Hai Zhi Bao”－the treasure of the four seas．It also means the treasure of Shanghai, which l 7 beside the sea．
Haibao was designed by two a 8 , one from the mainland and the other from Taiwan．The design is about people living together in the c 9 ．The designers want it to fit in with the theme of the Shanghai Exposition“Better City, B 10 Life．”
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科目：初中英語 來源：同步單元練習英語(新目標)九年級 題型：030
補全對話
M：I want to spend my summer holiday in Dalian. 1
W：Yes, I have been there many times.
M： 2
W：Yes, I like the city very much. She's becoming one of the most mod cities in the world.
M： 3
W：The city is clean and beautiful, the people are kind and the football team is strong.
M： 4
W：No, not very hot. You may have a swim in the sea.
M：How cool！ 5
W：I'm sure you'll have a good time there.
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A．Do you like the city？
B．Is it hot here in summer？
C．Have you ever been there？
D．What do you think of the city？
E．Swimming in the sea must be more wonderful than in the lake.
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