Paddling on the canals of Venice presents a（n)______view of the city.A．imaginativeB．panora

No wonderthe sight of elegant buildings along the canals reminded me of Paris, Amsterdam and Venice.

No wonderthe sight of elegant buildings along the canals reminded me of Paris, Amsterdam and Venice.

听力原文： Venice is the "Queen" of the Adriatic Sea. Every year thousands of people from all over the world travel to Italy to visit the city. Do you know why they like to go there for a visit？

Venice is a very beautiful city. It is quite different from other cities in the world. There aren't any roads or streets in the city so there aren't any cars or buses. There are many canals in the city. There is one big canal and one hundred and seventy-seven small canals. People move up and down the canals in boats to go to work, go shopping or visit their friends.

But Venice is sinking. It is going down and the water is going up. In 2040 Venice will be under water. The Adriatic Sea will cover the city. The Venetians love their city and they want to stay there, so they want to save Venice from the sea. They do not want to leave. How can they save Venice？ They can build some strong huge walls and gates in the sea. The gates will close to keep too much water out. Thus Venice will not sink.

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A．There are 177 canals in Venice.

B．Venice is sinking into the Adriatic Sea.

C．There are many kinds of boats on the canals.

D．There aren't any roads or streets in Venice.

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Venice Film Festival is annually held in September in Venice, Italy. Founded by the propaganda ministry of Italian dictator Mussolini in 1932, the Venice Festival is the world' s oldest international film festival and one of the most prestigious. The program typically presents a competitive selection of around fid hims, all released exclusively in their country of origin and not entered in any other European festival. Internationally renowned for maintaining rigorous artistic standards, the Venice Festival awards some of the film Industry' s most distinguished prizes, especially the Golden Lion award for the best film. The Venice Festival' s focus on presenting films of high artistic merit prevents this festival from acquiring the commercial atmosphere of the Cannes Film Festival or the Berlin International Film Festival, but it has also lent the Venice Festival an. air of exclusivity. Festival director Gillo Pontecorvo has attempted to combat this reputation by ending the traditional exclusion of Hollywood films from the program.

How often is the Venice Film Festival held in Italy？

A．Every two years.

B．Once a year.

C．Once in a while.

D．Every other year.

The canals have nothing to do with the flooding.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

What does the passage mainly discuss？

A．How canals are constructed.

B．Common types of canal boats and barges.

C．The world' s largest canals.

D．How canals are used and classified.