Siena is an old city in the north of Italy.It began with a group of people living on its hills over 2,900 years ago.Around the year 1100,Siena became an important business center in Italy.In 1472,the first bank of the world was built in this city and has been doing business ever since.Today Siena is famous for keeping its“old face.”For example,its city walls,which helped keep the city safe in the past,are hundreds of years old now and look almost the same as before.Also,many old buildings are seen at the Piazza del Campo,the most important meeting place of the city.Few things have really changed in this center of public life for hundreds of years.Now people still go to the open space for sharing news,shopping or playing sports.There is one more thing that helps keep Siena’s old face: cars cannot enter the city most of the time.True,Siena is old,but it is beautifully old.People are welcome to visit this beautiful city and walk into the past.1、The old city,Siena,began more than 2,900 years ago.2、Siena is famous for having the first bank of the world today.3、People in Siena have protected the old city walls very well.4、Few old buildings can be found at the Piazza del Campo.5、Most of the time cars are not allowed to enter Siena.

第1题

The city has decided to ________ all the old buildings.

A.break away from

B.get rid of

C.come up with

D.knock down

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第2题

Which of the following contributed most to the Net success of "Lazy Sunday"？A．Producers at

Which of the following contributed most to the Net success of "Lazy Sunday"？

A．Producers at the old ABC sitcom "Spin City".

B．Conventions of Hollywood.

C．Comic nature of the video.

D．Eccentricity of audiences online.

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第3题

Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away from the c

oast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.

Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

The city of valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委内瑞拉)named Valencia.

From the text, how many places have the name Valencia？

A．One

B．Two

C．Three

D．Four

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第4题

Passage One Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles a

Passage One

Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

The city is the market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.

Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13(上标)th century.

The city of valencia has been known since the 2(上标)nd century. In the 8(上标)th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委内瑞拉)named Valencia.

36. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its______.

A. markets

B. business

C. factories

D. farming

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第5题

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world. It is also one of

the world's most modern(现代化的)cities. Twice this century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt. In 1923 a major earthquake struck the city. Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings collapsed(倒埸)and fires broke out throughout Tokyo. It took seven years to rebuild the city. During World War Ⅱ ,Tokyo was destroyed once again. As a result of these disasters(灾难), there is nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area.

After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. Buildings went up at a fantastic(令人惊奇的)rate, and between 1945 and 1960, the city's population more than doubled. Because the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1964, many new stadiums(体育场), parks and hotels were built to accommodate(供给……住宿)visitors from all over the world. As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen (出现). Housing shortage (缺乏), pollution and waste disposal(处理) have presented serious challenges(挑战) to the city, but the government has begun several programs to answer them.

What kind of city is Tokyo？

A．A historic city.

B．A world famous seaport.

C．A highly modernized city.

D．A most attractive city for tourists.

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第6题

Capital City and Smithsville are two fairly large towns in the Midwest near Chicago. Neith

er is as well known as Chicago. (1)_____ the inhabitants of both are equally proud of their (2)_____ hometown.

People in Capital City love its quiet narrow (3)_____ streets and its many small neighborhood parks, the boast (4)_____ their hometown has no ugly slums, a low rate (5)_____ crime, and very little heavy traffic. Because it is the seat of the state legislature, Capital City has many stately old buildings—(6)_____ the lawyer's club in the park by the lake, and the country museum (7)_____ its pioneer farm exhibits.

Smithsville, (8)_____,is a bustling, thriving, industrial center. It too has a lake, but (9)_____ that of Capital City, its lake is the center of the city's industrial development. (10)_____ trees and park benches, Smithsville's lake is surrounded by factories and smoking chimneys. Smithsville is also (11)_____ its quieter neighbour in its style. of (12)_____. The tall modern office buildings downtown, the new shopping center in the suburbs, and the wide crowded streets seem (13)_____ to Smithsville's residents than the old-fashioned neighbourhoods (14)_____.

When people from the more rural city (15)_____ from a visit to Smithsville, they always say, "I'm glad to be home again. That lake makes me (16)_____. It's a fine place to visit, (17)_____ I wouldn't want to live (18)_____". (19)_____ a visit to Capital City, citizens of Smithsville say (20)_____ the same.

A．But

B．And

C．Thus

D．Therefore

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第7题

In cities across the United States, old factories, warehouses, schools railroad statio

ns and other buildings are being renovated for new uses.City planners and private investors are finding the good buildings, no matter how old, can be remodeled for new purposes.“If you’d asked someone four or five years ago whether he’d rent an apartment in an abandoned piano factory of clothing warehouse, he’d have thought you were crazy,” says a New York architect.“Today, many people are eager to do it.” The renovating may include a former city hall or courthouse changed into offices; a bank or church changed into a restaurant; or , as in Plains, Georgia, a railroad station used as a center for a presidential campaign.

Only a few decades ago, renovation was unpopular and generally far more expensive than taking down abandoned building and string from the beginning.A change began in the 1960s with a number of well-advertised projects.They included Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, where an old chocolate factory was restored and made into shops and restaurants, Trolly Square in Salt Lake, where unused warehouses were made into artists’ studios and apartments.

What caused the change？ “One reason is nostalgia,” a San Francisco builder suggests.“Maybe old is better than new, many people are saying.Feelings about preserving attractive or historic buildings have changed a great deal.” A second cause is economy.The cost of tearing down an old building and constructing a new one from nothing now has risen to the point where it is often less expensive to fix a solid older structure.Also builders realize that fixing up an existing building often requires no new permits, sewer lines, or water connections.

Even when the costs of restoration are the same as or a bit more than the costs of putting up a new building, fixing the old building may be better.A Boston architect says The advantage comes when you can develop a final project that is more desirable than a new building – one with the right location, more space, more floor area, a special character, materials of a particular quality.” Gradually, architects and builders are developing knowledge about renovation and preservation, bringing imagination and creativity to the job.

16.In the United States, renovating old buildings_____.

A.has had a long history

B.is becoming increasingly popular

C.is still unpopular

D.has just caught the fancy of architects and builders

17.Ghirardelli Square, Trolley Square, and the Soho district are projects that_________.

A.have been given much publicity

B.are little known to the public

C.have been widely discussed among builders and city planners

D.have changed the building business

18.“Nostalgia” in the 3rd paragraph most probably means________.

A.being conservative

B.being keen on saving money

C.being fond of things new

D.being fond of things of the remote past

19.Which of the following statements is true？

A.Every old building can be renovated for new uses

B.Renovating old buildings is always less costly than putting up new ones

C.Renovation does not require imagination and creativity

D.Fixing an old building may have advantages even when it costs a little more

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第8题

Roger lived in the city of London, and his hair was always cut by the same old man. He alw

ays cut Roger's hair as Roger liked it, and while he was doing it, the two men talked about football.

One day, when Roger was sitting in his chair, and his hair was being cut as usual, the old man said to him, "Roger, I'm going to be seventy years old next month and I feel tired, so I'm going to sell my shop to a young man. He liked to cut hair for people."

Roger was sorry to hear that, because he enjoyed talking to the old man, and he was also worried that his hair would not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been for so many years by his old friend.

He went to the shop again the next month, and the new young man was there. He cut Roger's hair, but he did it badly.

The next month, Roger went into the shop again. The young man asked him how he would like his hair cut, and Roger answered, "Please cut it very short on the right side, but leave it as it is on the left. It must cover my ear. On top, cut all the hair away in the middle, but leave a piece at the front."

The young man was very surprised when he heard this, "But sir," he said, "I can't cut your hair like that!" "Why not？" Roger asked. "That's how you cut it last time."

Who always cut Roger's hair？

A．His new friend.

B．A young man.

C．An old woman.

D．His old friend.

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第9题

When was the last time you visited a museum in which almost every collection could be touched？American lawyer Mitch Dudek built a private museum（1）______visitors can have direct contact with all the exhibits on display in the ancient city of Suzhou. The museum （2）______（name） Six Arts because it is about the six senses and stimulating all of your senses.You can touch things.You can smell things.Its different from other museums.Founded in 2018，the four-storey museum now （3）______（house） more than 40，000 Chinese antiques dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties（1368-1911），with another 60，000 items （4）______（store） in warehouses（仓库）. Having never seen or used such items in his own country，Dudek is filled （5）______strong admiration of the delicate designs and complicated carvings of these old items."I think they are just beautiful，and I should collect them，" said Dudek，（6）______（add） that these items may be ignored once（7）______（random） packed in the warehouses，but they could shine again through restoration. "As more and more Chinese understand and offer me some of their old（8）______（belong），collections in the museum have become more varied and abundant.Now I plan to invite scholars and craftsmen to discover more（9）______（culture） and historical stories behind them，" he said. "The collections not only help revisit old times but also present （10）______sense of beauty，" said Xu Yun，a visitor from Shanghai.

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第10题

For years, children in the industrial areas of Europe and America seldom left their smoky

cities to see the beauties of the countryside. This was not because the woods and fields were always far away, but because they were too far from the city to permit people to make a day trip between morning and nightfall.

In 1970, a young German schoolmaster had an idea which changed this state of affairs. He decided to turn his little schoolhouse into a dormitory or hostel for the summer holidays. Anyone who brought his sleeping bag and cooking equipment along could stay there for a very small quantity of money. The idea was a success. A few years later, the schoolhouse was much too small to hold the many young people who wanted to stay there. As a result, a dormitory was set up in an old castle nearby. This was the first Youth Hostel.

Today, young students and workers of every country can meet in the hostel and get to know each other. When young people arrive at the hostel, they have only to show their card of membership in a hostel organization in their own country. This card will permit him to use the facilities of hostels all over the world for very low prices.

Often, at the evening meal, a group of boys and girls from various parts of the country or the world will happen to meet at the same hostel. They may put their food together and prepare a dinner with many kinds of dishes. Sometimes a program will be organized after the meal with dances, songs, or short talks followed by a question period. One can learn a lot of things about other places, just by meeting people who come from those places. For this reason, a few weeks spent "hostelling" can be just as useful a part of one's education as classes in school.

The author says children in the city seldom went to the woods and fields because

A．all these places were too far away for them to go between morning and nightfall

B．it was impossible for them to go and get back in one day

C．they were not old enough to take such a trip

D．they were not permitted to go to these places

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第11题

In the 1940s, urban Americans began a mass move to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elb

ow room and privacy. Suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside, since most of those making the move were middleclass, they took with them the tax money the cities needed to maintain the neighborhood, in which they had lived. The people left in the cities were often those who were too old or too poor to move. Thus many cities began to fall into disrepair. Crime began to soar, and public transportation was neglected. (In the past sixty years, San Francisco is the only city in the United States to have completed a new mass transit system.) Meanwhile, housing construction costs continued to rise higher and higher. Middle-class housing was allowed to decay, and little new housing was constructed.

Eventually, many downtown areas existed for business only. During the day they would be filled with people working in the offices and at night they would be deserted. Given these circumstances, some business executives began asking, "Why bother with going downtown at all？ Why not move the offices to the suburbs go that we can live and work in the same area？" Gradually some of the larger companies began to move out of the cities, with the result that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expanded still more. This movement of business to the suburbs is not confined to the United States. Businesses have also been moving to the suburbs in Stockholm, Sweden, in Bonn, Germany, and in Brussels, Belgium as well.

What did the city lose when those people moved out to the suburbs？

A．Houses

B．Cars.

C．Jobs.

D．Tax money.

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