2017高考英语二轮复习限时训练26 史地常识型阅读理解
<p> 专限时训练(二十六) [史地常识型阅读理解]</p><p> (限时：每篇7分钟)</p><p> (一)</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="palaces">palaces</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="interest">interest</span>, <span word="and">and</span></p><p> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="Piazza">Piazza</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> (<span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Mark">Mark</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> ) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palaces">palaces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span><span word="old">old</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="unbelievably">unbelievably</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span> (文艺复兴) <span word="city">city</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="untouched">untouched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="sinking">sinking</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clay">clay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="elasticity">elasticity</span> (弹性) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="piles">piles</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> (腐烂) <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Flooding">Flooding</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occurrence">occurrence</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="immense">immense</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fabric">fabric</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canals">canals</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venetians">Venetians</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preserving">preserving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonders">wonders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="modernized">modernized</span>.</p>
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