【VeniceoneofthecitiesinItalywasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamoccofleeing（逃跑）fromtheFranks.ItwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrossesandsettledwherenowVenicelies.Venice】

　　VeniceoneofthecitiesinItalywasfoundedinA.D.811bythepeopleofMalamoccofleeing（逃跑）fromtheFranks.ItwassaidthattheywereguidedbypigeonscarryinglittlecrossesandsettledwherenowVenicelies.

　　Veniceisbuilton117islands.Ithas150canalsand400bridges.Thenarrowstreetswiththeirhistoricnamesarecoveredwithstonesbuthavenofootpaths.Theyaredottedwithflowershopsignsandlanterns.Shopsandpalacesstandbyside.Thebrickbridgesarehighenoughtoallowboatstopassfreelyunderthem.

　　ThecenterofpubliclifeisSt.Mark’sSquarewheretouristsandcitizenssitinthefamousFlorianandQuadricafestolistentomusicenjoyingthemselves.TheQuadriismorepopularbuttheFlorianfoundedin1720isthebest-knowncafebecauseithasreceivedsuchgreatpersonsasByron(anEnglishpoet)andGoethe(aGermanpoet).

　　UnfortunatelythespecialpositionofVeniceisthreatening（威胁）it’sownexistence.Theterrain（地势）onwhichitisbuiltbegantosinkwhilethelevelofthesurroundingwatersisconstantlyrising.Howe’vermanymeasureshavealreadybeentakentopreventthecityfromsinking.

　　1.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthor______.

　　A.showedupwhereVeniceis B.tolduswhobuiltthecityofVenice

　　C.describedwhatVeniceislike D.talkedaboutwhyVeniceissurroundedbywaters

　　2.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship?（○=Italy;△=Venice;□=St.MarksSquare）

　　3.WhyistheFlorianthefamouscafe?Because______.

　　A.itappearedinByronandGoethe’spoems

　　B.itismoreclosetoSt.Mark’sSquarethantheQuadri

　　C.itwasfoundedin1720mucholderthantheQuadri

　　D.ByronandGoethewereonceit’scustomers

　　4.Fromthearticlewecanseethat______.

　　A.manypeoplehavefledbecauseVenice’sexistenceisbeingthreatened

　　B.thelevelofthesurroundingwaterisconstantlyrisingbecausethecityofVenicebegantosink

　　C.thegovernmenthasalreadytakenmanymeasurestosavethecityfromgoingdown

　　D.manystepshavealreadybeentakentopreventtheterrainfromrising