19．Since the time when the Romans first settled on the Danube River and built one of their most important central European forts （堡壘），Vindobona，the city we now know as Vienna，has played a very important role in European history．Austria grew up around the city and developed into a strong empire （帝國）．The capital became a famous place during the rule of the Habsburg dynasty．
Today，Vienna is one of the most popular tourist spots in Austria as well as a major center of modern business and culture．Many different cultures have fused their cultural identities to produce the amazing Viennese culture．It is said that the most beautiful German is spoken in this old city．
A city of music，cafes，waltzes，parks，cakes，and wine-that's Vienna．Famous composers such as Mozart，Beethoven and Schubert made Vienna into a city of music．Vienna also has a lot to ffer in art and architecture．Yet the bars and clubs make a trip to Vienna an unforgettable experience．Vienna's cooking diversity is also impressive．Dumpling soup，tender boiled beef and apple rolls are typical Austrian dishes．
The face of the city has changed time and again due to war，victory，defeat，the death of an empire and the birth of a republic，foreign occupation （占領(lǐng)），and the passage of time．Fortunately，the Viennese character-a strict devotion to the good life-has remained solid．
25．What can we know about Vienna in the past？C
A．It used to be a business center．
B．People there had beautiful voices．
C．Austria developed around this city．
D．There were some forts in this city．
26．What does the underlined word"fused"in Paragraph 2mean？A
A．Melted．
B．Learned．
C．Referred．
D．Protected．
27．Which of the following items about Vienna are mentioned in this passage？B
①music ②culture ③weather ④history ⑤food ⑥government ⑦art
A．①④⑤⑥
B．②④⑤⑦
C．④⑤⑥⑦
D．②③④⑤
分析 本文屬于歷史知識類閱讀，介紹了著名的文化藝術(shù)中心城市維也納以及這個城市的發(fā)展歷史和諸多特點(diǎn)．
解答 CAB
25．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段第二句Austria grew up around the city and developed into a strong empire （帝國）．可知，奧地利圍繞維也納建設(shè)而成，最后成了一個強(qiáng)盛的帝國．故C項正確．
26．A 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)前句Today，Vienna is one of the most popular tourist spots in Austria as well as a major center of modern business and culture..Many different cultures have fused their cultural identities to produce the amazing Viennese culture．可知，維也納是著名的旅游勝地和商業(yè)文化中心，很多不同的文化都在這里融合并產(chǎn)生出令人驚異的維也納文化．所以該詞就是指多種文化的融合．故A項"melt融合"與劃線詞意思相近．
27．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．作者在全文中沒有提到維也納的政府機(jī)構(gòu)和天氣晴朗．所以排除了ACD三項，②④⑤⑦都在文章中有所體現(xiàn)．故B項正確．
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