Question

The historic center of Vienna has been added to UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. Thus, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many other historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind - others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic center of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon.

Vienna's historic center, in its unity, is considered one of the most beautiful city landmarks in Europe. Three eras left their mark on the former residence of the Habsburgs: the Middle Ages with Gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral whose spire points toward heaven, one of Vienna's landmarks; the Baroque whose most important achievement is the Imperial Palace with its sumptuous cupolas (奢華的圓頂). And the Ring Boulevard era of the late nineteenth century, when such splendid buildings as the Vienna State Opera and the Museum of Fine Arts were built to replace the former city walls.

The imperial flair of the center of Vienna is enhanced (加強(qiáng)) by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers. And the centuries-old musical tradition ranges from the Court Chapel of the Imperial Palace to Mozart's immortal (不朽的) music and the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Also inseperably linked to the center of the city are the delights of Viennese cuisine, the gemütlichkeit of Viennese coffeehouses and nostalgic shopping at former purveyors (伙食承辦商) to the imperial court.

1.Which of the following is not mentioned as cultural and natural monuments of

man-kind?

A. the Taj Mahal

B. the Pyramid Fields

C. the Kremlin with the Red Square

D. the Court Chapel

2.The second paragraph is developed mainly by ____.

A. following the order of place B. providing examples

C. making comparisons D. analyzing causes

3.What does the underlined words “imperial flair” in the last paragraph mean?

A. culture atmosphere B. art style

C. royal style D. royal palace

4.What is the passage mainly about ?

A. The universal value of the world heritage in Vienna

B. Vienna’s becoming one of the cultural and natural monuments of mankind

C. The introduction of the historic center of Vienna

D. The special culture atmosphere of the historic center of Vienna

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文主要是對(duì)維也納歷史中心的介紹，從城市的風(fēng)格到美食，與皇室的聯(lián)系，進(jìn)行了介紹

1.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到Thus, St. Stephen's Cathedral, the Imperial Palace and many other historic buildings are now recognized as being among the 700 outstanding cultural and natural monuments of mankind - others include the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, the historic center of Rome, the Kremlin with the Red Square, the Chinese Wall, the Taj Mahal and the Grand Canyon.這些地方被認(rèn)為是人類文明優(yōu)秀的遺跡，故選D項(xiàng)。

2.B 推斷題。根據(jù)第二段一開始提到維也納歷史中心被認(rèn)為歐洲最漂亮的遺跡之一，而后而下進(jìn)行了解釋，故選B 項(xiàng)。

3.C 詞義猜測。根據(jù)最后一段提到The imperial flair of the center of Vienna is enhanced (加強(qiáng)) by numerous churches, mansions and parks, as well as by rich art collections gathered by wealthy rulers.維也納中心這種皇室風(fēng)格也被眾多的教育，豪宅，和公園，被富有的統(tǒng)治都所擁有，故選C 項(xiàng)。

4.C 主旨大意。本文主要是對(duì)維也納歷史中心的介紹，從城市的風(fēng)格到美食，與皇室的聯(lián)系，進(jìn)行了介紹，故選C項(xiàng)。

考點(diǎn)： 文化類閱讀。