Melbourne, with a population of over 3.5 million, is the second largest city in Australia. It is clean, safe, dynamic and exciting, and well known internationally for its universities and other educational institutions. The city has well-planned tree-lined wide streets and many beautiful parks and gardens. It has a good transport system of roads, buses, trains, and trams. The La Trobe University campus is connected to the Central Business District by trams, express buses, and bus and train connections. Melbourne is a culturally rich city, and is home to large communities of people from all parts of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The city is famous for its restaurants, theatres, music, opera, ballet, art, culture, and shops, and a lively and dynamic nightlife. Melbourne people are fond of sports, and the city hosts many famous international sports events. Near Melbourne there are beautiful coastlines with excellent beaches, national parks, forests, wineries (葡萄酒廠), winter snowfields and summer resorts. The climate is temperate and comfortable, with warm summers and cool winters. In summer, maximum daytime temperatures range from 26°C to 36°C, and in winter from 12°C to 18°C. The weather in Melbourne can be variable from day to day. Melbourne was rated the world's best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
【小題1】 Melbourne is well-known in the world for its _____.

A．large populationB．educational institutions
C．transport systemD．beautiful parks and gardens
【小題2】According to the passage, Melbourne is a city where _____.
A．rich people choose to liveB．the best wine is produced
C．various cultures existD．Asian food is popular
【小題3】The underlined word “temperate” most probably means _____.
A．hotB．mildC．dryD．cold
【小題4】The best title for the passage might be _____.
A．An Ideal Place for ShoppingB．A City with the Best Climate
C．The World's Best City to Live inD．The World's Most Beautiful City


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章介紹了墨爾本這個城市。通過各方面的分析，包括文化，氣候，地理位置等，說明墨爾本是最宜居的城市。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：It is clean, safe, dynamic and exciting, and well known internationally for its universities and other educational institutions. 可知墨爾本因?yàn)樗慕逃龣C(jī)構(gòu)而著名，選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章的句子：Melbourne is a culturally rich city, and is home to large communities of people from all parts of Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. 可知在墨爾本有多種文化并存，選C
【小題3】猜詞題：“temperate”出現(xiàn)在文中“The climate is temperate and comfortable， with warm summers and cool winters.”一句，其中“comfortable”和“temperate”兩個形容詞由連詞and連接來構(gòu)成并列結(jié)構(gòu)，那么他們表示的感情色彩應(yīng)該是相同或是相近的。而下文緊接著的一句話中，作者用翔實(shí)的數(shù)據(jù)來說明最高日溫，這也暗示了當(dāng)?shù)氐臍夂蚯闆r。在文章的結(jié)尾部分，既然作者提及墨爾本是世界上最適宜居住的城市，那么備選答案中A（炎熱）、C（干燥）、D（寒冷）都其實(shí)與這一定位并不匹配。選B
【小題4】主旨題：文章介紹了墨爾本這個城市，最后一句話總結(jié)：Melbourne was rated the world's best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit.可知 The World's Best City to Live in這個標(biāo)題最合適。選C
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