Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news.

(28) Venice is approaching the dread status of living museum，with a population now below 60，000. (29) Residents are being forced out of the historic center as they search for cheaper housing and easier living conditions on the mainland.

Real Venetians have become scarce and many say the city is fast becoming nothing but a tourist destination. (30) A group of Venetian residents concerned about this marked the city’s population decline with a mock funeral procession.

Gondolas and motorboats took part in the event along Venice’s Grand Canal. The leading gondola carried a bright pink coffin symbolizing the death of the city. On other boats, black-clad residents mourned.

Fears have been mounting that Venice could, in a matter of years, belong only to tourists. Twenty million visit the city every year.

City officials also point out that there are thousands of unofficial residents of Venice： students and island inhabitants who don't officially register.

But City Councilor Mara Rumiz says authorities are aware they cannot ignore the problem of the shrinking population any longer.

She says it’s clear that two problems need to be radically addressed, jobs and home. What must be avoided at all costs is that this city becomes nothing but a tourist destination.

The funeral for the demographic decline took place at the same time as an international study on the origins of ancient Venetians. For the next few weeks, Venetian males are giving saliva swabs to try and determine where the natives of the area came from.

The hope of all those who took part in both the DNA tests and the funeral procession is that a databank will be created of the real Venetian，who risks becoming extinct.?

 

题目

Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item , you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions ?

Now, listen to the news.

28. Venice is a famous tourist destination with a population_____ now

A. below 60,000 B. above 60，000

C. below 70,000 D. above 70,000?

29. Residents are being forced out of the historic center as they search for______

A. cheaper housing B. easier living conditions

C. less pollution D. both A and B

30. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Venice is a historic center.

B. Venice is losing its residents.

C. Real Venetian risks becoming extinct.

D. Real Venetians are not afraid of the city’s population decline.

 

答案解析

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28.  A细节题。新闻说目前威尼斯的人口少于6万，因此选A。

29. D细节题。新闻导语说威尼斯的居民被迫离开这个历史悠久的城市是因为要寻 找价格更低廉的住所和更宽裕的生活，因此选D。

30. D细节题。威尼斯人害怕人口下降，因此选D。