Siena is an old city in the north of Italy.It began with a group of people living on its hills over 2,900 years ago.Around the year 1100,Siena became an important business center in Italy.In 1472,the first bank of the world was built in this city and has been doing business ever since.Today Siena is famous for keeping its“old face.”For example,its city walls,which helped keep the city safe in the past,are hundreds of years old now and look almost the same as before.Also,many old buildings are seen at the Piazza del Campo,the most important meeting place of the city.Few things have really changed in this center of public life for hundreds of years.Now people still go to the open space for sharing news,shopping or playing sports.There is one more thing that helps keep Siena’s old face: cars cannot enter the city most of the time.True,Siena is old,but it is beautifully old.People are welcome to visit this beautiful city and walk into the past.1、The old city,Siena,began more than 2,900 years ago.2、Siena is famous for having the first bank of the world today.3、People in Siena have protected the old city walls very well.4、Few old buildings can be found at the Piazza del Campo.5、Most of the time cars are not allowed to enter Siena.

第1题

Toronto&39;s third City Hall, now known as Old City Hall, was designed byEdward James Lenn

ox and declared open on Sept. 18,1899.

Created to provide more space for city officials, it turned out to be thelargest building in the city and the largest city building in North America at the time.

Lennox took three years to design the City Hall and it took 11 years to buildit. Contemporaries believe that the odd carvings (雕刻) above the Queen Streetentrance were actually caricatures (漫画) of councilors at the time.

Lennox even included himself in the caricatures, on the west side of thecentral arch (拱门), and left a strange signature in the stonework of the link portionsof the building.

The third City Hall was originally used as councilors&39; offices and legaloffices, but it is used only as a courthouse today.

When the fourth City Hall (the one we know today) was declared open in1965, Old City Hall was threatened to be pulled down. It was saved by a group ofpeople called the "Friends of Old City Hall. "

The clock tower stands parallel with the middle of Bay Street, rather thanwith the center of the building. The bells in the tower were not installed until thebuilding opened. Old City Hall was declared a historical site in 1989.

(78) The entire structure cost more than $ 2. 5 million to build at the time. This is equal to $ 53 million today.

Toronto&39;s third City Hall came into use in___________.

A.the 18th century

B.the 19th century

C.the 20th century

D.the 21st century

Old City Hall was constructed in ________________ years.A.3

B.7

C.9

D.11

The third City Hall is now used as a_______________.A.middle school

B.hospital

C.cinema

D.courthouse

From the passage we learn that______________.A.Toronto spends lots of money yearly developing the city

B.some local residents showed a great interest in protecting the city'scultural site

C.the City Council of Toronto hasn't paid sufficient attention to theprotection of the city's culture

D.the City Hall is still the largest city building in North America today

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to thepassage'？A.To build a structure like the City Hall will cost $ 2. 5 million today.

B.The clock tower stands parallel with the centre of the City Hall.

C.Old City Hall was once pulled down in the development of the city.

D.Old City Hall is now a historical site.

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第2题

Beijing is a city in（）.

A.north China

B.North China

C.Northern China

D.Chinese North

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第3题

（）is the train station in the city?It's in the north of the city.

A.What

B.When

C.Where

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第4题

Areas ____ of the city are covered with snow.

A、in north

B、to north

C、at north

D、north

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第5题

Beijing is a city in（)

A.north China

B.North China

C.Northern China

D.Chinese North

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第6题

There used to be an old city here, which was （)under the river about 2000 years ago.A、

There used to be an old city here, which was ()under the river about 2000 years ago.

A、insulted

B、insulated

C、buried

D、interrupted

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第7题

The old couple said they _____ in this city for over 50 years.

A.have lived

B.have been living

C.had been living

D.live

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第8题

The city has decided to ________ all the old buildings.

A.break away from

B.get rid of

C.come up with

D.knock down

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第9题

In the city the old A．take good care of ______ B．are taken good care of C．is taken good care of

A.A.take good care of ______

B.B.are taken good care of

C.C.is taken good care of

D.D.are been taken good care of

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第10题

siena轿车的传动系统属于发动机前置()驱动。　　答案:　　

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第11题

Paris 1. Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central

Paris

1. Paris, the capital and the largest city of the country, is in north central France. The Paris metropolitan area contains nearly 20 of the nation's population and is the economic, cultural, and political center of France. The French governments have historically favored the city as the site for all decision making, thus powerfully attracting nearly all of the nation's activities.

2．Paris has grown steadily since it was chosen as the national Capital in the late 10th century. With the introduction of the Industrial Revolution, a great number of people moved to the city from the "country during the 19th century.The migration was especially stimulated by the construction of railroads, which provided easy access to the capital. After World War II more and more immigrants arrived.

3. The city is the centralized control point of most national radio and television broad- casting. It is a place of publication of the most prestigious newspapers and magazines and an international book-publishing .center. With more than 100 museums, Paris has truly been one of the greatest concentrations of art treasures in the worlD．The Louvre, opened as a museum in 1793, is one of the largest museums in the world.

4. In the late 1980s about 4. 1 million pupils annually attended about 47,000 elementary schools. In addition, about 5. 4 million students attended some 11, 200 secondary schools. Approximately 1. 2 million students were enrolled annually at universities and colleges in France in the late 1980s. French centers of learning have served as academic models throughout the world.

5. Paris is the leading industrial center of France, with about one quarter of the nation's manufacturing concentrated in the metropolitan area, lndustries of consumer goods have at ways been drawn to Paris by the enormous market of the big population, and modern, high-technology industries also have become numerous since World War II. Chief manufactures are machinery, automobiles, chemicals and" electrical equipment

第 23 题 Paragraph 2_________

A．History of the city

B．Industries of the city

C．Population growth

D．Education

E．cultural center

F．Immigration

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