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题型:短文填空-语法填空 难度:0.65 引用次数:138 题号:18972743
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词(有提示词的,填入所给单词的正确形式)。

Do you know Venice? It is considered to be one of     1     most beautiful cities in the world. It has been known     2     the “City of Canals (运河)”, “City of Bridges”, and “City of Water”. It is made up of about 100     3     (island), 150 canals, and 400 bridges. There are no roads in the city, so there are no cars. The only forms of transportation(交通) are on water and on foot. There are roads, a train station,     4     an airport at the edge(边缘) of the city. One of the famous symbols of Venice is a “gondola (平底船)”. Gondolas are still used today, though(虽然)     5     (main) by tourists. All Venetian gondolas are     6     (paint) black. It was a law(法律) that was passed in the     7     (sixteen) century. Most Venetians travel by water buses called “Vaporetti”. Venice has one of the world’s most famous bridges     8     (call) the Rialto Bridge, built in 1591.

Venezuela, a country in South     9     (American), means “little Venice”. This is because the early European visitors to Venezuela first met the local people who lived in homes built over the water, reminding     10     (they) of Venice.

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