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In Venice, it is not uncommon to see tourists carry suitcases through waist-high water, or sit at ta...
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In Venice, it is not uncommon to see tourists carry suitcases through waist-high water, or sit at tables in Piazza San Marco in their swimsuits. Pictures of Venice in the most dramatic flooding are really _________.
We are used to thinking of Venice as a city in _________,a glorious relic (古迹)of human creativity that is about to _________any day and suddenly the end looks closer. However, as climate change makes extreme weather more _________, Venice looks less like a _________of the sea and more like an old survivor that can teach the rest of the world how to live with water.
People barely notice how _________the art treasures of Venice are kept on the upper floors of palaces and museums, even on a dry summer day. It is also _________to worry about all the art in churches because no other city has such a sharp _________of protecting itself from water.
In their art, the people of Venice are as happy on water as on _________. Vittore Carpaccio s painting Hunting on the Lagoon shows young Venetians standing easily _________ in low-sided boats to shoot arrows at water birds. In a Gentile Bellini's painting, priest(牧师)Swim in the canal searching for a lost relic. Titian portrays(描绘)a woman bathing in open water in his painting. Hunting and fishing, swimming and bathing, Venetians always know how to --_________water.
The palaces built in Venice are also good examples of the prevention of _________.Each has its living spaces on upper floors, often with a courtyard on the ground floor that _________ water instantly.
The danger of Venice is real and this treasury of civilization does need protecting. But it is not all bad news. Or ________,as the news gets worse for the entire planet, Venice has some lessons to teach about how to_________the sea.
1.A.alarming B.frustrating C.positive D.reasonable
2.A.luxury B.desperation C.fun D.danger
3.A.flow B.shift C.sink D.blow
4.A.basic B.frequent C.predictable D.demanding
5.A.victor B.victim C.contributor D.loser
6.A.willingly B.plentifully C.smartly D.loyally
7.A.needless B.necessary C.tasteless D.similar
8.A.brain B.endurance C.contrast D.awareness
9.A.sea B.continent C.land D.soil
10.A.reserved B.bored C.preserved D.balanced
11.A.enjoy B.highlight C.protect D.survive
12.A.flood B.fire C.risk D.resource
13.A.contains B.drains C.stores D.rejects
14.A.contrarily B.consequently C.moreover D.rather
15.A.care for B.hold up C.live with D.sail on
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