Unit 2 TRAVELLING AROUND（课件+作业）-新教材高中英语必修第一册【优化指导】人教版

Venice What images come to mind when you think of a trip to Venice? No doubt you imagine yourself taking a romantic gondola(平底船) ride along narrow canals and under delicate① bridges. Perhaps you picture the beautiful old buildings and famous works of art that have made the city one of Europe's leading tourist spots. Venice was built on more than 100 islands and has about 150 canals. The best­known of these, the Grand Canal, functions as the “main street” in the part of the city most popular with visitors. The canal winds through each of the six districts that comprise② this historic city center before reaching Venice Lagoon(湖)． One of these districts, San Marco, is home to many of Venice's main attractions, including St. Mark's Basilica. This spectacular③ church has five main arches and some extraordinary④ onion­shaped domes(洋葱形圆顶). It is decorated with priceless treasures, many of which were stolen from other countries when medieval Venice was a leading sea power.[来源:学科网ZXXK] St. Mark's Basilica stands at one end of St. Mark's Square. Napoleon called the square the “finest drawing room in Europe.” Tourists have been going there for centuries to visit its celebrated café and get a taste of the party atmosphere. The best time to visit Venice is during the clear spring days of March and April. From June to August, the city is hot, sticky, and crowded with tourists. Autumn is quite pleasant, but winters are cold. Floods are common in November and December, presenting Venetians with one of their most difficult and ongoing problems.[来源:Z*xx*k.Com] It is well­known that Venice faces an uncertain future. The city is sinking into the sea, its historic buildings are falling to pieces, and the famous lagoon is badly polluted. Unless solutions are found soon for these complex problems, the “Queen of the Adriatic，” as Venice is sometimes called, will not be able to sit on her watery throne for very much longer. [来源:学科网] Notes： 1．delicate adj. 别致的　2.comprise v. 构成　3.spectacula