首页
财务会计
医药卫生
金融经济
考公考编
外语考试
学历提升
职称考试
建筑工程
IT考试
其他
登录
职称考试
Centers of the Great European Cities The centers of the great cities of Eur...
Centers of the Great European Cities The centers of the great cities of Eur...
admin
2020-12-24
59
问题
Centers of the Great European Cities
The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan atmosphere.
Squares, plazas (广场) and arcades (拱廊) form the heart of Europe's cities.
Venice in Italy has the Piazza San Marco --a beautiful square surrounded by shops, churches, restaurants and cafes. In Barcelona, Spain, La Bosqueria is a lively market with hundreds of stalls selling all kinds of goods. London's Covent Garden is filled with fruit and vegetable stalls by day and musicians, acrobats (杂技演员) and artists by night. The government buildings at the center of many cities often are architecturally impressive. In London, they serve as a beautiful backdrop (背景) to the coffee tables that line the streets and the banks of the Thames.
These vibrant (有活力的) hearts are the product of centuries of evolution, social historian Joel Garreau told U.S. News and World Report recently. "The reason people think Venice is so great today is you don't see all the mistakes," said Garreau " Those have all been removed." Most European cities were laid out before the invention of the car, so bars, restaurants and cafes were near to people' s homes. Today, the focus of many Europeans'life has moved away from the centers. They live in the suburbs and outskirts, driving to supermarkets to get their supplies. But on a continent where people treasure convention, there are still those who hold onto traditional ways, living and shopping locally. These people, together with tourists, provide the city centers with the reason for existence. Coffee culture plays a part in keeping these city centers flourishing. This is particularly true of Paris whose citizens are famous enthusiastic conversationalists. This skill is developed over many hours spent chatting over espressos (浓咖啡) and cigarettes.
Religion also plays a role in developing sociable atmosphere. People in Roman Catholic countries used to visit the church on an almost daily basis. Entire communities would gather in the same building and then move out to the markets, cafes and bars in the surrounding streets. An enormous example of this relationship between church and society is the Duomo. The huge marble cathedral in Florence, Italy is surrounded by bakeries and coffee shops, and caters not only to the tourist crowds, but also the local community.
It can be inferred from the first paragraph that each big city in Europe______()
选项
A.has many large squares.
B.has many very magnificent sky-scrapers.
C.draws tourists in large numbers every year.
D.has a center where tourists meet their spouses.
答案
B
解析
第一段: The centers of the great cities of Europe are meeting places by tradition. People gather there to drink coffee and chat late into the night. A mixture of locals and tourists make for an exciting, metropolitan atmosphere.
转载请注明原文地址:https://ti.zuoweng.com/ti/XSpQKKKQ
相关试题推荐
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
TrafficInOurCities Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtod...
ForestsforCities YouarestandinginabeautifulforestinJapan.Theair...
The0ldGate IntheMiddleAgesthevastmajorityofEuropeancitieshadwa...
随机试题
债权人领取提存物的权利,自提存之日起( )年内不行使而消灭,提存物扣除提存费用
相对剩余价值的生产是通过( )。 A、缩短必要劳动时间实现的 B、降低劳动
导致畏寒喜暖、手足不温症状的原因是 A.气的推动功能减退 B.气的固摄功能减
我国生活饮用水水质标准规定,水中的细菌总数和总大肠埃希菌群数不得超过 A.10
招募工作的基本程序主要包括()
跨期套利的主要风险包括() Ⅰ.财务风险 Ⅱ.增值风险 Ⅲ.交割规
商业银行销售风险评级等级为_____以上的理财产品时,应同时对外披露其与_____风险等级的对应关系。( )A.2级;2个B.3级;3个C.4级;4个D.
某社会服务机构年终时邀请人力资源管理专家举行一场专题讲座,讲解职业生涯规划的意义、原则和方法,协助员工评估自己的技术潜能和事业前程,拟订实现个人目标和机构...
关于劳动力供给方遇到的摩擦力的说法,正确的是()。A.劳动者并非可以零成本自由流动B.劳动者流动必须承担寻找就业信息的成本C.劳动者流动必须承担重新参加培
引进、消化吸收再创新与集成创新的相同点是()。A:不断地发现新规律,创造新知识B:利用已经存在的单项技术为基础C:都是产品价值链某个或者某些重要环节的重大创