Let’s pretend we’re sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat. The Rhine is one of the main waterways of Germany, and the river traffic is heavy. It’s interesting to watch the many boats going up and down the river. But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. The boat is passing many old castles. We can see people working in the vineyards (葡萄園) on the hillsides. There are vineyards as far as the eye can see. Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.
Suddenly our boat slows down and begins to turn a little. We are coming to a sharp bend in the river. On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. At first it looks quite ordinary, but there is nothing ordinary about it. There are many stories, poems, and songs about the cliff. We are looking at the Lorelei. Then someone on the boat begins to sing in German, the song of the Lorelei. It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖婦) who has lured(引誘) many sailors to their deaths.
The siren is supposed to sit on the rock combing her long golden hair and singing. The sailors who hear her forget to steer（掌舵）, and the current of river hurls (掀翻) their boats on the rocks and dashes（猛撞）them to pieces.
Soon other people on the boat begin to sing. The beautiful song adds to special magic to the moment, and you begin to realize why so many people have made this trip down the Rhine to see the rock of the Lorelei.
小題1:The most interesting thing to those who are sailing down the Rhine River on a pleasure boat is     .  
A．to watch many boats going up and down the river
B．to see the beautiful scene along the banks and hillsides
C．to hear a song about beautiful siren
D．to see a beautiful siren combing her golden hair
小題2: Which of the following is famous all over the world?
A．The Rhine River.B．The River Traffic.
C．Wine from the Rhine Valley.D．The Lorelei.
小題3:We can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high     .
A．on our right when coming to a sharp bendB．on the Rhine hillsides
C．from the Rhine ValleyD．on the boat
小題4: The song of the Lorelei is about     .
A．The Rhine wine
B．a(chǎn) rocky cliff
C．the beautiful scenery along the Rhine River
D．a(chǎn) beautiful and dangerous siren
小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的But the river traffic is not nearly so interesting as the beautiful scenery along the banks and hillsides. 看出水上之旅沒有沿岸的風景有趣，所以選B。
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第一段的Wine from the Rhine Valley is famous all over the world.看出這里酒就是全世界著名的。選C。
小題3:細節(jié)題：從文章的第二段On our right we can see a rocky cliff over 400 feet high. 看出選A。
小題4:細節(jié)題：從第二段的最后一句話：It is a song about a beautiful siren (妖婦) who has lured(引誘) many sailors to their deaths.得知D項正確，是關于一個美麗但危險的妖婦的。
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