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     EDMONTON,CANADA — The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city5 s oldest neighbourhoods,butit'ssettobeknockeddown. Edmontonians are hoping more can be done to preserve(保留) more of the city's history.

     “The reason the area is popular in the first place is because it's a historic neighbourhood. And I think it's important that we preserve history,” said Mark        Wilson,owner of Vivid Print ,shop on Whyte Avenue at 103 Street.Wilson's business is located in a building two doors down from the Etzio,a building that is more than a century old. But after 117 years on Whyte Avenue,the building is coming down to make way for a new three-floor development.

     “It has become acceptable to simply pull down old buildings and put up new buildings that look old ,” said Wilson. “The words on the sidewalks here say historic area. Well's not historic if all the buildings are 10 years old."

     It's a move that disappoints Wilson and others on the street who believe more should be done to keep the character of Edmonton.

     “I think in this area it's important because it keeps the flavour of Edmonton,and Edmonton is known for Whyte Ave.,” said a woman on Saturday afternoon.

     “Some of the old culture should still be there ,I think added a man who was walking along the street. “It makes Edmonton unique(獨一無二的) .Without it,it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world."

    Wilson 一 looking fondly at the old building 一 believes a little piece of history is lost with every building that's tom down.

       After the Etzio building is tom down,the Old Strathcona Hotel and the Ross building will be the only two buildings left from the 1800s.

25. Why does Wilson consider the Etzio important?

   A. It helps him develop his business.

   B. His neighbours live there.

   C. It's a symbol of history.

   D. His shop is inside it.

26. In Wilson's eyes,what will be done to the city

is.

   A. acceptable   B. popular

   C. unpleasant   D. strange

27. What does the underlined word “it” in the text refer to?

   A. The Etzio building.

   B. The old culture.

   C. Edmonton.

   D. The street.

28. What can be the best title for the text?

   A. 117-year-old building to be tom down

   B. New development being met with disagreements

   C. Edmonton business owner makes a move

   D. Old buildings in Edmonton face an uncertain future

Answer 1

25. C 26. C 27. B 28. A

25. C. 細節(jié)f解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 because it's a historic neighbourhood 可知，Wilson認為Etzio重要是因為 它’是有著100多年悠久歷史的古建 筑，是歷史的見證。

26. C. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段Wilson 說的話和第五段中的It's a move that disappoints Wilson 可以推測， Wilson對于拆除Etzio這一做法感到不愉快。

27. B. 篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。倒數(shù)第三段中續(xù)4現(xiàn)了四個指代詞it;我們先來分 析第一個 it: It makes Edmonton unique ,這句中的It指代上一句中的 Some of the old culture;接著的這句 Without it,it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world中的第一個it指代的也是 the old culture ,第二、三個it均指代 Edmonton。該爲;的大意為：古老的 文化應(yīng)該保留下禾，這些古老的文化 使得Edmonton很獨特;如果沒有這 些古老的文化，那么Edmonton這個 地方就會變成另一個商場，或者和世 界上的任何一座城市沒什么區(qū)別。

28. A.標題歸納題。本文是一則新聞 報道，文章首段就點明了主旨，即： The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods,but it's set to be knocked down。由此可知，A項作標 題統(tǒng)領(lǐng)了全文。