现实中的“天空之城”：意大利的白露里治奥

Civita di Bagnoregio is a small town in Italy. It is 3,000 years old. Soon it is possible that it will disappear. Civita is on a cliff. It often rains there. Strong winds and water change the rocks. They gets smaller. The town starts to fall down.

The town is 152 meters long and 91 meters wide. It is three times bigger in the past. The situation is bad. Local people want to save the town. They make a special metal structure (结构). It helps keep the walls straight.

Visitors are very important for Civita. Local people can pay for the structure. They have money from visitors. Then the coronavirus (冠状病毒) changes everything. Visitors do not come. Local people hope that they will save their home.

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1.What can we learn about Civita di Bagnoregio?

A It is a big town.

B It is close to Italy.

C No one lives in it.

D It has a long history.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第一段It is 3,000 years old.可知，该镇有着3000的历史，故选D。

2.What makes Civita in trouble?

A The dirty water.

B The bad weather.

C Lots of visitors.

D The money problem.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据第一段It often rains there. Strong winds and water change the rocks. They gets smaller.可知，那里经常下雨。强风和水改变了岩石。它们变小了。由此推断是恶劣的天气使得该镇陷入困境，故选B。

3.What did local people do to save the town?

A They made it bigger.

B They built another town.

C They added a metal structure.

D They moved out of the town.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段They make a special metal structure (结构). It helps keep the walls straight.可知，当地人制造了一种特殊的金属结构。它有助于保持墙壁笔直。故选C。

4.Local people ___________ if visitors don’t come.

A can’t save the town.

B may have a hard time

C will spend all the money

D have to leave their home

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，当地人挣游客的钱。然后冠状病毒改变了一切。游客不来。由此推断如果游客不来，他们的日子可能不好过，故选B。