巴塞羅那——地中海的明珠

Spain is always related with bold and unrestrained character. Barcelona， a beautiful city of Spain， is the most famous city in Spain.

Compared with Madrid， the capital of Spain， Barcelona has a much longer history. In the 8th century， Moors conquered Spain. Barcelona acted as the focal point for the exchange of scholar and scientific knowledge between the European and Muslim world. Before the 16th century， it was the center of Spain. In 1493， the monarch(王室) received Columbus in the Royal Palace in Barcelona. In the 16th century， Spain stepped into its golden age. The Monarch made Madrid， which is in the center of Spain， the capital of Spain.

Because both the east and west cultures have deep influence to Barcelona， today we can see many Christian buildings as well as Islamic(伊斯蘭教的)buildings there. Gothic Quarter(哥特區)is the old town district. Many old houses and monuments are found there.

There are many beautiful parks in Barcelona. Giudadella Park is the most famous one. It’s designed so well that UNECO declared it as a world heritage site(遺址).

Barcelona has many interesting festivals. Giants， Big-head figures， precessions， musical performances， fireworks， cultural and sport events and open-air dancing are held in the city.

1. It can be inferred that the people of Barcelona are good at .

A. combining both old and modern ，east and west cultures

B. building palaces

C. bulding parks

D. building world heritage sites

2. It can be inferred that Barcelona_________.

A. has few interesting festivals

B. has a long history with splendid culture

C. had many Royal Palaces built in some places of interest

D. had much gold

3. When did the monarch receive Columbus in the Royal Palace in Barcelona?

A. In the fifteenth.B. In the fourteenth.

C. In the sixteenth.D. In the seventeenth.

4. In Barcelona， you can see _____ .

A. Madrid

B. both west and east politics

C. many east palaces

D. many Christian buildings and Islamic buildings

5. According to the passage， Giudadella Park .

A. is very small B. is famous

C. has most visitorsD. has Islamic buildings

答案與解析

1. A。推理題。因為從第一段知道“巴塞羅那是西班牙的一顆明珠”。第二段講“巴塞羅那成了東西方文化的交匯點和交流中心。直到16世紀，巴塞羅那一直是西班牙的政治文化中心”。第三段講“因為東西方文化的共同影響，在巴塞羅那，你既可以看到西方的哥特式建筑物，又可以見到東方的穆斯林建筑物”。綜合推斷，巴塞羅那人民善于把古今文化和東西方文化融合在一起。故答案為A。

2. B。推理題。從第一、二兩段大意“巴塞羅那是西班牙的一顆明珠，是東西方文化的交匯點和交流中心。一直是西班牙的政治文化中心”推斷，“巴塞羅那有著悠久的歷史和燦爛的文化”。故答案為B。

3. A。細節題。從第二段信息句“In 1493，the monarch...Columbus in the Royal Palace in Barcelona.”理解得知。

4. D。細節題。從第三段信息句“today we can see many Christian buildings as well as Islamic buildings there.”理解得知。

5. B。細節題。從文章第四段“There are many beautiful parks in Barcelona. Giudadella Park is the most famous one.”理解得知。

編輯/梁宇清