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结合《水城威尼斯》,谈谈作者是如何突出威尼斯“水城”的特点的。

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《水城威尼斯》中,作者通过对水、桥、船等典型景物的描写,多侧面地描绘了水城威尼斯这个世界著名水城的地方特色。开头第一段就点明:“威尼斯是世界著名的水城,它的美是水和桥构成的。今天,它是世界上唯一没有汽车的城市。”突出了水城的特色。接着,作者更以形象的笔触描写了威尼斯这一水城的特色,一下火车,听到的就是水声拍岸,坐上的是威尼斯的汽车——小汽艇,住进的旅馆像是水里盖起来的,门口是一个活动码头,沿途路过的数不清的桥,以及水中的圣马可广场,古老的旅游船——贡多拉,无一不给读者留下了鲜明深刻的印象。使人在体会文章的诗情画意之时,不禁要赞道:水城威尼斯名不虚传。

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Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are out main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机)with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash (现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Change it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

41. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________.

A.promised to obey the store rules    

B.forgot to take any money with him

C.hoped to have the food first and pay later   

D.could not afford anything more expensive

42. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A.kind and lucky        B.poor and lonely

C.friendly and helpful D.hurt and disappointed

43. The writer acted upon the store rules because_________.

A.he wanted to keep his present job  

B.he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C.he considered the old man dishonest     

D.he expected someone else to pay for the old man

44. What does the writer learn from his experience?

A.Wealth is more important than anything else    

B.Helping others is easier said than done

C.Experience is better gained through practice

D.Obeying the rules means more than compassion.