2．Food，football and fashion-Milan has it a11．The city is perhaps most famous for its annual Milan Fashion Week and its world-class soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan．And May will see it host the six-month Milan Expo，the theme of which is food and nutrition．
Milan may not the first place tourists think of when they think of Italy．Rome is the most famous city in Italian history，Venice draws visitors who want to travel along its canals and Florence is popular with art lovers．Yet Milan can often be left off tourists'lists．But although some see Milan as the"ugly sister"of these cities，according to Lonely Planet，in 2015the city is"suddenly back in fashion in a big way"．
The Milan Expo will look at the future of food，trying to answer the question of how Earth's fast-growing population can be fed in the future．According to Lonely Planet website．"144countries will set up shop northwest of central Milan，forming a mini city-within-a-city"．
Milan's famous opera house，La Scala，normally closed in the summer，will also host daily performances during the expo，reported Fox News．
Not interested in opera？Don't worry．Visitors who prefer sports may want to visit the San Siro stadium，home of the soccer teams AC Milan and Inter Milan．Tile stadium is one of the most famous in Europe and has seen many important games over the years，both in Serie A and the European Champions League．
So even if all of its fashion and beautiful people can make Milan seem"soulless"，as Lonely Planet said．it still has"a serious sense of history and place"．Many people will be discovering it this year，and eating great food from all over the world to help solve world problems．Will you？

28．Which of the following statements is True about Milan？D
A．It is the largest city in Italy and has the longest history．
B．It is hosting the world's largest Fashion Week in 2015．
C．Football，fashion and ancient canals are three features of the city．
D．The city's La Scala opera house will offer additional performances in 2015．
29．What's the attitudes of the editors from Lonely Planet towards the city of Milan？C
A．uninterlested．    
B．modest．    
C．favorable．  
D．dissatisfied．
30．In the 2015Milan Expo，you canA．
A．enjoy food from all over the world
B．Watch great football games
C．Travel along the canals
D．Enjoy great art works
31．The author's purpose in writing this article is toA．
A．give an introduction to Milan as a tourist destination
B．inform readers of the theme of the 2015Milan Expo
C．give an objective review of the food culture in Milan
D．explain why Milan will be holding the world Expo in 2015．

分析 擁有食品、足球和時尚的米蘭，以其一年一度的米蘭時裝周和世界級的球隊在國際聞名，如今大家會看到它舉辦為期6個月的米蘭世博會，主題為食品和營養(yǎng)．本文主要介紹了米蘭在6個月的世博會期間舉辦的一些活動．

解答 28．D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"Milan's famous opera house，La Scala，normally closed in the summer，will also host daily performances during the expo，reported Fox News"可知，據(jù)�？怂剐侣剤蟮溃滋m的歌劇院La Scala opera 在2015年世博會期間將會額外舉辦日常表演．故選D．
29．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"So even if all of its fashion and beautiful people can make Milan seem"soulless"，as Lonely Planet said．it still has"a serious sense of history and place""可知，Lonely Planet 認為，雖然所有的時尚和美麗的人能讓米蘭看起來沒有靈魂，但是它仍然充滿著濃厚的歷史感．從他的評價來看，他對米蘭這所城市很贊賞與滿意．故選C．
30．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"Many people will be discovering it this year，and eating great food from all over the world to help solve world problems"可知，在這次世博會期間，人們可以嘗到來自世界各地美味的食物，會發(fā)現(xiàn)米蘭的美．故選A．
31．A．主旨大意題．通讀全文，作者在此篇文章主要介紹了米蘭在6個月的世博會期間舉辦的一些活動，便于旅客在米蘭度過一個美好的時光．開頭作者也提到米蘭的時裝周與足球等，可見，作者寫這篇文章的目的是介紹米蘭這所作為旅游目的地的城市．故選A．

點評 本文屬于解釋說明文的一種．說明文的解題關鍵在于抓住文章第一段內容，通常該部分就是文章的中心思想．說明文是對事物的形狀、性質、特征、成果或功用等進行介紹，解釋或闡述的文章．把握所說明事物的特征和本質是理解說明文的關鍵．說明事物特征的方法很多，主要有定義法、解釋法、比較法、比喻法、數(shù)字法、圖表法、引用法和舉例法等．

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