练14 词句猜测题———单词指代/句意理解题 限时18分钟 外刊原味14 体裁:记叙文 主题语境:环境保护与可持续发展 难度:★★★ @ The New York Times You can swim in the Seine again. Trust me. I just did. I swam in the Seine on Saturday. A crowd splashed (泼洒) around me, giggling with pleasure and wonder. Swimming has been banned in the river since 1923 because of boat traffic and pollution. France promised to clean up the pollution, and on Saturday it delivered, opening three dedicated bathing sites in Paris. Two sites were also opened in the Marne River, a tributary (支流) a few miles upstream, in the southern Parisian suburbs. A study in the 1990s classified the stretch of river running through Paris as having one of the highest levels of heavy metal in the world, according to a history of the river. Now it is clean enough for humans to swim in. We can thank the Olympics. One way to persuade Parisians to put up with all the tourists and traffic of the 2024 Paris Olympics was to promise to make the Seine swimmable. Organizers promised to clean its waters enough to host the triathlon and marathon swim events, and then, a year later, to open swimming spots for locals. To do that required an Olympic amount of money—a budget of 1.4 billion euros, or $1.65 billion—and an astonishing series of projects. Regular tests throughout June for bacteria that can cause illness in humans, revealed that the water at the three sites was safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards, according to Paul Kennouche, a microbiologist who heads the city’s water quality department. Floating in the water, I thought of all the reasons I have fallen in love with Paris—the morning sunlight that bounces between ancient buildings, the competing exhibitions at museums, the respect for literature to the point where even prisoners host a book prize. Now I have another. It is a city that can achieve seemingly impossible things. It is a place where you can swim in the river. 1.Why was swimming in the Seine forbidden before 2024 A. Lack of dedicated bathing sites. B. High heavy metal levels. C. Heavy river traffic and pollution. D. European safety standards. 2.What does the underlined word “that” refer to in paragraph 4 A. Hosting swimming competitions. B. Establishing public bathing points. C. Securing necessary financial support. D. Realizing the river swimmability. 3.What does the author try to illustrate by mentioning Paul Kennouche’s data A. The necessity of regular water testing. B. The effectiveness of water management. C. The ongoing tests on Seine’s cleanliness. D. The challenges in meeting safety standards. 4.How does the author feel about Paris A. Impressed and proud. B. Hopeful and cautious. C. Amazed and critical. D. Passionate and sensible. (2025·南京二模) 体裁:记叙文 主题语境:人与动物 难度:★★ Anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows cats have great patience. Yikes! My cat changed a lot recently. ... ...
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