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     EDMONTON,CANADA — The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city5 s oldest neighbourhoods,butit'ssettobeknockeddown. Edmontonians are hoping more can be done to preserve(保留) more of the city's history.

     “The reason the area is popular in the first place is because it's a historic neighbourhood. And I think it's important that we preserve history,” said Mark        Wilson,owner of Vivid Print ,shop on Whyte Avenue at 103 Street.Wilson's business is located in a building two doors down from the Etzio,a building that is more than a century old. But after 117 years on Whyte Avenue,the building is coming down to make way for a new three-floor development.

     “It has become acceptable to simply pull down old buildings and put up new buildings that look old ,” said Wilson. “The words on the sidewalks here say historic area. Well's not historic if all the buildings are 10 years old."

     It's a move that disappoints Wilson and others on the street who believe more should be done to keep the character of Edmonton.

     “I think in this area it's important because it keeps the flavour of Edmonton,and Edmonton is known for Whyte Ave.,” said a woman on Saturday afternoon.

     “Some of the old culture should still be there ,I think added a man who was walking along the street. “It makes Edmonton unique(独一无二的) .Without it,it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world."

    Wilson 一 looking fondly at the old building 一 believes a little piece of history is lost with every building that's tom down.

       After the Etzio building is tom down,the Old Strathcona Hotel and the Ross building will be the only two buildings left from the 1800s.

25. Why does Wilson consider the Etzio important?

   A. It helps him develop his business.

   B. His neighbours live there.

   C. It's a symbol of history.

   D. His shop is inside it.

26. In Wilson's eyes,what will be done to the city

is.

   A. acceptable   B. popular

   C. unpleasant   D. strange

27. What does the underlined word “it” in the text refer to?

   A. The Etzio building.

   B. The old culture.

   C. Edmonton.

   D. The street.

28. What can be the best title for the text?

   A. 117-year-old building to be tom down

   B. New development being met with disagreements

   C. Edmonton business owner makes a move

   D. Old buildings in Edmonton face an uncertain future

Answer 1

25. C 26. C 27. B 28. A

25. C. 细节f解题。根据第二段中的 because it's a historic neighbourhood 可知，Wilson认为Etzio重要是因为 它’是有着100多年悠久历史的古建 筑，是历史的见证。

26. C. 推理判断题。根据第四段Wilson 说的话和第五段中的It's a move that disappoints Wilson 可以推测， Wilson对于拆除Etzio这一做法感到不愉快。

27. B. 篇章结构题。倒数第三段中续4现了四个指代词it;我们先来分 析第一个 it: It makes Edmonton unique ,这句中的It指代上一句中的 Some of the old culture;接着的这句 Without it,it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world中的第一个it指代的也是 the old culture ,第二、三个it均指代 Edmonton。该爲;的大意为：古老的 文化应该保留下禾，这些古老的文化 使得Edmonton很独特;如果没有这 些古老的文化，那么Edmonton这个 地方就会变成另一个商场，或者和世 界上的任何一座城市没什么区别。

28. A.标题归纳题。本文是一则新闻 报道，文章首段就点明了主旨，即： The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the city's oldest neighbourhoods,but it's set to be knocked down。由此可知，A项作标 题统领了全文。