Valencia，an Important Spanish City

Valencia（瓦倫西亞）is in the east part of Spain．It has a port on the sea，two miles away from the coast．It is the capital of the province that is also called Valencia．

    The city is a market centre for what is produced on the land around the city．Most of the city’s money is made from farming．It is also a busy business city, with ships，railways，clothes and machine factories．

      Valencia has an old part with white buildings，colored roofs and narrow streets．

    The modern part has wide streets and new buildings，Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens．It has many old churches and museums．The University of Valencia in the centre of the city was built in the l3th century．

    The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century．In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain．There is also all important city in Venezuela（委內(nèi)瑞拉）named Valencia．

（   ）1．We know from the passage that there are _____places with the name of Valencia．

    A．one                     B．two                     C．three                      D．four

（   ）2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according t0如e passage?

    A．Valencia was once the capital of Spain．

    B．Valencia is famous for its parks and gardens．

    C．Valencia call be divided into two parts-the old part and the modern one．

    D．Valencia is a city with a history of around 1200 years，

（   ）3．The main difference between the two parts of the city lies in _______．

    A．the length of streets                                 B．the height of buildings

    C．the width（寬度）of streets                       D．park and gardens

（   ）4．The major income（收入） of the city of Valencia conies from its ___________．

    A．markets              B．business              C．factories．              D．farming

（   ）5．This passage suggests（暗示） that the city of Valencia serves as ________．

    A．a(chǎn) market centre of farm products                B．the capital of a province

    C．a(chǎn) port on the coast                                      D．a(chǎn)ll of the above