Venice, Italy is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 50 years.The floods resulted in calls Wednesday to help protect the historic city from rising sea levels. The water reached 1.87 meters above sea level Tuesday. It was the second-highest level ever recorded in Venice and just 7 centimeters lower than the historic flood of 1966.
Another wave of very high water followed on the same day."Venice is on is knees" Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said on Twitter.He added that St.Mark's Basilica suffered serious flood.like the entire city and its islands, while many squares and passages between buildings were left under water.The mayor said the city was in a state of emergency.
Nearly every home on the island appeared to have flood waters reaching their front doors or entrances.Water poured through wooden boards that were placed in front of doors to hold back water Travelers staying on the ground floor of hotels had to move to upper floors.At least one man died and 60 boats were damaged in the flooding.
The flood is believed to have caused hundreds of millions of euros in damage. "It is not just about the financial damage, but of the very future of the city.People would leave the city because of the flooding", Brugnaro continued. He blamed climate change for the "disastrous situation". He called for a quick finish of a project about building moveable undersea barriers to stop flooding. No start date is in sight. But now, the river levels are still rising. The worst may be yet to come. More bad weather is believed to come over the next few days.
【小题1】What can the underlined part in paragraph 2 probably mean? ______| A．Under control | B．In trouble. | C．At an end | D．Out of order |
| A．The damage is beyond repair | B．The rising sea is out of control |
| C．Tourists may stop visiting it | D．The city may disappear soon |
| A．It could have been stopped. | B．It may cause more damage soon |
| C．It has destroyed undersea barriers | D．It has been a regular natural disaster |
| A．By telling real stories | B．By introducing his experience |
| C．By giving explanations | D．By providing detailed results |
