单选题
Traffic in Giethoorn and the nearby Dwarsgracht still mostly travels over water. That is why it is nicknamed (绰号) "Venice of the North". Farm boats, canal boats and many other boats belonging to working people travel within the village. In the tourist season, you can hire one of about 400 so-called "whisper boats" and to use the village canal. Originally, Giethoorn was a typical peat (泥炭沼) village that exported millions of squares of peat. When the peat supply was used up, the people of Giethoorn changed over to cattle farming. Then sta- bles and storage (贮藏) barns were built behind the small peat house. The view (景色) in the village changed as all the new buildings with their thatched (用草盖成的) roofs resembles a blanket of camelhair. In those days using straw (稻草) for roofs was cheap. Now having a thatched roof is very expensive.
单选题
Why is Giethoorn nicknamed "Venice of the North" ?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】答案就在文章的第一段里。Venice of the North，北方威尼斯。
单选题
Does Giethoorn make money out of tourism (游览,旅游业) ?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】第二段提到，In the tourist season，you can hire one of about 400 so-called“whisper boats”．．。说明Giethoorn还是利用旅游业赚了钱的。
单选题
What can be seen in Giethoorn today?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】文章提到The view(景色)in the village changed as all the new buildings with their thatched(用草盖成的)roofs．．．所以选D。
单选题
What do people in Giethoorn mainly live on now?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】最后一段提到，the people of Giethoorn changed over to cattle farming．．，就是说他们用完煤后就依靠farming生活了。Live on靠…生活。