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阅读理解（说明文、争论文）专题一

专题一

阅读理解（说明文、争论文）

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(2024·济南市高三年级学习质量评估)

SolothurnisapicturesquetowninthenorthwestofSwitzerlandknownprimarilyforitsclosestrelationwiththenumbereleven.Itseemslikeeverythinginthisplacewasdesignedaroundthismagicalnumber,fromthefactthattherearepreciselyelevenchurches,aswellaselevenhistoricalfountains,elevenmuseumsandeleventowers,totheunusualclockinthetownsquarethatfeaturesaneleven－hourdialandthenumbertwelvemissing.

AlthoughnearlyeveryoneinSolothurnknowsaboutthetown’sobsessionwiththenumbereleven,theoriginofthatiscoveredinmystery.ThefirstmentionofeleveninSolothurn’shistorydatesbackto1252,whenelevenmemberswerefirstelectedforthetown’scouncil.AnothergreatexampleofSolothurn’sobsessionwiththenumberelevenisthemagnificentCathedralofSt.Ursus.DesignedbyItalianarchitectGaetanoMatteoPisoni,itwasbuiltinelevenyears.Itfeaturesthreesetsofsteps,eachnumberingelevenrows,elevendoors,elevenbellsandelevenaltars(祭坛),oneofwhichismadeoutofelevendifferenttypesofmarble.Interestingly,thealtarscanbeviewedatthesametimefromonlyoneplaceinthecathedral,theeleventhblackstoneinthelongcentralpart.

ThepeopleofSolothurnalsoshowanintenseinterestinthenumberelevenintheirdailylife.Therearespecialcelebrationsheldoneleventhbirthdays,andtherearelocalproductsandbusinessesthatincludethespecialnumber.Thereis“?ufi－Bier”(Beereleven),“eleven－iSchokolade”(eleven－Chocolate),andeven“?ufiyoga”(eleveno’clockyoga).ThemysteriousrelationshipbetweenSolothurnandthenumberhasbecomeoneofthetown’sprimarytouristattractions,andthereisevenathemedtouraboutthenumbereleven.

1.WhatismainlydiscussedaboutSolothurninParagraph1?

A.Itsuniquedesigns.

B.Itsculturalorigin.

C.Itsnaturalattractions.

D.Itsconnectionwith