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Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures. Lonely Planet has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travellers.
London and Paris
It takes you about two hours to travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, a highspeed railway service. The two capital cities have been competing in fashion, art and nightlife for decades—but each secretly looks up to the other.
No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum, but if you want to save money, you cannot skip the British Museum free to visit. Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions, such as the beautiful green walkway La Promenade Plantee.
In Paris, you’ll see diners linger(逗留) over red wine. While in London, you can try some afternoon tea, eat fish and chips or salted cake.
Vienna and Bratislava
Austrian capital Vienna and Slovakia city Bratislava are an hour apart by train. But since they are linked by the Danube River, the best way to travel is by ship. A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from 17th century’s Habsburg dynasty splendor to scifi restaurants.
Vienna is famous for Mozart and imperial palaces. You can appreciate the perfect blending of architecture and nature in the grand Scholoss Schonbrunn Palace, and reward yourself with a cup of Vienna coffee, which has made its way to the world’s cultural heritage list.
Bratislava is best known for its fine dining—the remarkable UFO restaurant. You can enjoy a meatladen dinner here in an amazing setting.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文， 介绍了两对很有代表性的欧洲文化宝地。
1．What’s the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?
A．They help each other.
B．They admire each other.
C．They attack each other.
D．They don’t like each other.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“but each secretly looks up to the other”可知伦敦和巴黎相互“倾慕、崇拜”， 故选B项。
2.What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?
a. Louvre Museum
b. Free access to museums
c. More outdoor attractions
d. Better wines and perfumes
A．acd B．cd
C．ac D．bcd
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris’ Louvre Museum”和“Compared with London, Paris has more outdoor attractions”可知巴黎的优势是C项。
3.Lonely Planet recommends these two pairs of cities because ________.
A．they are not expensive to visit
B．they are best known to the world
C．they are always enemies between each other
D．they are close but different in many aspects
D 解析：推理判断题。综合全文可知， 欧洲文化灿烂、富有文化宝藏， 而文中提到这两对城市相距不远且各有千秋， 很有代表性， 故非常值得推荐、游览。
