(2014·吉林长春调研)Europe is home to a variety of cultural treasures.Lonely Planet，the world's largest travel guide publisher，has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.
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 Plantée.
In Paris，you'll see diners linger 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 Slovakian 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 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.
【语篇导读】 本文主要介绍了两组对于旅游者来说不容错过的欧洲城市——伦敦和巴黎，维也纳和布拉迪斯拉发。
1.What's the relationship between London and Paris according to the text?
A.They help each other.
B.They attack each other.
C.They admire each other.
D.They don't like each other.
解析 细节理解题。根据London and Paris下面的“but each secretly looks up to the other”可知，这两座城市相互钦佩，因此选C。
答案 C
2.What are the advantages of Paris mentioned in the article?
a.The Louvre Museum.
b.Free access to museums.
c.More outdoor attractions.
d.Better wines and perfumes.
A.ac B.cd
C.acd D.bcd
解析 细节理解题。根据London and Paris下面的“No one can doubt the grand and impressive beauty of Paris' Louvre Museum”可知a被提及了;根据本段中的“Paris has more outdoor attractions”可知c被提及了。而文中关于巴黎的优点并没有提到b和d，因此选A。
答案 A
3.Which of the cities should you choose if you are interested in scifi restaurants?
A.London. B.Paris.
C.Glasgow. D.Bratislava.
解析 细节理解题。根据Vienna and Bratislava 下面的“A tour of the two cities is the perfect way to experience everything from...to scifi restaurants.”和“Bratislava is best known for its fine dining—the remarkable UFO restaurant.”可推知，D项正确。
答案 D
4.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
解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Lonely Planet，the world's largest travel guide publisher，has offered pairs of cities for culturehungry but timepoor travelers.”并结合下文可知，每组中的两个城市相距不远，比较节约时间，而且它们有着不同的文化，因此才推荐给旅游者。故选D。
答案 D
