MilanHasMoreThanFashion
FOODfootballandfashion–Milanhasitall.Thecityisperhapsmostfamousforitsannual(一年一度的)MilanFashionWeekanditsworld-classsoccerteamsACMilanandInterMilan.AndMaywillseeithostthesix-monthMilanExpothethemeofwhichisfoodandnutrition.
MilanmaynotbethefirstplacetouriststhinkofwhentheythinkofItaly.RomeisthemostfamouscityinItalianhistoryVenicedrawsvisitorswhowanttotravelalongitscanals(运河)andFlorenceispopularwithartlovers.YetMilancanoftenbeleftofftourists’lists.ButalthoughsomeseeMilanasthe“uglysister”ofthesecitiesaccordingtoLonelyPlanetin2015thecityis“suddenlybackinfashioninabigway”.
ThedeliciousMilanExpowilllookatthefutureoffoodtryingtoanswerthequestionofhowEarth’sfast-growingpopulationcanbefedinthefuture.AccordingtotheLonelyPlanetwebsite“144countrieswillsetupshopnorthwestofcentralMilanformingaminicity-within-a-city”.
Milan’sfamousoperahouseLaScalanormallyclosedinthesummerwillalsohostdailyperformancesduringtheexporeportedFoxNews.
Notinterestedinopera?Don’tworry.VisitorswhoprefersportsmaywanttovisittheSanSirostadiumhomeofthesoccerteamsACMilanandInterMilan.ThestadiumisoneofthemostfamousinEuropeandhasseenmanyimportantgamesovertheyearsbothinSerieAandtheEuropeanChampionsLeague.
SoevenifallofitsfashionandbeautifulpeoplecanmakeMilanseem“soulless”asLonelyPlanetsaiditstillhas“aserioussenseofhistoryandplace”.Manypeoplewillbediscoveringitthisyearandeatinggreatfoodfromallovertheworldtohelpsolveworldproblems.Willyou?
32.ThefeaturesofMilanarementionedinthearticleexcept_____.
A.economy B.fashion C.sports D.culture
33.TheattitudeoftheeditorsfromLonelyPlanettowardsthecityofMilanwas______.
A.uninterested B.dissatisfied C.supportive D.disappointed
34.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthisarticleisto______.
A.informreadersofthethemeandactivitiesofthe2015MilanExpo
B.e