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In our annual Readers' Choice Awards survey，we asked our readers to rate their favorite cities in the world for arts and culture.These cities are centres of music and dance，museums，and theatres.Here are four of them where you can find inspiration in the arts，starting with the top spot.
Rome，Italy
At its peak，the Roman Empire extended over nearly two million square miles of land across Europe，Asia Minor and North Africa.Today，that history is on display everywhere.The city's main attractions are famous not because of tourist advertisements，but because they are really so impressive.No wonder it's known as the Eternal City：You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.
Paris，France
Hemingway famously called Paris “a moveable feast”，but wherever you go while in the city，there is always something to see，hear，taste or feel.With some 150 museums，Paris doubles as an art history class，offering the very best of the discipline across centuries and styles.
London，The United Kingdom
London is inspiration and setting for the rise of Shakespeare，Dickens，Orwell and Eliot and the breeding ground for all those iconic (标志性的) bands：The Kinks，The Clash and The Stones.London is also Banksy's favorite canvas，home to more than 1，000 galleries，and the kind of pace where you can spend a whole day in a single museum and still be ready for more when it opens the next morning.
Vienna，Austria
As we all know，Western music would be unrecognizable without Austria's capital，which nurtured many famous musicians.It's also the site of the Vienna Secession，a revolutionary art movement founded in 1897 by Gustav Klimt.Visitors today can see the fruits of all that creativity in the city's 100odd museums.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了罗马、巴黎、伦敦、维也纳这四个艺术和文化城市。
1．Why is Rome regarded as the Eternal City?
A．It had an important role in history.
B．Its history can be seen everywhere.
C．People can easily find new art and culture.
D．People can spend money well there.
C [细节理解题。根据文中的句子“No wonder it's known as the Eternal City：You could spend forever here and find new artistic and cultural treasures every day.”可知，罗马被认为是永恒之城的原因是人们很容易发现新的艺术和文化。故选C。]
2．What does the underlined word “nurtured”in the last paragraph mean?
A．Produced. B．Affected.
C．Attracted. D．Changed.
A [词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的句子“many famous musicians”可知，此处表达的应该是“产生”了很多著名的音乐家。故选A。]
3．Which column can we probably find the text?
A．History. B．Art.
C．Education. D．Life.
B [推理判断题。本文主要介绍了四个艺术和文化城市。所以我们可以在艺术专栏中找到这篇短文。故选B。]
