A．It has a long history.

　　B．It's in a very bad location.

　　C．It has an underground storeroom.

　　D．It can be very hot in the summer.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段中的"The house is almost 200 years old."可知，作者在威尼斯的房子有着悠久的历史。

　　3．What does the author say about his uncle's printing business?

　　A．It's the only printing business left in the area.

　　B．It lies in a historic publishing area.

　　C．It's less expensive than others.

　　D．It has attracted many tourists.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的"the printing trade has many roots in this area of Venice"可知，作者叔叔的印刷公司位于这个行业起步发展的地方。

　　4．What does the discovery of the book show about Uncle Leo?

　　A．He has problems with money.

　　B．He has a good sense of humour.

　　C．His main interest is making money.

　　D．His manner of dealing with people is frightening.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据作者的叔叔在第三段说的"This'll fetch good money when I sell it down in the market."可知，他的主要兴趣是挣钱。

　　B

　　It all started a few years ago in the quiet village of Mollington after a number of burglaries (盗窃). Those living in the village came up with the idea that they themselves could keep an eye on their neighbours' property (财产) while they were away on holiday. Since then, with the help of the government and police, more than 50,000 "Neighbourhood Watch" schemes (项目) have been set up in the UK.

The object of each "Watch" group is to prevent things like this from happening again in any street or area. Each villager who is a member of the scheme agrees to do their best to stop anyone stealing something in the village. Everything is done calmly and carefully - it is the police who check out each report and find out what is happening. Villagers who are part of the group are not supposed to act as police or put themselves in any danger.