16.Liverpool,with its half a million citizens,is a big city.It's a city with variety and options.
Every year,tourists from all over the world go to Liverpool,most of whom head straight for the stadium to catch the city's two football teams in action.Liverpool and Everton are both world-famous clubs with fans from all corners of the World,as well as a good number of home grown supporters.
Another big draw to the city is the four local boys.Paul,John,George and Ringo,collectively famous as The Beatles.The pop quartet (四重唱表演小組) first put Liverpool on the world map in the 1960s.The Beatles Story,situated at the Albert Dock,is a huge draw for fans,and you'll find the Beatles shop and ever-popular Cavern Club,the"birthplace of the perfect Four",in the Cavern Quarter of the city.Fans can also join one of the coach trips around the sights associated with the band,from the houses they grew up in,to the places including Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields.
But Liverpool is about more than music and sport.It is rich in history,with some of the most shocking architecture in the UK.The city has two great cathedrals(教堂):Anglican-the largest of its kind in Europe; and the more modern-styled Metropolitan.The famous waterfront,with the Pierhead and the Albert Docks,is also worth a visit.Many of the city's great museums are situated here,including the Walker Art Gallery,the Liverpool Maritime Museum,and the Tate Gallery,which is home to the largest modern art collection in the North.The nightlife in the city also has a lot to offer.With more than 250 bars,pubs and restaurants,there is always something for everyone to do in Liverpool.Music,museums,shopping,history,pubs and bars--it's all there.It is the world in one city,a place truly deserving of the Capital of Culture title
41.Liverpool and Everton areDclubs.
A.a(chǎn)rchitecture
B.music
C.tourist
D.football
42.What made Liverpool first known to the world?C
A.The Beatles Story.
B.Cavern Club.
C.The Beatles.
D.The Beatles shop.
43.Compared with Metropolitan,the cathedral Anglican isA.
A.more traditional
B.more shocking
C.better-known
D.smaller
44.Why does the author say"It is the world in one city"in the last paragraph?D
A.Liverpool belongs to the world
B.Liverpool is world famous now.
C.Liverpool owns lots of museums well-known in the world.
D.Liverpool is a lively city with various cultures.
分析 本文是說明文,文章項讀者介紹了歐洲文化之都利物浦--一個擁有 50 萬人口的大城市,是一個多姿多彩、有多種選擇的地方.足球和足球俱樂部每年吸引大量的球迷從世界各地蜂擁來到利物浦.這個城市另一個巨大的引人之處是 4 個當?shù)啬泻ⅲ罕A_、約翰、喬治和林弋所產(chǎn)生的影響,他們就是著名的甲殼蟲樂隊成員.利物浦不僅僅有音樂和體育.這座具有悠久歷史的城市擁有一些最讓人震撼的英國建筑.利物浦的夜生活也值得一提.由于擁有 250 多家酒吧、酒館和餐館,在利物浦任何人都有的可做.利物浦可以滿足每個人的需要.音樂、博物館、購物、歷史、酒館和酒吧--利物浦將所有這些集于一身.這是一個包容了整個世界的城市,無愧于"歐洲文化之都"的稱號.
解答 41.D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第2段內容可判斷,該段講述了利物浦的足球吸引世界各地的人們,所以推斷這兩個俱樂部是足球俱樂部,故答案是D.
42.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第3段中"The pop quartet (四重唱表演小組) first put Liverpool on the world map in the 1960s四重唱表演小組第一次使得利物浦出現(xiàn)在世界地圖上."可知答案選擇C.句中"The pop quartet"就是指"The Beatles(甲殼蟲樂隊)".
43.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第4 段中"The city has two great cathedrals(教堂):Anglican-the largest of its kind in Europe; and the more modern-styled Metropolitan.(這座城市有兩個了不起的教堂:Anglican--歐洲同類中最大的;Aetropolitan--更具現(xiàn)代風格的)"可知Metropolitan 是更具現(xiàn)代風格的教堂,由此推斷Anglican是相對傳統(tǒng)一些,故答案選擇A.
44.D.主旨大意題.本文第一段告訴我們利物浦是一個多姿多彩具有選擇的地方;然后下文分析了文化的多樣性;所以判斷本文的主題就是介紹利物浦的文化的多樣性,自然最后一段得出與主題相一致的結論,故答案選擇D.
點評 本文是介紹人文地理的說明文.文章介紹了利物浦文化的多樣性.題目中涉及幾條細節(jié)題,細節(jié)題一定要在文章中定位細節(jié),仔細理解細節(jié)的內容再做出合理的解答;本題中還涉及一道主旨大意題,主旨大意題要在整體理解文章的基礎上關注首段和尾段,要避免以偏概全.