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【题目】Ⅴ．Reading comprehension．（阅读理解）

London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.

Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. They are full of beautiful old buildings, churches, museums, parks and gardens. Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge. You can take a "walking tour" of each city, or there are the Special open-topped tour buses.

Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London. It is famous for art, music and shopping. There are a lot of good eating places, and they are not expensive.

Liverpool stands on the River Mersey on the northwest coast of England. It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s. Beatles's fans can go to see The Beatles Story exhibition, or take a Beatle Tour.

Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century. The writer Jane Austen lived at 4 Sydney Place between 1801 and 1804.The city is famous for its Royal Crescent and other beautiful buildings. One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.

【1】If people want to visit England, they ________

A. can only go to London

B. can stay in London for a long time.

C. can also go to other famous cities.

D. cannot find other interesting cities

【2】The most famous university cites in England are________

A. London B. Oxford and Bath

C. Liverpool and Birmingham D. Cambridge and Oxford

【3】Birmingham is the ________ biggest city in England.

A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

【4】The Beatles is the famous _______ in the 1960s in the western countries.

A. pop group B. dancing group C. tourist destination D. exhibition hall

【5】Bath is in the _______ of England

A. north-east B. north-west C. south-est D. south-west

【6】According to the passage, Which of the following is TRUE

A. You can visit the Isis when you go to Cambridge.

B. Oxford and Cambridge are famous for the universities

C. The Museum of Costumes is the most interesting museum in the country

D. You can still watch the Beatles' performance when you go to Liverpool

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 A

【5】 D

【6】 B

【解析】

这篇文章向读者介绍了几座英国著名的城市伦敦、牛津、剑桥、伯明翰、利物浦、巴斯的基本情况。

【1】句意：如果有人想去英国游玩，他们也可以去其他著名的城市。A.只能去伦敦。B.可以在伦敦逗留很长时间。C.也可以去其他著名的城市。D.找不到其他有趣的城市。原文London is the best city in England and first place to visit for all the tourists. But there are still many other famous cities to visit.（伦敦是英格兰最好的城市，也是所有游客的首选之地。但仍有许多其他著名城市值得参观。）说明去英国玩的话也可以选择去其他著名的城市，选项C正确，其它选项无中生有，文中无依据，不正确，故选C。

【2】句意：英格兰最著名的大学城市是剑桥和牛津。A.伦敦；B.牛津和巴斯；C.利物浦和伯明翰；D.剑桥和牛津。原文Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. （牛津和剑桥是英格兰最著名的两个大学城市。）说明了英格兰最著名的大学城市，故选D。

【3】句意：伯明翰是英格兰第二大的城市。A.第一；B.第二；C.第三；D.第四。原文Birmingham is England’s biggest city after London.（伯明翰是继伦敦之后英格兰最大的城市。）说明伯明翰是英格兰第二大的城市，故选B。

【4】句意：披头士乐队是20世纪60年代西方国家著名的流行组合。A.流行组合；B.舞蹈组合；C.旅游目的地；D.展厅。原文It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s.（这是20世纪60年代著名的流行乐队披头士乐队的故乡。）说明披头士乐是一个流行组合，故选A。

【5】句意：巴斯在英格兰的西南面。A.东北；B.西北；C.东南；D.西南。原文Bath, in the southwest of England, was famous in Roman times and then, again in the nineteenth century.（巴斯在英格兰西南部，在罗马时代很有名，然后在十九世纪再次很出名。）说明巴斯是在英格兰的西南部，故选D。

【6】句意：根据该段落，以下哪项是正确的？A.当你去剑桥时，你可以游览Isis。B.牛津和剑桥以大学而闻名；C.服装博物馆是该国最有趣的博物馆；D.当你去利物浦时，你仍然可以观看甲壳虫乐队的表演。原文Each city has its river the Isis in Oxford, and Cam in Cambridge.（每个城市都有自己的河流，例如牛津有Isis河，剑桥有Cam河。）说明在剑桥无法游览Isis，A错误。原文Oxford and Cambridge are England's two most famous university cities. （牛津和剑桥是英格兰最著名的两个大学城市。）说明牛津和剑桥以大学而闻名，选项B正确。原文One of the most interesting museums to visit is the Museum of Costumes.（最值得一游的博物馆之一是服饰博物馆。）说明服装博物馆是最有趣的之一，不是最有趣的，选项C错误。原文It was the home of the Beatles, the famous pop group from in the 1960s.（这是20世纪60年代著名的流行乐队披头士乐队的故乡。）说明披头士乐队现在已经不在了，自然无法听到他们的演出，选项D错误，故选B。