Question

Liverpool, my hometown, is a special city. It is so unique that in 2004 it became a World Heritage(遗产)Site.

I recently returned to my home city and my first stop was at a museum on the River Mersey. Blanketed in mist （薄雾）, Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming. When I headed toward the centre, I found myself surrounded by buildings that mirror the best palaces of Europe. It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool’s history.

As if stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries  than most cities in Britain. At Walker Art Gallery, I was told that it has best collections of Victorian paintings in the world, and is the home of modern art in the north of England. However, culture is more than galleries. Liverpool offers many music events. As Britain’s No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world. Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events. Every year, the Mersey River Festival attracts thousands of visitors, madding the city a place of wonder.

As you would expect from such a city, there are restaurants serving food from around the world. When my trip was about to complete, I chose to rest my legs in Liverpool’s famous Philharmonic pub （酒馆）. It is a monument to perfection, and a heritage attraction itself.

Being a World Heritage Site, my home city is certainly a place of “outstanding universal value”. It is a treasure house with plenty of secrets for the world to explore.

1.Visitors who see the city for the first time would be deeply impressed by________

A. its charming banks

B. its famous museums

C. its wonderful palaces

D. its attractive buildings

2.Liverpool has important cultural role because __________.

A. it has the best collections of Victorian paintings

B. it has museums, galleries, music festival and sports events

C. the Mersey River festival attracts thousands of visitors

D. the best palaces of Europe are in Liverpool

3.The author uses the Philharmonic pub to prove that_______

A. Liverpool is a well-known city for its restaurants

B. Liverpool is an impressive place full of attraction

C. a pub is a wonderful place for visitors to relax themselves

D. a pub is a perfect choice for visitors to complete their journey

4.The third paragraph is developed mainly by _______.

A. providing different examples    B. following the order of space

C. making comparisons    D. analyzing causes

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】文章主要讲述了利物浦的建筑的美丽高贵和很多世界有名的名胜古迹，而且重点讲述了她的独特的博物馆、音乐和运动文化氛围如拥有世界上最好的维多利亚绘画收藏，是英国的第一 音乐城市以及是著名的足球和其他体育赛事的举办地。

1.细节理解题。第二段最后两行 It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool’s history即不难想象为什么，第一次看到这个城市，大多数游客会被美丽高贵的建筑，这是利物浦历史上的固体的迹象可知人们会被哪些引人注目的建筑吸引，故选D。

2.主旨大意题。从文章中Blanketed in mist （薄雾）, Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming即笼罩在薄雾中 ，维多利亚建筑从河岸上的玫瑰，海鸟的声音回应，并出现了令人难以置信的迷人和As if stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries  than most cities in Britain即如果强调文化的作用，利物浦有比英国大多数城市更多的博物馆和美术馆可知，文章不仅讲述了liverpool 的beauty而且重点讲述了她的独特的文化氛围，故选B。

3.推理判断题。通过第四段中 It is a monument to perfection, and a heritage attraction itself即这是一个完美的纪念碑，一个遗产吸引力本身可知，Liverpool is an impressive place full of attraction，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。从第三段话中 However, culture is more than galleries. Liverpool offers many music events. As Britain’s No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world. Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events即然而，文化不仅仅是画廊。利物浦提供许多音乐活动。作为英国的第一 音乐城市，它是欧洲最大的城市音乐节，它是全世界闻名的音乐家。利物浦也是著名的足球和其他体育赛事可知，作者举了“博物馆、音乐和运动”作为例子，故选A。

【名师点睛】

在做阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面： 

先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题如最后一篇中的第一小题，答案就在文章第二段的最后两行即 It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool’s history。 

重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。

在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点： 

a．读首句抓大意。

文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句如第一篇阅读的第一小题，主题就在文章开头即The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal，由此可知全文主要在讲一个有趣的故事。

从段落中抓大意。

有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证如，最后一篇阅读的最后一题，答案就需我们抓大意即从文章中Blanketed in mist （薄雾）, Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming即笼罩在薄雾中 ，维多利亚建筑从河岸上的玫瑰，海鸟的声音回应，并出现了令人难以置信的迷人和As if stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries  than most cities in Britain即如果强调文化的作用，利物浦有比英国大多数城市更多的博物馆和美术馆可知，文章不仅讲述了liverpool 的beauty而且重点讲述了她的独特的文化氛围。