The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．
Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．
But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．
【小題1】This passage is mainly for   ．
A．people who live in LiverpoolB．students who want to study in UK
C．foreigners who want to visit Great BritainD．people who are interested in history
【小題2】The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.
A．busB．boatC．trainD．bicycle
【小題3】Liverpool first became famous for________.
A．its important in international business.B．a(chǎn) group of pop singers
C．a(chǎn) beautiful river called River MerseyD．a(chǎn) big museum in the town
【小題4】For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______
A．the Maritime MuseumB．the Tate Gallery
C．the Beatles Story D．the Walker Art Gallery
【小題5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．A good place to visit in UKB．The history of Liverpool
C．The most famous and of the world D．The most friendly people in UK

【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】A解析:
【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了利物浦，從18世紀成為國際重要的國際商業(yè)性城市。20世紀利物浦是以音樂聞名世界，令無數(shù)流行樂迷傾倒的甲殼蟲樂隊的故鄉(xiāng)。樂隊的四人－保羅·麥卡特尼、喬治·哈里森、林格·斯塔爾、約翰·列農(nóng)都出生、成長在這里。
【小題1】綜合理解題。本文主要是介紹利物浦位置重要，文化悠久，教育狀況，民俗文化，及環(huán)境優(yōu)美，就是為了讓更多的外國人參觀利物浦。故選C。
【小題1】細節(jié)推斷題。由第一段第二句“he first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey”可推斷出，過默西河需乘船，故選B。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。閱讀第一段可知，到利物浦最快樂的事情是渡船。利物浦的渡船服務在歐洲是最古老的，已有800多年的歷史了。故選C。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題。由第三段句“The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool”可知。
【小題1】主旨理解題。閱讀全文可知利物浦是一個風景優(yōu)美，富于創(chuàng)新的城市，孕育了許多世界聞名的藝術(shù)家。故選A。
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