What’s going on under Liverpool?
A Rainy Day in Liverpool
Dark clouds appear over the River Mersey and a cold wind is blowing. A few rain drops are beginning to fall. We’re in the famous city of Liverpool and we’re going to spend this rainy day in the Williamson Tunnels.
An Interesting Life Story
Joseph Williamson was born into a poor family in 1769,but left home and went to work for a tobacco company aged 11. He began at the bottom, and finally became head of the business.
An Unsolved Mystery
Nobody knows why Williamson dug tunnels under most of Liverpool, but many think it was to create jobs. Perhaps half of Liverpool’s population worked for him. The industry of war had made enormous amounts of money, but now Liverpool was in a terrible financial situation.
The King of Edge Hill
I went on a guided tour starting close to where his empire began in Edge Hill. In the tunnels, the steps leading from rooms below ground to those buildings, which no longer exist, seem particularly ghostly.
Incredible Engineering
We go into the Double Tunnel. It’s just been discovered that it’s actually a triple tunnel - but nobody knows why the three tunnels were built on top of each other.
We finish the tour and decide we’ll have a coffee in the Williamson Tunnels Cafe Bar. There, I notice lots of flyers for bands and theater groups that are coming to play there.
Why Liverpool?
Apart from the obvious attractions like the football clubs, or anything to do with the Beatles, Liverpool has a lot to offer. Princes Park and Croxteth Park were royal hunting grounds and the trees are 200 years old. Renshaw Street displays are an unusual mix of architecture styles. The nightlife is exciting. If you want to experience a part of the British Isles with a character entirely different from London, you should definitely come to Liverpool.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about Joseph Williamson?
A. He was born in the early 1700s.
B. He left home when he turned 18.
C. He worked for a tobacco company when he was young.
D. He started his business by himself but ended up broke.
2.Where did Williamson start his business?
A. Princes Park. B. Edge Hill.
C. Croxteth Park. D. Renshaw Street.
3.What can you do in Liverpool?
a. Join football clubs.
b. Enjoy Beatles music.
c. Visit famous tourist spots.
d. Enjoy the beautiful beach.
A. abd B. bcd
C. acd D. abc
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
What’s going on under Liverpool?
A Rainy Day in Liverpool
Dark clouds appear over the River Mersey and a cold wind is blowing. A few rain drops are beginning to fall. We’re in the famous city of Liverpool and we’re going to spend this rainy day in the Williamson Tunnels.
An Interesting Life Story
Joseph Williamson was born into a poor family in 1769,but left home and went to work for a tobacco company aged 11. He began at the bottom, and finally became head of the business.
An Unsolved Mystery
Nobody knows why Williamson dug tunnels under most of Liverpool, but many think it was to create jobs. Perhaps half of Liverpool’s population worked for him. The industry of war had made enormous amounts of money, but now Liverpool was in a terrible financial situation.
The King of Edge Hill
I went on a guided tour starting close to where his empire began in Edge Hill. In the tunnels, the steps leading from rooms below ground to those buildings, which no longer exist, seem particularly ghostly.
Incredible Engineering
We go into the Double Tunnel. It’s just been discovered that it’s actually a triple tunnel - but nobody knows why the three tunnels were built on top of each other.
We finish the tour and decide we’ll have a coffee in the Williamson Tunnels Cafe Bar. There, I notice lots of flyers for bands and theater groups that are coming to play there.
Why Liverpool?
Apart from the obvious attractions like the football clubs, or anything to do with the Beatles, Liverpool has a lot to offer. Princes Park and Croxteth Park were royal hunting grounds and the trees are 200 years old. Renshaw Street displays are an unusual mix of architecture styles. The nightlife is exciting. If you want to experience a part of the British Isles with a character entirely different from London, you should definitely come to Liverpool.
1.Which of the following is TRUE about Joseph Williamson?
A. He was born in the early 1700s.
B. He left home when he turned 18.
C. He worked for a tobacco company when he was young.
D. He started his business by himself but ended up broke.
2.Where did Williamson start his business?
A. Princes Park. B. Edge Hill.
C. Croxteth Park. D. Renshaw Street.
3.What can you do in Liverpool?
a. Join football clubs.
b. Enjoy Beatles music.
c. Visit famous tourist spots.
d. Enjoy the beautiful beach.
A. abd B. bcd
C. acd D. abc
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She is going to spend part of her week in Liverpool where she ______ on the beach with her children.
A. is playing B. plays C. will be playing D. has played
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Can you imagine _______ camping on a rainy day?
A. going B. to go
C. went D. gone
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I’d rather ________ see the film on such a rainy day.
A.not go to B.not to go to C.not going to D.go not to
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He reads newspapers every day to keep himself ________ about what's going on in the world.
A. inform B. informing C. informed D. being informed
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完形填空
The story happened on a not heavy rainy day.
After class, I took a few bottles to go and ________ some water from the water room. Oh!There were so many people! I had to wait ________the rain. My hair didn’t get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes ________ .
When at last it was my ________ ,I filled the bottles as quickly as possible. I beganmaking my way back when I saw a boy ________ towards me. He ________ two umbrellas
in his hand. He shouted hello and as he came ________ ,I recognized that it was XiaoBai.
He ________ my classmate for nearly three years but we never ________ more than ten sentences. He was silent but I like talking. We were quite ________ people and had nothing in common. I didn’t ________ him and even didn’t want to see him.
“Hey! What’s wrong?” His words ________ me out of my thought. “I saw you ________ in therain so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little ________ ,your clothes are already wet.”
On hearing this, I was so ________ that I couldn’t say a single word.
“Don’t just stand there. Let’s go!” He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards ________ and this time, we talk ________ .
“I know you don’t like me, but I want to ________ with you.” he said, “you may think I am silent, but it is because I can’t find the ________ to say.”
The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky. I said to myself, “It is wrong to ________someone only by his appearance.
1.A. collect B. drink C. carry D. hold
2.A. under B. in C. at D. on
3.A. did B. get C. was D. wet
4.A. wish B. duty C. job D. turn
5.A. come B. came C. coming D. comes
6.A. had held B. has held C. was holding D. holds
7.A. near B. nearly C. nearer D. nearest
8.A. has been B. had been C. is D. would be
9.A. shared B. talked C. spoke D. communicate
10.A. the same B. familiar C. strange D. different
11.A. hate B. ignore C. like D. get along
12.A. brought B. make C. get D. surprised
13.A. stood B. stand C. standing D. are standing
14.A. early B. frequent C. actually D. late
15.A. moving B. move C. moved D. moves
16.A. the classroom B. the park C. the playground. D. the bedroom
17.A. nothing B. little C. a lot D. something
18.A. make friends B. shake a hand C. make a friend D. have words
19.A. times B. right words C. silent place. D. umbrella
20.A. understand B. see C. judge D. Decide
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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.
The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmiling as we bought our papers,which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The businessman_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly,_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.
As we_44_away,I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"
We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day,I still don't know who that businessman was,or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.
That was a good 25 years_52_,but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally,but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us, but we can always control our response to them.
1. A. whispering B. sitting C. driving D. weeping
2. A. since B. after C. unless D. until
3. A. paper B. suit C. call D. coffee
4. A. good B. nervous C. bad D.long
5. A. provided B. offered C. added D. returned
6. A. breathed B. called C. noticed D. took
7. A. thanking B. envying C. asking D. blaming
8. A. evening B. afternoon C. morning D. midnight
9. A. turned B. passed C. drove D.ran
10. A. cruel B. serious C. pleasant D. rude
11.A. stick to B. refer to C. get used to D. respond to
12.A. explain B. understand C. control D. correct
13. A. attempted B. sought C. continued D. separated
14. A. where B. why C. whether D. how
15. A. gently B. quickly C. regularly D. strangely
16.A. humor B. smile C. business D. help
17. A. ago B. before C.later D. after
18. A. often B. seldom C. once D. never
19. A. in search of B. in memoryof C. for the purpose of D. as a result of
20. A. situations B. statements C. possibilities D. positions
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What on ____ earth are you doing under such ___ burning sun? Go indoors.
A. the; the B. an; a C. /; / D. /; a
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— What is that building ______ construction ?
— It looks like a hospital..
A. under B. on C. in D. through
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_______ it is to go for a camp on such a fine day!
A. What a fun B. What fun C. How funny D. How a fun
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