题目内容
The noble man prefers ___money to him ___sorry to him.
A. giving; to saying B. giving; to say C. give; to say D. to give; to saying
A
Liverpool, my hometown, is a unique 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 (美术馆) 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.
【小题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 |
A.providing different examples |
B.following the order of space |
C.making comparisons |
D.analyzing causes |
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 |
A.The universal value of the world heritage in Liverpool. |
B.The exciting experience of the author in Liverpool. |
C.The special cultural atmosphere of Liverpool. |
D.The beautiful historic sites of Liverpool. |
Drunken driving—sometimes called America's socially accepted form of murder—has become a national epidemic(流行病). Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years.
A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or several glasses of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image and judges were serious in most courts, but the drunken slaughter(屠宰) has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.
Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing(使翻转) a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.
Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “responsible attitudes” about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.
Though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who “obviously drunk” and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.
As the accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition(禁止) of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble experiment”. They forgot that legal prohibition didn’t stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.
【小题1】From the first paragraph, we can know that _________.
A.most Americans like drinking |
B.heavy drinking is hard to avoid |
C.many Americans are killed by drunk drivers |
D.Americans are not shocked by traffic accidents |
A.judges are no longer serious |
B.new laws are introduced in some states |
C.the problem has attracted public attention |
D.drivers do not appreciate their manly image |
A.The legal drinking age should be raised. |
B.Young drivers were usually bad. |
C.Most drivers hoped to raise the legal drinking age. |
D.Drivers should not be allowed to drink. |
A.reduced the number of deaths. |
B.resulted in fewer serious accidents. |
C.prevented bars from serving drunken customers. |
D.specified the amount drivers can drink. |
A.It may lead to organized crime. |
B.It is difficult to solve this problem. |
C.The new laws can stop heavy drinking. |
D.There should be no bars to serve drink. |