【Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage(遗产)Site.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedin】
Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage(遗产)Site.
IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist(薄雾)Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.
AsifstressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries(美术馆)thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasbestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmaddingthecityaplaceofwonder.
Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub(酒馆).Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.
BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof“outstandinguniversalvalue”.Itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.
Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby__________.
A.itscharmingbanks B.itsfamousmuseums
C.itswonderfulpalaces D.itsattractivebuildings
Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby__________.
A.providingdifferentexamples
B.followingtheorderofspace
C.makingcomparisons
D.analyzingcauses
TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat_________.
A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants
B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction