Norwich

　　Norwich, the capital of the part of Britain known as East Anglia, has been in existence for more than two thousand years. It began as a small villagebeside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.

　 With two cathedrals and a mosque（清真寺）, Norwich has long been a popular centre for various religions. The first cathedral was built in 1095 and hasrecently celebrated its 900th anniversary, while Norwich itself had a year of celebration in 1994 to mark the 800th anniversary of the city receiving aRoyal Charter. This allowed it to be called a city and to govern itself independently.

　　Today, in comparison with places like London or Manchester, Norwich is quite small, with a population of around 150,000, but in the 16th century Norwichwas the second largest city of England. It continued to grow for the next 300 years and got richer and richer, becoming famous for having as many churchesas there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as there are days in the year.

　　Nowadays, there are far fewer churches and pubs, but in 1964 the University of East Anglia was built in Norwich. With its fast-growing studentpopulation and its success as a modern commercial centre（Norwich is the biggest centre for insurance services outside London）, the city now has a widechoice of entertainment: theatres, cinemas, nightclubs, busy cafes, excellent restaurants, and a number of arts and leisure centre. There is also a footballteam, whose colors are green and yellow. The team is known as “The Canaries（金絲雀）”, though nobody can be sure why.

　　Now the city’s attractions include another important development, a modern shopping centre called “The Castle Mall”. The people of Norwich lived witha very large hole in the middle of their city for over two years, as builders dug up the main car park. Lorries moved nearly a million tons of earth so thatthe roof of the Mall could become a city centre park, with attractive water pools and hundreds of trees. But the local people are really pleased that theold open market remains, right in the heart of the city and next to the new development. Both areas continue to do good business, proving that Norwich hasmanaged to mix the best of the old and the new.

1 How long have the people lived by the River Wensum?

A 2000 years B 1066 years C 1096 years D 800 years

2 The main reason for Norwich becoming second largest city of England is that ______

A it has many churches and pubs

B the University of East Anglia was built in Norwich

C there is a modern shopping centre

D it is beside the River Wensum

3 The football team is called “The Canaries” because ______

A the colors which the players wear

B Canary is the symbol of the city

C to remember city receiving a Royal Charter

D nobody knows that

4 It took more than ______ years to build “The Castle Mall”

A one B two C 900 years D 300 years

5 According to the passage, which one is right?

A The River Wensum flows by Norwich

B Norwich has always been one of the smallest English cities

C Norwich has been a city since its first cathedral was built

D The number of foreign students in Norwich has been increasing since 1964.

1.A。第一段的第一句提到 Norwich 存在了2000多年，第二句提到River Wensum 流經(jīng) Norwich，結(jié)合這兩句得知人們?cè)?River Wensum 旁邊住了至少2000年。

2.A。根據(jù)文章第三段最后一句“becoming famous for having as many churches as there are weeks in the year and as many pubs as there are days in the year”可

知答案為A。

3.D。根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句“The team is known as “The Canaries（金絲雀）”, though nobody can be sure why”可知答案為D。

4.B。答題依據(jù)在最后一段的前三句話。建筑者在The Castle Mall 的屋頂上挖了一個(gè)大坑， 目的是要在此建一個(gè)城市中心公園�！霸诔鞘兄行挠袀�(gè)大坑，人們這樣生活

了兩年多”，故答案為B。

5.A。選項(xiàng)A依據(jù)在第一段第二句。Norwich 開始是 River Wensum 旁邊的一個(gè)小村莊，就 說明了River Wensum 流經(jīng) Norwich。選項(xiàng)B第三段首句提到16世紀(jì)時(shí) Norwich 是

英格蘭第二大城市，只不過現(xiàn)在很小。選項(xiàng)C依據(jù)在第二段，Norwich在1994年的 800周年慶典后才被稱為一個(gè)城市，而第一座大教堂建于1095年。故說法錯(cuò)誤。選項(xiàng)D第四段首

句提到“1964年the University of East Anglia 建于Norwich”，第二句提到 “學(xué)生人數(shù)迅速增長”，但沒有提到“自1964年起，外國學(xué)生就一直在增長”。故答案為A。