初中基础 (2236 期 20150306) 6 版Selby Abbey—a new tourist spot

Pre-reading

1. Have you been to a church before?

1. Big Ben

2. Tower of London

3. River Thames

1. Westminster Abbey

2. Greenwich Observatory

3. The University of Cambridge

While reading• Choose the best answer.

1. The reason for the popularity of Selby Abbey was that Jay Chou ________.

A. had a concert there

B. made a film there

C. Jay Chou was invited by the abbey

D. Jay Chou held his wedding there

2. Selby Abbey was built in the ________ century.

A. twentieth B. eleventh

C. sixteenth D. thirteenth

D

B

3. Most Asians are going to Selby Abbey for ________.

A. business B. holidays

C. education D. worship

4. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ________.

A. Selby Abbey is a new scenic spot to Asians

B. Selby Abbey attracts more visitors than before

C. visitors are not welcome in Selby Abbey

D. groups of Chinese fans came to Selby Abbey on Jay’s wedding day

B

C

Language study• Complete the paragraph with the words in the box.

Each word can be used only once.

Selby Abbey is a ____1____ place in North Yorkshire,

but not many Asians went to visit or even knew about the

abbey in the ____2____. Recently, the place has become

____3____ with Asian ____4____. Why? Because Jay

Chou got ____5____ there!

tourists popular historic married past

historic

past

popular tourists

married

• Fill in the blanks with history, historic or historical.

history 是名词，意为“历史；历史课”； historic 与 historical 两者都是形容词，但在含义上有所不同： historic 指“历史上著名的，有历史意义的”； historical 表示“有关历史的，历史上发生过的”。

1. Do you know the __________ background of World War II?

2. Our __________ teacher asked us to find out the background

of World War II.

3. It’s said that the building had a __________ meaning during

World War II.

historical

history

historic

After reading

Collect information about other tourist spots in the U.K. Write a brief introduction of the place you like best.