2013年职称英语考试综合类A阅读判断题(3)
<p> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span></p><p> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span>, 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 village beside the River Wensum. At the time of the Norman invasion in 1066 it had grown to become one of the largest towns in England.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="cathedrals">cathedrals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> (清真寺), <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="religions">religions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1095 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="its">its</span> 900<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> 800<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="govern">govern</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="independently">independently</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="small">small</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 150,000, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 300 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>, <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pubs">pubs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1964 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Anglia">Anglia</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Norwich">Norwich</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modem">modem</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> (<span word="Norwich">Norwich</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="London">London</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>: <span word="theatres">theatres</span>, <span word="cinemas">cinemas</span>, <span word="nightclubs">nightclubs</span>, <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="cafes">cafes</span>, <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="centres">centres</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Canaries">Canaries</span> (金丝雀), <span word="though">though</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="why">why</span>.</p>
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