雅思听力材料：旅游场景-England介绍
<p> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="dock">dock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prosper">prosper</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="Less">Less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> 40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="cosmopolitan">cosmopolitan</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="famine">famine</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1850 <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Inter">Inter</span>-<span word="City">City</span> <span word="railway">railway</span>, <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thrive">thrive</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brings">brings</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Britains">Britains</span> <span word="unofficial">unofficial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cavern">Cavern</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Merseybeat">Merseybeat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mersey">Mersey</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="Liverpools">Liverpools</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ringing">ringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Epsteins">Epsteins</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Liverpudlians">Liverpudlians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1961. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hamburg">Hamburg</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cavern">Cavern</span> <span word="Club">Club</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beatles">Beatles</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 300 <span word="gigs">gigs</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="followed">followed</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Gerry">Gerry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacemakers">Pacemakers</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Searchers">Searchers</span>, <span word="Billy">Billy</span> <span word="Fury">Fury</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cavern">Cavern</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Liverpudlian">Liverpudlian</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Artists">Artists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Rolling">Rolling</span> <span word="Stones">Stones</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jackson">Jackson</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="raid">raid</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span>!</p>
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