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课时提升作业(二十九) 选修6　Unit 4 (建议用时40分钟) Ⅰ. 阅读理解You probably think you know about London’s problems. The people are unfriendly, it’s way too expensive, and the food is terrible—so why do so many tourists flock there? London was named the world’s most popular city between July and September 2013. It edged out other world-famous cities such as New York and Paris, welcoming 4. 9 million visitors, according to the UK Office for National Statistics. Amazingly, this was an increase of almost 19. 5 percent on 2012—the year when the Olympics happened in summer. So can London’s success be explained? Well, maybe. As the English writer Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”. London life is often crazy and expensive, but if you can think of something, you can probably do it there. Anywhere in the city, you can often look around a great museum such as the British Museum, watch a concert at a historic venue(场所)like the Royal Albert Hall, or dance the night away in a cool nightclub such as Fabric. And it’s not just about culture—there are also world-famous sporting venues around the city. Many tourists like to watch soccer matches at stadiums such as Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, or Tottenham’s White Hart Lane. Tourists even came to watch British tennis player Andy Murray’s famous victory at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in 2013. Yes, but what about the food? Well, even if you don’t like British food—and if you’ve never had real fish and chips, or a summer pudding, then perhaps you should wait until you’ve tried them—there is plenty of great food from all over the world available in London’s many restaurants. London, like many of its buildings, has a long history, but also never lacks a vibrant pulse(充满活力的脉搏). All over the city, history and modernity come together to make it an essential place for tourists to discover. 【文章大意】你真正了解伦敦吗? 不要只看到伦敦的表面, 本文将带你深入了解伦敦, 看一看为什么伦敦会成为2013年7月—9月世界上最受欢迎的城市。 1. What is the