ThereismoretotourisminBritainthanyoumightthink. WhenyouthinkoftouristsitesinBritain,whatdoyouthinkof?BigBenandtheTowerofLondon?LockNess?Shakespeare’sbirthplaceatStrafford-upon-Avon?TherearemanyfamoustouristattractionsintheUKandtheyattractmillionsofvisitorseachyear.Butalongwiththefamousnamestherearethousandsofotherinterestingplacesthatareonlyopentothepublicforafewdayseachyear.HeritageOpenDaystakesplaceeachSeptemberandletsthepublicvisitplacesthatwouldnormallybeoutofbounds.Amongthethousandsofhistoricsitestherearecastlesandfactories,townhallsandchurches.Herewelookatsomeoftheplacesthatmosttouristsmightnotknowabout. RomanBaths---Chester TheseRomanbathsarealmosttwothousandyearsoldandafascinatinginsightintothehistoryofthecitybuttheyaren’toftenopentovisitorsbecausetheyareunderaclothesshopandashopthatsellsbakedpotatoes!InOpenDaysweek,visitorscangodownstairstothebasementoftheshopsandfindalittlepieceofhistory. TennisClub---Birmingham EdgbastonTennisClubopenedin1860andistheoldesttennisclubintheworld.Visitorscanseetheclub’scollectionoftennisclothesandequipmentandlearnaboutthegame’srichhistory. ArdmanAnimation---Bristol ThestudiosthatproducedthefamousWallaceandGromitanimatedfilmsopenitsdoorstothepublictoletpeoplefindoutmoreabouthowthefilmsaremade. PaddockWood---Kent Afamilyhousewheresomeoftheroomsareunchangedsincethe1920s.Thehome’sowner,SarahHamilton,ishappytoopenherdoorstothepublic,saying“I’mpassionateabouthistoryandIlovetakingtopeople.” Thesearejustafewofthethousandsofplacestovisiteachyear.Ifyou’revisitingBritaininSeptember----lookoutforOpenDays! 小题1:WhereistheRomanBaths---Chester? |
A.Nexttoaclothesshop. |
B.Aboveapotatoshop. |
C.InOpenDaysweek. |
D.Inabasementoftwoshops. |
小题2:Whichplacemightbemostattractivetomoviefans?A.PaddockWood---KentB.TennisClub---BirminghamC.RomanBaths---Chester