单选题 Aberdeen is an administrative center of Grampian Region, Northeastern Scotland, on the North Sea at the mouths of the Dee and Don rivers. It is the third largest in Scotland and the principal industrial center of North Scotland. It is also an important seaport and the country's largest fishing port. Aberdeen's harbor facilities were improved in the 1970s, and the city has become the major service center for the North Sea oil industry. Manufactures include chemicals, machinery, textiles, and paper. Aberdeen is a tourist city known for its sandy beaches, seaside rocks and fishing boats; it is popularly known as the Granite City because many of its buildings are constructed of local granite, the chief export. Points of interest include the Cathedral of Saint Machar (begun 15^th cent.) and the University of Aberdeen, formed in 1860 by the merger of the Roman Catholic King's College(1495) and the Protestant Marischal College (1593). The city also has several museums and colleges of agriculture and technology. Aberdeen was made a royal burgh in 1159. In 1337 the town and its cathedral were burned by Edward Ⅲ, king of England. The harbor was improved in the late 18^th century, and Aberdeen developed as a fishing port. Its population is 201 099, estimated in 2001.

单选题 According to the text, Aberdeen is ______.
[A] a district
[B] a city
[C] an industrial base
[D] a fishing resort

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[名师精解] 尽管文章开头几句没有说明Aberdeen是什么，但从第四句可判断：the city has become...
[解题秘籍] district 所指的范围太宽；industrial base 文章中没有提到；fishing resort 中的resort本来的意思是胜地、休闲之地，文章里也没提到这个信息，只提到fishing port。

单选题 Aberdeen is well-known for its ______.
[A] chemicals
[B] machinery
[C] fishing ports
[D] seaside rocks

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[名师精解] 文章里尽管提到了chemicals，machinery，但作为使这个城市著名的事物，应该是seaside rocks：Aberdeen is a tourist city known for it sandy beaches，seaside rocks and fishing boats.
[解题秘籍] known for 的意思是“因……而著名、闻名”。

单选题 What is the chief product for export?
[A] Paper.
[B] Oil.
[C] Granite.
[D] Textiles.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[名师精解] 答案来自：it is popularly known as the Granite City because many of its buildings are constructed of local granite，the chief export.
[解题秘籍] 这里的the chief export作为同位语，放在granite 后面进一步说明花岗石是主要出口的东西。

单选题 When was Aberdeen burned?
[A] 1337.
[B] 1159.
[C] 1495.
[D] 1593.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[名师精解] 答案来自：In 1337 the town and its cathedral were burned by Edward Ⅲ，king of England.
[解题秘籍]这是一道细节题，考生可根据关键词burned反过去在原文中查找相应信息。