题目内容
20.Planning a visit to the UK?Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTS
Big sporting events,concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of hotel expense and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19Oct.) cost£169.15at Booking.com.A week later,the same room cost£118.15.
If you want to know dates to avoid-or you're looking for a big event to pass your time-check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com,which allow you to search for events in the UK by city,date and category.
STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION
If traveling to your destination by train,you may want to find a good base close to the station,but you could end up paying more because of convenience at the start of your holiday.
Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Booking two months ahead of time,the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22September was£95.95.A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was£75.75.And at Farringdon,a double room cost just£62.95.
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF
Really central hotels in cities such as London,Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune,especially at weekends and during big events.So it will be a good choice to consider checking into a self-cooking flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile,available for£420for five days in late September,with room for four adults.
GET ON A BIKE
London's‘Boris bikes'have attracted the most attention,but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace,saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around£1.50for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30minutes,or£5per day).
46.The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events mayD.
A.help travelers pass time
B.attract lots of travelers to the UK
C.allow travelers to make flexible plans
D.cause travelers to pay more for hotel expense
47."Farringdon"in Paragraph 5is most probablyA.
A.a hotel away from the train station
B.the tube line to Covent Garden
C.an ideal holiday destination
D.the name of a travel agency
48.The passage shows that the O'Neill FlatC.
A.lies on the ground floor
B.is located in central London
C.provides cooking facilities for tourists
D.costs over£100on average per day in late September
49、Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a period ofAat most.
A.half an hour
B.one hour
C.one hour and a half
D.two hours
50.The main purpose of the passage isD.
A.to tell visitors how to book in advance
B.to supply visitors with hotel information
C.to show visitors the importance of self-help
D.to offer visitors some money-saving tips.
分析 本篇是一篇说明文.主要给读者讲解了去英国节约开支的途径.
解答 46---50 DACAD
46.答案D.推理判断题.题干关键词为:The Brighton Comedy Feasival,定位第二段.根据句子:Big sporting events,concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of hotel expense and make it harder to find a room可以得知,主要是为了说明在有大事期间游客付费更高一些.故选D.
47.答案A.推理判断题.文中提及:at Farringdon,a double room cost just£62.95;再看前两个句子,只因为距离车站的距离不同,价格相差很大,从£75.75到£95.95,可知两个信息:Farringdon首先是旅馆;其次是相对来说离车站较远.故选A.
48.答案C.事实细节题.根据文章第六段:a great example is the historic O'Neil flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile,available for 42 for five days in late September with room for four adults.四个大人,五天才用420英镑.要在这家旅馆生活几天,所以要为旅客提供烹饪设施.故选C.
49.答案A.事实细节题.根据文章的第六段Really central hotel in cities such as London,Edinburgh and Cardiff和最后一段;Cardiff(free for up to 30imnutes or…)可知,只需半小时.故选A.
50.答案D.主旨大意题.根据文章的第一段:Here we help ways to cut your costs.可知,要给读者讲解了去英国节约开支的途径.故选D.
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Li Yang,one of China's most famous English teachers,apologized for beating his American wife more than a week after she posted photos of her injuries on the web and set off a bomb of criticism. "I wholeheartedly apologize to my wife Kim and my girls for committing domestic violence.This has caused them serious physical and mental damage,"Li said on his microblog at Weibo.com,the country's most popular social media site,on Saturday.Li,42,is a mechanics major but is best known for his"Crazy English,"a popular method of language learning that involves yelling at the top of one's lungs. He was at the center of public criticism after his wife Kim Lee put up posts on the web accusing him of abuse,showing her swollen forehead and knees. |
@Xuemanzi,angel investor Anti-domestic violence laws should be made as soon as possible,giving protection to the rights of women and children lawfully.Police should not stand back from domestic violence any longer,even if no one reports them.Society,as a whole,should attach greater importance to the crime. @Zhangxiaomei Chinese are never taught about marital(婚姻的) relations,which mean not merely living together.A good marriage needs to overcome three differences:family background,gender and personalities.In addition to these,there is cultural gap in Li Yang's case.If the effects of these differences are not well understood,after the honeymoon period,they will turn into conflicts and endanger the marriage.Li's domestic violence is a reminder that China needs such education. @Wuxiaolong,Sina Weibo user Li Yang's choice to resort to domestic violence really reflects his character.Students who have attended his Crazy English Camp may know what I mean:Li wants his students to worship him as an idol.I still remember he once had his students kowtow(叩头) to him.He always teaches English by imposition(权威强制),which directly reflects his desire for power. @Sikaozhe,Sina Weibo user In the US,the punishments for domestic violence are even more severe than stealing.If the police arrive at the wife's call during a fighting between a couple and find injuries on her,they will immediately arrest the husband.Even if the wife doesn't call the police,they may also show up as neighbors could well do their part. @ykxin Sina Weibo User Don't blindly worship anyone,because in every closet there may hide a skeleton.As a famous Chinese saying goes,"Only they who do well in their daily routine tasks can fulfills their dreams on great occasions".Not surprisingly,one who focuses too much on his career and ignores his family,like Li Yang,will fail in both.Don't judge a person by his career success,wealth,or any other material aspect,because what finally decides a person is his character. |
Although Li Yang publicly apologized to his wife,promising to love his daughters even if he and Lee divorce,the damage,perhaps permanently,has been done to his wife,his three daughters and the whole family. Wang Xingjuan,founder of the Maple Women's Psychological Consulting Center,a non-profit organization,said nearly half of domestic violence abusers are people who have higher education,senior jobs and social status.She said this was probably because such people were usually under more mental stress. |
A.microblog article
B.domestic violence
C.English-teaching career
D.international marriage
22.Zhangxiaomei holds the view thatC.
A.laws should be passed to protect women and children
B.crazy personality accounts for violence and ill temper
C.overcoming background gap is necessary for marriage
D.Li is wrong to have his students worship him as an idol
23.Who thinks that character plays the most important role in one's life?C
A.@Xuemanzi
B.@Sikaozhe
C.@ykxin
D.@Zhangxiaomei
24.According to Wang Xingjuan,B.
A.people of higher education won't easily lose temper
B.people under stress tend to have domestic violence
C.people in lower social status often beat their wives
D.people with senior jobs seldom have family trouble.