Question

    Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A - Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge -￡37 until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter. Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter. Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶）” from St Mary‘s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C - Windsor Castle &Hampton Court: including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace -￡34 until 11 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VILL’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D –Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great -￡33 until 18 March and ￡37 thereafter. Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A.Tour A B.Tour B

C.Tour C D.Tour D

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court B.Oxford & Stratford

C.Bath & Stonehenge D.Cambridge

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A.It used to be the home of royal families B.It used to be a well-known maze

C.It is the oldest palace in Britain D.It is a world-famous castle

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。本文介绍了四个一日游项目，包括参观景点、费用等细节信息。

1.细节理解题。根据Tour B中的Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England’s oldest university city and colleges可知，Tour B中包括英国历史最悠久的大学城和学院，故选B。

2.细节理解题。比较四个一日游中的17 March这一天的价格可知，Tour D中的Cambridge中的￡33最便宜，故选D。该题容易误选B项，但根据Tour B - Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway’s -￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.可知，12号之前是￡32，之后是￡36。所以不选B项。

3.推理判断题。根据Tour C中的With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen可知，汉普顿宫曾是4个国王和一个女王的家，有着500多年的历史，也就是皇室的家，故选A。