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Arriving at London Gatwick
Distance (距离) from central London: 28 miles/45 km.
For travel information call: ＋44(0)870 000 24 68.
How to get to the city centre
By train
The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in central London.
Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to central London takes half an hour.
First Class tickets cost ￡25 (single), ￡48 (return).
Express Class costs ￡17 (single), ￡29 (return).
Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes.
By taxi
There are taxis outside the airport day and night.The journey to central London takes 55－70 minutes.A London taxi takes up to 5 people.
The average (平均的) cost from the airport to central London is ￡75－￡100.
By car
Gatwick Airport is 28 miles (45 km) south of London.There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental (租赁) offices open from 8：00 to 18：00.The journey to London takes 60－75 minutes.
All cars pay a special ￡8 charge (收费) to go into central London.
By bus
National Express and EasyBus have services to central London.EasyBus services go every 20 minutes.The journey takes one hour and costs from ￡2.
There is one National Express bus an hour.The journey takes 90 minutes and costs ￡7.60.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了从Gatwick机场到伦敦市中心的四种交通方式。
21．Someone in a hurry to Victoria station had better travel ．
A．by train B．by car
C．by taxi D．by bus
解析：选A 细节理解题。对比四种交通方式所需要的时间可知，火车最快捷，而且火车直接抵达伦敦市中心的维多利亚站。因此，如果是着急去该地方的乘客，那么非常适合选择火车出行。
22．What does traveling by taxi and car have in common?
A．They cost the same.
B．They're available at any time.
C．They require a special ￡8 charge.
D．They take a similar period of time.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据By taxi部分中的“The journey to central London takes 55－70 minutes.” 和By car部分中的“The journey to London takes 60－75 minutes.”可知，这两种交通方式的旅途时间差不多。
23．Which of the following goes three times an hour?
A．Gatwick Express. B．National Express.
C．EasyBus. D．Southern Trains.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“EasyBus services go every 20 minutes.” 可知答案。
