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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 accommodation 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 (19 Oct.) cost £ 169. 15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost £ 118.15.
If you can be flexible and 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 for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September 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. As a choice consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen, where you can cook. 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 £ 420 for 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 programs 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 programs are Newcastle (casual members pay around £ 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).
21. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________.
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 accommodation
22. "Farringdon" in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________.
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
23. The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat ________.
A. lies on the ground floor
B. is located in central London
C. provides cooking facilities for tourists
D. costs over £100 on average per day in late September
24. Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________.
A. half an hour B. one hour
C. one hour and a half D. two hours
25. The main purpose of the passage is ________.
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
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个去英国旅游时有效节省费用的方法。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.（大型体育赛事、音乐会和展览会增加住宿成本，更难找到房间。）”可知，提到The Brighton Comedy Festival主要是为了展示可能会导致游客支付更多的住宿费用的重大事件。故选D。
【22题详解】
推理判断题。根据此部分标题“STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION（远离车站）”以及“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 for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.（如果你乘火车去你的目的地，你可能想找一个靠近车站的好基地，但是你可能会在假期开始的时候为了方便而花更多的钱。）”可知，靠近车站，交通便利意味着要付出更多的钱。再由下文的举例说明，“£ 95.95、£ 75.75、£ 62.95”这三个数据的对比可知，离车站越近，价格越高，由此推知，价格最便宜的Farringdon很可能是远离车站的一个旅馆。故选A。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据LOOK AFTER YOURSELF部分的“As a choice consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen, where you can cook. 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…（作为一种选择，你可以考虑租一套可以自己做饭、自己做饭的公寓。这些公寓通常隐藏在市中心建筑的顶层。位于爱丁堡皇家英里(Royal Mile)的奥尼尔公寓(O'Neill Flat)就是一个很好的例子……）”可知，奥尼尔公寓为游客提供烹饪设施。故选C。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Among the smaller cities with their own programs are Newcastle (casual members pay around £ 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).（有自己项目的小城市包括纽卡斯尔(非正式会员每两个小时支付约1.5英镑)和卡迪夫(最多30分钟免费，或每天5英镑)。）”可知，免费使用自行车的最长时限是30分钟，即half an hour。故选A。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.（计划访问英国？在这里，我们将帮助您降低成本。）”可知，这篇文章的主要目的是为游客提供一些省钱的小窍门。故选D。
