三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Need to know in England Travelling Season

High Season

(Jun—Aug)

Weather at its best.

Prices at their highest

(especially for August school holidays)．

Roads busy，

especially in seaside areas，national parks and popular cities． 

Shoulder

(Easter to end May，mid-Sep to end Oct)

Crowds reduce．

Prices drop．

Weather often good；sun mixes

with sudden rain

March to May．

Low Season

(Dec—Feb)

Wet and cold is

the norm．Snow

falls in mountain

areas．

Opening hours

reduced  October

to Easter；some

places shut for the

winter．

England on Shoestring

If you're a shoestring traveller，there's no getting around it---England isn't cheap．Public transport，restaurants and hotel rooms all tend(趋向)to be expensive compared to many other European countries．But you can save money by staying in B&Bs instead of hotels，or hostels instead of B&Bs．You can also save considerably，by prebooking long-distance travel by coach or train---and by avoiding(避开)the times when everyone else is on the move(such as Friday afternoon)．Many attractions are free or offer discounts on quiet days(eg Mondays)．

Arriving in England

Heathrow Airport

Train to Paddington Station every 15 minutes

Gatwick Airport

Train to Victoria station every 15 minutes

Eurostar trains from Paris or Brussels

Arrive at St Pancras International Station in central London

Buses from Europe

Arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Websites

＊Enjoy England

(ngland．com)Official tourism

Website.

National Traveline

(ine．org．uk)Great portal site

for all public transport around England．

Lonely Planet

(lonelyplanet．corn)Destination information，

hotel bookings，traveller forums and more．

Seize the Days

(／132 days)

Weekly updates on UK activities and events．

26．Why do some tourists go to England for travelling between June and August?

A。Weather is at its best．    B．.0Wet is the norm．

C．Prices drop a lot．            D．There are fewer travelers.

27．What does“England on Shoestring”mean in the text?

A．The map of England looks like a pair of shoes.

B．You can visit England without spending much money．

C．It’s necessary to wear a pair of shoes with strings in England．

D．A1l the attractions in England are free for a shoestring traveller．

28．Which station will you arrive at if you take an Eurostar train from Paris according to the text?

A．Paddington Station．                       B．Victoria Station．

C．St Pancras International Station．     D．London Victoria Coach Station．

29．Which of the following websites can help you if you want to watch a football match between Manchester United and Liverpool this weekend?

A．ine． B．

C．www．enjoyengland．corn     D．lonelyplanet．com／132 days

30．What do you think this text is?

A．A tour guide．                 B．A map of England．

C．A flight timetable．           D．An introduction of England．

B

Elena jogged with her dad in some empty lots(小块地)at the edge of town. These out-of-the-way lots were good places to jog. But the lots were fuIl of rocks and rubbish．

One day，Elena saw a sign on the lots．It said，“New City Park．”Elena was excited. Maybe the park would have a jogging trail!

Elena told her parents about the sign．

“I read about the park in the newspaper，”said Elena’s father．“The city wants volunteers to help clean the area. Then the city will build a soccer field and a playground．”

“Will they build a jogging trail?”Elena asked．

“No，the paper didn’t mention a jogging trail．”

“Well，perhaps if I help clean up the lots，they’ll put in a jogging trail，”said Elena．

On Saturday Elena went to the lots．Many adults were working there．Some were picking up rubbish．Some were moving rocks．

“I want to volunteer，”Elena told a man.“What can I do? ”

“This is not a job for children，”said the man．“You’d better go home．”

Elena looked around．She could carry rubbish. She could move rocks．A lady was pulling a bag of rubbish．Elena saw a box of rubbish bags. She took an empty bag．

“I’ll take this bag to the Dumpster，”said Elena．“Here’s a new bag．”

“Thanks，”said the lady.“Keep those new bags coming．”

Elena dragged rubbish bags. She told everyone she was glad to help build the park．She explained that she hoped the park would have a jogging trail.

Elena went to the area every week. Soon everyone knew her and she told everyone how wonderful a jogging trail would be．

Soon the volunteers cleared the lots．The city could start building．The mayor(市长)gave a speech．He showed a drawing of the new park．He told them about the soccer field and the baseball diamond．There would be picnic tables．There would be a playground．The park would even have basketball courts．There was no sign of a jogging trail．

The mayor thanked the volunteers．Then he asked if they had any suggestions．The volunteers said they wanted to build a jogging trail around the park．

They told the mayor how helpful Elena had been and how she wanted a jogging trail．The mayor said，“A jogging trail won’t be hard to build．Let’s do it!”

Everyone clapped and cheered．Elena cheered loudest of all.

31．How did Elena feel at the beginning of the story?

A．Happy and proud．          B．Sad and shy．

C．Excited and hopeful．       D．Unhappy and disappointed．

32．How did Elena know the city needed volunteers to help clean the lots?

A．Her father told her about it．  B．She read it in the newspaper．

C．She learned it from a sign．    D．She was told by other volunteers．

33．Why did Elena want to help clean the lots?

A．She wanted to play on the playground.

B．She wanted her name in the newspaper.

C．She wanted to work with other volunteers．

D．She wanted the city to build a jogging trail．

34．Why did the volunteers tell the mayor they wanted to build a jogging trail?

A．They needed a park to jog around．

B．They wanted to thank Elena for her help．

C．They thought it was a good place for jogging．

D．They hoped the mayor could jog with them every day．

35．What can be the best title for the story?

A．Elena and a Mayor           B．Elena and New City Park

C．Elena and Some Volunteers    D．Elena and a jogging Trail