《2026年水木金卷高考模拟试卷精编英语》

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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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 accommodations 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.
STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION
If travelling 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 an alternative, consider checking into a self-catering 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 £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).
36. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may _.
A. help travellers pass time
B. attract lots of travellers to the UK
C. allow travellers to make flexible plans
D. cause travellers to pay more for accommodations
37. "Farringdon" underlined 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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： 阅读理解 A 36.D 推理判断题。题干意为:布莱顿喜剧节被提及主要是为了表明大型活动可能 。根据第二段中“Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodations”可知,大型体育赛事、音乐会和展览会增加住宿成本;随后便提到布莱顿喜剧节期间和结束一周之后的同一房型的价格差异。由此可推知,提到这一节日主要是为了表明大型活动可能会导致游客支付更多的住宿费用。故选D。
37.A 推理判断题。题干意为:第五段中的画线部分“Farringdon”最可能是 。根据第四段内容可知,靠近车站的住宿意味着要付出更多的钱;根据第五段中“￡95.95”“￡75.75”“￡62.95”三个数据的对比可推知,价格最低的Farringdon很可能是远离火车站的一个旅馆。故选A。
38.C 细节理解题。题干意为:这篇文章表明奥尼尔公寓 。根据第六段中“consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen... A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat”可知,奥尼尔公寓是一个带有厨房的自理膳食的公寓,即该公寓为游客提供烹饪设施。故选C。
39.A 细节理解题。题干意为:加夫的项目允许免费骑自行车最长时限 。根据最后一段“Among the smaller cities with their own programs... Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or ￡5 per day).”可知,加夫免费使用自行车的最长时限是30分钟。故选A。
40.D 推理判断题。题干意为:这篇文章的主要目的是 。通读全文,并根据第一段“Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.”可知,这篇文章主要介绍了去英国旅行减少花费的四种方法。由此可推知,本文的主要目的是为游客提供一些省钱的小窍门。故选D。