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四川省高考英语试卷答案及解析

2018 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试 英语 (考试时间:120 分钟 试卷满分:150 分) 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分

30 分) (略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分

40 分)

第一节 (共15 小题;

每小题

2 分,满分

30 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.

A Welcome to Holker Hall &

Garden Visitor Information How to Get to Holker By car: Follow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximate travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester-1 hour

30 minutes. By rail: the nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth. Lancaster and Preston for connections to major cities &

airports. Opening times Sunday-Friday (closed on Saturday) 11:00am- 4:00pm, 30th March-2nd November. Admission Charges Hall &

Gardens Gardens Adults: ￡12.00 ￡8.00 Groups: ￡9.00 ￡5.5 Special Events Producers'

Market 13th April Join us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas. Holker Garden Festival 30th May The event celebrates its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in the gardening. National Garden Day 28th August Holker once again opens its gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide. Winter Market 8th November This is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifts while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment. 21. How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester? A.

20 minutes B.

25 minutes C.

45 minutes D.

90 minutes 22. How much should a member of tour group pay a visit to Hall &

Gardens? A. ￡12.00 B. ￡9.00 C. ￡8.00 D. ￡5.50 23. Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show? A. Producers'

Market B. Holker Garden Festival C. National Garden Day D. Winter Market [解析] 21. D 解析:本题是细节题,问的是开车从 Holker 到Manchester 所需时间,关注文 章中 How to Get to Holker 这一段中 by car 这一段文字提到 Manchester ―

1 hour

30 minutes ,说明开车时间是一小时三十分钟,故选 D. 22. B 解析: 细节理解题. 本题抓住题干中两个关键点, a member of a tour group 和 Hall &

Gardens ,所以定位到文中 Admission Charges 这一段有提到, groups 参观 Hall &

Gardens 花费是￡9. 23.D 解析:细节理解题.问题是问想看 a live music show(现场音乐会)应该参加 那个活动,文中提到现场音乐会的只有 Winter Market,故选 D. B Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over

300 years its population grew gradually from

800 people to

8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000. Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warning. An avalanche (雪崩) once closed the path, killing