2018年全国统一高考英语试卷(新课标Ⅲ卷)Holkeronceagainopensitsgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)WinterMarket8thNovember第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)Thisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggiftswhileenjoyinga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。livemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.A21.HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensA.20minutes.B.25minutes.C.45minutes.D.90minutes.VisitorInformation22.HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?HowtoGettoHolkerA.£12.00.B.£9.00.C.£8.00.D.£5.50.ByCar:FollowbrownsignsonA590fromJ36,M6.Approximaletraveltimes:Windermere—20minutes,Kendal—25minutes,Lancaster—45minutes,Manchester—1hour3023.Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A.Producers’Market.B.HolkerGardenFestival.minutes.C.NationalGardenDay.D.WinterMarket.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.B[来源:Citiesusuallyhaveagoodreasonforbeingwheretheyare,likeanearbyportorriver.PeoplesettleOpeningTimesintheseplacesbecausetheyareeasytogettoandnaturallysuitedtocommunicationsandtrade.NewYorkCity,forexample,isnearalargeharbouratthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Over300yearsitsSunday—Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am—4:00pm,30thMarch—2ndNovember.populationgrewgraduallyfrom800peopleto8million.Butnotallcitiesdevelopslowlyoveralongperiodoftime.Boomtownsgrowfromnothingalmostovernight.In1896,Dawson,Canada,wasAdmissionChargesunmappedwilderness(荒野).Butgoldwasdiscoveredtherein1897,andtwoyearslater,itwasoneofthelargestcitiesintheWest,withapopulationof30,000.Hall&GardensGardensDawsondidnothaveanyofthenaturalconveniencesofcitieslikeLondonorParis.Peoplewentthereforgold.Theytravelledoversnow-coveredmountainsandsailedhundredsofmilesupicyrivers.Adults:£12.00£8.00ThepathtoDawsonwascoveredwiththirtyfeetofwetsnowthatcouldfallwithoutwarming.Anavalanche(雪崩)onceclosedthepath,killing63people.FormanywhomadeittoDawson,however,theGroups£9£5.50rewardswereworththedifficulttrip.Ofthefirst20,000peoplewhodugforgold,4,000gotrich.About100ofthesestayedrichmenfortherestoftheirlives.SpecialEventsButnomatterhowrichtheywere,Dawsonwasnevercomfortable.NecessitieslikefoodandwoodProducers’Market13thAprilwereveryexpensive.Butsoon,thegoldthatDawsondependedonhadallbeenfound.ThecitywasJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugust第1页(共14页)crowdedwithdisappointedpeoplewithnointerestinsettlingdown,andwhentheyheardtherewerenewbuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.golddiscoveriesinAlaska,theyleftDawsonCityasquicklyastheyhadcome.Today,peoplestillcomeWangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstouseandgo—toseewheretheCanadiangoldrushhappened.TourismisnowthechiefindustryofDawsontraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.ThiscreationattractedalotofCity—itspresentpopulationis762.attentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelemen...