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5．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 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 programmes 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 programmes are Newcastle （casual members pay around£1.50 for two hours） and Cardiff （free for up to 30 minutes，or£5 per day）．（358 words）

56．The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events mayD
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
57．"Farringdon"in Paragraph 5 is most probablyA
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
58．The passage shows that the O'Neill FlatC
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
59．Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period ofA
A．half an hour          B．one hour       C．one hour and a half      D．two hours
60．The main purpose of the passage isD
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．

Answer 1

分析 全文大意
英國之旅，省錢攻略：
避開大型賽事和重要節日----人流高峰期間，住宿費會水漲船高
選擇住處時遠離車站----交通便利就意味著更高的費用
選擇帶廚房的公寓----市中心的旅館費用高
租輛自行車----可節約交通費用

解答 DACAD
56．D 細節理解題．根據題干中The Brighton Comedy Festival 定位到標題AVOID BIG EVENTS這一部分．此處舉例Brighton Comedy Festival的目的是為了說明Big sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room．一些大型的體育賽事，音樂會和展覽會會導致住宿費用高漲．故選D．
57．A 推理判斷題．根據此部分的標題STAYAWAY FROM THE STATION"遠離車站"，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．可知，靠近車站，交通便利意味著要付更多的錢．再由下文的舉例說明，"￡95.95，￡75.75，￡62.95"這三個數據的對比可知，離車站越近，價格越高，故最便宜的Farringdon很可能是遠離車站的一個旅館．故選A．
58．C 推理判斷題．根據題干中the O'Neill Flat定位到標題LOOK AFTER YOURSELF這一部分．由"As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen…A great example is…"可知，有一些旅館能夠提供有廚房的公寓，而O'Neill Flat便是一個例子．故選C．
59．A 細節理解題．根據題干中Cardiff's program定位到文章最后一段最后一句"…and Cardiff（free for up to 30 minutes，or￡5 per day）．"可知，免費使用自行車的最長時限是30分鐘，即half an hour．故選A．
60．D 主旨大意題．根據文章的開頭"Planning a visit to the UK？Here we help with ways to cut your costs．"可知，此句總領全文，之后各段分別介紹了一些幫助節省旅游費用的建議．故選D．

點評 細節理解題可根據題干中的關鍵詞到原文中去找尋答案；推理判斷題需在理解原文的基礎上推理判斷字里行間隱藏的信息．