Unit 1 Festivals around the world课时作业

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第一节 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20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。

Choose Your One-Day Tours!

Tour A-Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge-£37 until 26 March and £39 thereafter.

Visit the city with over 2, 000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5, 000 years.

Tour B-Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's house- £32 until 12 March and £36 thereafter.

Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges.Look over the"city of dreaming spires(尖顶)"from St Mary's Church Tower.

Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C-Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace-£34 until 11 March and £37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII's favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included) .With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze (迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D-Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great-£33 until 18 March and £37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England's oldest university city?

A.Tour A. B.Tour B. C.Tour C. D.Tour D.

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B.Oxford & Stratford.

C.Bath & Stonehenge. D.Cambridge.

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?