2018年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标ⅲ）（含解析版）

2018年全国统一高考英语试卷（新课标Ⅲ卷） 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 Gardens Visitor Ination How to Get to Holker By CarFollow brown signs on A590 from J36, M6. Approximale travel times Windermere20 minutes, Kendal25 minutes, Lancaster45 minutes, Manchester1 hour 30 minutes. By Rail The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities airports. Opening Times SundayFriday closed on Saturday1100 am400pm, 30th March2nd November. Admission Charges Hall Gardens Gardens Adults 12.008.00 Groups 95.50 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 celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in 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. 20minutes.B. 25 minutes.C. 45 minutes. D. 90 minutes. 22. How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall Cardens 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. B[来源 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 warming. An avalanche雪崩 once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got ri