BRITAIN is a popular tourist place．But tours of the country have advantages and disadvantages.
GOOD NEWS
Free museums．No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities（文物）.
Pop music．Britain is the only country to pare with the US on this score.
Black cabs．London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never
enough of them at weekends or night.
Choice of food．Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.
Fashion．Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names
such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.
BAD NEWS
Poor service．“It’s part of the image of the place．People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.
Poor public transport．Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably (难以理解的) popular.
Rain．Still in the number one plaint.
No air-conditioning．So that even splendidly hot summers bee as unbearable as the downpours.
Overpriced hotels．The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.
Licensing hours．Alcohol (酒) is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in “24-hour cities”.
【小题1】What do tourists plain most?A．Poor service．B．Poor public transport.C．Rain. D．Overpriced hotels.【小题2】What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?A．Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.B．Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.C．Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.D．Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.【小题3】When are people not able to get alcohol?A．At 12: 00 p.m. B．At 10: 00 p.m. C．At 11: 00 p.m. D．At 9: 00 p.m.【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．You have to pay to visit the museums．B．It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.C．You cannot find Chinese food there．D．The public transport is poor there.C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了在英国旅游的优点和缺点。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据Rain．Still in the number one plaint.说明雨水仍然是人们抱怨最多的话题，故C正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据Pop music．Britain is the only country to pare with the US on this score.说明在流行音乐方面只有美国能够和英国相比。故B正确。
【小题3】A 细节题。根据最后2行Licensing hours．Alcohol (酒) is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in “24-hour cities”.说明在11点以后酒的供应就很少了，12点以后就不供应了。故A正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据Poor public transport．Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably (难以理解的) popular说明英国的公共交通较差，故D正确。