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 acmodation 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..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.，which allow you to search for events in the UK by city，date and category.
STAY AWAY 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 selfcatering 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)．
【小题1】The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may .A．help travelers pass timeB．attract lots of travelers to the UKC．allow travelers to make flexible plansD．cause travelers to pay more for acmodation【小题2】“Farringdon”in Paragraph 5 is most probably .A．a hotel away from the train stationB．the tube line to Covent GardenC．an ideal holiday destinationD．the name of a travel agency【小题3】The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat .A．lies on the ground floorB．is located in central LondonC．provides cooking facilities for touristsD．costs over￡100 on average per day in late September【小题4】Cardiff’s program allows a free bike for a maximum period of .A．half an hourB．one hourC．one hour and a halfD．two hours【小题5】The main purpose of the passage is .A．to tell visitors how to book in advanceB．to supply visitors with hotel informationC．to show visitors the importance of selfhelpD．to offer visitors some moneysaving tipsD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了去英国旅游时几个可以有效节省费用的方法。作者在文章中给出了一些建议。
【小题1】解析：选D。细节理解题。文章第二段中提到Brighton Comedy Festival的目的是举例说明“Big sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of acmodation and make it harder to find a room.”，即作者建议避免在一些重大节日期间出门旅游，因为住宿费用会增加。所以正确答案是D。
【小题2】解析：选A。细节理解题。此段的大标题是“远离车站”，然后开始举例说明。根据“￡95.95，￡75.75，￡62.95”这三个数据的对比可知，离车站越近，价格越高，故最便宜的Farringdon很可能是远离车站的一个旅馆，所以正确答案是A。
【小题3】解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第六段中的“As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen...A great example is...”可以推断，有一些旅馆能够提供有厨房的公寓，而O’Neill Flat便是一个例子，所以正确答案是C。
【小题4】解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“...and Cardiff(free for up to 30 minutes，or￡5 per day)．”可知，Cardiff的该项计划允许免费用自行车的最长时限是30分钟，即half an hour，所以正确答案是A。
【小题5】解析：选D。主旨归纳题。一般来说，考生只有通篇理解文章传递的信息，才可能概括出全文的主旨。文章的开头“Planning a visit to the UK？Here we help with ways to cut your costs.”总领全文，之后各段分别介绍了一些帮助节省旅游费用的建议，所以正确答案是D。