湖南省株洲市炎陵县2023-2024学年高二学业水平摸底考试英语试题（含解析）

湖南省株洲市炎陵县2023-2024学年高二学业水平摸底考试英语试题 学校:_____姓名：_____班级：_____考号：_____ 一、阅读理解 Arriving at London Gatwick Distance(距离) from central London: 28 miles/45 km For travel information call: +44 (0)870 000 24 68. How to get to the city centre By train The Gatwick Express goes from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria train and underground station in central London. Trains go every 15 minutes and the journey to central London takes half an hour. First Class tickets cost 25 (single), 48 (return). Express Class costs 17 (single), 29 (return). Southern Trains services run four times an hour to Victoria with a journey time of around 35 minutes. By taxi There are taxis outside the airport day and night. The journey to central London takes 55-70 minutes. A London taxi takes up to 5 people. The average(平均的)cost from the airport to central London is 75- 100. By car Gatwick Airport is 28 miles (45 km) south of London. There are 4 car parks next to the airport and there are car rental (租赁) offices open from 8:00 to 18:00. The journey to London takes 60-75 minutes. All cars pay a special 8 charge(收费) to go into central London. By bus National Express and EasyBus have services to central London. EasyBus services go every 20 minutes. The journey takes one hour and costs 2. There is one National Express bus an hour. The journey takes 90 minutes and costs 7.60. 1．Someone in a hurry to Victoria station had better travel _____. A．by train B．by car C．by taxi D．by bus 2．What does traveling by taxi and car have in common A．They cost the same. B．They're available at any time. C．They require a special E 8 charge. D．They take a similar period of time. 3．Which of the following goes three times an hour A．Gatwick Express. B．National Express. C．Easy Bus. D．Southern Trains. 4．Where is the text probably taken from A．A short notice. B．A travel guide. C．A city introduction. D．A TV advertisement. There are some differences between American English and British English. Some differences are quite interesting. When my friend Lily from London used the word “larder”, I didn’t know what it meant. Realizing I didn’t follow her, she used another word. I finally knew she wanted to find something to keep some food. The next word came up when we were planning a lunch date. She jotted down the date and time in her diary, while I marked my calendar. If she called me on the phone, she would ring me up. But if the line was busy, she would say the line was engaged. Most times, I can know what Lily means. Last week, she regretted sending her boys to watch an early morning tennis game without their fleeces. I thought that she meant without their jackets or something like those. Other times, we have to ask each other. She recently told me a funny tale about a woman who was pissed. I wondered what had made the lady angry. It turns out that pissed means drunk. Here is one more example. My British friend Jane was filling out a ticket at th ... ...