than eight hours per day. 37

　　Settle yourself in England.

　　Find affordable accommodations by staying at a hostel. Hostels vary in shapes, forms and sizes. 38 If you can afford to stay at a hotel, make sure you are aware of check-in times and policies.

　　To get around England, the most common methods are bus and rail. 39 Passes for a full day, week, or month can save you money if you're going to take the Tube for even a few stops.

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　　Buy a budget travel book to find attractions and sites in cities such as: London, Bath, Cambridge Oxford, Canterbury, Leeds and Wimbledon. Popular attractions include: Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Portobello Market and the Tower of London in London; Bath Abbey in Bath; the colleges of Cambridge; and the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury.

A. Budget your trip.

B. Find the best things to do.

C. You can get a visa from any British Embassy.

D. You'll need a passport and visa to visit England.

E. The summer brings in record-breaking numbers of tourists.

F. If you decide to use the underground rail system, get a pass.

G. But they generally provide affordable housing with minimal pleasures.

第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45分）

第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A Race Against Death

　　It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.

　　On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch__41__a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的)disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be__42__if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. __43__, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

　　How could the medicine get to Nome? The town's__44__was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the __45__roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.

　　__46__January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were__47__. Nome's town officials came up with a(n)__48__. They would have the medicine sent by__49__from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇)drivers---known as "mushers"---would__50__it to Nome in a relay(接力).

　　The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night.__51__he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.

　　On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to__52__a frozen body of water called Norton Sound .It was the most__53__part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would__54__, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

　　A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. Amusher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of sown blocked his__55__. He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to__56__the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, __57__to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to__58__. He had found the trail.

　　At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog__59__in Nome. Within minutes, Dr.Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

　　Nome had been__60__.

41. A. examined B. warned C. interviewed D. cured

42. A. harmless B. helpless C. fearless D. careless

43. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. However

44. A. airport B. station C. harbor D. border

45. A. narrow B. snowy C. busy D. dirty

46. A. From B. On C. By D. After

47. A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick

48. A. plan B. excuse C. message D. topic

49. A. air B. rail C. sea D. road

50. A. carry B. return C. mail D. give

51. A. Though B. Since C. When D. If

52. A. enter B. move C. visit D. cross

53. A. shameful B. boring C. dangerous D. foolish