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The Best UK Festivals of 2020
We’ve picked this year’s best UK festivals——find your favourite and get out there this summer.
All Points East
Returning for a third year after its successful 2018 launch,All Points East is a general 10-day festival that takes over Victoria Park in late May.The opening and closing three-day weekends are given over to music.
Place: Victoria Park
Time: May 22,2020-May 31,2020
Ticket: Adult￡35; Age19-24 with ID￡28;Under18 years old, free
Isle of Wight
Huge headliners is one of the UK’s biggest rock festivals.Now in its 52nd year,the modern-day Isle of Wight festival is a far cry from the hippy(嬉皮士) love-in that landed back in 1968.Nowadays,big-name headliners and commercial rock and pop favorites are the order of the day.
Place: Seaclose Park, Newport
Time: Jun 13-14. 12:00 a.m.-15:00 p.m.
Tickets:￡25 Adult;￡15 Age19-24 with ID; ￡10 under 12 years old, under7, free
Love box
Consistently one of the finest festivals in London,catering for cool kids and party monsters alike,Love box has expanded again to become a three-day event in 2020.This year will be its second in west London’s Gunnersbury Park.
Place:London’s Gunnersbury Park
Time:July12-14. 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Tickets:￡185(adult three-day weekend);￡70(adult day ticket)
Junction 2
Calling all technology heads:in 2020,this big festival is spreading out over two days again following last year’s successful expansion.Junction 2 is a meeting of some pretty serious music minds.
Place:Boston Manor Park
Time:July 15-16
Tickets:￡45 for all ages
1. Which of the following is the earliest festival of the year?
A. All Points East. B. Isle of Wight. C. Love box. D. Junction 2.
2. How much should two adults with a kid of 9 pay if they go to rock music?
A. ￡65. B. ￡60. C. ￡45. D. ￡40.
3. If you want to see the festival which lasts longest,you will go to
A. Victoria Park. B. Seaclose Park.
C. London’s Gunnersbury Park. D. Boston Manor Park.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个2020年英国最好的节日情况，说明了节日时间、地点和费用等信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据All Points East部分中Time: May 22,2020-May 31,2020(时间：2020年5月22日- 2020年5月31日)；Isle of Wight部分中Time: Jun 13-14.(时间：6月13到14日)；Love box部分中Time: July 12-14.(7月12日到14日)；Junction 2部分中Time: July 15-16(7月15日到16日)由此可知，All Points East是一年中最早的节日。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Isle of Wight部分中Tickets:￡25 Adult;￡15 Age19-24 with ID; ￡10 under 12 years old, under7, free可知成人票:￡25；19到24岁￡15；12岁以下￡10 ；7岁以下免费。由此可知，两个带着一个9岁孩子的成年人如果去听摇滚乐要花25+25+10=60英镑。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据All Points East部分中Time: May 22,2020-May 31,2020(时间：2020年5月22日到2020年5月31日)；Isle of Wight部分中Time: Jun 13-14.(时间：6月13到14日)；Love box部分中Time: July 12-14.(7月12日到14日)；Junction 2部分中Time: July 15-16(7月15日到16日)由此可知，如果你想看最长的节日，你可以去Victoria Park。故选A。
