2025年全国高考二卷英语真题
一、阅读理解
EnglishMarketTownstoVisitintheUK
Englishmarkettownscomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Eachhasapersonalityshapedbythegoodsandservices
producedandtradedforcenturies.Buteachtownhasmoretodothanshop.
Hereford,Herefordshire
Herefordhasremainedalivelymarkettownsince1189.Skirtingthetownsquare,you’llfindlovelyshops,eateries,
andtheBlackandWhiteHouseMuseum.TheHerefordCathedralisthemostimpressivebuildingintown.It’salsohometo
anancientlibrary.OneofthefouroriginalcopiesoftheMagnaCartaisdisplayedthere.
Ludlow,Shropshire
LudlowisknownastheFoodieCenterofEngland.Butchershops,greengrocers,bakeries,andcheeseshopslinethe
townsquare.Borderingthesquare,theLudlowCastleisa“mustexplore”medievalstronghold.Thethree-dayLudlowFood
FestivalisheldeachSeptember.
Shrewsbury,Shropshire
GettingtoShrewsburyTownCenterfromLondonischallengingbutworththeanxiety.TheRiverSevernhasa
significantturnthroughtown,almostmakinganislandofShrewsburyTownCenter.Theshapecreatesaperfectmarket
wheregoodscouldbeshippedandreceivedusingtheriverasahighway.Flowersareeverywhere-hangingbaskets,window
boxes,andplanters-justwhatyouimagineinanattractiveEnglishmarkettown.
Mevagissey,Cornwall
Evenifyouhaven’tbeentothesmallfishingvillageMevagissey,you’veprobablyseenitinamovieorBritishTV
show.Theworkingharbor(港口)tookshapein1774.Fishermengoouttoseadailyandselltheirfishinharbor-side
markets.Don’tleavetheharborwithoutatraditionalCornishpie.It’sdelicious.
1．WherecanyoufindanoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCarta?
A．IntheLudlowCastle.