第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favourite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada.But you can only check in at this hotel during the winter.Why? Because this hotel is built every December.It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night.The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church.Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice.In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.

Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular.People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere.Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel's ice church.But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between －2℃ and －5℃.Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms.Every guest gets a special cold－weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets.These keep the room cozy until morning. 1. What is the best title of this passage? A. How the Ice Hotel is built B. What makes the Ice Hotel special C. Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice D. The services of the Ice Hotel

2. What can't you do in the hotel according to the passage? A. Watch a movie. B. Get married.

C. Eat an interesting meal. D. Go swimming.

3. Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?

A. The rooms are warm. B. The temperature is -2 ℃. C. The sleeping bags are warm. D. The furniture is warm.

4. In which part of the hotel would you probably find “plates”? A. The church. C. The rooms.

B. The restaurant. D. The art gallery.

5. What does the word “cozy” mean in the last paragraph? A. Cold. D. Wet.

B

The following form shows the result of a survey of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them.They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility.Each number in the form is the percentage of parents who chose what particular item(项目) as one of their three reasons.

Items A.To see oneself continuing in future B.To keep the family line C.To receive cares in old age D.To strengthen family ties E.To develop oneself through raising one's children F.To enjoy raising children G.To raise responsible citizens 20 45 19 40 50 46 71 28 39 15 60 19 54 69 35 Japan 35 24 10 51 Korea 32 68 38 25 USA 31 28 8 50 Britain 17 17 7 55 France 59 26 8 66 B. Comfortable and warm. C. Dry.

6. Compared with the parents in other countries Korean parents are least interested in ________.

A. receiving cares in old age B. raising responsible citizens C. keeping the family line

D. enjoying raising children

7. In which country parents pay the most attention to learning from the experience? A. In Britain. B. In USA. C. In Japan. Korea.

8. From the above percentages, we can infer ________.

A. parents in Western countries care more about family relationship B. parents in Asia want their children to be useful for the society most C. ideas of raising children between East and West are somewhat different D. parents all over the world usually do not think about their own old ages

C

Welcome to Banff, Canada's first, most famous and arguably most fascinating national park.If you've come to ski or snowboard, we'll see you on the slopes.Skiing is a local favourite too.

While you're here, try other recreational activities available in our mountains.Popular choices include a Banff Gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain, bathe in the natural mineral waters at the Upper Hot Spring, horse－drawn sleigh ride, drive-your-own-team dog sled excursion, and snowmobile tour to the highland(but not in the national park).

We also recommend you make time to enjoy simple pleasures.After looking around Banff Ave shops, walk a couple of blocks west or south to the scenic Bow River.

True ice skating on frozen Lake Louise where Ice Magic International Ice Sculpture Competition Works are displayed after Jan 25.You can rent skates in Banff or at the sport shop in the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel.

Banff's backcountry paths access a wilderness world of silence and matchless beauty—cross country skis and snowshoes provide the means.Banff sport shops rent equipment and clothes, or join an organized tour.Although we've been many times, we still find the cliffs and icefalls of our frozen canyons worth visiting.

Wildlife watching also creates satisfying memories.We have seen hundreds of the elk and bighorn sheep that attract visitors, yet they still arouse a sense of wonder.And the rare spotting of a cougar, wolf or woodland caribou takes our breath away.

See if simple pleasures work for you.Fight in the snow with your kids, walk beside a stream or climb to a high place and admire the view.

D.

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