Question

Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.

In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”"

Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.”

The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”

1.Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because _________.

A. more hotel rooms were needed

B. he wanted to make a name for the small town

C. an art exhibition was about to open

D. he believed people would enjoy trying something new

2.When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that _________.

A. hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test

B. holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

C. Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

D. a bigger igloo will replace the present one

3.When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that _________.

A. they have visited Lapland

B. they have had great fun sleeping on ice

C. they have had a taste of adventure

D. they have had an ice-snow holiday

4.Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

 

 

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：人们旅行时似乎已经厌倦了炎热的海滩和像蒸笼一样的宾馆。瑞典一位商人Nile Bergqvist设计了一种另类的宾馆--冰屋。除了门是木头外，其它部分都是用冰做的，冰屋吸引了很多人前去体验。但是，在两周之内，一个冰屋就会化为一池清水。

1.who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms”可知，游客们厌倦了炙热的海滩和蒸笼一样的宾馆，排除A；根据第三段“Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one,”排除B、C，故选D。

2.In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water.”可知，冰屋在两周时间内就会融化成一池水，也就是说，冰屋带给人们的乐趣有点短暂，故选C。

3.it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing hotel break”可知，冰屋里的温度低于零度，住在里面更像是一种生存大冒险，故选C。

4.The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door”可知，冰屋有木门，且只有门是木头，其它都是冰，排除C、D；根据第四段“With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃”可知，冰屋没有窗户，没有挂衣服的地方，排除B；故选A。

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