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科目:高中英语 来源:高考三人行·英语 题型:050
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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 Bersqvist'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 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 1000 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 (轻松的) 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 ________.
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A.he believed people would enjoy trying something new
B.he wanted to make a name for the small town
C.an art exhibition was about to open
D.more hotel rooms were needed
2.When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the facts that ________.
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A.hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard best
B.Bergqvist's hotel will soon become a pool of water
C.holidaymakers will soon get tried of the big igloo
D.a bigger igloo will replace the present one
3.According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________.
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A.to gather a pool of water
B.to prepare a wooden base
C.to cover the ground with ice
D.to pile a large amount of snow
4.When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________.
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A.they have visited Lapland
B.they have had an ice-snow holiday
C.they have had great fun sleeping on ice
D.they have had a taste of adventure
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。
It was lunch time at the office. "I'm going to the drug store (杂货店)," Barbara said. "Would
anyone like something?"
"Could you pick up a few rolls (卷) of color film? I'm going on
vacation next week, and I plan on taking lots of pictures," said Jean.
Jean gave Barbara some money, and told her what kind of film she
wanted. Barbara went to drug store and bought some things for herself,
and the film for Jean. When Barbara returned to the office, Jean was
gone.
"She had to leave early today," said Jean's friend Edna. "She had
to go to the travel bureau (旅行社). She told me to put the film on
ice." "On ice?" asked Barbara.
The night, Barbara put Jean's film in her freezer (冰箱). The next
morning, the film had ice and frost (霜) around the boxes it was
packaged in. Barbara put it in a paper bag and brought it to the
office.
"Here's your film, Jean," said Barbara, as Jean walked into the
office.
"Thanks", Jean took the film out of the bag. "Hey, what happened
to this film? It's all cold and wet."
"That's from the freezer," answered Barbara. "Edna told me that
you said to put the film on ice. So I did."
Jean burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Barbara.
Finally, Jean managed to say, "Oh, Barbara, I didn't mean for you
to freeze the film. I just wanted you to hold it for me!"
(1) The word "film" here means ________.
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A. a motion picture
B. a thin coating (涂层)
C. a cinema
D. a thin, flat material coated with a chemical and used for
taking photographs
(2) Why wasn't Jean in the office when Barbara got back?
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A. Because she had gone to the travel bureau.
B. Because she had gone to the station for her ticket.
C. Because she had gone home for lunch.
D. Because she had gone to take some pictures.
(3) Jean used the expression "put it on ice" to mean ________.
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A. that Barbara should leave the office early
B. that Barbara should give up the plan
C. that Barbara should keep it for her
D. that Barbara should leave it in her office
(4) Barbara thought that Jean wanted her to _______.
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A. add some ice to the film
B. freeze the film
C. put the film in a paper bag
D. package the film
(5) Barbara put the film in the freezer because _________.
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A. she misunderstood
B. she is very stupid
C. she didn't know what to do
D. she thought it would be safe there
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb(麻木的). She had been swimming for nearly sixteen hours. Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now, at age 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.
On that fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath and the fog was so thick that she could hardly see her support boats. Sharks swam toward her lone figure, only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the frigid grip of the sea, she struggled on--hour after hour-while millions watched on national television.
Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn't much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to give up.She never had…, until then. With only a half mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.
Still thawing(使变暖和) her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter,“Look, I'm not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.”It was not fatigue or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal.
Two months later, she tried again. This time, despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact (完整无损的) and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land and this time she made it! Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, eclipsing(超越) the men's record by two hours!
1.Why didn't Florence swim across the Catalina Channel for the first time?
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A.Because she was too tired to go on swimming.
B.Because the fog was so thick that she couldn't see her support boats clearly.
C.Because she couldn't see the goal on land.
D.Because the sea water was too cold.
2.What does the underlined sentence mean?
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A.She had never been so hopeless.
B.She had never thought of giving up.
C.She had never seen such a thick fog.
D.She had never swum across the Channel before.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.Florence Chadwick spent less time swimming across the Catalina Channel than men.
B.Florence Chadwick succeeded in swimming across the Catalina Channel in September, 1952.
C.People had to use guns to drive away some fresheating animals in the sea.
D.No women but Florence Chadwick were able to swim the English Channel in both directions.
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科目:高中英语 来源:陕西省西安八校2012届高三上学期期中联考英语试题 题型:050
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省衡水中学2012届高三上学期五调考试英语试题 题型:050
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