Villa Nicoletta, Genuine Relaxation
Somewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself. There are not too many places in the world like this, but this is one of them. It’s luxurious. It’s ultra-private.
Welcome to Villa Nicoletta
Villa Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright diamonds at night.
Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.
When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.
Off Season: April 16 to December 14
★4 bedrooms — ＄5,700/week (8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night
Peak Season: December 15 to April 15
★4 bedrooms — ＄6,300/week (8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night
【小题1】 The villa can be rented to a maximum of _______ people at a time.

A．five

B．eight

C．thirteen

D．ten

【小题2】 If a family with 6 people spends a fortnight’s Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will they pay?

A．＄12,600.

B．＄15,400.

C．＄11,400.

D．＄13,200.

【小题3】 Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _______.

A．like adventure

B．want to escape the noisy life of the city

C．enjoy the winter sports

D．seek excitement in the sea

【小题4】 We can infer that _______.

A．you can share the villa with other tourists

B．the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement park

C．fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in spring

D．you can go in for extreme sports in Villa Nicoletta

Villa Nicoletta, Genuine Relaxation
Somewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself. There are not too many places in the world like this, but this is one of them. It’s luxurious. It’s ultra-private.
Welcome to Villa Nicoletta
Villa Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright diamonds at night.
Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.
When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.
Off Season: April 16 to December 14
★4 bedrooms — ＄5,700/week (8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night
Peak Season: December 15 to April 15
★4 bedrooms — ＄6,300/week (8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night
【小题1】The villa can be rented to a maximum of _______ people at a time.

A．five

B．eight

C．thirteen

D．ten

【小题2】If a family with 6 people spends a fortnight’s Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will they pay?

A．＄12,600.

B．＄15,400.

C．＄11,400.

D．＄13,200.

【小题3】Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _______.

A．like adventure

B．want to escape the noisy life of the city

C．enjoy the winter sports

D．seek excitement in the sea

【小题4】We can infer that _______.

A．you can share the villa with other tourists

B．the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement park

C．fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in spring

D．you can go in for extreme sports in Villa Nicoletta

Villa Nicoletta, Genuine Relaxation

Somewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day. If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself. There are not too many places in the world like this, but this is one of them. It’s luxurious. It’s ultra-private.

Welcome to Villa Nicoletta

Villa Nicoletta is a 4-bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力）in a land of unspoiled peace. Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the island of St. Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy. You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of bright diamonds at night.

Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics.

When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.

Off Season: April 16 to December 14

★4 bedrooms — ＄5,700/week (8 people max)

Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night

Peak Season: December 15 to April 15

★4 bedrooms — ＄6,300/week (8 people max)

Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people ＄200/night

1. The villa can be rented to a maximum of _______ people at a time.

A．five              B．eight             C．thirteen           D．ten

2. If a family with 6 people spends a fortnight’s Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will they pay?

A．＄12,600.         B．＄15,400.         C．＄11,400.         D．＄13,200.

3. Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who _______.

A．like adventure

B．want to escape the noisy life of the city

C．enjoy the winter sports

D．seek excitement in the sea

4. We can infer that _______.

A．you can share the villa with other tourists

B．the island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement park

C．fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in spring

D．you can go in for extreme sports in Villa Nicoletta

 

A villa (别墅) designed to resist earthquakes with “self-healing” cracks in its walls, thanks to nanotechnology (纳米技术) applications with self-healing polymers (聚合物), is to be built on a Greek mountainside. The villa’s walls will include special particles that turn into a liquid when squeezed (压榨) under pressure, flow into cracks, and then harden to form a solid material.
The NanoManufacturing Institute (NMI), based in Leeds University, will play a key role in an EU project to construct the home by December 2010. The project, called “Intelligent Safe and Secure Buildings” (ISSB) is funded under the EU’s Sixth Framework program. This potentially life-saving scheme is led by German building manufacturer Knauf. The villa will be built in Amphilochia, in western Greece, where Knauf currently runs a manufacturing plant. If the experiment is successful, more tremor-resistant（防震）homes could be built in earthquake zones across the globe. NMI chief executive Professor Terry Wilkins said, “What we’re trying to achieve here is very exciting. We’re looking to use polymers in much tougher situations than ever before on a larger scale.” Monitors contained in the villa’s walls will be able to collect vast amounts of data about the building over time. Wireless sensors(传感器) will record any stresses and vibrations, as well as temperature, humidity and gas levels.
The walls are to be built from new load-bearing steel frames and high-strength gypsum（石膏）board. Prof Wilkins said, “If there are any problems, the intelligent sensor network will be able to alert residents immediately so they have time to escape. If whole groups of houses are so constructed, we could use a larger network of sensors to get even more information. If the house falls down, we have got hand-held devices that can be used over the ruins to pick out where the embedded（嵌入的）sensors are hidden to get some information about how the villa collapsed. Also, we can get information about anyone who may be around, so it potentially becomes a tool for rescue.”
【小题1】The aim of the passage is to ________.

A．report a piece of interesting news

B．promote tremor-resistant homes

C．inform us of the nanotechnology development

D．tell us something about a tremor-resistant home

【小题2】The villa can resist earthquakes because _______.

A．it will be built on a special place

B．the cracks in its walls can be healed by the polymers

C．the special particles can make its walls stronger

D．the intelligent sensor network can tell people where there is a crack

【小题3】If the tremor-resistant home falls down, _______.

A．rescue work can be done more quickly and accurately

B．the intelligent sensor network will stop working

C．no one can be hurt in the earthquake

D．a warning signal will be given to other residents

【小题4】What Prof Wilkins said suggests that _______.

A．he is doubtful about the project

B．he thinks the tremor-resistant home is perfectly designed

C．he is confident in the tremor-resistant home

D．the tremor-resistant home still needs to be tested in a real situation

【小题5】It can be inferred from the passage that tremor-resistant home _______.

A．is still being tried out

B．is already under construction

C．has been in wide use

D．will be put into wide use soon

Willa Nicoletta, Genuine relaxation

Somewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day．If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself．There are not too many places in the world like this．．．but this is one of them．It’s luxurious．It’s ultra-private．

Welcome to Villa Nicoletta．

Villa Nicoletta is a 4 bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力） in a land of unspoiled peace．Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the Island of St．Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers some the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy．You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of flawless diamonds at night．

Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot  Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics, including: 6 High Defintion flat-screen TVs all with 120-channel satellite television and four Dell computers with 19-inch flat-screen monitors, wireless broadband Internet and printer/scanner/fax capability. There are also 6 DVD players to go with the TVs, as well as CD players, radios and video games.

When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.

Off Season: April 16 to December 14

★4 bedrooms—$5700 /week (8 people max)

Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people $ 200/night

Peak Season: December 15 to April 15

★4 bedrooms—$6300/week(8 people max)

Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people $ 200/night

1.The villa can be rented to a maximum of           people at a time.

A．five              B．eight             C．thirteen           D．ten

2.If a family with 6 people spends a two-week Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will they pay?

A．$12,600.          B．$15,400.          C．$11,400.          D．$13,200.

3.Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who     .

A．like adventure

B．want to escape the noisy life of the city

C．enjoy the winter sports

D．seek excitement in the sea

4.We can infer that        .

A．you have to share the villa with other tourists

B．the Island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement park

C．fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in spring

D．you can go in for extreme sports in Villa Nicoletta

5.The underlined word “twinkles” here means       .

A．shines with a light                       B．falls like snow

C．burns with a spot                        D．cries in surprise