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　　A hotel worker went on a shooting rampage at a Tampa(坦帕,美国港市) hotel on Thursday, killing four co-workers in the hotel and a woman in a nearby parking lot, police said. The gunman also wounded three people before he was taken into custody (拘留). Police said this latest one in a series of mass (人数极多的) shootings in the United States, began about mid-afternoon at the Radisson Bay Harbour on Courtney Campbell. Witnesses (目击者) described a chaotic (处于混乱状态的)scene as the gunman fired shots in the lobby and pool area of the hotel before commandeering (强取) a car and fleeing. “I came here from New York City to escape the craziness there and wound up in one of the most insane (疯狂的) situations I have ever been in,” a witness to the shootings told local media (大众传媒). Police said the gunman fled to a nearby restaurant parking lot, where he shot and killed a woman and took another car. The gun-man, who had two weapons, was quickly cornered by pursuing (追捕,追赶) police and offered no resistance when he was taken into custody. It was the worst shooting rampages in Tampa since May of 1998, when a man who had been arrested as a suspect (嫌疑犯) in the shooting death of his four-year-old son escaped from police custody and shot to death three police officers. That assailant (攻击者) ,Hank Earl Cart, held police at bay for four hours at a gas station north of Tampa before killing himself.

　　The hotel killings were the latest in a series of mass shootings in the United States. last month, in the worst mass murder in Hawaii’s history, a 15-year employee of Xerox shot seven men to death at the Honolulu warehouse where he worked. In September a gunman killed seven people at a youth group at the crowded Wedgwood Baptist Church in Texas before turning the gun on himself. And in July a gunman described as a depressed (沮丧的) person killed nine people in Atlanta before turning the gun on himself. He had earlier killed his wife and two children in a suburb.

1．There are ________ people killed in the Tampa hotel shootings.

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2．The word “rampage” (Sentence 1, Para. 1) most probablymeans ________.

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3．The passage is probably found in ________.

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4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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A．There are a series of mass shootings in the United States.

B．The shooting at a Tampa hotel is the worst one up to now.

C．Many gunmen killed themselves after shooting people dead.

D．The gunman in Atlanta case killed nine people before he killed his family members.

5．The passage mainly tells us about ________.

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A．hotel shootings in America

B．the latest shootings in America

C．serious shootings in American

D．the worst shooting in America

You should try not to appear to be______ (处于不安状态) in a job interview.

 

This selection of books and guides offers insight to hidden charm in many favorite cities and destinations and gives you the knowledge to uncover unusual sights to see and places to visit. We hope you enjoy our choices and welcome your comments. Email your feedback to books@ gounusual. com.

The following are taken from these books. You will find much more information about these hotels in the books.
Kakslauttanen Hotel

It is the home of the famous Igloo（冰屋）Village with the unique glass and snow igloos and the world’s largest snow restaurant. In addition , their guests can enjoy the winter activities including watching the Northern Lights visible generally from late August to late April. Guests can sample the peace of sleeping in snow. Their glass igloos are fantastic for lying on your bed at night, watching the Northern Lights in the warm. You can enjoy cold or warm night sleep as required.
Art Hotel in Ronda

Beautifully situated in the oldest paved street of Ronda and surrounded by historic buildings, Art Hotel is decorated with original and historical artwork and atmospheric lighting. There is lots of fun and funky touches, e. g. lights and birds nesting in old basketballs, wall murals（壁画）of Michael Jackson , car tyres converted to occasional tables.
During your stay, all drinks, breakfast and the use of all facilities are included in the price of the room.
Otter Creek Tents
The tents are separated from the rest of the world by a quiet salt-water creek. A coconut plantation dating back to 1886, the secret location preserves the privacy and peace of guests, with the salt water of the creek keeping even the mosquitoes away.
Each tent sleeps 2 in a four-poster double bed and has a western style toilet and bathroom with running water and hot shower. The tents use the dining facilities of the charming “Elsewhere” beach houses and enjoy over a mile of the pristine（处于原始状态的）beach where one can still see the footprints of fishermen , and during the season , possibly the prints of sea turtles.
The Original Icehotel

“Imagine a hotel built from thousands of tons of snow and ice, and rebuilt every winter”--that is ICEHOTEL in northern Lapland, Sweden.
This is the original ICEHOTEL, first created in the early 1990s. It has become the global ambassador for this genre and now licenses ICEBARs around the world too. With 80 ＋ rooms, the property is a huge undertaking to be rebuilt every year, and their expertise inspired other similar properties in North America and elsewhere.
【小题1】People staying in Kakslauttanen Hotel can watch the Northern Lights EXCEPT in ________.

A．August

B．April

C．December

D．June

【小题2】What is special about Otter Creek Tents?

A．You can sleep in a house made of ice there.

B．It is surrounded by a forest.

C．You can enjoy the scenes of a beach.

D．You can enjoy turtles cooked in a special way there.

【小题3】If you want to experience sleeping with snow or ice around, you can choose ________.

A．Kakslauttanen Hotel and Art Hotel in Ronda

B．Otter Creek Tents and Icehotel

C．Art Hotel in Ronda and Otter Creek Tents

D．Kakslauttanen Hotel and Icehotel

【小题4】What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To show us the advantages of staying in hotels.

B．To introduce and promote some books.

C．To encourage people to travel around the world.

D．To explain to us how people manage the hotels.

This selection of books and guides offers insight to hidden charm in many favorite cities and destinations and gives you the knowledge to uncover unusual sights to see and places to visit. We hope you enjoy our choices and welcome your comments. Email your feedback to books@ gounusual. com.

The following are taken from these books. You will find much more information about these hotels in the books.

Kakslauttanen Hotel

    It is the home of the famous Igloo（冰屋）Village with the unique glass and snow igloos and the world’s largest snow restaurant. In addition , their guests can enjoy the winter activities including watching the Northern Lights visible generally from late August to late April. Guests can sample the peace of sleeping in snow. Their glass igloos are fantastic for lying on your bed at night, watching the Northern Lights in the warm. You can enjoy cold or warm night sleep as required.

Art Hotel in Ronda

    Beautifully situated in the oldest paved street of Ronda and surrounded by historic buildings, Art Hotel is decorated with original and historical artwork and atmospheric lighting. There is lots of fun and funky touches, e. g. lights and birds nesting in old basketballs, wall murals（壁画）of Michael Jackson , car tyres converted to occasional tables.

    During your stay, all drinks, breakfast and the use of all facilities are included in the price of the room.

    Otter Creek Tents

    The tents are separated from the rest of the world by a quiet salt-water creek. A coconut plantation dating back to 1886, the secret location preserves the privacy and peace of guests, with the salt water of the creek keeping even the mosquitoes away.

Each tent sleeps 2 in a four-poster double bed and has a western style toilet and bathroom with running water and hot shower. The tents use the dining facilities of the charming “Elsewhere” beach houses and enjoy over a mile of the pristine（处于原始状态的）beach where one can still see the footprints of fishermen , and during the season , possibly the prints of sea turtles.

The Original Icehotel

    “Imagine a hotel built from thousands of tons of snow and ice, and rebuilt every winter”--that is ICEHOTEL in northern Lapland, Sweden.

    This is the original ICEHOTEL, first created in the early 1990s. It has become the global ambassador for this genre and now licenses ICEBARs around the world too. With 80 ＋ rooms, the property is a huge undertaking to be rebuilt every year, and their expertise inspired other similar properties in North America and elsewhere.

1.People staying in Kakslauttanen Hotel can watch the Northern Lights EXCEPT in ________.

    A. August        B. April             C. December        D. June

2.What is special about Otter Creek Tents?

    A. You can sleep in a house made of ice there.

    B. It is surrounded by a forest.

    C. You can enjoy the scenes of a beach.

    D. You can enjoy turtles cooked in a special way there.

3.If you want to experience sleeping with snow or ice around, you can choose ________.

    A. Kakslauttanen Hotel and Art Hotel in Ronda

    B. Otter Creek Tents and Icehotel

    C. Art Hotel in Ronda and Otter Creek Tents

    D. Kakslauttanen Hotel and Icehotel

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

    A. To show us the advantages of staying in hotels.

    B. To introduce and promote some books.

    C. To encourage people to travel around the world.

    D. To explain to us how people manage the hotels.