W Taipei

The W Hotel is among the city’s big-name luxury(奢华) hotels. Futuristic and fancy, the W Taipei’s setting is reminding you of a Lady Gaga video; perhaps that explains why the singer insisted on staying here on a recent visit. There are eight room types to choose from, with names such as Fabulous and Extreme Wow. They vary wildly in style.

10 Zhongxiao E. Road, Sect. 5, Xin Yi Area Taipei City Hall MRT; +886 2 7703 8888; from NT$8,900 (US$299); www.wtaipei.com

Grand Hotel

If sleeping in landmarks is your thing, the Taipei Grand Hotel is a must. The Grand is an expression of classical Chinese art mixed with Western construction principles. The Grand Hotel is attractive and full of history, but rooms are aging, so don’t expect the inside to be as “grand” as the outside. You can enjoy yourself at a driving range of golf, year-round pools and no fewer than eight restaurants.

No. 1, Lane 1, Zhongshan N. Road, Section 4 shuttle from Yuan Shan MRT; +886 2 2886 8888; from NT$4,800 (US$165); www.grand-hotel.org

Dandy Hotel

From free drinks and snacks in the lobby(大堂) to seasonally themed decorations, this hotel takes care of the small touches. But what places the Dandy Hotel above others in the same price category（范围）are views over Da-An Park; they’re reminders of those of New York’s Central Park. Rooms with views are worth the extra money paid, but book early -- there are only two on each floor.

No. 33, Xin Yi Road, Sect. 3, Dongmen MRT; +886 2 2707 6899; from NT$2,340 (US$80); www.dandyhotel.com.tw

Homey Hostel

Taiwanese brother and sister Josh and Kelly make guests feel right at home at this bargain Hostel. According to them, their motive in starting the hostel was to make friends, which is why they can often be found in the public area chatting with guests. There's a small kitchen, public computer, free coffee and tea, and luggage storage.

1/F, No. 7, Lane 180, Tonghua Street,) Liuzhangli MRT; +886 91900 2116; dorms from NT$500 (US$17);  www.homeyhostel.com

1. May is fan of Lady Gaga, and she may probably stay in ________when in Taipei. 

A. W Taipei        B. Grand Hotel         C. Dandy Hotel  D. Homey Hostel

2. Which of the following words can best take the place of the underlined word “touches”?

A. ways  B. details C. senses           D. contacts

3.If you are a backpack traveller with a low budget, which would be your best choice?

A. W Taipei        B. Grand Hotel         C. Dandy Hotel          D. Homey Hostel

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according the passage?

A. Rooms in the W Hotel are of the similar style but with different fancy names.

B. The Taipei Grand Hotel is an excellent mixture of classic and modern construction.

C. It is the park-view rooms in the Dandy Hotel that make it quite unique.

D. The desire of helping strangers drives Josh and Kelly to open the Homey Hostel.

 

根据首字母及汉语提示拼写单词 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

1.The flood has caused great __________ （损失） to this city.

2.Regular exercise can _______ （释放）happy chemicals into the brain.

3.The space shuttle is a _______（可重复使用的）spacecraft.

4.The doors opened _______ （自动）as we approached.

5.On the________(相反), onlookers who saw Mir’s blazing fragments described it as the experience of a lifetime.

6.The Earth is only one of the n__________ planets in the universe.

7.There are a variety of cell phones available in different price r_______.

8.He lost a leg in the accident and had to use an a__________ one now.

9.The young teachers u_______ the task of welcoming the alumni when they came to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of our school.

10.No one nation can or should try to d______ other nations, for every country is equal.

 

根据首字母及汉语提示拼写单词 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

66. The flood has caused great __________ （损失） to this city.

67. Regular exercise can _______ （释放）happy chemicals into the brain.

68. The space shuttle is a _______（可重复使用的）spacecraft.

69. The doors opened _______ （自动）as we approached.

70. On the________(相反), onlookers who saw Mir’s blazing fragments described it as the experience of a lifetime.

71. The Earth is only one of the n__________ planets in the universe.

72. There are a variety of cell phones available in different price r_______.

73. He lost a leg in the accident and had to use an a__________ one now.

74. The young teachers u_______ the task of welcoming the alumni when they came to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of our school.

75. No one nation can or should try to d______ other nations, for every country is equal.

第二节  读写任务(共l小题，满分25分)

    阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Barbara R. Morgan is now an astronaut by profession, heading into space this week for the first time on the space shuttle. But she said she was a teacher at her core. 

She said patience and perseverance were virtues that defined good schoolteachers. Living her principles, she is about to fulfill a two-decade-old dream by becoming the first “educator astronaut” when she and six fellow astronauts blast off in the space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday on a mission to the International Space Station.

The flight will also fulfill a dream deferred from January 1986, when the shuttle Challenger blew up during takeoff, killing a crew that included the first designated teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe, Ms. Morgan’s friend, a high school teacher from Concord, N.H.. Not losing faith in the program, Ms. Morgan, as the backup teacher for that mission, kept the dream alive even when returning to the classroom. In 1998 Ms. Morgan got the call from NASA and returned to NASA that year to become the first educator astronaut.

The 22 years since NASA first selected Ms. Morgan to fly does not seem as long to her as many people think. “It really hasn’t been waiting; it’s been working,” she said. “Working as a teacher, and working to be an astronaut.”

The teacher-astronaut said she was looking forward to returning to the classroom after her flight to share her experiences. But she also would love to fly again. “I’ll be available,” she said.

 [写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括本文的主要内容。

2. 以约120个词完成下列的写作任务，包括如下要点：

(1) 你读完本篇报道后的感受。

(2)   以你自己的经历说明你在成长过程中你性格里的哪些因素帮助你取得了成绩或克服了困难。

[写作要求]   你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点, 也可以参照材料的内容, 但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子.

[评分标准]            概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

W Taipei

The W Hotel is among the city’s big-name luxury(奢华) hotels. Futuristic and fancy, the W Taipei’s setting is reminding you of a Lady Gaga video; perhaps that explains why the singer insisted on staying here on a recent visit. There are eight room types to choose from, with names such as Fabulous and Extreme Wow. They vary wildly in style.

10 Zhongxiao E. Road, Sect. 5, Xin Yi Area Taipei City Hall MRT; +886 2 7703 8888; from NT$8,900 (US$299); www.wtaipei.com

Grand Hotel

If sleeping in landmarks is your thing, the Taipei Grand Hotel is a must. The Grand is an expression of classical Chinese art mixed with Western construction principles. The Grand Hotel is attractive and full of history, but rooms are aging, so don’t expect the inside to be as “grand” as the outside. You can enjoy yourself at a driving range of golf, year-round pools and no fewer than eight restaurants.

No. 1, Lane 1, Zhongshan N. Road, Section 4 shuttle from Yuan Shan MRT; +886 2 2886 8888; from NT$4,800 (US$165); www.grand-hotel.org

Dandy Hotel

From free drinks and snacks in the lobby(大堂) to seasonally themed decorations, this hotel takes care of the small touches. But what places the Dandy Hotel above others in the same price category（范围）are views over Da-An Park; they’re reminders of those of New York’s Central Park. Rooms with views are worth the extra money paid, but book early -- there are only two on each floor.

No. 33, Xin Yi Road, Sect. 3, Dongmen MRT; +886 2 2707 6899; from NT$2,340 (US$80); www.dandyhotel.com.tw

Homey Hostel

Taiwanese brother and sister Josh and Kelly make guests feel right at home at this bargain Hostel. According to them, their motive in starting the hostel was to make friends, which is why they can often be found in the public area chatting with guests. There's a small kitchen, public computer, free coffee and tea, and luggage storage.

1/F, No. 7, Lane 180, Tonghua Street,) Liuzhangli MRT; +886 91900 2116; dorms from NT$500 (US$17);  www.homeyhostel.com

59. May is fan of Lady Gaga, and she may probably stay in __________when in Taipei. 

  A. W Taipei             B. Grand Hotel            C. Dandy Hotel    D. Homey Hostel

60. Which of the following words can best take the place of the underlined word “touches”?

   A. ways                 B. details                    C. senses             D. contacts

61. If you are a backpack traveller with a low budget, which would be your best choice?

   A. W Taipei             B. Grand Hotel            C. Dandy Hotel    D. Homey Hostel

62. Which of the following statements is TRUE according the passage?

   A. Rooms in the W Hotel are of the similar style but with different fancy names.

   B. The Taipei Grand Hotel is an excellent mixture of classic and modern construction.

   C. It is the park-view rooms in the Dandy Hotel that make it quite unique.

   D. The desire of helping strangers drives Josh and Kelly to open the Homey Hostel.