Passage 17(2012 陜西，C)

       There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec,Canada.lt has a bar,a church,a shop and a small theater.These things are not unusual. But this hotel is only open from January till March every year.Why? Because it is made of ice and snow!When the weather gets warm,the hotel melts (融化) and closes. Every winter,the hotel owners build the hotel again.

       Everything in the Ice Hotel is made of ice and snow. All the furniture,such as the tables and chairs,is made of ice. Even the beds are made of ice So people use special sleeping bags on the ice beds. Inside the ice hotel,the temperature is about 27°F ( -3℃)        When people sleep,the sleeping bags keep them warm. In the morning,they can have a hot breakfast. After breakfast,people can enjoy winter activities.They can go skiing or ice fishing. Or they can go skating in the dining room.At the end of the day,people can relax at the bar.They can have drinks in glasses made of ice.

       Many people enjoy the Ice Hotel every year. But they can only enjoy it for a short time before it melts again.

1. Every year,this hotel is only open for       .

   A. four weeks   B. about three months

   C. two seasons   D. about a year

2. People can go       in the dining room after breakfast.

   A. skiing   B. skating   C. fishing   D. swimming

3. What’s the best title of this passage?

   A. An Unusual Hotel   B. A Warm Hotel

   C. A Common Hotel   D. An Old Hotel

1. B 2. B 3. A

Passage 17

[語(yǔ)篇解讀]本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，講述了一個(gè)由冰雪制成的特別的賓 館。這個(gè)賓館每年只有一至三月份會(huì)對(duì)外開(kāi)放，里面的一切家具:桌，椅，包括床都是由冰制成的。許多人喜歡來(lái)這里度假，但是時(shí)間很短暫。

1. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第四句中的January till March可判斷出大約是三個(gè)月。

2. B細(xì)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第五句中的they can go skating in the dining room可以找到答案。

3. A主旨大意題。unusual不尋常的;warm溫暖的 ;common普通的; old老的。選項(xiàng)A更符合題意。

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請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下表內(nèi)容提示用英語(yǔ)寫一封回信，表明你的想法。


基本情


況

王芳，16歲，上海市第一中學(xué)學(xué)生。


愛(ài)好


愛(ài)好閱讀，最喜歡英語(yǔ);不喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)，


但喜歡聽(tīng)音樂(lè)。


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愿意成為對(duì)方的筆友；同樣認(rèn)為交筆友對(duì)大家有好處，其優(yōu)點(diǎn)除對(duì)方在信中提到的外，還可包括幫 助大家了解不同城市的情況„

要求：1.必須包括所要表達(dá)的所有要點(diǎn)。可發(fā)揮想象，適當(dāng)增加一些內(nèi)容；

    2.要以與對(duì)方的愛(ài)好對(duì)比的方式表達(dá)自己的愛(ài)好(不得照搬原文) ；

    3.詞數(shù):80—100(開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)) 。

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