The very first capsule hotel to be opened in Shanghai has attracted many budget travelers with its prices, even though it is not fully operational yet.
The hotel consists of 68 "capsules", each 1.1-meters high, 1.1-meters wide and 2.2-meters long. The basic rate is 28 Yuan ($4.22) per person, plus an additional 4 Yuan an hour. The hotel also offers a package of 68 Yuan for 10 hours and 88 Yuan for 24 hours.
All of the capsules are imported from Japan where capsule hotels originated，and each is equipped with independent sockets, clocks, lights, TV and wireless Internet service. The hotel also has a public lavatory(洗手間)，shower room, smoking room and shared guest room.
"This is a huge bargain compared with other budget hotels in Shanghai," said Ta Zan, the owner of the hotel. Ta used to stay at capsule hotels in Tokyo during his undergraduate years and worked at a capsule hotel while he was doing his MBA in Japan in 2005, so he knows how they work and how to make guests feel comfortable.
He based the hotel on capsule hotels in Japan but he has made some special changes based on Chinese guests' habits. "In Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs, but in China people are more willing to take a shower, so we have the shower room," he said. He has also separated the capsules into three snoring (打鼾的) zones so that guests who often snore won't disturb others. Like most of capsule hotels in Japan, the one in Shanghai is for men only.
But the idea of staying in such a compact space is not appealing to everyone. "I feel the idea is like putting a person in a coffin (棺材), and the price is also not that appealing. A bed at a youth hostel in Shanghai costs about 60 Yuan per night," said Wang Lei, a student from Beijing.
【小題1】The first capsule hotels in the world appeared in        .

A．Shanghai B．Japan C．Beijing D．America
【小題2】If you stay in the capsule hotel in Shanghai for 8 hours， you will have to pay      yuan.
A．28 B．60 C．68 D．88
【小題3】What does the underlined word "compact" mean?
A．Dear B．Cheap. C．Close. D．Clean.
【小題4】The capsule hotel in Shanghai differs from those in Japan in that          .
A．it serves men as well as women
B．its capsule is much larger
C．it has a shower room
D．it has no snoring zones
【小題5】We can know from the passage that           .
A．everybody considers the capsule hotel a nice place to stay
B．a(chǎn)ll the capsules of the hotel were made in China
C．each capsule of the hotel has a private lavatory
D．no guest has ever stayed in the capsule hotel in Shanghai


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文是關(guān)于上海新型膠囊旅館的介紹。作者在文中對(duì)這種起源于日本的新式旅館做了詳細(xì)的介紹，除了介紹膠囊旅館的內(nèi)部設(shè)施和旅館的價(jià)格，作者還介紹了店主創(chuàng)辦旅館想法的由來(lái)以及人們對(duì)這種新式旅館的不同態(tài)度。
【小題1】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中All of the capsules are imported from Japan where capsule hotels originated可知膠囊旅館是從日本興起的。所以B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題2】B數(shù)字換算題。從第二段The basic rate is 28 Yuan ($4.22) per person, plus an additional 4 Yuan an hour.可知基礎(chǔ)價(jià)格28+4*8=60元。B選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題3】C詞義猜測(cè)題。從旅館的大小The hotel consists of 68 "capsules", each 1.1-meters high, 1.1-meters wide and 2.2-meters long. 和人們的看法"I feel the idea is like putting a person in a coffin 。�？芍灭^空間狹窄有限，所以C選項(xiàng)正確。
【小題4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段 In Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs, but in China people are more willing to take a shower, so we have the shower room,"可知上海的膠囊旅館和日本的膠囊旅館區(qū)別是裝有淋浴，故C選項(xiàng)正確。。
【小題5】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段The very first capsule hotel to be opened …even though it is not fully operational yet.可知旅館還沒營(yíng)業(yè)，所以是沒有過(guò)客人的，所以D選項(xiàng)正確。
考點(diǎn)：考查社會(huì)生活類短文閱讀。

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