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Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

1. (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks’ time,Bergqvst’s ice creation 2. (be) nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to 3. (replace) it.”

Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was 4. successful that he designed the present one, 5. measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks —piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base;when the snow froze, the base 6. (remove).

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. 7. no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0°C, it may seem more like a survival test 8. a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “as _9. _ as a good start in survival training.’’

The 10. (popular)of the igloo is beyond doubt:it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

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India now leads the world in smartphone growth. It saw a 55% increase in the number of smartphones in 2014. The number of Web users increased by 37%. Smartphones were the source of 65 % of its Internet traffic and 41 % of its e-commerce, according to a report by the analyst Mary Meeker, titled “Internet Trends 2015”.

India’s Internet boom has started. Within three or four years, almost every adult in India will own a smartphone. They will be used to order goods, read news, monitor crop growth and so on.

Indian adults will be very interested in these devices just as young Americans are. 87% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 who own smartphones say they never separate from these: “My smartphone never leaves my side.” Four out of five say that the first thing they do on waking is to reach for their smartphones. And three fifths believe that in the next five years everything will be done on mobile devices.

In the business world, the rise of mobile platforms is dramatically transforming many industries all over the world. What Indian software developers have to do is to start thinking about solutions to old problems by using all the features of these new devices. They need to take advantage of the unique properties of smartphones and tablets. As Indian software developers and enterprises master the smartphone, they will be able to export their solutions to the rest of the world.

This will make possible a new tech revolution that is greater than what created India’s IT industry in the 1980s and 1990s. We can expect the rapid transformation of India when a billion people become connected and have equal access to information and services.

1.Loads of numbers are used in Paragraph 1 to show _____________.

A. India’s smartphones increase most rapidly in the world

B. India has the most advanced IT industry in the world

C. India will be a superpower pretty soon

D. India will export new smartphones to the rest of the world

2.What will most young Americans do first the moment they wake up?

A. Read news.B. Shop online.

C. Get their smartphones.D. Check e-mails.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. India is the largest mobile maker in the world.

B. Indian farmers will probably use smartphones to monitor crop growth.

C. Indian software developers have made great profits by selling their products abroad.

D. India saw a great boom in IT industry some 30 years ago.

4.Which can be the best title of the text?

A. More people,more smartphones

B. No dream, every Indian owns a smartphone

C. At hand, India’s next tech revolution

D. A small smartphone, a big use

Remember that goals are dreams with a timetable. Our goals are important for us to create what enriches our life. A very common attitude among people who are successful is that their success lies in their ability to provide themselves goals that are both numerous and exciting. When you think about your future,you are helping to feed a long-term goal of what you want to create.

To realize your dreams,you must translate your vision into a series of actions you can take as soon as possible. You should be able to measure these results,to make sure they take you wherever you want. And this step should not be viewed lightly! Indeed,very few people set goals and concrete actions for themselves to achieve. Very few people note what they want to accomplish,and know each day whether they have indeed advanced in the direction of their dreams.

Therefore one of the secrets that you can get results from is to write down your goals on paper first. When you give your dreams a form,they become more concrete,and you can refer to them often and easily. Whenever you read the dreams that you note down,you fill your mind with positive and motivational thoughts.

Unfortunately,many people stop there. They just simply make wishes, hope and wait. These people do not bring positive difference in their lives,because that sort of behavior is just wishful thinking. Success is not at all a miracle. It depends on clear and realistic targets through serious thoughts:concrete actions and perseverance(毅力). Don’t forget,your past does not determine your future. Only you now is your potential!

1.People can achieve success commonly in that they .

A. have many dreams

B. are well-informed of how goals go

C. think a lot about their bright future

D. know what the goals are in their life

2.If you put down your goals on the paper,you can .

A. know clearly what should be done

B. make them accomplished smoothly

C. measure the results of the goals easily

D. mention them easily to others

3.The last paragraph mainly tells that .

A. having dreams is very important to everyone

B. to translate goals into concrete actions is important for success

C. what people did in the past affects what the are today

D. most people can make a difference in their life

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Path towards Your Targets

B. The Process of Making Goals

C. The Power of Your Goals

D. The Importance of Your Success

Have you ever thought of getting in touch with your inner child from time to time? Obviously some people are willing to pay big money for the chance to do so in a proper environment.A Brooklyn-based adult preschool is charging customers between $333 and $999 for the chance to act like a kid again.

At Preschool Mastermind in New York adults get to participate in show-and-tell,arts-and-crafts such as finger paint,games like musical chairs and even take naps.The month-long course also has class picture day where the adults are expected to have a field trip and a parent day.

30-year-old Michelle Joni Lapidos,the brain behind the adult preschool,studied childhood education and has always wanted to be a preschool teacher.She’s always on the lookout for new ways to get people in touch with the freedom of childhood.A friend encouraged her to start the mastermind course instead.

According to Candice,her blogger friend,Preschool Mastermind gives adults a chance to relearn and master the things that they failed to understand as children.“I realized all the significances of what we learn in preschool,”said founder Michelle Joni,“People come here and get in touch with their inner child.It’s magical.We are bringing ourselves back to another place,another time with ourselves when we are more believing in ourselves,more confident and ready to take on the world.”

“One person’s here because they want to learn not to be so serious.”Michelle said.“Another's here to learn to be more confident.”She explained that most of the classes were planned.However,Joni added that while the planned activities were fun,it was often the spontaneous(自发的)moments that attracted students.“It’s the things you don’t plan for,the sharing between friends and learning from each other.’’

1.What is the purpose of Preschool Mastermind?

A.To give adults a chance to return to childhood.

B.To help parents understand their children better.

C.To provide practical training courses for teachers.

D.To introduce some ways of playing with children.

2.What is mainly discussed about Preschool Mastermind in Paragraph 2 ?

A.Its customers. B.Its activities.

C.Its environment. D.Its schedule·

3.According to Candice,people come to this program to________.

A.enjoy freedom of thinking

B.realize their childhood dreams

C.discover their inner abilities

D.figure out childhood puzzles

4.What do we know about Michelle Joni?

A.She used to be a preschool teacher.

B.She likes to make plans in advance.

C.She founded Preschool Mastermind.

D.She gained confidence by sharing.

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We are familiar with an old saying that “Clothes make the man”,which means good­looking outfits may possibly make a person better respected and look more like a true gentleman.__ 1._ Naturally,he may be well respected and gracefully treated even though he doesn't seem so respectable as others imagined. Instead,if a man is poorly or commonly dressed,he can't avoid being looked down upon and unfairly treated,_2._ As far as these people are concerned,what one wears is taken as an essential signal of status and an expression of characteristics. Consequently,clothes do seem to help make a good impression on others,and gain more respect.

__3._ I think the good impression one leaves on others based on clothes doesn't last long. Only good internal quality and beauty will impress people forever and never fade.__ 4.__ On the contrary,when people who are fascinated by a person's clothes eventually find out that he is an undesirable person,they would think he is pretentious and may even treat him with contempt(蔑视).On top of this,people who attach too much importance to clothes would waste their time and money on it. Besides,it adversely affects their effort on the things that really matter.

In summary,__5.__Nothing can count more than good internal quality in building up the man. Therefore only one's internal beauty and knowledge are more decisive of a person's value.

A.clothes do help in making an initial image,but do not make the man.

B.As a result,all the people spare no money to buy expensive fine clothes.

C.Clothes just make a man look better but will in no sense make a better person.

D.But I have a different view on this issue.

E.Thus,a man should be always dressed like a gentleman.

F.for many people judge others only by the way they dress.

G.If a man is well dressed,he will probably gain more confidence and dignity.

Blind tasting is a very strange activity. Contrary to what many people imagine, it has nothing to do with blindfolds. It involves tasting a wine without seeing the label and it can deliver shocking surprises. I tasted seven champagnes (香槟) blind with a group of professionals recently. There was a shock when they discovered the wine most of them preferred carried a label they regarded as their least favorite. That sort of result is especially common with champagne, the most image-driven rather than quality-driven wine of all. But it happens all the time when wine is tasted blind.

Because I’m interested in how wines really taste instead of how I think they should, I taste wine blind as often as I can, especially when assessing similar young wines. But blind tasting when you know absolutely nothing about the wine in front of you is something completely different. The most difficult Master of Wine exams include three sessions during which you have a dozen glasses in front of you and nothing more helpful than a printed exam paper asking you to identify each wine as closely as possible, and assess its quality.

Now that the MW is behind me, I taste wine completely blind only very rarely, and never in public. So my blind tastings these days are round the dinner table with good friends and once a year when I act as a judge, with Hugh Johnson, in the Oxford vs Cambridge wine-tasting competition. This is the most extraordinary match, always held before the Boat Race but taken just as seriously nowadays. This year’s taste-off took place at the end of last month, as usual in the Oxford and Cambridge Club on Pall Mall in London.

1.Which of the following is true about Blind tasting?

A. Blind tasting is the professional way to identify a wine.

B. Blind tasting usually has the right result.

C. Blind tasting means tasting a wine with one’s eyes covered.

D. Blind tasting is tasting a wine without seeing the label.

2.Why did the professionals get shocked at the result of their blind tasting?

A. They got all the results correctly.

B. They didn’t recognize their favorite at all.

C. The writer made no mistakes.

D. Champagnes can not be tasted blind.

3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The Boat Race is taken more seriously than the wine race.

B. The Oxford v Cambridge wine-tasting competition is held annually.

C. I didn’t act as a judge last year.

D. Pall Mall is chosen as the competition place for the first time.

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