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11．If you are tired of common hotel rooms，maybe it's time to climb into a tree．A new generation of treehouses is appearing across the world，and designer Roderick Romero says he knows the reason and he once said，"They're magical．I've never seen someone climb into a treehouse and not smile．"
Edisto River
Before you can stay in one of the treehouses owned by Carolina Heritage Outfitters，you first have to canoe down the Edisto River．Every home offers cooking equipment and a comfortable sleeping bed．"It's a really good place to get back to nature，"Romero says．The treehouses have gas stoves and are lit by lanterns．
Treehotel
Romero was astonished when he first saw the buildings at this hotel 40miles south of the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden．"It blew my mind．I couldn't believe what I was seeing，"he says．"The hotel rooms follow fantastic spare Scandinavian design．Architecturally this is one of the coolest ideas for a treehouse．"
Hideaway Café
While most treehouses are found in the woods，this coffee shop changes the idea with a location in downtown Tokyo．The building itself stands on stilts（桩）with a tree growing through the center of it．The café was the first treehouse designed by Kobayashi Takashi，who has created more than 120homes．
Tongabezi
One of the world's most fashionable treehouses stands in a tree alongside the Zambezi River near Victoria Falls．The large pine deck holds a bed and Turkish carpets．Guests can go on an expedition，or simply stay in their room and watch hippos playing in the river．
21．What Roderick Romero said in the first paragraph meansC．
A．people are fond of magic performances．
B．It is difficult to build a house in the trees．
C．treehouses are popular with many people
D．people today don't like common hotels．
22．Treehotel left a deep impression on Romero probably because ofB．
A．its position
B．its design
C．its height
D．its history
23．Which of the following is located in a big city？A
A．Hideaway Café
B．Treehotel
C．Edisto River
D．Tongabezi．

10．Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact these days．The term is"networked individualism"．This concept is not easy to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings．How can we be individuals and be networked at the same time？You need other people for networks．
Here is what Professor Wellman means．Before the invention of the Internet and e-mail，our social networks included live interactions with relatives，neighbors，and friends．Some of the interaction was by phone，but it was still voice to voice，person to person，in real time．
A recent research study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project showed that for a lot of people，electronic interaction through the computer has replaced this person-to-person interaction．However，a lot of people interviewed for the Pew study say that's a good thing．Why？
In the past，many people were worried that the Internet separated us from reality and caused us to spend too much time in the imaginary world of the computer．But the Pew study discovered that the opposite is true．The Internet connects us with more real people than expected-helpful people who can give advice on careers，medical problems，raising children，and choosing a school or college．About 60million Americans told Pew that the Internet plays an important role in helping them make major life decisions．
Thanks to the computer，we are able to be alone and together with other people-at the same time!

45．The underlined phrase"networked individualism"probably means that by using computers peopleD．
A．stick to their own ways no matter what other people say
B．have the rights and freedom to do things of their own interest
C．do things in their own ways and express opinions different from other people
D．are able to keep to themselves but at the same time reach out to other people
46．According to the Pew study，what do many people rely on to make major life decisions？A
A．Networks．
B．Friends．
C．Phones．
D．Parents．
47．It can be inferred from the Pew study thatC．
A．people have been separated from each other by using computers
B．the Internet makes people waste a lot of time and feel very lonely
C．the Internet has become a tool for a new kind of social communication
D．a lot of people regard the person-to-person communication as a good thing
48．Which would be the best title for this passage？C
A．We're Alone on the Internet．
B．We're Communicating on the Internet．
C．We're Alone Together on the Internet．
D．We're in the Imaginary World of the Internet．

9．Zoe Chambers was a successful PR （Public Relations） consultant and life was going well-she had a great job，a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London．Then one evening in June last year，she received a text message telling her she was out of work．"The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through．"she said．"After everything I'd done for the company，they dismissed me by text!I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job．I hated everything about the city and my life．"
Then，Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend，Kathy，to come and stay．Kathy and her husband had just bought a farm in north-west Wales．Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London，and now，ten months later，she is still on the farm．
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm，I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay．"said Zoe．"Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless．"
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets．"It's a hard life，physically very tiring．"she says．"In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted．But this is a good，healthy tiredness．Here，all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners．"
Zoe has never felt bored on the farm．Every day brings a new experience．She has learned how to ride a horse and drive a tractor．Since Christmas，she has been helping with the lambing．"Watching a lamb being born is one of the most moving experiences for me．I could never go back to city life now．"she says．

41．When working as a PR consultant in London，Zoe thought she lived aA life．
A．satisfying
B．tough
C．meaningless
D．boring
42．The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is thatA．
A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
B．Kathy persuaded her to do so
C．Zoe got tired of the city life
D．Zoe loved Wales more than London
43．How does Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage？D
A．Tiresome and troublesome．
B．Romantic and peaceful．
C．Mentally exhausting but healthy．
D．Physically tiring but rewarding．
44．Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage？C
A．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B．Where there is a will，there is a way．
C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing．
D．Kill two birds with one stone．

8．The hotel habits of business travelers have been studied for the third year by the worldwide hotel chain Novotel，which has several hotels in China．
The survey of Novotel hotels throws up some interesting facts about behavior of businessmen and businesswomen when they are away from home．Women pilfer souvenirs from their hotel rooms as men raid the bars in the refrigerators in their rooms，the hotel study found．It discovered that women are more likely to take a souvenir from their hotel room than men，and a man，more often than a woman，will have the biggest mini-bar bill for drinks used in their rooms．
Men leave cleaner hotel rooms-men were voted tidied travelers than women by staff and management at the international chain of hotels-but they make noisier guests，usually caused by watching the televisions with the sound turned up loudly．
It's almost always the male guest who is caught naked outside his room，often through mistaking the door to the corridor for the one to the bathroom．
Continuing the light-fingered trend，women are likely to get more out of control at weddings and take home the floral centerpieces from table decorations as souvenirs for their own homes．
It found the most popular time for dinner was 7p．m-7：30p．m．，although men were likely to dine in the restaurant while women preferred room service．A Caesar salad was the most popular choice of all women diners surveyed，while men preferred to choose a steak if eating in their room．
But in two matters，both sexes were on an equal footing：men and women were equally forthright when it came to asking for an upgrade to a better room，and it is almost standard business practice these days for both men and women on business trips to be carrying a laptop computer with them．

33．Men are more likely toA than women．
A．spend more on drink consumption in hotel rooms
B．make hotel rooms dirty
C．require a move to a better room
D．dine in hotel rooms
34．Women are more likely toC than men．
A．eat the things in the refrigerators in hotel rooms
B．keep hotel rooms tidy
C．take home some decorative things from hotel rooms as souvenirs
D．dine in hotel restaurants
35．Men and women are similar inC．
A．asking for room services
B．dining in the restaurant
C．bringing a laptop computer
D．choosing the food for dinner．

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