Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim．Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt—including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets)．The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat．Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries．When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Ridding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure．As you look out of your open window—there is no glass!—you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy．Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read．You don’t even have to come down for breakfast—the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet．Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly．Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side．You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a ffew steps ot the loft in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose．Cotta “go”(想要方便一下)? Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash．But your stay will be much more modern．Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer．(Don’t worry—there is heat in winter.)

Which of the following about Tayka Hotel de Sal is true?

      A．The hotel is the cheapest among the four mentioned.

      B．Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

      C．It is on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

      D．It is located on a prehistoric lake.

What is the similarity of the four hotels?

      A．Being expensive.     B．Being beautiful.      C．Being natural.  D．Being unique.

What does the underline part “Sweet Willy” refer to?

      A．The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

      B．The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

      C．The name of the hotel.

      D．The name of the hotel owner.

Which of the hotel makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

      A．Tayka Hotel De Sal  B．Green Magic Nature Resort

      C．Dog Bark Park Inn B&B       D．Gamirasu Cave Hotel

What may be the purpose of the writer writing the passage?

      A．To show his wide knowledge. B．To introduce some interesting hotels.

      C．To develop business in tourism.      D．To attract attention from the readers.

Hello, Chicago. If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy(民主)，tonight is your answer.

  ……

  I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $ 5 and $ 10 and $ 20 to the cause.

  It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy(冷漠), who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

  It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished(消失)from the Earth.

  This is your victory.

  And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.

  You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime—two wars, a planet in peril(危亡), the worst financial crisis in a century.

  Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.

  ……

  The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.

  I promise you, we as a people will get there.

This passage is most probably taken from a (an)_______.

   A. report        B. lecture      C. speech        D. announcement 

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

   A. The speaker has won an election campaign which is quite important for him.

   B. The speaker feels they are unlikely to make their ancestors’ dream come true.

   C. The speaker thinks America is a nation that lacks democracy.

   D. The speaker’s campaign was launched in the nation’s capital.

The purpose of the speaker is to do the following except______.

   A. expressing thanks to his supporters

   B. discussing the challenges that lie ahead

   C. urging Americans to unite for the bright future of the nation

   D. warning the people against two terrible wars in store

We can see from the passage that the speaker is a (an)_______person.

   A. unreliable       B. determined     C. narrow-minded       D. humorous

     A study published in September suggests there is a surprising way to get people to avoid unhealthy foods: change their memories. Scientist Elizabeth Loftus of the University of California at Irvine asked volunteers to answer some questions on their personalities (个性) and food experiences. “One week later,” Loftus says, “we told those people we'd fed their answers into our smart computer and it came up with an account of their early childhood experiences.” Some accounts included one key additional detail (细节): “You got sick after eating strawberry ice-cream.” The researchers then changed this detail into a manufactured (人为促生的) memory through leading questions—Who were you with? How did you feel? By the end of the study, up to 41% of those given a false memory believed strawberry ice-cream once made them sick, and many said they'd avoid eating it.

    When Loftus published her findings, she started getting calls from people begging her to make them remember hating chocolate or French fries. Unfortunately, it's not that easy. False memories appear to work only for foods you don't eat on a regular basis. But most important, it is likely that false memories can be implanted (灌输) only in people who are unaware of the mental control. And lying to a patient is immoral, even if a doctor believes it's for the patient's benefit.

    Loftus says there's nothing to stop parents from trying it with their overweight children. “I say, wake up—parents have been lying about Father Christmas for years, and nobody seems to mind. If they can prevent diseases caused by fatness and all the other problems that come with that, you might think that's a more moral lie. Decide that for yourself.”

72. Why did Loftus ask the volunteers to answer some questions?

    A. To improve her computer program.           B. To find out their attitudes towards food.

    C. To find out details she can make use of             D. To predict what food they'll like in the future.

73. What did Loftus find out from her research?

    A. People believe what the computer tells them.

    B. People can be led to believe in something false.

    C. People tend to forget their childhood experiences.

    D. People are not always aware of their personalities.

74. According to the study, people may stop having a certain food if they ________.

A. learn it is harmful for health                        

B. lie to themselves that they don't want it

    C. are willing to let doctors control their minds

    D. think they once had a bad experience of eating it

75. What is the biggest concern with the method?

    A. Whether it is moral.                                B. Who it is best for.

    C. When it is effective.                                D. How it should be used.

A beautiful and very successful actress（女演员）was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill（账单）. At the bottom(底部) of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m., I get 15 shillings（先令）an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.

   A. she liked to live in the busiest place

   B. she didn’t like to live in the country

   C. her home was far away from where she worked

   D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ___________.

   A. gave him two tickets for her show

   B. sang and danced for him for hours

   C. paid him 3 pounds

   D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour

The actress got the painter’s bill ______.

   A. to ask for the money of his painting work

   B. to ask to pay for his watching her show

   C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

   D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

It can be learned from the text that one pound is___________ shillings.

   A. 10        B. 12         C. 20          D. 15

What kind of man was the painter?

   A. He was a careful man.              B. He was a poor man.

   C. He was not friendly to others.        D. He knew little about music and dances

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后31-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

While my friends went away to their universities in great delight, I restarted my senior high school life. My spirits   31  at the prospect of starting all over again.

  32   by strange classmates, I felt as though I was in a maze（迷宫）and felt  33   for my-self. There were some complex feelings in my mind. I was frightened, nervous and lonely.

To make  34   worse, I recalled my failure again and again,  35   put more pressure on me than I could bear. As a result, I was always feeling  36   during class.

One of my teachers noticed my depression and one day he asked me to come to his office, where he told me about his  37   towards life. He said we might  38   from making mistakes, but it’s important to model ourselves into people we  39   . All the growing  40   and the embarrassing things we  41   are parts of the process. We never stop  42   , so learn from it and keep up your spirits up! If you are optimistic, things you want may  43   to you!  44   feelings rushed through me. I  45   saw the sun shining again when I stepped out of his office.

With the teacher’s help, I finally  46   my depression. From then on, I no longer  47   my head but began smiling at my classmates. I put up my hand  48   in class and tried to answer the teacher’s questions correctly.

I  49   have a thirst to go to my dream university,  50   I’m not afraid of failure because I can benefit from it.

A.sank                B.failed                 C.disappeared               D.ran

A.Hit                       B.Surrounded        C.Struck                       D.Loved

A.unlucky                B.angry                 C.sorry                         D.afraid

A.scores                   B.studies               C.experiences                D.matters

A.which                     B.what                  C.that                           D.who

A.high                B.down                 C.lonely                       D.happy

A.way                B.method                     C.measure                    D.attitude

A.learn               B.suffer                 C.hear                          D.judge

A.reach                    B.enjoy                 C.like                           D.hate

A.aches                    B.pains                  C.joys                          D.injuries

A.feel                      B.experience          C.taste                          D.get

A.standing up         B.growing up         C.going up                   D.rising up

A.refer                     B.turn                   C.stick                         D.happen

A.Warm                   B.Thoughtful         C.Cool                         D.Regretful

A.suddenly        B.generally            C.naturally                   D.sadly

A.got on                 B.got over             C.got off                      D.got out

A.buried                  B.shook                 C.bowed                       D.nodded

A.freely                   B.hopefully           C.quickly                            D.confidently

A.even                   B.ever                   C.still                           D.yet

A.otherwise              B.or                      C.but                           D.instead