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°C)
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.
B. about three months
C. two seasons
D. about a year
B. skating .
C. fishing
D. swimming
B. A Warm Hotel
C. A Common Hotel
D An Old Hotel
I"m so glad to read about the changes talking place in your city. It"s really good news that you can
travel by subway in Xi"an, though there"s only one line there. Here in London we have twelve lines. By
the way, we don"t use the word "subway" here. It"s American English. We call it "the Underground",
instead.
The London Underground is very famous. It"s famous for several reasons. First of all, part of the
underground railway today is the oldest in the world, which opened in 1863. Secondly, the London
Underground is also the first line to have electric trains, in 1890. Thirdly but not the last, the London
Underground is the second largest metro system in the world, after the Shanghai Metro. There are
270 stations in the Underground and it has 402 kilometres of tracks(轨道). What"s more, the city
of London itself helps make the transportation system famous! I"ve got a
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a clear picture of the Underground in my city. They are together with this mail.
In your email, you also said workers were building more lines. I"m sure your city is developing fast.
Maybe you can send me a few photos of your city today. I really want to see the changes taking place
there. I"m happy for you to live there in an ancient city with such a new look!
So much for now. I"ll write soon again. Best wishes!
B. From Shanghai
C. From London
D. From New York
B. when the London Underground first used electric trains
C. why the London Underground is the oldest subway in the world.
D. why the London Underground is famous in the world
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B. two different things
C. three different things
D. nothing like each other
B. To post him some postcards of Xi"an.
C. To tell him more about Xi"an subway.
D. To send him a few photos of Xi"an
March 24th
This morning, we had a school trip to the Dashan Collection House, a building of two floors. It is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. We took the school bus and arrived at 9:00. When we entered the collection house, our eyes were caught by a collection of old photos of the town on the walls of the front hall. Those photos told us something about the history of the town. And then in the Art Room, we saw many pictures of the countryside. The colors of the flowers and trees are rich and bright. All at once, I lost myself in the beauty of nature.
Then we went upstairs. On the left, there were over one hundred different clocks. The oldest clock was already more than two hundred years old. To my surprise, the clocks all worked well and they could tell the right time. It was then ten o"clock, and some clocks produced different beautiful sounds. It seemed to be a concert. How amazing!
On the right there was also a stone collection. The stones were from all over the country. They were in different sizes, colors and shapes. Some looked like different kinds of animals. I really liked one stone that looked like a little monkey. It looked very nice.
The collections there were wonderful. So they stayed there until 11:30 in the morning. I had a great time and really liked the school trip.
On .
2. Where did the writer go for the school trip?
The writer went to .
3. What did the writer see in the Art Room?
The writer saw .
4. How many kinds of collections are mentioned in the passage?
There are kinds..
5. How long did they stay there?
For .
My parents have always liked art exhibitions and they’ve taken me to many, but I never enjoyed them, however, in Edinburgh we saw an exhibition of African masks at a museum and they were fantastic. I couldn’t imagine that people made such beautiful things so long ago. Some of the masks were 2,000 years old. Marti, 14 |
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Have you ever tried the "Magic Cube"(魔方) ? Pick up one of these cubes and you probably won"t be able to p_______ (1) it down. How hard can it be to rearrange the nine little s_______(2) on each side of the cube? In fact, there are millions of possibilities! It has been over 30 years since the cube first h_______(3) the market. However, not many people know that it was used just as a simple classroom m_______(4) at the beginning. In 1974, Mr. Erno ![]() As time went by, the cube once l_______(9) its attractive qualities. However, it made a comeback with the internet. Now anyone can go online and find many videos that show ways to s_______(10) the cube. Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands holds the world record now. He finished in just 7.08 seconds! |
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Mr. Smith never watched TV. He thought that people spent too much time watching it. Some of his friends often talked about sports shows, the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself, "They never read any books or go out in the evening. " So he didn"t buy a TV. Two years ago, Mr. Smith was 60 years old. He stopped working in the hospital. His son bought him a TV. He began to watch all the news. He knows much more about the world now. And he reads more books, too. Now, Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV. I can"t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60. ![]() |
1. Mr. Smith didn"t watch TV because _____. |
A. he had no time to watch it B. he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV C. he couldn"t buy the TV set D. he thought watching TV is bad for people"s eyes |
2. Mr. Smith _____ when he worked in the hospital. |
A. went to mountains B. played sports C. read books D. watched TV |
3. Mr Smith didn"t work in the hospital _____. |
A. after he was 60 B. before his son bought him a TV C. when his son asked him not to work D. after he liked watching the news |
4. Mr. Smith is _____ now. |
A. 58 B. 60 C. 62 D. 61 |
5. The black word "unhappy" means _____ in Chinese. |
A. 很高兴 B. 很和蔼 C. 不高兴 D. 不理解 |