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Jones has $40 million spent in building a hotel where the most expensive rooms will be 50 feet under the sea off Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas. Unlike the Jules Undersea Lodge — the only undersea hotel now, just off the coast of Key Largo, Fla. — guests at the Poseidon won’t need to put on a wet suit to their rooms. They also won’t need to worry about changing pressure levels since the rooms will be kept at above-surface pressure. Instead, they can move easily to their $1,500-a-night underwater rooms by escalator③.
“I think there are a large number of people who would be interested,” said Jones, “including anyone who is looking for a different experience.”
Each room will feature strong walls that look out onto coral④gardens. There will be controls in each room that guests can use to change the lighting of the underwater worlds outside their windows and to provide food to fish swimming just outside. It sounds exciting— but will it happen? It’s hard to say.
“By now I envisioned⑤we’d have whole underwater cities,” Cooper said. “It’s about time some of these visions became reality.”
Notes:
① marine construction 海洋建筑
② submarine adj. 海下的
③ escalator n. 自动梯
④ coral n. 珊瑚
⑤ envision v. 展望
1. The first paragraph takes President Bush for example in order to ______.
A. praise President Bush’s plan to Mars
B. humorously introduce the main subject to readers
C. support President Bush’s plan to Mars
D. show Bruce Jones is against President Bush’s plan
2. According to the text, who had a great effect on Bruce Jones?
A. His father. B. His friends. C. His grandfather D. His grandmother
3. According to Bruce Jones’s undersea hotel, we know that ______.
A. fish outside can be seen through the hotel’s walls
B. the hotel has been built and came into use
C. it will be easy to swim into the underwater rooms
D. visitors will have to wear wet suits against water
4. According to Cooper’s words, his attitudes towards the underwater hotels are ______.
A. disappointed B. critical C. objective D. hopeful
答案
解析
1. B 推理判断题。第一段的开头利用这一反一正的对比,幽默性地因入文章的主题。
2. C 细节理解题。由文章的第一段的第二句话可知。
3. A 细节判断题。由文章的第二段和第四段可知。
4. D 推理判断题。由文章的最后一段可知,他对此是充满希望的,但是由envision来判断,那只是他个人的看法,并不一定是客观的。
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试题【President Bush may talk about a plan to Mars, but Bruce Jones thinks there is st】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The best children"s books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve.
This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children"s literature were in fact written for 12 .“Alice"s Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 13 of this.
Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop o 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children"s comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.
Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books.So I suppose we"ll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.
1.A.hoped B.realized C.told D.said
2.A.short B.long C.bad D.good
3.A.easy B.short C.high D.difficult
4.A.and B.but C.or D.so
5.A.both B.neither C.either D.very
6.A.child B.father C.mother D.teacher.
7.A.hears B.buys C.understands D.reads
8.A.few B.many C.a great deal of D.a great number of
9.A.but B.however C.so D.because
10A.hard B.easy C.enough D.fast
11.A.articles B.work C.arts D.works
12.A.grown ups B.girls C.boys D.children
13.A.difficult B.hidden C.obvious D.easy
14.A.are B.show C.find D.add
15.A.school B.home C.office D.library
16.A.more B.less C.able D.be
17.A.lovingness B.interests C.objections D.readings
18.A.receiving B.accepting C.having D.refusing
19.A.same B.friendly C.different D.common
20.A.common B.avarage C.different D.Same
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself because seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价).Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn’t receive and bidders...except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will:“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”Then the auction was over.
小题1:The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.
A.a museum director | B.a master of art | C.an art collector | D.an art dealer |
A.He was devoted to the family. | B.He saw that no one bid for it. |
C.He knew the content of the will. | D.He found it cheap for him to buy. |
A his desire to fool the bidders B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult __1___ was
to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy __2___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ___3___ pleasant experience:people stepped on your feet or ___4___ (push) you with their elbows(肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ___5___ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her ___6___ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes ___7___ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smokeda pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please __8___.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ___9___ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___10___ (inform).
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me --- about how I"d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36 then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never 37 to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn"t seem so 38 anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I 39 that my own life wouldn"t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that"s why I 40 President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their 41 --- schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a 42 of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college --- 43 their parents aren"t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and 44 with dignity.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous 45 to protect our country --- but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women 46 . And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free --- that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation 47 great responsibility.
36. A. However B. While C. But D. Although
37. A. fail B. escape C. drop D. prepare
38. A. shallow B. important C. respectful D. delighted
39. A. recognized B. regretted C. realized D. reminded
40. A .searched for B. accounted for C. asked for D. ran for
41. A. potential B. ability C. possibility D. reputation
42. A. sign B. sense C. ray D. bunch
43. A. as if B. now that C. in case D. even if
44. A. resign B. resettle C. retire D. request
45. A. borders B. situations C. nations D. scenery
46. A. satisfied B. fortunate C. successful D. safe
47. A. comes B. goes C. lies D. stands
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