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Cittaslow has discovered China, and it is awarding a little village in Jiangsu the title of "slow city"
The bored teenagers of Gaochun are impatient with the leisurely pace of hometown life．For them there is no nightlife to speak of, no bright lights, no excitement and they cannot wait to grow up and leave for the urban attractions of the big cities．But it is this laid-back lifestyle that has attracted international attention．At least, a quiet village within Gaochun county has come under the spotlight．Yaxi village, population 20,000, is about to be designated China's first "slow city" by Cittaslow, the sustainable lifestyle movement that first surfaced in Italy 11 years ago．
At home, the residents at Yaxi are unfazed and pretty much unimpressed by the honor．To them, life has been like this for as long as they can remember．Here, growing old gracefully is natural．
Nobody living in this little county had heard of Cittaslow or the words "slow city" before this．
"The first time I heard the term was last July, when the vice-president of Cittaslow, Angelo Vassallo, visited Yaxi village," says Zuo Niansheng, the chief editor of local newspaper Gaochun Today．
"Vassallo was deeply impressed by this village's natural and cultural resources and said it perfectly fitted the requirements for a slow city," says Zuo．"That was how Yaxi became connected with Cittaslow．
The Slow City must also be committed to protect and maintain the natural environment as well as promote a sustainable way of development ?all of which are the current strategies adopted in Gaochun．"We've been doing this for years," adds Zuo．
Cittaslow was founded in Tuscany, Italy in 1999．It was a spin-off from the Slow Food movement which started, also in Italy, in 1986 as a protest against the first McDonald ' s opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome．The movement championed a return to healthy, nutritious home-grown, home -cooked food．
Slow Food has since expanded globally to more than 130 countries．Its mission has also broadened to include the promotion of sustainable foods and local small businesses, and the localization as opposed to globalization of food production．
Cittaslow is an expansion of the Slow Food movement, and it actively advocates a lifestyle that is sustainable, that will improve quality of life, and will preserve cultural and culinary （烹饪的）heritage．
1.According the passage, Cittaslow is a（n） ____．
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A．organization |
B．person |
C．lifestyle |
D．honor |
2.What' s the reaction of the residents at Yaxi to the award according the passage? They feel
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A．very excited． |
B．very shocked |
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C．indifferent |
D．very happy |
3.Why is the village Yaxi awarded the title of “slow city”? Because .
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A．it is full of excitement and activities of nightlife |
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B．the residents at Yaxi enjoy a leisure life |
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C．it is very rich and has a lot of attractions |
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D．foreign people like small towns than big cities. |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
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A．young people at Yaxi enjoy their life very much |
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B．China is more and more popular with foreign people |
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C．the first McDonald’s in Europe was opened in Spain |
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D．the lifestyle of “slow city” will be good to environment and people |
The Oxford Mal, England
Most prisons are the kind of place you’d be desperate to escape from, not somewhere you’d possibly conceive of escaping to.
But this former Oxford prison has been converted into a boutique hotel by the fashionable Malmaison chain and offers the kind of luxurious living that former convicts could only have dreamed of.
Rates: Double room £140 (US$233). Breakfast £12.95 per person
Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States
Originally a research laboratory, the world’s only underwater hotel sits at the bottom of the Emerald Lagoon in Florida, and can only be reached by scuba diving down six meters.
The lodge can accommodate two couples and is kitted out with showers, a microwave and a fridge.
The real attractions are the fish; the lodge is like a goldfish bowl in reverse, where you sit and watch angelfish, parrotfish, barracuda and snappers peering in at you through the window.
Rates: From US$400
Das Park Hotel, Austria
Stay overnight in a concrete sewer pipe on the banks of the River Danube.
The drainpipes are two meters in diameter and two and a half meters long, with a porthole to look out of, a front door to close and a cozy nest to snuggle into, which includes a low-slung futon, bedside lamp, woolly blanket and light sleeping bag.
Rates: You pay as much, or as little, as you want.
Sant` Angelo Luxury Resort, Italy
“Four-star boutique cave-hotel” is the proud boast of the Sant’Angelo in the city of Matera, which is famous for its sassi-houses dug into the rock. Matera is the only place in the world where people can boast to be still living in the same houses as their ancestors did 9,000 years ago. The rooms have been fashioned from old sassi stables and workshops. There are two restaurants, a bar and an art gallery.
Rates: A three-night package costs from US$560 per person including some meals, a walking tour and car hire, but not flights.
La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium
A truly out-of-this-world experience, this hotel makes you feel like you’re on the moon.
You can sleep in a moon buggy, bathe in a lunar capsule, and the walls and ceilings are covered in twinkling stars and planets.
Other themed rooms include a newly opened Trojan Horse, a Troll Forest, a South Seas sailing ship and a Wine Room.
Rates: From ?115 (US$170) per double
【小题1】Das Park Hotel is different from the other hotels in that __________.
| A．it is underwater | B．you decide the pay |
| C．it used to be a prison | D．it is not in Europe |
| A．Jules’ Undersea Lodge, United States | B．La Balade Des Gnomes, Belgium |
| C．Das Park Hotel, Austria | D．The Oxford Mal, England |
| A．£165.9 | B．£152.95 | C．£258.9 | D．£305.9 |
Cittaslow has discovered China, and it is awarding a little village in Jiangsu the title of "slow city"
The bored teenagers of Gaochun are impatient with the leisurely pace of hometown life．For them there is no nightlife to speak of, no bright lights, no excitement and they cannot wait to grow up and leave for the urban attractions of the big cities．But it is this laid-back lifestyle that has attracted international attention．At least, a quiet village within Gaochun county has come under the spotlight．Yaxi village, population 20,000, is about to be designated China's first "slow city" by Cittaslow, the sustainable lifestyle movement that first surfaced in Italy 11 years ago．
At home, the residents at Yaxi are unfazed and pretty much unimpressed by the honor．To them, life has been like this for as long as they can remember．Here, growing old gracefully is natural．
Nobody living in this little county had heard of Cittaslow or the words "slow city" before this．
"The first time I heard the term was last July, when the vice-president of Cittaslow, Angelo Vassallo, visited Yaxi village," says Zuo Niansheng, the chief editor of local newspaper Gaochun Today．
"Vassallo was deeply impressed by this village's natural and cultural resources and said it perfectly fitted the requirements for a slow city," says Zuo．"That was how Yaxi became connected with Cittaslow．
The Slow City must also be committed to protect and maintain the natural environment as well as promote a sustainable way of development ?all of which are the current strategies adopted in Gaochun．"We've been doing this for years," adds Zuo．
Cittaslow was founded in Tuscany, Italy in 1999．It was a spin-off from the Slow Food movement which started, also in Italy, in 1986 as a protest against the first McDonald ' s opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome．The movement championed a return to healthy, nutritious home-grown, home -cooked food．
Slow Food has since expanded globally to more than 130 countries．Its mission has also broadened to include the promotion of sustainable foods and local small businesses, and the localization as opposed to globalization of food production．
Cittaslow is an expansion of the Slow Food movement, and it actively advocates a lifestyle that is sustainable, that will improve quality of life, and will preserve cultural and culinary （烹饪的）heritage．
According the passage, Cittaslow is a（n） ____．
A．organization B．person C．lifestyle D．honor
What' s the reaction of the residents at Yaxi to the award according the passage? They feel
A．very excited． B．very shocked
C．indifferent D．very happy
Why is the village Yaxi awarded the title of “slow city”? Because .
A．it is full of excitement and activities of nightlife
B．the residents at Yaxi enjoy a leisure life
C．it is very rich and has a lot of attractions
D．foreign people like small towns than big cities.
It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．young people at Yaxi enjoy their life very much
B．China is more and more popular with foreign people
C．the first McDonald’s in Europe was opened in Spain
D．the lifestyle of “slow city” will be good to environment and people
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
以下是不同餐馆的说明：
A. Rose Garden
It cozily stands beside a big green lawn at the heart of the privileged Ersha Island. Natural openness, spaciousness and privacy are its attractions, plus the nice interior. The food and service, however, are not satisfactory relatively.
B. Mammamia
Mammamia presents low-profile luxury hidden in a side street in Tianhe's central business district. The pricing here is about 10% higher than similar restaurants in Guangzhou. Although the price is higher, the quality ranks higher too. Here you get approximately 80% of the ingredients and seasonings just transported from Italy, even the rice! The handsome chef Nicola from Turin (one of only five authentic Italian chefs in Guangzhou) crafts the "flavor of Italian Mama's food," as he likes to call it, of Northern Italy.
C. La Seine
Next to the Guangzhou Art Museum and the Xinghai Music Hall and closely facing the Pearl River to its south, La Seine gives a sort of romantic and peaceful openness, landscape and taste. Wonderful environment! It also features its well-above-average French-style delicacies though the price is a little too high. A good place for lovers and the business dinner.
D. Xinwen Village, Humen
This fishing village features a food street with bamboo scaffolding of nearly 100 metres. The seafood here is brand-fresh while simple and plain setup of bamboo tables and chairs add to its natural pleasure and taste. You can enjoy seafood in a fair price. It accepts no reservation.
E. G.I. Restaurant
It’s located in the pedestrian street in the centre of Guangzhou. Its stylish and romantic ambience will meet your dream. It serves Western and Guangdong cuisine and dim-sum, which are well presented and taste delicious.
F. Macau Street Restaurant
Macau Street Restaurant is one of the local favorites,with warm, lively and exotic decoration. It features wide food combination of Italian, Southeastern Asian and Chinese cuisines. The flavor is strong and well-received. Its pricing is above-average.
以下是不同就餐者的情况，请匹配就餐者与适合他们的餐馆。
1. Angelo is an Italian who is doing business in and around Guangzhou. He enjoys different cuisines wherever he travels. He thinks it a good chance since Guangzhou has its fame of “eating in Guangzhou”. He wants to try as many seafood dishes as he can.
2. Aggie is planning a special Valentine’s Day. She is intended to go to a romantic concert in the Xinghai Music Hall with her boyfriend from France and enjoy a late dinner afterwards nearby. Her boyfriend is not yet used to Chinese food and misses his hometown and the food his mum cooks.
3. Melody works for a famous food magazine in America. She enjoys eating and is very interested in Italian food. She’s now on holiday in Guangzhou. And she is plotting her next program Food of Southeastern Asian and tries to find a proper restaurant for her program.
4. Chris is planning to propose (求婚) to his girlfriend May on her birthday. He wants to book a table for two near May’s apartment and treat her favourite dim-sum when he makes his proposal.
5. Abby, a famous column writer, has her dream about tasting every style of food and writing articles on each. She spends a large amount of money in seeking the best flavor. She believes native chefs and ingredients are the most important. Her recent target is European food.
请阅读下列师生的信息，然后匹配与其需求相对应的住宿信息。?
_____1.. Robert Jones. Robert will be a guest teacher at the university beginning September 1. He has no car so needs accommodation that is very near work and that’s big enough for him and his wife. Privacy is important so he does not want to share things with others. As the university will pay his living expenses, money is no problem. ?
_____2. Bill West. Bill will begin his undergraduate studies in the autumn term (September 2009). Bill is very sociable and is eager to live with others. He would prefer to stay in town rather than the university so he can experience more of what the city offers.
_____3. Shelia Budgie. Shelia, a postgraduate student from Australia, will come to the university at the beginning of April for 6 months’ study. She needs a very quiet, private place in the university where she can study in peace. As she loves to cook she also wants a place with a private kitchen.
_____4. Angelo Liokas. Angelo, a language student from Greece, arrives in October and wants to live in the university and share with other students so he can practice his English. As his money is very limited he needs an inexpensive room that has cooking and washing equipment available to him.
_____5. Linda Chan. Linda will finish her studies this spring and wants her family to come from China to attend her graduation ceremony. She needs a place that can accept the four family members planning to attend in April. They will also need Internet access to stay in touch with family members in China.
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Location: Outside university? Room Type: Shared flat? Availability: From 1 Sept. 2010 Number of beds: 5 singles? Weekly Rent: ￡65? Notes: I vacancy, sharing with male undergraduates. |
B
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Location: Inside university? Room Type: Private flat? Availability: From 25 Aug. 2010? Number of beds: 1 double? Weekly Rent: ￡92.40? Notes: Full private shower, basic kitchen, furniture, bedding services and broadband Internet included.?
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C
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Location: Outside university? Room Type: Private flat? Availability: From 1 Apr.2010 Number of beds:2 doubles? Weekly Rent:￡15.00? Notes: 1 double bedroom with lounge, kitchen, bathroom and WC. Sofa bed in lounge can be used as a second double bed. Includes free broadband Internet. ? |
D
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Location: Inside university? Room Type: Standard with washbasin? Availability: From 25 Sept. 2010? Number of beds:1 single? Weekly Rent:￡70.00? Notes: Private single bedroom. Also has public kitchen, bathrooms, WC and relaxing area with sofas that are shared by around 15 people.
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Location: Inside university? Room Type: Townhouse flats? Availability: From 25 Sept.2010? Number of beds:12 singles? Weekly Rent:￡35.00? Notes: 12 people share each house. These are brand new for 2008, and each house contains a good size public kitchen, living area with sofas and downstairs laundry. ?
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Location: Inside university? Room Type: Studio? Availability: From 25 Mar.2010? Number of beds:1 double? Weekly Rent：￡113.00? Notes: This quiet studio flat has a small private kitchen (fridge, microwave, stove), table and chairs, double bed, bathroom and Internet.
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