Hotels can make a person’s stay away from home as restful as possible. Hotels provide warm beds to allow guests a peaceful night’s rest. Besides, some hotels offer guests special services such as newspapers to read in the morning, fresh coffee, and even breakfast. Hotel workers want their guests to feel warm and welcome when they stay in their hotel.
One hotel near the Arctic Circle, however, is different. This hotel gives its guests a cold welcome. The Ice Hotel, in Sweden, is all made of ice. The Ice Hotel might sound strange, but in some ways it is a special hotel. It has a front lobby where guests check into the hotel, plenty of rooms to sleep in, and even room service, which guests can use to have food delivered to their rooms. The Ice Hotel is different, though, because most of the items are made from ice.
It takes more than 30 tons of ice and snow to build the Ice Hotel. It melts(融化) in the summer and is rebuilt each winter. Different builders and artists create the Ice Hotel, so each winter this famous hotel has a new shape and design.
The effort of building the Ice Hotel is worth it, however. Walking into the Ice Hotel is like walking into a diamond. The walls reflect even the smallest bits of light. Ice pillars（柱子）support the roof. The floor below shines like glass. Almost every inch of this hotel sparkles inside. Visiting the Ice Hotel is truly an unusual experience.
Temperatures inside the Ice Hotel are usually below freezing. Guests wear warm jackets, hats, gloves, and thick boots. Even the owners of the Ice Hotel know that staying in a building with walls of ice four feet thick can be a bit cold. They have a solution though. The Ice Hotel has a sauna for its guests. A sauna is a room filled with steam, where guests can warm themselves. In a way, then, one could say that the Ice Hotel does give their guests a warm welcome after all.
【小题1】Why must the Ice Hotel be rebuilt each year ?

Hotels can make a person’s stay away from home as restful as possible. Hotels provide warm beds to allow guests a peaceful night’s rest. Besides, some hotels offer guests special services such as newspapers to read in the morning, fresh coffee, and even breakfast. Hotel workers want their guests to feel warm and welcome when they stay in their hotel.

One hotel near the Arctic Circle, however, is different. This hotel gives its guests a cold welcome. The Ice Hotel, in Sweden, is all made of ice. The Ice Hotel might sound strange, but in some ways it is a special hotel. It has a front lobby where guests check into the hotel, plenty of rooms to sleep in, and even room service, which guests can use to have food delivered to their rooms. The Ice Hotel is different, though, because most of the items are made from ice.

It takes more than 30 tons of ice and snow to build the Ice Hotel. It melts(融化) in the summer and is rebuilt each winter. Different builders and artists create the Ice Hotel, so each winter this famous hotel has a new shape and design.

The effort of building the Ice Hotel is worth it, however. Walking into the Ice Hotel is like walking into a diamond. The walls reflect even the smallest bits of light. Ice pillars（柱子）support the roof. The floor below shines like glass. Almost every inch of this hotel sparkles inside. Visiting the Ice Hotel is truly an unusual experience.

Temperatures inside the Ice Hotel are usually below freezing. Guests wear warm jackets, hats, gloves, and thick boots. Even the owners of the Ice Hotel know that staying in a building with walls of ice four feet thick can be a bit cold. They have a solution though. The Ice Hotel has a sauna for its guests. A sauna is a room filled with steam, where guests can warm themselves. In a way, then, one could say that the Ice Hotel does give their guests a warm welcome after all.

1.Why must the Ice Hotel be rebuilt each year ?

A．Because the hotel melts during the summer.

B．Because guests suggest changes to the hotel.

C．Because the hotel is damaged by the sauna.

D．Because more rooms are needed at the hotel.

2. From paragraph2 we can infer that ______.

A．the Ice Hotel has temperatures below freezing but is warm inside

B．guests of the Ice Hotel check in at the front lobby

C．the Ice Hotel is like other hotels except that it is made of ice

D．guests of the Ice Hotel may order food that is delivered to their rooms

3.What is the purpose of the writer writing the article?

A．To describe the temperature inside a hotel.

B．To give information about an uncommon hotel.

C．To compare different kinds of hotels.

D．To encourage people to visit hotels.

After reading John's and Nancy's articles on the website’ Schools Around the World’, Daniel writes about his school life and sends it to the website. Read his article.

The school

 　My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8. This is my second year at secondary school. When we finish Grade 9, we have to take an exam to continue our studies. We go to school five days a week and have 7 chasses every day. We study Maths, Chinese and English. We also have other subjects, for example, Science, Geography, History and Computer Studies. Computer Studies is my favourite subject.

After-school activities

 　We have different clubs to join after school. Some clubs are for fun ,such as the Guitar Club, the Chess Club and the Basketball Club. Some clubs are for study, such as the Maths Club and the Geography Club. I am a member of the English Singing Club. It is fun to sing English songs.

 　Big brothers and sisters

We are in a mixed school with 1,800 students. Many new students need help to learn more about the new school. They may have problems with their new school life. When they have problems, they sometimes do not want to tell the teachers. They may feel better if they can talk to the older students. In our school, students in senior levels can join the Helping Hands Club. These big brothers and sisters talk to the new students and try to help them with their problems.

 　In China, everybody thinks going to school is very important. We are happy to be at school. And I should say, our school is the best!

Other teenagers on the website write e-mails to Daniel and ask him about his school life in Beijing. Help him answer their questions. Circle the correct letters.

(1) When will you take the exam to continue your studies?

　　A　In Grade 7.

　　B　In Grade 8.

　　C　When I finish Grade 9.

(2) Do you go to school on Saturday?

　　A　Yes, I do.

　　B　No, I don’

　　C　Yes, sometimes.

　　A　Yes, there are.

　　B　No, there aren't.

　　C　I don't know.

(4) Who can be big brothers and sisters?

　　A　Teachers.

　　B　New students.

　　C　Students in senior levels.

(5) How many students are there in your school?

　　A　1,800.

　　B　More than 2,000.

　　C　Less than 1,150.

Alan, Sato and Fanny are from different parts of the world. They write in a magazine about how people celebrate Halloween in their countries. Read their articles.

　My name is Alan. I live in Beijing. We do not really celebrate Halloween here but my friends and I watch frightening films on TV. We do not wear special costumes. We do not go to our neighbours' houses. This year, I will have a small Halloween party at home. I will draw a pumpkin and put it on the wall. I will wear a ghost costume that night.

　　My name is Sato. I am from Japan. We do not celebrate Halloween at home. In October,Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and everyone in Tokyo Disneyland wear orange clothes. They paint the houses orange in Toontown. On 31st October, they have a costume parade at four o'clock in the afternoon. A parade is a line of people walking in the street. Everyone wears special costumes. Last year, a lot of people wore Pikachu costumes, Some people wore Batman costumes.

　　My name is Fanny. I am from New York. Halloween is a very exciting festival here. In early October, we go to the farms and buy pumpkins. We make faces on the pumpkins to make lanterns. We also buy costumes from shops. Last year, I bought a witch costume. On October 31st, we dress up and knock on our neighbors' doors and say 'trick or treat’. Then they give us candies. We see 'witches' and 'ghosts' everywhere.

Peter has read the articles in the magazine. He wants to tell his friends about Halloween in Japan and New York. Help him complete the sentences. Circle the correct letters.

(1) In Tokyo Disneyland, everyone wears ________ clothes at Halloween.

　A. yellow  B. orange  C. white

(2) In Toontown, there is a costume parade at ________ o'clock in the afternoon.

　A. four  B. six  C. eight

(3) People in New York make faces on pumpkins to make _______.

　A. balloons  B. farms  C. lanterns

(4) In New York, children dress up as ghosts and knock on their neighbours' doors to say'________’.

　A. trick or treat

　B. Happy Halloween

　C. Merry Christmas

Hotels can make a person’s stay away from home as restful as possible. Hotels provide warm beds to allow guests a peaceful night’s rest. Besides, some hotels offer guests special services such as newspapers to read in the morning, fresh coffee, and even breakfast. Hotel workers want their guests to feel warm and welcome when they stay in their hotel.
One hotel near the Arctic Circle, however, is different. This hotel gives its guests a cold welcome. The Ice Hotel, in Sweden, is all made of ice. The Ice Hotel might sound strange, but in some ways it is a special hotel. It has a front lobby where guests check into the hotel, plenty of rooms to sleep in, and even room service, which guests can use to have food delivered to their rooms. The Ice Hotel is different, though, because most of the items are made from ice.
It takes more than 30 tons of ice and snow to build the Ice Hotel. It melts(融化) in the summer and is rebuilt each winter. Different builders and artists create the Ice Hotel, so each winter this famous hotel has a new shape and design.
The effort of building the Ice Hotel is worth it, however. Walking into the Ice Hotel is like walking into a diamond. The walls reflect even the smallest bits of light. Ice pillars（柱子）support the roof. The floor below shines like glass. Almost every inch of this hotel sparkles inside. Visiting the Ice Hotel is truly an unusual experience.
Temperatures inside the Ice Hotel are usually below freezing. Guests wear warm jackets, hats, gloves, and thick boots. Even the owners of the Ice Hotel know that staying in a building with walls of ice four feet thick can be a bit cold. They have a solution though. The Ice Hotel has a sauna for its guests. A sauna is a room filled with steam, where guests can warm themselves. In a way, then, one could say that the Ice Hotel does give their guests a warm welcome after all

1. 1.

   Why must the Ice Hotel be rebuilt each year ?

   1. A.
      Because the hotel melts during the summer
   2. B.
      Because guests suggest changes to the hotel
   3. C.
      Because the hotel is damaged by the sauna
   4. D.
      Because more rooms are needed at the hotel
2. 2.

   From paragraph2 we can infer that_____.

   1. A.
      the Ice Hotel has temperatures below freezing but is warm inside
   2. B.
      guests of the Ice Hotel check in at the front lobby
   3. C.
      the Ice Hotel is like other hotels except that it is made of ice
   4. D.
      guests of the Ice Hotel may order food that is delivered to their rooms
3. 3.

   What is the purpose of the writer writing the article?

   1. A.
      To describe the temperature inside a hotel
   2. B.
      To give information about an uncommon hotel
   3. C.
      To compare different kinds of hotels
   4. D.
      To encourage people to visit hotels