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.

 

There is a special kind of hotel in Quebec, Canada. It has a bar, a church, a shop and a small theater. 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.
【小题1】 Every year, this hotel is only open for        

A．four weeks

B．about three months

C．two seasons

D．about a year

【小题2】People can go      in the dining room after breakfast.

A．skiing.

B．skating.

C．fishing

D．swimming

【小题3】 What's the best title of this passage?
A. An Unusual Hotel  B. A Warm Hotel  C. A Common Hotel   D An Old Hotel

配对阅读。下面左栏是5个不同人物的出游信息，右栏是7则旅游广告，请为他们选择

最佳的旅游去处。

1.Sam would like

to climb one of the most beatutiful mountains in China one day. He wants to see the beautiful sights And enjoy the fresh air.

2. Maggie likes Traveling around. She’d like to see some falls and take some photos of the beautiful sights.

3.Liu Hao lives in the north. He’d like to travel to somewhere warm and he can sail a lot there.

4.Lucy has been working very hard for a Long time. She’d just like to relax on a beach in the Coming vacation.

5.The Smiths plan to make a trip this summer to somewhere in China. It must be a place where they can see ice and snow and  Something special.     A. Welcome to Paris

Paris is the capital of France and one of the liveliest cityes in Europe.

It has some fantastic sights: Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, one of the most famous churches in the world.

B. Himalayas Climbing

The Himalayas is the hightest mountain in the world. You might come to the Himalayas to see and cimb up he mountains, and once you’re there, you’ll dicover more.

C. Niagara Falls Tour

Do you want to see falls? Then Niagara Falls is the place to be! Book now! We have special tours at a low price.

D. Travel to Huangshan Mountain

Huangshan Mountain is the most famous mountain in China. The air is fresh and clean. It’s famous for pine-trees, clouds, stones and spring.

E. Yu Long Mountain

The mountain is covered with snow all the year around and it is said that the ice and snow can be thousands of years old. You can also visit Lijiang Old Town.

F. Florida Beach

Travel to Florida and experience the beaches of South Walton! Each Florida beach has its special feel. Walking on the sand, looking at the clear blue water, you can’t find a better palce to relax.

G. Hawaii Sailing

2,100 miles Southwest of California lies Hawaii. Around it is the ocean.

The summers are warm but not hot. The winters are warm, too. If you Like sailing, Hawaii is the place to be! You can sail quite a lot everyday

 

【小题1】Li Yundi, took part in the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in     and won first prize in his group. ?

A．Germany

B．Austria

C．Poland

D．France ?

【小题2】 Harbin holds a (an)      in winter every year.?

A．Dragon Boat Festival	B．Ice and Snow Festival ?
C．Mid-autumn Festival	D．Lantern Festival ?

【小题3】They are all American cities EXCEPT      .?

A．Berlin

B．New York

C．Los Angeles

D．Memphis ?

【小题4】I hope to see Niagara Falls  in      some day. It’s said to be wonderful.?

A．Europe

B．Africa

C．North America

D．South America ?

【小题5】What did Alexander Graham Bell say when he answered the telephone for the first time??

A．OK.

B．Hello.

C．Great.

D．Cool.〖 ?

【小题6】 The following are all e-mail English EXCEPT    . ?

A．BTW

B．CSL

C．CUl8r

D．WWF ?