53. Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?

A. the rooms are warm                        B. the temperature is -2ºC

C. the sleeping bags are warm                  D. the furniture is warm

52. What can you do in the hotel?

A. Watch a movie   B. Get married   C. Eat an interesting meal   D. All of the above

51. What is the main idea of this reading?

A. How the Ice Hotel is built                  B. What makes the Ice Hotel special

C. Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice            D. The services of the Ice Hotel

50. According to this passage, which of the following is wrong?

A. He fired several shots and they all missed the target.

B. The captain wasn't satisfied with Frank and laughed at him.

C. In the big city Frank was admitted to the local rifle club.

D. Frank could have done better in the competition.

C

The Ice Hotel

Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter. Why ? Because this hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.

Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere (独特的气氛). Some couples have even gotten married in the hotel's ice church. But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between - 2ºC and - 5ºC. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.

49. By saying "You had better take two bullets with you if you want to do that", the captain actually meant to say       

A. "We haven't got so many bullets for you to practice shooting."

B. "You can't improve your shooting with only one bullet."

C. "I don't believe you can keep your hands from shaking this time."

D. "you are such a bad shooter that one bullet is certainly not enough to end you life with."

48. When Frank said, "After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself", he meant to say that         .   

A. he wants to practice shooting all by himself

B. he wanted to find out the reason for his failure

C. he was too shamed of himself to remain inside and face the captain and the other members

D. he wanted to kill himself with the rifle

47. Why did Mr. Frank feel nervous to be asked to shoot for the team? Because             .

A. actually he was not good at shooting

B. he thought the captain and the other members would fool him

C. he was afraid of losing face before so many good shooters

D. he would lose a lot of money if he should fail

46. Mr. Frank once                in a competition.

A. joined the fourth team         B. took the fourth place

C. was the fourth to start shooting         D. shot with the other three

45. According to the passage, this idea was begun by______.

A. Woodrow Wilson     B. Calvin Coolidge

C. George Washington    D. Mrs. John Bruces Dodd

B     

Mr. Frank shot well and once he had come in fourth in a competition.

     Then he went to a big city on business. There he joined the local rifle club. The club had a very good team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions. One of these took place while Frank was with them. But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match. The captain had heard of Mr. Frank. He therefore invited Mr. Frank to take the sick man's place.

    Mr. Frank felt greatly happy to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but he also felt very nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself.

    In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hands from trembling while he was shooting, with the result that he did very badly in the competition. When he took his score card to his captain, he said:" After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself. " The captain looked at the card for a few seconds and then said, "Well, you'd better take two bullets with you if you want to do that. "

44. The president wanted Father’s Day to be a day on which _____.

A. people remembered their fathers

B. the relations between fathers and their children became closer

C. fathers must remember that they should be good fathers

D. both B and C