Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.

In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”

Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(轻松的) hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”

The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”

1. Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because ________.

A．an art exhibition was about to open

B．he wanted to make a name for the small town

C．he believed people would enjoy trying something new

D．more hotel rooms were needed

2. When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that ________.

A．hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test

B．a bigger igloo will replace the present one

C．holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

D．Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

3.According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________.

A．to gather a pool of water

B．to prepare a wooden base

C．to cover the ground with ice

D．to pile a large amount of snow

4. When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________.

A．they have had a taste of adventure

B．they have had an ice-snow holiday

C．they have had great fun sleeping on ice

D．they have visited Lapland

5.Which of the following pictures below is closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36  because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could goshopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst,knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45  of us．
One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．
I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got 48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the 50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51  while we ate our dinner．
After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52  one to get to the shelf．I  53  forthe pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my  54   and let go of the pie．Allthe hard work we had done that day had been  55
36．A．enough           B．helpful            C．tight               D．available                                        
37．A．shortest           B．worst              C．busiest        D．best                                                          
38．A．how                   B．why             C．where         D．what                                                               
39．A．bank               B．store               C．school         D．park                                                               
40．A．fetching          B．borrowing         C．bringing      D．keeping                     
41．A．biting             B．tearing            C．looking     D．breaking                  
42．A．eat                B．wait              C．fight         D．play                       
43．A．storage             B．time              C．supply       D．food            
44．A．Nor               B．So                C．Either        D．Also                    
45．A．use               B．light              C．sense        D．fun                          
46．A．recognized         B．realized           C．knew          D．wondered                  
47．A．plant              B．water             C．sell          D．pick                       
48．A．up                B．back              C．down          D．off                 
49．A．smell             B．skill              C．act         D．taste           
50．A．bedroom          B．kitchen            C．house             D．queue                       
51．A．prepare            B．bake              C．warm         D．cool                   
52．A．first               B．last               C．former      D．latter                    
53．A．shouted            B．hunted            C．cared         D．reached                    
54．A．temper            B．weight            C．balance        D．way                      
55．A．enjoyed           B．destroyed          C．stopped        D．Lost

When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

    But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

    With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方), changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

    They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

1.A good title for this passage would be ______.

A. A Sick Baker                      B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

C. An Old-fashioned Baker             D. How to Overcome Allergy

2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he ______.

A. suffered from allergy to flour         B. didn’t like the job

C. wanted to make more money         D. wanted to form his own company

3.During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, ______.

 A. he founded Arnold Bakery         

 B. he tried a new method of baking

 C. he helped the company improve their production

 D. he became successful in his business

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

   B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

   C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

   D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

NEW YORK （Reuters Health）--Two years after New York City declared war on artificial trans fats（人造反式脂肪酸）, nearly all city restaurants had successfully cut the fats from their menus, health officials reported Monday.

In December 2006, the city’s Board of Health decided to launch a gradual trans-fat phase-out （逐步淘汰）from all licensed eating establishments--including restaurants, school cafeterias and street vending spots. Then many cities like Washington, San Francisco and Philadelphia, reflected it actively.

By November 2008, more than 98 percent of city restaurants had stopped using artificial trans fats for cooking, frying and baking, researchers with the city’s health department report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Trans fats have become notorious because they not only raise so-called “bad” LDL cholesterol （胆固醇）, as the fats in animal products do, but also lower levels of so-called “good”HDL cholesterol.

While some meats and dairy products naturally contain trans fat, most trans fats in people’s diet are artificial; they are formed when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil to make it become solid. These so-called partially hydrogenated oils were main products in foods, like crackers, cookies and pastries, and widely used by restaurants in cooking, frying and baking.

When the restriction was first adopted, the researchers note, some critics claimed it was an Orwellian measure, while others worried that restaurants would have a tough time finding suitable trans-fat replacements.                                                     

However, the transition has been smooth, Angell’s team writes, declaring that trans-fat restriction “is now a largely unnoticed part of New York City life.”

Ridding the food supply of trans fats, the researchers write, could potentially improve the cholesterol levels of millions of people.

1. In which city the local health department first decide to stop artificial trans fats?

    A. Washington.    B. San Francisco.     C. Philadelphia.      D. New York.

2. We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.

    A. in the city most people still use artificial trans fats

    B. only a few restaurants still use trans fats and the decision win most people’s support

    C. the city’s decision proves to be useless

    D. many people think using artificial trans fats is not so bad

3. The underlined word “notorious” in the fourth paragraph means ________.

    A. having a very bad reputation          B. having a very good reputation

    C. nutritious                         D. delicious

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. New York restaurants are nearly all trans-fat-free （无……有）

    B. None of the restaurants in the U.S can use trans fats.

    C. Most of the restaurants still use trans fats once in a while.

D. Trans fats are bad for health.

When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery when you are allergic（过敏的）to flour can be painful.

   But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

   With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes,（调制法）,changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain The bread, made with unbleached（未漂白的）flour, was baked in brick oven.（烤箱）

   They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his usual, old fashioned bread took time. But Arnold. Struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

According to context, the underlined word “miserable” means     

A. quite pleased     B. rather unhealthy    C. too lucky    D. very unhappy

A good title for the passage would be       

A. A Sick Baker              B. A Brick Oven Bread Baker

C. An Old Fashioned Baker     D. How to Overcome Allergy

Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he      

A. suffered from allergy to flour       B. didn’t like the job

C. wanted to form his own company    D. wanted to make more money

Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven

B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour

C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price

D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality

From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was       

A. determined      B. brave      C. unusual     D. unhealthy