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Ifyou’readesignenthusiast,you’resuretofeeldizzyoverthesejaw-droppingpools.
SkyParkInfinityPool,MarinaBaySands,Singapore
LocatedontheSkyParkaboveSingapore'
smostfamoushotel,MarinaBaySands,thisistheworld'
slargestrooftoppool.Offeringamazingviewsofthecity'
sskyline,thepoolisatleastthreetimesthelengthofanOlympicswimmingpool.Asvisitorsswimtowardtheedge,theyfaceanillusionthatthey’llfloatintothesky-line.It’squiteaheart-beatenrush!
TheRedPool,TheLibraryKohSamui,Thailand
Thisblood-redpoolisperhapsoneofthemostspecialhotelpoolsonthelist.SetagainstthebackdropofKohSamui’sChawengBeach,thefascinatingcolourisn’ttheresultofusingartificialdye.Rather,themosa-istiles(马赛克瓷砖)oforange,yellowandredmakethebrilliantsightthat’ssetamongtreesandanopen-airlibrary.
SanAlfonsodelMarResortPool,RegiondeValparaiso,Chile
Theworld’slargestoutdoorswimmingpoolgetsitswaterdirectlyfromthesea.Thepoolusesacomputer-controlledpumpandfiltrationsystem.LocatedatChile’sSanAlfonsodelMarResort,thishugeman-madepoolislargerthan20Olympic-sizepoolsandholdsapproximately250millionlitresofwater.ItalsoholdstheGuinnessWorldRecordforbeingtheworld’sdeepest(115feet)pool.
Y-40DeepJoy,HotelMillepiniTermeinMontegrottoTerme,Italy
Thedeepesthotelswimmingpoolintheworldwillmakeyoufeellikeyou’rejumpingintothesea!
TheY-40DeepJoyisaround-shapedpoolthatreachesadepthofanimpressive130feet.Thepool,whichhasspecialcaves,ledges(壁架)andunderwaterviewingglass,wasdesignedbywell-knownarchitectEmanueleBoaretto.It’smeantforleisuredives,divetrainingandphotoshoots.
21.WhatisspecialabouttheRedPoolinThailand?
A.Thewaterisartificiallydyedred.B.Theswimmingpoolisspeciallydyed.
C.Theswimmingpoolispaintedred.D.Themosaictilesmakeitsbrilliantcolor.
22.Ifyouwanttoexperienceaswimmingofrealseawater,whichonecanyouvisit?
A.SkyParkInfinityPool.B.TheRedPool
C.SanAlfonsodelMarResortPoolD.Y-40DeepJoy
23.WhatdoSanAlfonsodelMarResortPoolandY-40DeepJoyhaveincommon?
A.Theybothuseseawater.B.Theyarebothveryhuge.
C.Theyarebothround-shaped.D.Theyarebothverydeep.
B
I’vecomebacktocheckonababy.JustafterduskI’minacardownamuddyroadintherain,pastrowsofshackled(戴镣铐的)elephants,theirtrunksswinging.Iwasherefivehoursbefore,whenthesunwashighandhotandtouristswereonelephantsbacks.
Walkingnow,Icanbarelyseethepathintheglowofmyphone’sflashlight.Whenthewoodenfencepoststopsmeshort,Ipointmylightdownandfollowacurrentofrainwateracrosstheconcreteflooruntilitwashesupagainstthreelarge,grayfeet.Afourthfoottwistedabovethesurface,tiedtightlybyashortchainandchokedbyaringofmetalspikes(尖刺).Whentheelephanttiresandputsherfootdown,thespikespressdeeperintoherankle.
Meenaisfouryearsandtwomonthsold,stillachildaselephantsgo.KhammonKongkhaw,hercaretaker,toldmeearlierthatMeenawearsthespikedchainbecauseshetendstokick.KongkhawhasbeenresponsibleforMeenahereatMaetamanElephantAdventure,nearChiangMai,innorthernThailand.sinceshewas11monthsold.Hesaidhekeepsheronthespikedchainonlyduringthedayandtakesitoffatnight.Butit’snightnow.
IaskJinLaoshen,theMaetamanworkeraccompanyingmeonthisnighttimevisit,whyherchainisstillon.Hesayshedoesn’tknow.Maetamanisoneofmanyanimalattractionsinandaroundtourist-crowdedChiangMai.Meena'
slifeissettofollowthesametrackasmanyoftheroughly3,800captive(被捕获的)elephantsinThailand.WhenMeenaistoooldorsicktogiverides——maybeat55,maybeat75——she'
lldie.Ifshe'
slucky,she’llgetafewyearsofretirement.She'
llspendmostofherlifeonachain.
24.Whydoestheauthordecidetocomeback?
A.Shewantstocheckababyelephant,Meena.
B.Shewantstofeedthoseshackledelephants.
C.Shewantstoreleasethoseshackledelephants.
D.Sheknowsababyisinneedofhelpurgently.
25.Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?
A.Theauthorisscaredwalkinginthepath.B.Meenaistreatedbadlyandverypainful.
C.Meenaonlyhasthreehealthylegs.D.OneofMeena'
slegisbadlybroken.
26.What'
stheauthor'
sattitudetowardsthoseelephants?
A.Indifferent.B.Critical.C.Sympathetic.D.Negative.
27.Wecaninferthatthepurposeoftheauthor'
swritingis.
A.todescribethoseelephantstoattracttouristsaroundtheworld
B.toappealtopeopletocareaboutthefateofthoseelephants
C.totellreadersthestoryofababyelephantinChiangMai,Thailand
D.totellthereasonwhythenumberofelephantsisdecreasing
C
WhilemanyChinesewatchedmoviesatcinemasduringtheweeklongSpringFestivalholiday,ZhengWeiexplainedthefilmTheSpringFestivaltoanaudienceofvisuallyimpaired(受损伤的)peopleatacinemainNorthernChina’sTianjin.
“FireworkslightupthedarkonNewYear'
sEve,andchildrenareplayinginanopenplacecoveredwithSnow,”saidZhengtotheaudience,describingthevisualelementsofthemoviewhileholdingamicro-phoneandascript.
Asthefounderof"
cinemafortheblind"
inTianjin,the55-year-oldhasinsistedonbrighteningthedarkworldofthevisuallyimpairedinhisownwayfor11years.
ShaoYuxiangandherhusband,whoarebothblind,areregularvisitorsofthecinema.Sheworeanelegantyellowsweatertoattendthecouple’ssignificant“movieday”.
SinceOctober2007,thefreemovies,whicharedescribedthroughaudio,startat9:
30amonthethirdSaturdayofeachmonth.Morethan150movieshavebeenscreenedtomorethan20,000visuallyimpairedpeoplesofar.
“Thetheaterisequippedwithlights,asoundsystem,projector,andabigscreentogivetheblindacompleteandequalmovieexperience,”Zhengsaid.
In2007,afterhavinglearnedthata“cinemafortheblind”establishedbyWangWeilihadbenefitedmanyvisuallyimpairedpeopleinBeijing,ZhengrushedtoWang’sestablishmentforadvice.UnderWang’sguidance,ZhengbuiltanewcinemainTianjinandscreenedTheDreamFactorybyChinesedirectorFengXiaogang.Itattractedmorethan50visuallyimpairedpeoplefromdifferentdistrictsandevensuburbanareasinTianjin.
Zhengalwaystreatsmovieselectionswithseriousness.tieusuallychoosesMandarinlanguagemovieswithpositivethemesthatreflectmodernsociety.SpecialmoviesforcertainChinesefestivalsarealsopartofZheng'
sselectioncriteria.“Forexample,TheFoundingofaRepublicisspeciallyforNationalDay.Now,filmsforSpringFestivalareonmyagenda,”Zhengsaid.
28.HowdidZhengWeihelptheblindwatchmovies?
A.ZhengWeihelpstheblindwatchmoviesclearlybythemselves.
B.ZhengWeihelpstheblindwatchmovieswithaspecialdevice.
C.ZhengWeidescribesthevisualelementsofthemovietotheblind.
D.ZhengWeihelpstheblindcuretheirblindnessinthecinema.
29.Whatdotheblindthinkof"
?
A.Noonewantstoseemoviesinit.B.Itiswelcomedbyblindpeople.
C.Theystillcan’tbenefitfromit.D.Theticketpriceistrulyaffordable.
30.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkZhengWeiis?
A.caringandcreative.B.intelligentandmodest.
C.warmheartedandbrave.D.creativeandoutgoing.
31.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitle?
A.AmanwhohelpstheblindpeopleinChina.
B.AspecialcinemawillopenupinChinasoon.
C.Howdothevisuallyimpairedpeoplewatchmovies?
D.The‘cinemafortheblind’thatwillneverclose.
D
DemandfortheChinesetechcompany'
sdevices(设备)isredhoteventhoughthecountry'
soverallmarketforsmartphonesisgettingsmaller.Huawei’sChinasalesrocketedmorethan20%inthefinalquarterof2018,andexpertssaythat’spartlyduetotheUSgovernment’sglobalcampaignagainstthecompany.
“ThelatesttensionbetweentheUSandChinaraisedthepatriotism(爱国主义)inChineseconsumers,”saidJusyHong,ananalystatresearchfirmIHSMarkit.
HepointedoutthatsomeChinesecompaniesencouragedemployeestobuyHuaweiphoneslatelastyear.Themoveswereagestureofsupportafterthefirm’schieffinancialofficerwasarrestedinCanadainearlyDe-cemberattherequestoftheUnitedStates.
Huawei’sboomingsalesshowhowmajorpartsofitsbusinesscontinuetoincreaseevenastheUnitedStatestriestopersuadeothercountriestoshutHuaweiproductsoutof5Gwirelessnetworksandpursues(追究)criminalchargesagainstit.ThecompanyexpectstoovertakeSamsungastheworld'
sbiggestsmartphonemakerbynextyear.
Huaweisold30millionphonesinChinainthelastthreemonthsof2018,nearlythreetimesasmanyasApple(AAPL),accordingtodatapublishedthisweekbyresearchfirmsCanalysandIDC.Apple’ssalesplungedalmost20%.
Huawei’ssuccessinChina,theworld’slargestsmartphonemarketismorethanaboutgeopolitics(地缘政治).Chineseconsumersloveitsflagship,high-endphonesbecausetheyhavegreatcameras,cuttingedgephones,Huaweiisabletotargetabiggermarket.
ItalsobenefitedfromthetroublesthisyearatZTE(ZTCOF),arivalChinesesmartphoneandtelecom-municationsequipmentmaker.ZTEwasbannedbytheUSgovernmentfrombuyingvitalAmericanpartsformonthslastyear.
32.WhydidHuawei’sChinasalesincreasegreatlyaccordingtothearticle?
A.Becausethecompany'
sdevicesarealwayspopularworldwide.
B.BecauseChineseconsumers’patriotismwasaroused.
C.Becausethegovernmentencouragespeo