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Don’tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafe
Makesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.
Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepers
It’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.
Don’tignorethedetailedbill
Youmaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.
Don’tgetangry
Shootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.
Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill,thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.
21.Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.
A.checkbeforecutofftime
B.donotcallthehotelahead
C.arelateincheckingout
D.negotiatewiththeclerks
22.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?
A.Leavingsomethingbehind.
B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.
C.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.
D.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?
A.Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly
B.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.
C.Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers
D.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.
24.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?
A.Fitness.B.Nature.
C.Lifestyle.D.Travel.
B
WithHalloweenjustaroundthecorner,todaywewillexploretheworldofghostsinthisprogram!
TheMerriam-Websteronlinedictionarysaystheword“ghost”goesbackathousandyearstothe“earliestrecordedevidenceofthelanguage.”Thefirstmeaningof“ghost”was“theseatoflifeorintelligence.”Anditstillhasthatmeaninginsomeexpressions.
However,today,theword“ghost”usuallymeansthesoulofadeadperson.Thismeaningisbasedontheideathataperson’sspiritandbodyareseparate.Thespiritcancontinueexistinglongafterthebodyhasdied.
DuringHalloween,kidsdressedasghostsarecommonsights.Thecostumeisverysimple:
justthrowonawhitecloththatcoversyoufromheadtofoot.Butdonotexpecttowinanycostumecompetitions!
Youwouldnothaveaghostofachance.Peopleusethisexpressiontomeanthatsomethingisveryunlikelytohappen.
Thesightmightevenmakeyouturnpaleasaghost.Thisisusedwhenpeoplelosecolorintheirface.Sometimesthishappenswhenapersonisscared.Butabadcoldorflucanalsoturnyouaspaleasaghost.
“Ghost”canalsobeaverb.Inthe1880sthetermghostmeantapersonwhoworksinsecretforanotherperson.Ghostwritersproducespeechesforpoliticians.Theyalsoproducebooksforauthorswhowanttotelltheirlifestoriesbutarenotprofessionalwriters.
Andsometimesghostwritersareinvolvedinaseriesofbooks,likethechildren’sstoriesbasedontheteenagedetectiveNancyDrew.Theseriesbeganin1930.TheauthorgivencreditwasCarolynKeene.Butshewasnotevenreal!
Ghostwritersdidallthework.
Anotherexpressionusing“ghost”asaverbissimplytoghost.Thisdoesnotmeantodie.Itmeanstoleaveaplaceoreventwithoutsaying“goodbye”toanyone.Youcanghostfromyourjob.Youcanghostfromaparty.Youcanevenghostfromarelationship.Thisiswhenyoustopcommunicatingwithsomeonebecauseyouaresimplynolongerinterestedinthem.
ButIwillnotghostfromWordsandTheirStories.
25.Thebasicmeaningoftheword“ghost”nowadaysis___________.
A.thesecretofanotherperson
B.thecolorofone’sface
C.thespiritofadeadperson
D.theoriginofintelligence
26.Ifsomeonesays“youdon’thaveaghostofchancetowinthematch”,hemeans__________.
A.withoutdoubtyouwon’tlosethematch
B.thematchisunlikelytohappen
C.it’simpossibleforyoutowinthematch
D.youaretooscaredtowinthematch
27.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheword“ghost”accordingtothepassage?
A.Kidsdressedinawhiteclothlikeghostscanwinacostumecompetition.
B.Abadcoldcanturnpeopleaspaleasaghostbecausetheyfearillness.
C.ItwasCarolynKeenewhoghostwrotethechildren’sstories.
D.Apersondevotedtohisjobisunlikelytoghostfromhisjob.
28.Thispassageislikelytoappearin__________.
A.aHalloweenposter
B.aradioprogram
C.afashionmagazine
D.anewspaperadvertisement
C
IvisitedElbalastJune,joiningMaryandJohnonabicyclingvacation.Theymadethearrangementsforthecar,hotelandbicycles.Istudiedthehistoryoftheisland,whichofcourseparticularlyfeaturesNapoleon.
Napoleon(nowIknow)pickedElbaasaplaceforpeacewhenhewasforcedtogiveupthethrone(王权)asEmperorofFrancein1814.Farfrombeingaprisonisland,Elbaisbeautifulwithtoweringmountains,thickforestsandsweepingbaysandbeaches.
Itisalsoanislandfilledwithtreasure.Veryearlyonthisisland,localsdiscoveredrichdepositsofiron.Soonoutsiders,too,discoveredtheironand150othervaluablemineralsonthislittlepieceofland.LongbeforeEtruscansandotherGreekssetfootonit,DorianshadmovedinbythetenthcenturyB.C.andwereminingtheisland.TheRomansrulednext,obtainingthemineralsandbuildinggrandhousesoverlookingthesea.Fromthetwelfthcenturyuntilthenineteenth,theislandwastradedbackandforthandwaspassedtoFrancein1802.ThencameNapoleon,thenewrulerofElba.
IwaseagertovisithishouseinPortoferraio.TheEmperorlivedwithhiscourtandhismother,buthiswife,MarieLouisehadensconcedherselfinthesplendidViennesepalaceofherfather,EmperorofAustria.Shelivedsafelythereandshowedlittleinterestinvisitingherhusbandinhismini-kingdom.Apparently,Napoleonwasn’ttroubledmuchbythis.Hewastoobusyridingeverywhereonhorseback,buildingroads,modernizingagricultureand,aboveall,sharpeninghistinyarmyandnavyintoreadinessforhisescape.
IntheformalgardensbehindthehouseitseemedtomethatIcouldimaginetheexiled(流放的)conqueror’sanxiousthoughts.HemightgazeoverwhereIstoodnow,towardthelighthouseoftheStellafort,thesandybay,andacrossit,thegreenmountainsoftheTuscancoast.NapoleonspentonlytenmonthsherebeforemakinghisvictoriousreturntoFranceandthethrone.
29.WhatdidtheauthordoforthevisittoElba?
A.Hedidresearchonitspast.
B.Hearrangedtransportation.
C.Heplannedbicyclingroutes.
D.Hebookedaccommodation.
30.WhomightbetheearliestoutsiderstoElbaaccordingtothetext?
A.Napoleonandhisarmy.B.EtruscansandotherGreeks.
C.Dorians.D.Romans.
31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ensconced”probablymean?
A.Settled.B.Locked.
C.Cured.D.Controlled.
32.Whatcametotheauthor’smindduringhisvisittoNapoleon’sgardens?
A.BeautifulviewsonElba.
B.TerriblelivingconditionsonElba.
C.Napoleon’sambitiontoregainpower.
D.HardshipofNapoleon’sreturntoFrance.
D
SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(农村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.
Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth'
spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon'
tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.
Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.
Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.
Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'
tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(来源),suchasartificiallight.
Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.
33.Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?
A.Poorstateofrurallife.
B.Shortageoffoodsupply.
C.Highcostfortransportingcrops.
D.Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings
34.Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?
A.Itcanproduceorganicfood.
B.Itrequireslittlecare.
C.It