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ChessingtonSafariHotel
AtChessingtonSafariHotel,kidswilllovestayinginanAfricanadventure-themedroom,havingbreakfastoverlookingtheanimalsoftheWanyamaReserve,watchingfamily-friendlymoviesandgettingintothethemeparkbeforeitopens.
MarlinApartments
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1.BeforeyoucheckinAthenaeum,_______.
A.youshouldaskaboutthekids'
servicesB.youwillbeaskedaboutwhatyourkidslike
C.youmustarrangeyourfamilyactivitiesD.youcanbuybikesandordertheatretickets
2.Ifyourkidslovetoseeanimals,youwillchoose_______..
A.AthenaeumB.ChessingtonSafariHotelC.NovotelD.TheRitz
3.IfyouchoosetostayatMarlinApartments,____.
A.youcansurftheInternetfreeofchargeB.youcanenjoyfreeicecream
C.youcanhaveanextraroomforfreeD.youcanenjoythebestserviceinLondon
B
Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherext
remelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.
UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforoptical(视觉的)instrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Asaresult,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.Legend(传说)hasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangoldandsliver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.
Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatterandinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresist(抵御)bullets(子弹).
Althoughinrecentyearsplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponentparts(组成部分)areinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.
4.Withthepassageoftime,glass_________.
A.isregardedastransparent
B.isusedtomakethingslookpleasant
C.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers
D.isnolongerseenasdecoration
5.WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?
A.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.
B.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.
C.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.
D.T
hewarstoppedthewayofglassimport.
6.Bytellingthelegend,theauthorwantsto_________.
A.givesomeinterestinginformationabouthardglass
B.supportthattheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans
C.provethattheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass
D.provideahistoricalev
entconcernedwithhardglass
7.Newusesofglassarebeingdevelopedbecause_________.
A.glassisnotassafeasplasticsB.glassiseasilygetableandinexpensive
C.glassismoreandmorewidelyusedD.glassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics
C
Mydaughterremindsmeeverydayhowimportantitistohavegirlfriendsthatyoucanrelyon.Shedoesnotsayitasopenlyorasclearlyasthat(she’sateenagerafterall),butIknowwhatshemeans.It’sinhereyeswhensomethinghappensandshewantstocallortextsomeone,butshehesitates(犹豫)astowhomitshouldbe.It’sonherbeautifulfacewhenhersmileisn’tshining.
Thetruthis:
attimes(有时),it’sthereforme,too.Imayhaveafreehourandwanttograb(抓住)coffeewithsomeone,butIamnotsurewhomIshouldask.Imaybehavingaroughdaywithmykidsandwanttovent(发泄情感)aboutit,butIamunsurewhichperso
ntocall.
Isitthatdifficulttocomeacrossanotherwomanwhoissimilartomypersonality?
Isitthatimpossibletofindanotherwomanwhoisreliable,willingtobehonestwithyouandalsofuntohavearound?
WhileIknowitwasnoteasyduringmyhighschoolyears,itseemstobeequallydifficultduringmy“mothering”years.Maybemostdonotrealizehowvaluableatruefriendshipcanbe?
Someofthewomenatmyagedonotfeeltheyhavethetimetodevotetoarealfriendship.Theyhavekidstodrivearound,concertstoattendorfootballgamestocheerat.Manyprefertospendeverydayatthegymorgoshoppingasifitwereafull-timejob.
Most
womenmaynotrealizehowmuchtheyneedotherwomenasfriends.Onceyoufindagoodone,holdontoherandtreasurethatfriendshiplikegold.Overtheyearsyouandshemayevenbecome“sisters”andthatwouldbegratifyingforsure!
8.Whatdoestheauthorrealizethroughobservingherdaughter?
A.Herdaughterlivesaverylonelylife.
B.It’simportantforgirlstohavegirlfriends.
C.Herdaughterisn’tinterestedinmakingfriends.
D.It’sdifficultforyounggirlstodevelopfriendship.
9.WhatdoesParagraph3sayaboutwomen’smakingpropergirlfriends?
A.It’simpossible.B.It’sofgreatimportance.
C.Itseemsverydifficult.D.It’snotpopularamongwomen.
10.Whatmaybethereasonwhywomendon’tdevotetoatruefriendship?
A.Beinghardtoconnectwithothers.B.Beingdiscouraged(挫败)bybadsituations.
C.Thinkingtruefriendsdon’texist.D.Thinkingtheycannotaffordthetime.
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gratifying”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Pleasant.B.Surprising.C.DisappointingD.Humorous.
D
GregoryKloehndigsthroughdustbins(垃圾桶)everyday,butnotforthereasonthatmostpeoplewouldthink.Heisn’thomeless.Infactheistryingtohelpthehomeless.
Gregorybeganhislifeasasculptor(雕刻家).Butheoftenfeltthathissculptures(雕刻品),whichjuststoodinrichpeople’shousesforyears,lackedameaningfulpurpose.Soin201lhedecidedtoputhisartisticenergiesintocreatinghomestosell—notordinaryhomesbutsmallstructuresbuiltentirelyfromrecycled(循环再利用的)materials.
Thethoughtofcreatinghomesforthehomelessdidn’toccurtohimuntiltheyear2013,whenahomelesscoupleaskedhimforatarp(防水布).Insteadofatarp,Gregoryofferedthemsomethingbetter:
asmallhomewithawatertank(水槽),akitchenandatrapforwaste.TheyweresogratefulthatGregorydecidedtofocushiseffortsonhelpinghousethehomelesspopulationinhiscity.Andsoonhis“HomelessHomesProject”wasstarted.
Beforestartinganewhome,Gregory,goeshuntingformaterialsbydiggingthroughdustbins.Everythinghefindsisusable—refrigeratordoorsbecomehousedoors;
washingmachinedoorsoftenserveaswindows,andthetopsofcarsbecomestrongroofs.Heputwheelsatthebottomforuserstomovetheirhomesaroundeasily.Eachhometakestwotothreedaystomake.
SofarGregoryhasdonated(捐赠)dozensofhomestothecity'
smostneedy.Whilehissmalllow-costmobilehomesarenotthefinalsolutiontotheproblemofhomelessness,theyarereallypracticalanddoprovideawarmandsafeplaceforthehomelesstostayin.Theyaresimplyawayforonemantodosomethingniceforthoseinneedofsomehelp.
GregoryhaswrittenabooktitledHomelessArchitecture,whereheexplainstechniques(技术/巧)tobuildthosehomesandheisnowworkingonweekendworkshops.“AlotofpeoplewhohearaboutwhatI’mdoingwanttogetinvolved(参加),”hesaid.“Maybewecanmeetsomeplaceandputacoupleofhomestogether.”
12.WhydidGregoryturnfrommakingsculpturestocreatinghomes?
A.Hetotallylostinterestinsculpture.B.Hewantedtohelpthehomeless.
C.Hehadnohometolivein.D.Hehadtomakemoremoney.
13.TheauthormentionsthestoryinParagraph3totellus____________.
A.housingthehomelessinacitywasnotaneasytask
B