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villageduringthefreezingwintermonths.Theexhibitionwasahugesuccess,attractingmanydayvisitors.However,itwasnotuntilagroupof
adventurous
soulsarrivedwithsleepingbags,announcingtheir
intention
tospendthenightinsidethehouse,thattheideaofthefrozenhotelwasborn.
TheICEHOTELhascomealongwaysinceits
beginnings.Itcoversanareaofover5,500squaremeters.TheplanningbeginsmonthsearlierinMarchwhenabout5,000tonsoficeareharvestedfromtheriverandtransferredtocoldstorage,wheretheysittillthebeginningofwinter.ConstructionbeginsinearnestinNovember,whenabout100workerscometotheregion.ByDecember,theuniquefrozen
accommodation
isreadytoopenforbusiness.
Regardlessofwhethervisitorsselecttheluxurycarvedsuitesorthebasicicerooms,thetemperatureisalwayssettoabone-chilling
-5°
C!
Thatiswhyguestsareadvisedtoliecloseinside
warmsleepingbagsandwearglovesandwinterhatsallnight.Notsurprisingly,mostendupspendingjustasinglenightatthisuniquehotelbeforemovingontothe
conventional,andwarmer,cabinsnearby.
Inadditiontotheuniquerooms,thehotelalsooffersguestsfunactivitieslikesnowshoeing,ordogsledding,andforthosebraveenoughtosufferthroughthebelowfreezingtemperatures—overnight
wilderness
camping!
Thehotel’ssinglerestaurantservesfood,whilethedrinksarealwayschilledtoperfectionintheworld-famousICEBAR!
1.WhydidJukkasjä
rviresidentsorganizeanartshowin1989?
A.Toattracttourists.B.Tofollowatradition.
C.Toexciteadventurers.D.Toexperiencecold.
2.HowtodealwithtonsoficeharvestedfromtheriverinMarch?
A.Carvethemroughly.
B.Keepthemwithcoldstorage.
C.Designuniqueforms.
D.Constructthemslowly.
3.Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsisnecessaryforthosegoingcampingallnight?
A.Wealth.B.Goodhealth.C.Neardistance.D.Braveness.
4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ICEHOTEL,aWiseChoice
B.ICEHOTELIsintheArcticCircle
C.ICEHOTELHasaUniqueScenery
D.ICEHOTELOpensforthe29thYear
2、Plantscannotrunorhide,sotheyneedotherstrategiestoavoidbeingeaten.Somecurluptheirleaves,othersproducechemicalstomakethemselvestastebadiftheysenseanimalsdroolingonthem,chewingthemuporlayingeggsonthem—allsignalsofanattack.Newresearchnowshowssomefloracanfeelaplant-eatinganimalwellbeforeitlaunchesanattack,lettingaplantprepareapreemptive(发制人的)defensethatevenworksagainstotherpestspecies.
WhenecologistJohnOrrockoftheUniversityofWisconsin-Madisonsprayedsnailslime—aliquidtheanimalsreleaseastheyslidealong—ontosoil,nearbytomatoplantsappearedtonotice.Theyincreasedtheirlevelsofanenzyme(酶),whichisknowntopreventplant-eatinganimals."
Noneoftheplantswereeveractuallyattacked,"
Orrocksays."
Wejustgavethemcuesthatsuggestedanattackwascoming,andthatwasenoughtocausebigchangesintheirchemistry."
InitiallyOrrockfoundthisdefenseworkedagainstsnails;
inthelateststudy,histeammeasuredtheslimywarning'
simpactonanotherpotentialthreat.Theinvestigatorsfoundthathungrycaterpillars(毛虫),whichusuallyeattomatoleavesgreedily,hadnoappetiteforthemaftertheplantswereexposedtosnailslimeandactivatedtheirchemicalresistance.Thisnonspecificdefensemaybeastrategythatbenefitstheplantsbyfurtherimprovingtheiroverallpossibilitiesofsurvival,saysOrrock,whoreportedtheresultswithhiscolleaguesinMarchinOecologia.
Thefindingthatasnail'
sapproachcancauseaplantresponsethataffectsadifferentanimalmadeRichardKarbancurious,aplantcommunicationsexpert,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy."
Itissignificantthattheplantsarerespondingbeforebeingdamagedandthatthesecuesarehavingsuchfar-rangingeffects,"
Karbansays.Theresearchwascomprehensive,headds,buthewondershowthetomatoplantsfeltchemicalsinsnailslimethatneveractuallytouchedthem.
"
That'
sthemillion-dollarquestion,"
Orrocksays.Hehopesfutureresearchwillmakeoutthemechanismsthatenableplantstosensetheserelativelydistantcues.
(1).JohnOrrocksprayedaliquidontosoilneartomatoplantsto_______.
A.makethemgrowbetter
B.givethemawarning
C.keepplant-eatinganimalsaway
D.informplant-eatinganimalsofdanger
(2).Whyistheexampleof"
caterpillars"
mentionedinParagraph3?
A.Tointroduceanotheranimal.
B.Toconfirmtheresultofthestudy.
C.Toappealtopeopletoprotectanimals.
D.Toanalyzedifferentresistancechemicals.
(3).WhatdoesRichardKarbanreallywanttoknow?
A.Howtomatoplantsbecomeawareofdanger.
B.Whatthechemicalsinthesnailslimeare.
C.Whethertheresearchisofpracticalvalue.
D.Whatthefindingoftheresearchis.
(4).Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WatchfulPlantsB.GreedyAnimals
C.ASnail'
sApproachD.ADefenseAttack
3、Peopleaskedtoimaginehowfloodingordroughtswouldaffectparticularpeopleorplacesweremorelikelytoengageinenvironmentallyfriendlyactions.Manypeopleviewclimatechangeasadistantthreat.Buthavingthemimaginethetangible(有形的)consequencesofresultingdroughtsorfloodsmayhelpchangethisideaandencouragepro-environmentalbehavior,anewstudysuggests.
Researchersasked93collegestudentstoreadareportontemperatureanomalies(异常),floodsandotherclimatechange-relatedeventsthathaveaffectedtheisland.Thescientiststhenasked62oftheparticipantstowritedownthreewaysinwhichsuchphenomenamightimpacttheirfuturelives.Halfthepeopleinthatgroupwereinstructedtoimaginesuchsituationsindetail.Theremaining31studentsdidnotcompleteeitherthewritingorimaginingsteps,actingasacontrolgroup.
Alltheparticipantsthenratedtheirideasofclimatechangerisksbyrespondingtoquestionssuchas"
Howlikelydoyouthinkitisthatclimatechangeishavingseriousimpactsontheworld?
"
Theyusedascalefrom1("
veryunlikely"
)to7("
verylikely"
).Theaveragescorewashigheramongsubjectswhohadbeenaskedtoenvisiondetailedsituationsthanamongthosewhohadnot.Theresultswerelaterconfirmedinasecondexperimentinvolving102participants.
Participantsinthefirstexperimentwhohadimaginedtheeffectsofclimatechangeweremorelikelytosaytheywoulduseairconditioninginanenergy-savingmanner.Inthesecondexperiment,nearlytwothirdsofpeopleinthevisualizing(想象)groupsigneduptohelpcleanabeach,comparedwith43percentinthenonvisualizingone.Andwhenofferedachoiceofavegetarian(素食主义的)ornonvegetarianlunchbox,nearlyhalfthevisualizersselectedtheenvironmentallyfriendliermeatlesschoice-comparedwithabout28percentofthenonvisualizers.
Theresearchersdidnottrackpeopletoseeiftheybehaveddifferentlyintheirday-to-daylives-somethingfurtherstudiesshouldexamine,saysstudyco-authorWen-BinChiou.Moreover,theresearch"
shouldbedoneagaininotherplaceswithotherpopulations,"
saysRobertGifford,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofVictoriainBritishColumbia,whowasnotinvolvedinthework.
Thefindingscouldbeappliedtoraisepublicconcernaboutclimatechange,Chiousays.Forexample,hesuggeststhatnewsreportsaboutthephenomenoncouldincludevividdescriptionsofitseffectsonpeople'
slivesandaskreaderstoimagineexperiencingsuchimpacts.Havingvirtual-realitydemonstrations(展示)inlocalsciencemuseumsoftheconsequencesofclimatechangewouldbeanotherwayofputtingtheresearchintopractice,Chiouadds.
1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestudyistrue?
A.Onlyoneexperimentwascarriedoutforthestudy.
B.ProfessorRobertGiffordplayedakeyroleinthestudy.
C.Thecontrolgrouponlycompletedthewritingstepintheexperiment.
D.Participantsaskedtoimaginedetailedeffectsscoredhigherthanthosewhoweren'
t.
2.Futurestudieswillprobablybeaboutwhether______.
A.itistrueofotherpopulationsinotherplaces
B.moremoneywillbedonatedtothepeopleaffectedbyclimatechange-relatedevents
C.peoplechoosevegetarianlunchboxesintheirdailylives
D.climatechangewillcausepeopletothinkaboutjoininginacontrolgroup
3.Toputtheresearchintopractice,Wen-BinChiousuggeststhat______.
A.thegovernmentcallonpeopletolivealow-carbonlife
B.peopleuseairconditioninginanenergy-savingmanner
C.peopleexperiencepossibleeffectsofclimatechangethroughvirtualrealityfacilities
D.newsreportsprovidevividdescriptionsoftheeffectsofclimatechangeonpeople'
slives
4.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______.
A.differentpeoplemayhavedifferentreactionstoclimatechange
B.differentformsofclimatechangemayaffectpeople'
sideasindifferentways
C.peoplemaychangetheirbehaviorafterthinkingaboutthevividimpactsofclimatechange
D.collegestudentsshowgreatconcernforthepeopleaffectedbyclimatechange
4、Brainhealthiskeytosuccessfulageing,anditinvolvesseveralmentalfunctionsincludingmemory,reasoningandplanning.Memorydefineswhoweare—witho