1、Doubles from 90,Tango HotelA big makeover(翻新)changed this former sewing machine factory in Monserrat into a 59-room hotel. Despite the busy location, the environment is good.Doubles from 75,La QuerenciaClose to Constitucion, this comfortable four-room hotel in San Telmo is run by a Frenchman, Yann.
2、Decoration is simple but the place is spotless. Guests can make use of the kitchen where Yann prepares breakfast and enjoy their meals in the dining room or in the yard.Doubles from 55,21.Which hotel should you choose if you would like to swim during your stay?A.Querido. B.Home Hotel. C.Tango Hotel.
3、 D.La Querencia.22.What do Querido and Home Hotel have in common?Special design. B.Beautiful gardens.C.Wonderful brunch. D.Convenient locations.23.Which hotel has the most rooms?Home Hotel. B.Querido.BWhen I was a boy, I was always happy to see those little brown coins. After years I was still very
4、happy to pick up pennies on the ground, I usually saved them up. I usually bought a pack of gum(口香糖) or a bag of chips when it was enough. After growing up, I heard a story about coins. It was said that our loved people sometimes would leave pennies on the ground in front of us. People wanted to sho
5、w us that we were loved and watched over kindly. I never doubted that story even as an adult. It is difficult for me to find a lot of money on the ground, but pennies are there all the time. Maybe that is why I still enjoy seeing them and picking them up, no matter how dirty or old they are.A few mo
6、nths ago, I was walking to the local post office to mail a letter. As I entered the room, I saw not one, not two, but four pennies shining in the sunlight. I smiled and picked them up. I kept them in my hands as I walked in the post office. “Four is OK,” the post worker said to a lady. The lady bega
7、n searching her purse, turning it inside out twicein vain. Her face went red. I understood what had happened. I laughed to myself for this surprising moment. I placed my pennies on the desk before her. The smile I got in return was worth a thousand dollars.The coins werent so valuable to me, but the
8、y did matter to her. I just performed a little kindness. I was happy.24.How might the author probably use the money when he saved enough pennies as a child?Put it aside. B.Buy some snacks.Use it to mail a letter. D.Use it to help others in need.25.When grown up, the author was still happy to pick up
9、 coins because .he could become rich with the coinsB.coins were much easier to find than dollars on the groundhe still believed the story about coinsD.he could use the coins to buy some little things26.The underlined phrase in paragraph 2 means _.in additionselecting something carefullyas welldoing
10、useless work in the end27.What can we learn from this passage?Doing small acts of kindness is good.Every coin has two sides.We should value money, even coins.Chance favors only the prepared mind.CParis has the Eiffel Tower(埃菲尔铁塔),Rome the Colosseum(圆形大剧场),New York the Statue of Liberty.These symboli
11、c landmarks are recognizable worldwide.Brussels(布鲁塞尔) meanwhile has the Manneken Pis(撒尿小童).Think of the Belgian(比利时的) capital and if anything,you think of the small peeing(撒尿) boya 60-centimeter-high bronze figure standing on a block,supplying a constant stream of water to the basin under him.Some m
12、ight laugh.But for Jacques Stroobants,the statue is up there with the best of them.“I am proud of him.People come from all around the world to see him,” says 60-year-old Stroobants with a fatherly glance at the little boy.As the most famous landmark of Brussels, Manneken Pis has a very special place
13、 in the heart of Belgians because of its many legends.The original Manneken Pis dates back to 1388,but the statue tourists see today dates from 1619 when the city built a second one,after the original was destroyed.There are many stories surrounding the legend of Manneken Pis.Nobody knows why he was
14、 created.One story is that he saved Brussels by putting out the flames of a deadly fire with his well-aimed wee-wee(小便).But the most believable story is that the boythe son of a wealthy nobleman(贵族)was missing and kidnapped(绑架).The father had a statue built in honour of the way his son was foundpeei
15、ng against a tree.28.Which of the following can you see in France?The Eiffel Tower.The Colosseum.The Statue of Liberty.The Manneken Pis.29.The Manneken Pis is the symbol of,which stands on a block of the capital.EnglandItaly C.BelgiumSwede30.Why does the Manneken Pis have a very special place in the
16、 heart of Belgians?Because it provides a good resting place for the Belgians.Because it is a special statue with many legends.Because its good-looking with water running continuously.Because it helps the Belgians make a lot of money every year.31.If Belgians regard the Manneken Pis as a hero,they ma
17、y be more willing to believe the statue was made.for a country boy who was peeing against a big treein honour of the boy who saved Brusselsin honour of a little Belgian soldier who gave his life to his countryfor the son of a rich man who was lostDTry this: for an entire day, forget about the clock.
18、 Eat when youre hungry and sleep when youre tired. What do you think will happen?You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. Youll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you dont know what time it is, your body does.These
19、 patterns(模式) of everyday life are called circadian rhythms, in other words, our body clocks. And they are no more than habits. Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle. Throughout the day and night, our inner clocks direct changes in temperature, body chem
20、icals, hunger, sleepiness and more. Everyones rhythms are different, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.Learning about our body clocks may help scientists understand why problems arise when we act out of step with our circadian rhythms. For
21、example, traveling across time zones can make people wake up in the middle of the night. Regularly staying up late can make students do worse in tests.“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, director of the Sleep Diso
22、rders Program at Brigham.One way to learn about how our body clocks work is to mess(弄乱) them up and see what happens. Thats what neurologist Frank Scheer and his workmates did in a recent study.Their study suggests that staying up night after night could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gai
23、n weight. And regularly sleeping too little, Scheer says, may be one cause of the recent increase in childhood obesity (肥胖).32.What will happen if you forget about the clock according to the passage?You will feel upset.Your body will behave as usual.Your body will not know what time it is.You will p
24、robably get hungry more easily.33.Which one is NOT true about body clocks according to the passage?They control changes in our temperature, body chemicals, hunger, and sleepiness.Peoples body clocks are different from each other.Our body clocks will change according to the changes of everyday schedu
25、le.More people are coming to realize body clocks are important for our health.34.How do Frank Scheer and his workmates study body clocks?By seeing what happens when they are messed up.By asking questions and collecting answers.By studying people traveling across time zones.By studying children who s
26、uffer from childhood obesity.35.Whatwillthewritermostprobablytalkaboutnext?Otherexamplesofwhatpeopledowhentheirbodyclocksgowrong.Medicinesthatcankeepfromputtingonweight.Whyitisimportanttohaveanormalclock.Whatcircadianrhythmsare.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)(出题人:杜会娟 审题人:姚素珍)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两
27、项为多余选项。Enjoy life As a TeenThe “best years of your life”? Maybe not, but you can learn to make the most of your high school days.36 Whether its having a computer, having friends, having a good supply of food, a bed to sleep on, family that loves you or simply living in this world, remember that the
28、point of life is for you to enjoy it. Be happy, and life will reward you. Remember that these are the last few years you will be able to enjoy yourself without having to worry about the responsibility(责任) of an adult.Choose your friends wisely. Unlike what many articles say, you dont have to be popular and have lots of friends to be happy. 37 Try to have friends that like you for who you are, not ju
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