The following "green" hotels from across the ...

The following "green" hotels from across the world offer guests an eco-friendly and world-class holiday experience.

Hi Hotel, Nice, France

Offering a private beach and rooftop pool, the Hi Hotel Eco Spa Beach has received Green Globe certification for using recycled paper, organic(有机的)paint, eco-friendly cleaning products and organic food.

Garonga Safari Camp, Phalaborwa, South Africa

A high-class 12-bed camp in South Africa, the hotel supports the local community. Locals are offered employment opportunities, with potential for career development, while food and goods are sourced locally where possible. Additionally, guests are invited to offset their carbon footprint by helping with the planting and growing of Spesbok Trees in the Eastern Cape.

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa, Maldives

Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa combines environment and modern design to offer guests the luxurious experience. Various parts of the hotel are built over the water in the Indian Ocean in order to reduce interference(干扰)with the natural environment.

The Park Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

Located within a 10-minute car ride from the centre of Hyderabad. The Park Hyderaba's exterior(外部)makes full use of natural light, reducing the need for electricity. Green transportation, bikes and electric cars, is encouraged.

Spice Island Beach Resort, St. George's，Grenada

Owned and run by Sir Royston Hopkin and his family, Spice Island Beach Resort is a luxurious destination for guests hoping to bathe in the natural beauty of the Isle of Spice. It uses solar heating and all forms of energy conservation. Smoking of any kind is forbidden in the areas or the hotel.

1.What's special about Hi Hotel?

A.It puts a ban on cars.

B.It provides green food.

C.It encourages guests to plant trees.

D.It offers employment opportunities to the locals.

2.How does Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa protect the environment?

A.It is partly built over the sea. B.It has simply-decorated rooms.

C.It makes full use of natural light. D.It uses eco-friendly cleaning products.

3.Which hotel bans smoking?

A.Hi Hotel. B.The Park Hyderabad.

C.Garonga Safari Camp. D.Spice Island Beach Resort.

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ON March 17 there will be an explosion of green across the World in celebration of St Patrick’s Day．The Irish traditionally wear green on this day, as the color is associated with Ireland．

But there are others, non-Irish，who use the occasion to make jokes about the Irish．They use the stereotype(成见)of the Irish as hot-tempered(脾气暴躁的)drinkers，who love to fight and will do anything to avoid a day's work．

However, today the Irish are more often admired for their musical talent and many other abilities．It’s no accident that many of today's most popular music groups，such as singer Enya and rock band U2，are Irish born and bred．Lonely Planet readers even ranked Ireland in 2007 as the friendliest country in the world．

So where did the negative Irish stereotype come from? From the 19th century when it was a bad time to be Irish．

Ireland then was poverty-stricken and starving．Many Irish moved to the United States to escape famine, but there they had to compete---occasionally with their fists for jobs and housing with other immigrant groups，such as the Italians．It was on the US’ streets that the Irish earned their reputation for street fighting．

The stereotype of the Irish as big drinkers may be unfair, but Ireland can boast(为……自豪) its fair share of famous drinks．It was the Irish after all who created one of the world’s best-loved beers，Guinness．

65．What is the story mainly about?

A．How the Irish earned their reputation．

B．The festival-St Patrick’s Day．

C．Jokes about the Irish people．

D．Famous Irish stereotype and the truth．

66．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．St Palrick’s Day is celebrated nowhere else but Ireland．

B．Modern Irish show no interest in drinking alcohol．

C．Part of the stereotype about the Irish is that they are lazy．

D．Irish people usually get hot-tempered when laughed at．

67．Where did the negative Irish stereotype come from?

A．From their everyday behavior toward other people．

B．From the behavior of Irish immigrants to America in the 19th century．

C．From the historical record of 19th century Ireland．

D．From most people’s impression of Irish people

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Schools across the country are turning green. So-called green schools are built from recycled and environmentally friendly materials. They are designed to use less energy than traditional school buildings. In the next few years, Southern California alone plans to open 150 green schools. Studies have shown that there are good reasons to go green, including good air quality that cuts down on asthma(哮喘)attacks and airborne germs that can cause illnesses. Students learn better in classrooms that have natural light and ideal temperatures. Green schools have lower energy bills. Go On, Get Green

Here’s how to save energy and help the environment.

Light Savers

Turn off the lights in a room when it is not in use. This bright idea can produce big savings on energy costs. Some schools use sensors that automatically shut off the lights when there is no motion in a room.

Heat Smart

Your school’s thermostat(温度调节器)should be set to 78℃in warm weather and 68℃in cooler weather. The temperature can be even farther from the comfort zone at night and on weekends, when no one is using the school building.

Reuse, Recycle

Reuse paper, cans, bottles and batteries. Use both sides of notebook paper. Carry a lunch box rather than a paper bag. Recycle whatever you can reuse.

Don’t Drip(滴水)

Leaky taps can waste large amounts of water. A small, steady flow can add up to hundreds of gallons a year. Report drips if you see them.

1.What is the best title for the passage?

2.Some schools are called green schools because ______.

3.All of the following are advantages of a green school EXCEPT __________.

4.In a green school, students will ________.

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Jeremy looked across the hot, grassy plain South Africa was a long way from the cool, green countryside of his hometown in Oregon.

“Ready?” Dad asked.

“Yes,” Jeremy answered. They climbed into the old truck. Jeremy seldom spent time with his father, a famous wildlife photographer. The work seemed mostly hot and boring.

As the truck ran across the rough dirt, Dad chatted with their guides, Mkhulu and Bheki. They spoke Zulu, which Jeremy couldn’t understand, though they also spoke English. He watched for animals. “There!” he shouted, pointing. Mkhulu slowed the truck. Jeremy realized he had been pointing at a rock.

As the truck jumped up and down over a ditch, there was a big crash. “Wait!” Jeremy shouted. The door had fallen off. Bheki threw the door into the back of the truck. “Now we can see better,” Dad laughed.

They stopped near a watering hole. Mkhulu said he was friends with the elephants that sometimes gathered here. Maybe they’d see some.

Before long, Jeremy felt vibrations. Elephants! A small group walked towards the water. Dad jumped out of the truck and focused his camera on the largest elephant.

Jeremy spotted a very young elephant walking between two adults. It was tiny, by elephant standards. The two elephants beside the baby kept stopping to wait for it. Jeremy watched as they neared the water. Several larger elephants Jumped in the water.

Jeremy lost sight of the baby. Where was it? Then he saw. It was in water up to its eyes. Its mouth was underwater. It held it its trunk up above the water. The baby was in trouble. “Look!” said Jeremy. The bank was too steep for the baby. It couldn’t climb out of the water. Other elephants tried pushing it, without success.

Jeremy took the loose door from the back of the truck. Mkhulu saw what Jeremy was planning and ran to help. Together they dragged the door down to the water’s edge, Mkhulu calmed the mother elephant, gently explaining that they were bringing a ramp for the baby.

The mother knew Mkhulu and trusted him. She seemed to sense that they meant to help. Jeremy pushed the door onto the bank, angling it so the baby could walk up it to safety. The baby stepped onto the door. Its mother pushed. Three more steps, and they were up. The elephants gathered around the baby, touching it with their trunks.

“Boy, Jeremy,” Dad said. “That is one of the most exciting photo shoots I’ve ever done! I’m glad you came along.”

1.From the story, we know ________.

A.Jeremy had a very strong liking for nature

B.Jeremy’s father loved taking pictures of wild animals

C.Jeremy made a ramp for the baby elephant by himself

D.Jeremy and his father were in the green countryside of Oregon.

2.What was the main problem in the story?

A.The door fell off the truck.

B.Jeremy mistook a rock for a wild animal.

C.The baby elephant got stuck in the water.

D.Jeremy found his father’s work hot and boring.

3.According to the passage, how was the baby elephant saved?

A.Jeremy helped save it by making a ramp.

B.Mkhulu dived into the water and rescued it.

C.The mother elephant pushed it out of the water.

D.Mkhulu helped Jeremy put the door into the back of the truck.

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Many actors in the world who are not confident enough to refuse an offer from Steven Spielberg. Maybe that was why Juliette gave him a choice. She said she'd be happy to be in Jurassic Park as long as she could play a dinosaur. Of course he turned her down and it was probably a good thing. It's difficult to imagine Juliette tearing people apart with her teeth. However, her decision doesn't seem to have done her career any harm. She has gone on to make a string of hits, including The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The English Patient (for which she won an Oscar) and Chocolat.

It is not so easy to be successful in the United States for other foreign stars. Aaron is a good example. While some of his films have been popular in the US, they have usually been French films that travelled. One possible exception was Green Card, directed by Peter Weir, where he plays a French immigrant(移民) who goes through a fake wedding in order to stay and work in the United States. This is a predictable but sweet romantic comedy which typecasts(使模式化) its lead actors in terms of national stereotypes(陈规陋习). While some reviewers were kind, others shredded both the film and Aaron's performance.

1.It can be inferred from the passage that Juliette _______.

A.was not sure whether she could play a dinosaur well

B.wanted to be in Jurassic Park very much

C.didn’t want to be in Jurassic Park

D.really wanted to play a dinosaur

2.What does the underlined phrase mean in Para 1 ________.

A.lose job B.be defeated

C.be successful D.change job

3.According to the passage, Aaron's popular films _________.

A.have only been seen in Europe

B.have been made in America

C.have been made in America, but well received in France

D.have been made in France, but seen in other countries, too

4.The underlined sentence in Para 2 means others thought Aaron's performance and film were____.

A.creative B.interesting

C.impressive D.terrible

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These activities can offer you a platform　　　　　　 you can meet new friends from all over the world.

A. where　　 B. what

C. when　　 D. which

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Green economy offers a new model _____ people could both protect the climate and develop the economy, according to what Li said at the International Conference.

A. that                                   B. why                                   C. where                               D. which

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Green economy offers a new model ________ people could both protect the climate and develop the economy, according to what Li said at the International Cooperative Conference on Green Economy and Climate Change.

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Ice cream is certainly the world's favorite dessert. 1. Of all the people across the world, more ice cream is eaten in Australia than in any other country: 16.6 liters per person per year.

A form of ice cream was eaten in China about 4,000 years ago. 2. Sounds strange today.

Ice cream was brought to Europe in the 16th century, but at that time only the super-rich could afford it. When the Italian princess Catherine de Medici married the future King Henry Ⅱ of France in 1533, a different kind of ice cream was served every day a month! 3.

Ice cream was introduced to America in the 1700s, but mostly enjoyed by the wealthy. Around 1800, special ice houses were invented and ice cream became an American industry. 4. In 1946, they ate more than 20 liters of ice cream per person.

The world's most popular flavor is vanilla（香草）, which was produced from vanilla beans. 80% of the world's vanilla beans grew on the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. 5. And of all the days of the week, most ice cream is bought on Sunday!

A.Ice cream didn't become available to the ordinary people in France until 1660.

B.In Europe alone, about 11 billion dollars a year is spent on ice cream.

C.Americans celebrated the victory of World WarⅡwith ice cream.

D.California produces more ice cream than any other state.

E.More than 90 percent of the US families buy dessert.

F.It was made of milk rice, fruit and snow!

G.The most favorite topping is chocolate.

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Where to stay in Boswell? The following are some choices for you:

49.  The number of the room in Osaka Hotel is :

A.  50                         B.  120                C.  150                D.  180

50.  If a Japanese traveller likes to eat in French restaurant, _______ is the right place for him to go to.

A.  233 Edward Road                            B.  1264 Venning Road

C.  222 Edward Road                                  D.  129 North Road

51.  Which hotel faces the Orchard Hotel?

A.  The First Hotel                         B.  The Osaka Hotel

C.  The Fairview Hotel                         D.  No Hotel

52.  If you want to book a cheapest single room, which number will you call?

A.  414-6433               B.  591-5620        C.  641-6641        D.  643-8206

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