Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.
In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.
After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(輕松的) hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”
小題1: Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because ________.
A．a(chǎn)n art exhibition was about to open
B．he wanted to make a name for the small town
C．he believed people would enjoy trying something new
D．more hotel rooms were needed
小題2: When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that ________.
A．hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test
B．a(chǎn) bigger igloo will replace the present one
C．holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo
D．Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water
小題3:According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is ________.
A．to gather a pool of water
B．to prepare a wooden base
C．to cover the ground with ice
D．to pile a large amount of snow
小題4: When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that ________.
A．they have had a taste of adventure
B．they have had an ice-snow holiday
C．they have had great fun sleeping on ice
D．they have visited Lapland
小題5:Which of the following pictures below is closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:A

試題分析：本文講述的是一種新型的賓館，是由冰做成的。并仔細(xì)描述了這個賓館的具體的情況。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段前3行Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel.說明很多游客都厭倦了以前舊的度假的方式，想要嘗試一些新鮮的事物。故C正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.以及下文的內(nèi)容Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed.可知，這些東西都是由冰做的，所以當(dāng)氣溫提高的時候，這些東西都會融化，成為一堆水。故D正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段前3行Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base;說明首先要做的事情就是建一個a wooden base，然后在上面建賓館等。故B正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success.說明他們成功地嘗試了這個新鮮事物。故A正確。
小題5:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)2,3行With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(輕松的) hotel break.和 “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.可知這個地方?jīng)]有窗戶只有木頭做的前門。故A項正確。BC項有窗戶，D項沒有木門。
點評：本文講述的是一種新型的賓館，是由冰做成的。并仔細(xì)描述了這個賓館的具體的情況。
文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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