The Ice Hotel
Are you going into skiing? Is winter your favorite time of year? If you like snow and ice, maybe you should stay at Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada. But, you can only check in at this hotel during the winter. Why ? Because this hotel is built every December. It has 32 rooms and 80 people can stay there each night. The hotel even has a movie theatre, art gallery, and church. Of course, all of these parts of the hotel are made of ice. In fact, all the furniture, art, lights, and even plates and drinking glasses are made out of ice.
Because this hotel is so unusual, it is becoming very popular. People from all over the world come to the Ice Hotel to look at the fantastic ice art, drink and eat from designed ice dishes and experience the unique atmosphere (獨特的氣氛). Some couples have even got married in the hotel's ice church. But all these guests keep their winter coats on! Because of all the ice, the temperature inside the hotel is always between - 2ºC and - 5ºC. Surprisingly, sleeping is not a problem in the freezing cold hotel rooms. Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.

  1. 1.

    What is the main idea of this reading?

    1. A.
      How the Ice Hotel is built
    2. B.
      What makes the Ice Hotel special
    3. C.
      Why the Ice Hotel is made of ice
    4. D.
      The services of the Ice Hotel
  2. 2.

    Why is sleeping NOT a problem in the hotel?

    1. A.
      the rooms are warm
    2. B.
      the temperature is -2ºC
    3. C.
      the sleeping bags are warm
    4. D.
      the furniture is warm
  3. 3.

    In which part of the hotel would you probably find "plates"?

    1. A.
      the church
    2. B.
      the restaurant
    3. C.
      the rooms
    4. D.
      the art gallery
BCB
介紹了一個特殊的賓館- The Ice Hotel。
1.主旨大意題。文章就是關(guān)于一家特殊的用冰建成的賓館。它的特別之處就在于是用冰做的。
2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后兩句Every guest gets a special cold-weather sleeping bag and some fur blankets. These keep the room cozy and warm until morning.
3.推理題。Plates意為盤子，盤子應(yīng)該出現(xiàn)在餐館里。
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    1. A.
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