BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet)--- A new hotel concept has been realized in a village in Northern Sweden, which aims to make the simple treehouse become a world-class destination for travellers. The Treehotel, located in a place called Harads, will consist of four rooms when it opens on July 17th: the Cabin, the Blue Cone, the Nest, and the Mirrorcube.
Two additional rooms are scheduled to open in October. The long term vision(想象) is even more expansive. “Our goal in five years is to have 24 rooms from 24 different architects,” says Treehotel co-founder Kent Lindvall.
The first six rooms were designed by five different architects. The Mirrorcube which stands four meters high and four meters wide, and the walls of which are made with a mirrored glass, has drawn widespread attention as it will be attached to a single tree. “It’s an interesting building. You can’t find anything else like this in the world today. It’s unique(獨(dú)特的),” says Lindvall. “Everything will reflect in it---the trees, the birds, the clouds and the sun in the forest. So it could hardly be seen in the forest. This is untouched forest and we want to keep it the same way.”
Lindvall says the Treehotel’s vision proves a powerful draw, with enquiries(詢問) coming in from far and wide. “I think what’s exciting here is that we’re just 60 km below the Arctic Circle. It means there’s a good possibility to have the northern lights in the winter and of course to have the midnight sun in the summer.”
The motto of the Treehotel is “Feel Free in a Tree” and expense will cost up to about $555.50 for two guests in the Cube, which is designed to hold up to four guests.
小題1:The underlined word “expansive” probably means _____.
A．costing a lot of money
B．covering a large area
C．requiring knowledge and skills
D．increasing suddenly and rapidly
小題2:According to the passage, the Mirrorcube is a unique building because _____.
A．everything can reflect in it
B．it’s large with plenty of space
C．there is a large mirror wall in it
D．it has limited effect on local wildlife
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．The Treehotel is ideally situated to enjoy the natural wonders.
B．The Treehotel is a great base to explore the many local places of interest.
C．Travellers can have a relaxed holiday at a reasonable price in the Treehotel.
D．The six rooms of the Treehotel was separately designed by 6 different architects.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A

試題分析：
小題1:猜詞題：從后面給出的房間數(shù)量，“Our goal in five years is to have 24 rooms from 24 different architects,” says Treehotel co-founder Kent Lindvall.說明這個(gè)單詞表示涉及更大的范圍。選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第三段的句子：“Everything will reflect in it---the trees, the birds, the clouds and the sun in the forest. So it could hardly be seen in the forest.可知一切都可以反射。選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的最后一句話：This is untouched forest and we want to keep it the same way.”說明建在這兒的主要目的是享受自然奇觀。選 A
點(diǎn)評(píng)：文章是描寫了瑞典的一種特別的旅店：樹屋，它的設(shè)計(jì)和優(yōu)點(diǎn)。集中考查細(xì)節(jié)題，要求考生在閱讀的時(shí)候，在文章中做好標(biāo)志和符號(hào)，可以省略很多回讀的時(shí)間，提高閱讀的效率和速度。
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GAOMI,  Shandong, Oct．11（ Xinhua）—Chinese writer Mo Yan said last Thursday that he was "very surprised" at winning the Nobel Literature Prize．
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"I am very happy," he said．"I was having dinner when I received the news．I was surprised．”
"Thank you for coming all the way to Gaomi．This should be a season of red sorghum, but no such crop is planted any more．I believe none of you have seen the crop," he said．
"The Nobel Literature Prize is a very important literature prize, but not the top award．It represents the opinions of the jury（評(píng)審團(tuán) ）．I am satisfied with my major works and I still keep writing by hand．My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature．They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs．Meanwhile, my novels described human beings in the broad sense．I wrote in the perspective of a human being．These works stand beyond regions and ethnic groups," he said．
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小題1:Mo Yan was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize because he felt        ．
A．he was not the best writer in China
B．he was not as famous as other writers
C．he was born in a farmer's family
D．he didn't have good education
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B．learn a lot about the Chinese folk culture
C．form a vivid picture of his childhood
D．learn more about the history of the Nobel Prize
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A．romanticB．self--confident
C．modestD．humorous
小題4:Where might you find the article?
A．In a novel．B．In a travel book．
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A．New materials became available by that time.
B．Too much space was needed for its installation.
C．The early models often got damaged in the crash.
D．The early models didn’t provide the needed data.
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A．Dozens of people were seized by the terrorist as hostages.
B．The Indonesian consulate was located in Amsterdam.
C．The terrorists were Indonesians living in the Netherlands.
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D．Their men were too sad to produce good program.
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The controller working alone in the tower fell asleep and was out of communication for 16 minutes while a medical flight carrying a patient was trying to land at about 2 A.M. Wednesday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
The FAA announced that it is also investigating a controller who fell asleep Monday at Boeing King County International Airport in Seattle and two controllers who were unresponsive at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee on Feb.19.
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B．A medical flight carrying a patient failed to land with the controller asleep.
C．Jay Rockefeller pays little attention to sleeping at the switch.
D．Mica refused to support the decision to staff more controllers on the midnight shift.
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A．All the controllers in the US were working alone while they were on duty
B．The incidents are rooted in fatigue problems and those on midnight shifts need an extra nap
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B．The earthquake led to many deaths and caused damage to roads.
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A．lack of help
B．international aids
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D．the result of the disaster
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A．a(chǎn) research paper
B．a(chǎn) newspaper report
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The satellite was launched on a Long-March-3C carrier rocket at 11:41 p．m．, sources at the centre told Xinhua News Agency．The satellite separated from the rocket 26 minutes after its launch and was then successfully delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit （地球同步轉(zhuǎn)移軌道）．
Developed by the China Academy of Space Technology under the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the satellite is the country’s second data relay satellite．The first, Tianlian I-01, was launched on April 25．2008．
The two satellites will form a network to improve communications between China’s spacecraft and bases on Earth, according to the centre．They will also be used to help the nation’s first space docking, scheduled for the second half of this year．
As planned, China will launch space module Tiangong-I, which was designed as a platform that will dock with an unmanned spaceship, Shenzhou, for the county’s first space-docking mission this year．
Two more Shenzhou spaceships will dock with Tiangong-I next year, and one will be manned by two or three astronauts, according to China Manned Space Engineering Office, which was the main user of the Tianlian I series data relay satellites．
“The new satellite can cover a greater area to track and command the country’s space vehicles in low-Earth orbits, such as manned spacecraft and remote sensing satellites, from a higher position in outer space．Only three satellites of this kind are needed to form a global communication network, and China has two now．” Pang Zhihao, a researcher and deputy editor-in-chief of Space International, said．
The satellite could also equip astronauts with real-time communications, which will benefit the country’s future manned space flights, he said．
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A．To test the function of a Long-March-SC carrier rocket．
B．To carry some astronauts into space to do some research．
C．To send more information and clearer pictures to mobile phones on the earth．
D．To promote the country’s satellite communication network for space docking．
小題2:From the passage we know           ．
A．one more such satellite is needed to form a global communication network
B．the satellite was developed by China Manned Space Engineering Office
C．it was less than three years since China launched its first date relay satellite of this kind
D．the satellite could help track and command space vehicles in orbits because it’s lower in position
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A．Shenzhou Ⅷ is a manned spaceship．
B．Tiangong-I will dock with three Shenzhou spaceships next year．
C．the satellite is of great importance to China’s space exploration．
D．china’s first space docking will be done in the second half of next year．
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A．China Launched a New Space Shuttle
B．China’s Plan for Space Exploration
C．China’s Progress in China’s Space Exploration
D．New Satellite Helps China’s Space Exploration

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