Question

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 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.”

1.Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because _________.

A. more hotel rooms were needed

B. he wanted to make a name for the small town

C. an art exhibition was about to open

D. he believed people would enjoy trying something new

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. holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

C. Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

D. a bigger igloo will replace the present one

3.When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that _________.

A. they have visited Lapland

B. they have had great fun sleeping on ice

C. they have had a taste of adventure

D. they have had an ice-snow holiday

4.Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

 

 

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：人們旅行時似乎已經厭倦了炎熱的海灘和像蒸籠一樣的賓館。瑞典一位商人Nile Bergqvist設計了一種另類的賓館--冰屋。除了門是木頭外，其它部分都是用冰做的，冰屋吸引了很多人前去體驗。但是，在兩周之內，一個冰屋就會化為一池清水。

1.who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms”可知，游客們厭倦了炙熱的海灘和蒸籠一樣的賓館，排除A；根據(jù)第三段“Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one,”排除B、C，故選D。

2.In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water.”可知，冰屋在兩周時間內就會融化成一池水，也就是說，冰屋帶給人們的樂趣有點短暫，故選C。

3.it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing hotel break”可知，冰屋里的溫度低于零度，住在里面更像是一種生存大冒險，故選C。

4.The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door”可知，冰屋有木門，且只有門是木頭，其它都是冰，排除C、D；根據(jù)第四段“With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃”可知，冰屋沒有窗戶，沒有掛衣服的地方，排除B；故選A。

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