Today, innovations(創(chuàng)新) to make our lives more eco-friendly can be found everywhere. There are energy-efficient automobiles, eco-friendly light bulbs, and clothes made by fashion designers using sustainable(可持續(xù)的) environmental practices. Industries around the world have also begun to take a serious look at how their operations affect the local and global environment.
The university of Colorado has been named one of the top green colleges and universities in the United States. This university was one of the first to start a student-led recycling program in the 1970s and today supplies students with reusable shopping bags to use both on and off campus. The entire University of Colorado also uses low flow water fixtures(設(shè)備) and has reduced water usage by 40 percent since 2002.
When it comes to going green, Warren Wilson College has been recognized in many places. The Sierra Club and The Princeton Review have named the college as one of America’s greenest colleges and universities, while the school has also received the Outstanding College Recycling Award from the Carolina Recycling Association, as well as awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education(AASHE). For a small college, Warren Wilson has made enormous efforts to be an eco-friendly campus since its beginning, and today owns a campus farm, a seeding program, and an extensive recycling program. Warren Wilson was also the first College to have an LEED platinum certified(白金認(rèn)證的) residence hall, and its building services department is also 100 percent GreenSeal certified. According to College Stats, Warren Wilson College is one of the first institutions in the United States to be almost completely self-sufficient(自給自足的) while also engaging students to incorporate sustainability into all academic programs.
Going green efforts at Oberlin College have not gone unnoticed. Oberlin College spends 22 percent of its food budget on buying food from local farmers, with most of the food raised or harvested with organic and sustainable practices. Oberlin has also stopped selling bottled water on campus and offers discounts to students who use their own storage containers when purchasing beverages and food items. Among Oberlin’s other eco-friendly accomplishments is a green graduation ceremony, which includes programs printed on 100 percent recycled paper.
【小題1】The author writes the first paragraph mainly to tell us that ____.
A.we can find new ways to be eco-friendly |
B.everyone is aware of being eco-friendly |
C.industries are reducing their influence on the environment |
D.American colleges and universities care much about environmental issues |
A.Its recycling program is followed by other universities. |
B.It produces reusable shopping bags by itself. |
C.It uses special systems to save water. |
D.It is the most eco-friendly university. |
A.The Princeton Review praised it for its teaching methods. |
B.Its residence hall’s building material is platinum. |
C.It owns a campus garden and a seeding program. |
D.It sustains itself almost without help from others. |
A.grow their own food on campus |
B.pay less with their own containers |
C.help the college make its food budget |
D.recycle paper at their graduation ceremony |
A.Main idea – Comparison. |
B.Opinion – Discussion – Description |
C.Introduction – Supporting examples. |
D.Introduction – Explanation – Conclusion. |
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-break-fast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these American's bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or television in the rooms, others do.
Staying in a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home. The owners are glad to tell about the area and the interesting places to visit, Many vacationers say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.
[ ]
2.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A.Some Americans now stay in a bed-and-breakfast home instead of in a hotel.
B.The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacation visitors.
C.the bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.
D.The owners provide a morning meal for their visitors as well as a room for the night.
3.Many of these inns ________.
[ ]
A.have a long history
B.have existed in the past
C.a(chǎn)re historical
D.a(chǎn)re buildings important in history
4.One reason why American travelers are beginning to stay at bed-and-breakfast inn is that ________.
[ ]
A.these inns are small and quiet
B.the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television
C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D.the owners will show the travelers around the area
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Heading back to the room for dinner and a hot shower may sound like the act of a tired tourist ,but in a traditional Japanese inn ─ or ryokan ─ those activities can be as interesting as anything along the sightseeing trail.“People going looking for a sort of nostalgic(懷舊的),old-fashioned ,and traditional view of Japanese life will find it most easily in a ryokan,”said Peter Grilli, the president of Japan Society of Boston, Massachusetts.
Many ryokans sprang up in the 17th century to put up feudal lords traveling along the Tokaido highway to Edo(now Tokyo). Today tourists looking for a taste of the country’s historic lifestyle find varying levels of understated elegance in ryokans throughout the country.
A typical stay starts with a greeting from the inn’s staff and a change from street shoes into slippers .An attendant leads guests to their rooms, where slippers are removed before walking on the rice-straw flooring, called tatami. Walking slowly along behind a kimonoclad(身穿和服的)attendant on the creaky wood floors of Fukuzumiro ryokan,s hallways is like stepping back in time. The inn was established in 1890 by a former samurai(武士).
Tim Paterson ,33, a banker living in Tokyo, has stayed at several ryokans. This New Zealand native leaves after a recent stay at Fukuzumiro. “I think it’s quite good mixing culture with history and not just going to see it ,but living in it, staying in it,”he said. Sliding glass doors line the inn’s rural hallways, bringing in the sound of tricking water and the quietness of the stone and tree-filled courtyards outside.
From the first paragraph, we can see that_________________ .
A. there is no dinner and a hot shower in the ryokan
B. such activities as dinner and shower in the ryokan can take you back in time
C. such activities as dinner and shower mean the same both in ordinary inns and traditional inns
D. such activities as dinner and shower are more important than the sightseeing for tourists
What’s the purpose of building so many ryokans in the 17th century?
A. Providing rooms for the noble when they traveled.
B. Keeping the Japanese traditional style of life.
C. Making people feel elegant in the ryokan.
D. Attracting more tourists to put up in the ryokan.
Which of the following shows the right order of tourists entering the ryokan?
a. An attendant shows guests to their room;
b. The guests take off their shoes;
c. The staff greet the guests;
d. The guests walk on tatami;
e. The guests take off slippers;
f. The guests put on slippers.
A. b ; c ; d ; e ; f ; a B. c ; b ; f ; a ; e ; d
C. c ; a ; d ; b ; e ; f D b ; a ; d ; e ; c ; f
From Tim Paterson’s words in the last paragraph ,we can infer that .
A. he will never stay in such a ryokan again
B. he stays in such a ryokan just for its long history
C. he feels relaxed and culturally enriched after staying in such a ryokan
D. he would rather live in such a ryokan than go back home
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip_____.
A. all the year round B. for years
C. every year D. every other year
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels.
B. The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers.
C. The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.
D. The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night.
3.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?
A. It is like visiting someone’s home.
B. The money they spend there is much less.
C. They can meet local families.
D. All of the above.
4.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns,_____.
A. the travelers needn’t pay anything
B. the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television
C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D. the owners will show the travelers around the area
5.Which is true according to the passage?
A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B. All Americans enjoy traveling.
C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.
D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.
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A. Clarion Suites Hotel Anchorage B. Ramada Inn Anchorage Downtown AK
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A. Clarion Suites Hotel Anchorage B. Ramada Inn Anchorage Downtown AK
C. Howard Johnson Anchorage D. Best Western Golden Lion Hotel
63. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Free Newspapers are offered by Best Western Golden Lion Hotel.
B. Howard Johnson Anchorage has a Beauty Shop.
C. The guests can ski in Clarion Suites Hotel Anchorage.
D. Ramada Inn Anchorage Downtown AK offers free local telephone call
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客棧) instead of hotels.They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years.In the past five to ten years,these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms,others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms,others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit.Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip _____.
A.a(chǎn)ll the year round |
B.for years |
C.every year |
D.every other year |
2.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT true?
A.Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels. |
B.The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationers. |
C.The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. |
D.The bed-and-breakfast inns owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. |
3.Why do American travelers prefers staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?
A.It is like visiting someone’s home. |
B.The money they spend there is much less. |
C.They can meet local families. |
D.All of the above |
4.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns,_____.
A.the travelers needn’t pay anything |
B.the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television. |
C.The travelers can meet and talk with the local people. |
D.The owners will show the travelers around the area |
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