Many cities in the world are benefiting from the night activities of a group of people who call themselves guerrilla (游擊隊(duì)) gardeners. Armed with trowels, spades and a van full of flowers and plants, guerrilla gardeners turn abandoned urban land into a blaze of color. In city centre locations where there was mud, weeds and empty plastic bottles, residents often wake up to find that the wasted area has been transformed overnight with brightly-colored bedding plants.
In most British cities, local governments and police turn a blind eye to the effort of the gardeners, whose activities are always carried out under cover of nightfall. And so far, there has been nothing but praise from the astonished and delighted local residents when they find their neighborhood transformed in such a striking fashion.
Not only do the guerrilla gardeners beautify neglected places, they also return regularly to water the plants and weed the flower beds. They also make sure that at least some of the plants they bring are evergreens, which means that the area doesn’t look depressing in the winter months.
The first guerrilla gardener in London was Richard Reynolds, whose day job is at an advertising agency. Mr. Reynolds, a graduate of Oxford University, began his efforts two years ago when he moved to a flat in a tower block in South London. From his balcony, he could see several empty concrete pots, placed by the local governments to contain plants but never used. He went out after midnight and filled the pots with plants, and then planted more flowers in the path leading to the entrance to the block.
He then set up a website to explain his plan and called upon more gardeners to join him. Cash donations flooded in and, more importantly, volunteers rushed to be part of the campaign. Within six months, there were five hundred people in London prepared to come out at very short notice to restore neglected parts of the urban landscape. There are now unofficial but carefully-organized groups in many cities in Britain and North America and there is also a website where would-be urban gardeners can find out the location of the next expedition.
小題1:These guerrilla gardeners do their work ______.
A.a(chǎn)t the request of the government
B.nearby their house
C.often in return for others’ help
D.out of their own free will
小題2:Richard Reynolds decided to fill the pots with plants in order to ______.
A.plant more flowers in the path
B.beautify the neighborhood
C.a(chǎn)ttract attention for his ad agency
D.make the plants a feast for his eyes
小題3:The guerrilla gardeners often return to their night working places with the purpose of ______.
A.looking after these plants
B.enjoying these beautiful flowers
C.helping plants live through winter months
D.changing the varieties of the plants
小題4:It can be inferred from the text that these guerrilla gardeners ______.
A.a(chǎn)re mainly from the United Kingdom
B.will later get well paid
C.a(chǎn)re still not accepted by the local government
D.become more and more organized

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章講述了英國(guó)的guerrilla gardeners。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。有最后一段的1,2行可知,他們都是志愿者為了自己的意愿而做這樣的事情。
小題2:推理題。由倒數(shù)第二段可知他這樣做是為了美化家園。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。文章倒數(shù)第三段they also return regularly to water the plants and weed the flower beds.
小題4:推理題。文章主要講述的是英國(guó)的這樣的事情,所以這些人應(yīng)該是來(lái)自英國(guó)的。
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The following are taken from these books. You will find much more information about these hotels in the books.
Kakslauttanen Hotel

It is the home of the famous Igloo(冰屋)Village with the unique glass and snow igloos and the world’s largest snow restaurant. In addition , their guests can enjoy the winter activities including watching the Northern Lights visible generally from late August to late April. Guests can sample the peace of sleeping in snow. Their glass igloos are fantastic for lying on your bed at night, watching the Northern Lights in the warm. You can enjoy cold or warm night sleep as required.
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Beautifully situated in the oldest paved street of Ronda and surrounded by historic buildings, Art Hotel is decorated with original and historical artwork and atmospheric lighting. There is lots of fun and funky touches, e. g. lights and birds nesting in old basketballs, wall murals(壁畫)of Michael Jackson , car tyres converted to occasional tables.
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