Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities（设施）to the full.
Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining room from 8 to 9:30 a.m.. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Telephone:48752
Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.
Telephone:48759
Telephone
To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry (洗衣店), and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths (电话亭) near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.
Shop
The hotel shop is open for souvenirs（纪念品）, gifts and toiletries（化妆品）from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Telephone:48687
Laundry
We have a laundry on the premises（附属）and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them.
Telephone:48867
Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies（货币）.
1The announcement mainly gives us information about ________.
A. facilities in the hotel B. providing passengers all kinds of service
C. the ways of serving D. carrying out the promise of the hotel
2The card in a bedroom of the hotel is announced that _________.
A. you should keep silence when walking past the room
B. the passenger of the room is taking a rest
C. the waiters mustn’t enter the room
D. any visitors won’t bother the hotel guest
3You have arrived to stay at the hotel at 2 a.m., and want a snack (快餐), What should you do ?
A. Go to the hotel shop. B. Go to the hotel bar.
C. Give a message to the waiter. D. Phone Reception
When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems too.
One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.
Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.
Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?
| A．Staying on the farm. | B．Moving to the countryside. |
| C．Leaving home for the city. | D．Running away from the school. |
Which of the following is true about the writer?
| A．He is very old now. | B．He is in good health. |
| C．He prefers driving a car. | D．He lives in the city now. |
In the passage, the writer tries to __________.
| A．express his opinions about way of life | B．describe his life in the countryside |
| C．an interest in the outside world | D．persuade the reader to live in the city |
How is the passage mainly developed?
| A．By inferring. | B．By comparing. |
| C．By listing examples. | D．By giving explanations. |
Two policemen stopped Andre
w Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town. The young man was very drunk. He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them. He was a law-student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people.
When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said. The policeman had to do this because it is the law, although people don’t usually know it. The policeman tested Andrew’s breath and the breathalyser showed that he had too much alcoho1(乙醇）in his blood. This all took a long time because the policeman had to write down everything that he or the policeman said.
In the end, by law, the policeman had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything. Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down. The first thing was “Please don’t hit me again, officer!” And the second thing was :" Does the other officer want ￡5,too?" Of course, the poor policeman had to read this in court, in front of the judge, and he was very embarrassed (难堪). Andrew, who was in court, thought it was very funny, until the judge took away his licence for a year and fined him ￡100, ￡90 for drunk driving, and ￡10 for his rudeness! The policemen stopped Andrew in his car because ______.
| A．it was very late | B．he was drunk |
| C．he was driving too fast | D．he hardly broke the law |
The policeman had to write down ______.
| A．everything the two policemen said | B．everything Andrew said |
| C．everything they all said | D．everything either of them said |
Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment（营养）. The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form(丸剂), believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?
In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw away the good habits and throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.From the first sentence we know that ________
| A．all kinds of food you eat can be made into nourishment |
| B．your body is make up of the food you eat |
| C．what you eat has great effect on your health |
| D．the more you eat, the better you will feel |
How do you understand the old saying underlined in the passage?
| A．Eating apples regularly brings lots of benefits to our health. |
| B．Doctors are no longer necessary if we eat an apple every day. |
| C．The apple is the best among all kinds of fruits. |
| D．An apple is a good way to cure illnesses. |
What can we conclude from the second paragraph?
| A．Our bodies need food, or we can’t live. |
| B．Often eating apples is a good habit. |
| C．Taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless. |
| D．A good diet is of great importance for our health. |
In modern western countries, ________.
| A．people don’t want to pay more attention to their eating |
| B．lots of people’s illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habits |
| C．people throw everything into their stomachs without digestion |
D．people are o nly too busy to cook meals fro themselves |
If we want to keep healthy, we should ________ .
| A．only eat an apple a day |
| B．eat properly |
| C．take as many vitamin pills as possible |
| D．throw everything into our stomachs slowly and carefully |
Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men and women? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult
to e
xplain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. Can all be very expensive?
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional(专业的) trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.This article is most probably taken from ____.
| A．a letter | B．an advertisement |
| C．a personal diary | D．a newspaper article |
According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport ____.
A．feel un certain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women . |
| B．try to get financial(财政的) support from the government for their children’s training. |
| C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods |
| D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible |
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
| A．By starting young, you won’t have much time for your schoolwork. |
| B．Early training may damage your muscles. |
| C．Most children may become professional sports men after a long period of training. |
| D．It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports. |
The phrase “ to take a second place” means____.
| A．to repeat the activities some other day |
| B．to become less important |
| C．of all the things, they are the most important |
| D．to happen again |
____can become the best players after many years of training.
| A．Most people | B．Some people | C．Hardly any people | D．No people |
Tanzania Tarangire is a national Park which lies in Tanzania．The park itself covers an area of around 2,850 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest park of its kind in the country．I recently visited Tarangire to see what it was like…．
One of the first sightings upon entering the park which I found was a huge herd（群）of elephants． Our guide told us that Tagrangire was probably the best place in Tanzania to find large herds of elephants, and that their population in the park was around 2,500．We continued to watch the elephants as they stood under trees and scratched themselves against the trees to hit the spot of an itch（痒处）．
To the right of the elephant herd, we noticed a big tree! Our guide informed us that this was a Baobab tree and that they could live for hundreds of years．Compared with this tree, the elephant just looked like dwarfs（侏儒）! We were informed that Tarangire was one of the best National Parks in Africa to see so many Baobab trees．
As we continued our drive through the park, we finally reached a watering hole．Our guide warned us that there were lions all around us．It took us all a while to find them, but there they were! Most of them are resting in the 
shade under brushes, but there was one that was drinking from the watering hole directly in front of us．We then noticed just to our right, there were a couple of fresh zebra corpses（尸体）— it seemed as if the lions which were resting had killed them! We were unlucky not to have seen the actual kill, as our guide had mentioned that the zebra corpses were fresh and the kill had occurred within the last hour．
Our final big sighting was one that none of us were expecting to see, even our guide! We pulled over to where there was a large gathering of cars, with a sleeping leopard（美洲豹）there! We took photos h
appily and excitedly and observed its surprising body before returning to our hotel as it was getting late．
So, I hope yo
u enjoyed my description of Tarangire, and that I have inspired you to add this amazing park to your very own Tanzania travel route．Which statement is correct about the park?
| A．It covers an area of about 2,580 square kilometers |
| B．It is the largest park of its kind in the country |
| C．Their population in the park was around 2,000 |
| D．There are a lot of Baobab trees in it． |
How did the writer travel in Tanzania Tarangire?
| A．On foot | B．On horseback | C．By car | D．By bicycle |
What did they see when they stopped with some other cars?
| A．A large herd of elephants | B．Some lions |
| C．Some zebras | D．A leopard |
What does the writer think of his trip in Tanzania Tarangire?
| A．Boring | B．Challenging | C．Dangerous | D．Enjoyable |