Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)BROKENThe fastest time to run

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	Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)	BROKEN
	The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.
	Largest Game of Chinese Whispers	UNBROKEN
	Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.
	Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands	BROKEN
	The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.
	Longest Mexican Wave	UNBROKEN
	The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.
	Largest Kebab (烤肉串)	BROKEN
	The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.

小题1:The above information is _________.

A．a series of sports events

B．a list of broken and unbroken records

C．a report of funny sports items

D．a description of challenging human limits

小题2:Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?

A．The countries where the attempts were made.

B．The persons who made the attempts.

C．The reasons why some attempts failed.

D．The present record for each item.

小题3:Which item was attempted individually?

A．Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill

B．Largest Game of Chinese Whispers

C．Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands

D．Longest Mexican Wave

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C

解析

试题分析：本文介绍了多个记录以及创造记录的人的具体情况。
小题1:B 推理题。由文章内容Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)Largest Game of Chinese Whispers和Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands以及Longest Mexican Wave可知本文是关于多个记录的话题，故B正确。
小题2:C 细节题。在各个记录里都提及了国家人以及现在各项的具体的记录，唯独没有提及那些失败的原因。
小题3:C 推理题。根据本句The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands说明是两只手里拿着鸡蛋等，那么肯定是个人的行为。故C正确。
点评：本文介绍了创造的多个记录的具体信息。这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确答案。阅读注意事项：1、关注连词，分析文章逻辑结构。2、聚焦代词，明辨指代关系。3、抓住关键词语，利用平行结构、上下文（包括定义、释义、举例、对比、标点）进行判断与推理。4、了解一些构词法，从词根的特殊含义入手。

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小题1:Once you join the club today, you will be offered all except _________.

A．one month free membership	B．2 free T-shirts
C．2 free personal training hours	D．2400 Yuan

小题2:According to this text, the gym _________.

A．is at the centre of the downtown area

B．is far away from the downtown area

C．takes in anyone

D．provides one month free membership always

小题3:If you apply for half a year’s membership, you should pay_________.

A．2400 Yuan	B．more than 2400 Yuan
C．less than 2400 Yuan	D．nothing

小题4:The writer seems to hope that _________.

A．More people will be interested in the Better Body Gym

B．More people will join the Better Body Gym

C．More people will be fond of losing weight

D．More people will contact with the Better Body Gym

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Ice Hotel Quebec, located 30 minutes west of Downtown Quebec City, Canada, is only open during the winter season. The hotel is made entirely of ice. The two galleries at the Ice Hotel Quebec feature events such as ice painting and ice sculpture(冰雕) competitions.
Things to Do
Guests have a choice of different winter vacation activities, including cross-country skiing, ice skating, dog sledding (狗拉雪橇)， ice fishing and sliding(滑行). Ice Hotel Quebec has a sauna( 桑拿浴)，so remember to pack your bathing suit.
Rooms & Suites(套房)
The hotel offers 18 rooms and 14 theme suites built from 12,000 tons of snow and 400 tons of ice. The walls at Ice Hotel Quebec are four feet thick and allow the hotel to keep a temperature of -2℃ to -5℃.
The furniture at the hotel is made of snow and ice, including the beds. The beds are equipped with a thick foam mattress(泡沫床垫)and an extra thick sleeping bag. That is enough to prevent you from catching a cold.
Vacation Tip
Ice Hotel Quebec offers 30-minute guided public tours daily from 10:30am to 4:30pm. It costs $15 CAD for adults, $7.5 for children (under eight), $13for studentsseniors (above sixty), and $42 for families.
Plan This Vacation
Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada will be open for its sixth season from January 5^th to April 1^st. Costs for overnight stays start at $199CAD per person.
If you’re looking for something really different to do on your next trip, think creatively and plan to visit the truly unusual Ice Hotel Quebec!
小题1:If you visit the Ice Hotel, you can enjoy the following EXCEPT___________.

A．going fishing

B．going skating

C．appreciating ice sculptures

D．holding an ice party

小题2:Sleeping is not a problem in the Ice Hotel because ____________.

A．the rooms are made of ice

B．the temperature is as high as -2℃

C．the sleeping bags are warm

D．the walls are four feet thick

小题3:If Mr. Smith attends a 30-minute public tour with his wife and seven-year-old twin sons, he should pay at least_________.

A．$37.5 CAD

B．$45 CAD

C．$42CAD

D．$199 CAD

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Ottawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山). It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces, such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber. The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city. Most of the buildings are office towers. While most of Ottawa’s high tech industry is based elsewhere, it has a significant presence in the downtown core. The downtown also contains a number of apartments, hotels, and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada，s premier art galleries. The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs. Although its focus is on Canadian art, it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military, as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston. It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating, with most of its original structures remained. The locks on the system open for navigation in mid-May and close in mid-October.
小题1:What does "iteration" probably mean in the 2nd paragraph? _____.

A．Repair

B．Design

C．Copy

D．Landmark

小题2:In the core of Downtown Ottawa, we could see _____.

A．a large number of tall towers

B．head offices of Ottawa’ s high tech industry

C．a number of apartments and hotels

D．the older single family homes and townhouses

小题3:Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly _____.

A．paintings and drawings	B．sculpture and photographs
C．works by Canadian artists	D．artwork by Americans and European

小题4:Which of the following is true about the Rideau Canal? _____.

A．It is the oldest canal system in North America

B．It was originally for the military purpose

C．The original structures remain never changed

D．People can only go boating from May to October

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Where can you find a nice place to relax on holiday for both you and your children? Well, I suggest you try the beautiful and green Isle of Wight (IOW). The Isle of Wight is one of the main tourist attractions. Here is some information on a few of the attractions on the IOW.
Dinosaur Isle
It is located in Sandown, a seaside town on the southeast coast. It"s a large, lovely museum, both fun and educational. Here you can see a large fossil collection of all kinds of dinosaurs, as well as a gift shop. You can walk into the past and then the future, learning about the history and the development of the civilization of dinosaurs that lived 120 million years ago.
Robin Hill Country Park
The park is in the beautiful countryside, and is suitable for children"s parties and games. It has five new gardens, and offers great opportunities to see and take pictures of the rare red squirrels.
The West of the Wight
Here we have the Marine Aquarium, the Archaeology Exhibition and the Model Railway. They offer another opportunity to combine fun with learning. This is a great place to see ancient boats crossing the narrow strait between the island and the mainland.
The Wight Bus Museum
This museum is run completely by unpaid volunteers. It has a bus collection stored in what was once a warehouse(仓库). Most of the buses in the museum date back to around the 1910"s.
With all of these choices, what are you waiting for? IOW Tourism welcomes you!
小题1:Where can you learn something as well as have a good time?

A．Dinosaur Isle and Robin Hill Country Park.

B．Dinosaur Isle and the West of the Wight.

C．The Wight Bus Museum and Robin Hill Country Park.

D．The Wight Bus Museum and the West of the Wight.

小题2:It can be learned from the passage that ____.

A．those running the Wight Bus Museum work for free

B．on Dinosaur Isle we can learn about all kinds of animals

C．there are five new gardens on Dinosaur Isle

D．the Wight Bus Museum can be visited free of charge

小题3:The purpose of this passage is to ____.

A．show the development of tourism on the IOW

B．tell readers what is worth visiting

C．attract readers to come to the IOW

D．advise readers how to relax on holidays

小题4:You can read this article in a ______.

A．travel magazine	B．science journal
C．book review	D．film advertisement

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Willa Nicoletta, Genuine relaxation
Somewhere in the world, there’s a place where stress isn’t allowed and peace and genuine relaxation are the only demands of the day．If you could go there, you would thoroughly enjoy yourself．There are not too many places in the world like this．．．but this is one of them．It’s luxurious．It’s ultra-private．
Welcome to Villa Nicoletta．
Villa Nicoletta is a 4 bedroom luxury villa and an oasis(绿洲) of rest and rejuvenation（恢复活力） in a land of unspoiled peace．Located on a 70-foot cliff overlooking the north shore of the Island of St．Thomas and the pretty waters of Caret Bay, Villa Nicoletta offers some the finest accommodations in the Caribbean for those seeking a vacation of elegance, peace and privacy．You’ll see how the sun blankets the landscape and water in shimmering brilliance by day and how the sky twinkles like billions of flawless diamonds at night．
Completed in 2000, the 3,300-square-foot Villa Nicoletta is fully equipped with state-of-the-art electronics, including: 6 High Defintion flat-screen TVs all with 120-channel satellite television and four Dell computers with 19-inch flat-screen monitors, wireless broadband Internet and printer/scanner/fax capability. There are also 6 DVD players to go with the TVs, as well as CD players, radios and video games.
When you book Villa Nicoletta, you shall book the entire villa.
Off Season: April 16 to December 14
★4 bedrooms—$5700 /week (8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people $ 200/night
Peak Season: December 15 to April 15
★4 bedrooms—$6300/week(8 people max)
Sleep sofa can add additional 2 people $ 200/night
小题1:The villa can be rented to a maximum of people at a time.

A．five

B．eight

C．thirteen

D．ten

小题2:If a family with 6 people spends a two-week Christmas holiday in the villa, how much will they pay?

A．$12,600.

B．$15,400.

C．$11,400.

D．$13,200.

小题3:Villa Nicoletta is most likely to be popular with tourists who .

A．like adventure

B．want to escape the noisy life of the city

C．enjoy the winter sports

D．seek excitement in the sea

小题4:We can infer that .

A．you have to share the villa with other tourists

B．the Island of St. Thomas is famous for the ocean theme amusement park

C．fewer tourists stay in Villa Nicoletta in autumn than in spring

D．you can go in for extreme sports in Villa Nicoletta

小题5:The underlined word “twinkles” here means .

A．shines with a light	B．falls like snow
C．burns with a spot	D．cries in surprise

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