Project manager Robert Bursiewicz says: “Nowadays it's possible to build submarines ('潜艇) which go deeper than 500m below the sea surface, so building an underwater hotel is not a problem. ”
In fact, they don't plan to have the hotel very deep. Water acts like a filter (过滤器) for sunlight, and below 15m most colors, apart from blue, are washed out. And we all want to see colorful marine life, don't we?
But this isn't the first hotel to offer underwater views from the bedrooms. The two-bedroom Jules' Undersea Lodge, off the coast of Florida, has been taking in guests 10m beneath the surface since 1986.
The company that operates the hotel also runs a diving course for beginners to help get guests down and into the hotel. It is accessible only through an opening at the bottom.
And you'll find all the usual facilities in the room, according to Teresa McKirma, Jules's chief financial officer. It has a television, air conditioning and Wi-Fi. But for the staff, simple things like cleaning and making beds can be challenging, since the lodge is in sea water.
"It actually takes quite a lot of work to get anything down there," she says. "We have to put everything in waterproof boxes and attach weights to them to counter their buoyancy (浮力). "
The hotel has suitably sized waterproof boxes so that pizzas can be delivered by divers to guests who order them for their evening meal. And after a meal, if you can't sleep because of the excitement of the experience, you don't have to count sheep. You'll fall asleep quicker if you count fish.
1. According to the passage, the new hotel will ______.
| A．contain three discs | B．come into use soon |
| C．have a movable structure | D．be built 500m beneath the surface |
| A．They have financial problems. |
| B．They lack advanced technology. |
| C．They refuse to enjoy colorful life. |
| D．Most colors are washed out below 15m. |
| A．entertainment is impossible in the hotel |
| B．the staff's work is difficult to finish |
| C．it's easy to get things down there |
| D．the built hotel is badly equipped |
| A．Passengers can't enjoy their meals. |
| B．Passengers will feel fed up with the views. |
| C．Passengers have no choice but to count fish. |
| D．Passengers may get excited about the experience. |
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The car was covered by insurance,but the tourists will have to pay up to about$1 500 in extra charges．
1. The three Japanese tourists got stuck because________．
| A．there was no way to the island |
| B．their GPS had given the wrong information |
| C．their GPS was broken during their journey |
| D．their car was not made in Japan |
| A．some onlookers went to save them |
| B．they got stuck in the mud |
| C．there came the tide |
| D．they managed to travel around 500 metres |
| A．They had to walk back to their living place． |
| B．They had to repair their GPS and drove back． |
| C．They had to turn to pass engers on boats and ferries． |
| D．They had to take a lift from the tow truck driver． |
| A．The car was left where it was trapped |
| B．The passengers saved these students in the end |
| C．Mr．Tomonari got very down after the journey |
| D．No money has to be paid thanks to insurance |
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Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV. I can’t believe it! There are channels with old movies, cooking ,fishing and so on. It’s amazing! There is a channel for everything. I wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and I would fight if we had hundreds of channels when I was a child. Of course we had only one television set.
These days I notice families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. I guess it stops people from arguing over which channel to choose from .
1. In those days, what kind of television sets did people only have? ______| A．Black and white ones. | B．Colors Ones. |
| C．All kinds of television sets. | D．High-definition televisions |
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon | C．at night | D．on the weekend |
| A．3 or 4 different channels. | B．Only once channel |
| C．Hundreds of channels. | D．two channels |
| A．My bother ,my sisters and I would sometimes fight about which channel to watch when I was a child. |
| B．These days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing. |
| C．People have many channels to choose from now |
| D．Nowadays we can get hundreds of channels on TV. |
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1. When you speak to the class, you should speak ________.| A．as slowly as possible | B．in a low voice |
| C．loudly | D．forcefully |
| A．noisy | B．quiet |
| C．having a rest | D．serious |
| A．not very different from | B．sometimes the same as |
| C．sometimes not the same as | D．not the same as |
| A．that we should talk in different ways in different situations |
| B．that we must speak loudly |
| C．that we must keep silent at any time |
| D．that we must talk with the class |
