1. Who is the speaker talking to?
A.Shop customers. | B.House agents. | C.Cafe employees. |
A.To announce the opening of a new shop. |
B.To tell the listeners the move of the cafe. |
C.To apologize for the wrong decisions. |
A.By November. | B.By September. | C.By December. |
A.Confused. | B.Nervous. | C.Positive. |
1. Where are the two speakers?
A.In a restaurant. | B.At home. | C.In the street. |
A.He hates fast food restaurant. |
B.He feels too sick to eat. |
C.He thinks fast food is convenient. |
A.More than 100 million. | B.More than 100 billion. | C.More than 200 billion. |
1. What does the center aim to do?
A.Offer a relaxing place for sick people to recover. |
B.Encourage people to live a healthy life. |
C.Provide a colorful life for the retired people. |
A.Doing exercise after lunchtime. |
B.Exercising as planned. |
C.Trying all kinds of exercise. |
A.Relaxing in the garden. | B.Watching TV. | C.Holding parties. |
A.By informing the library of demands. |
B.By paying a little more booking fee. |
C.By contacting the people at reception. |
1. Where does the factory tour take place?
A.In England. | B.In America. | C.In Denmark. |
A.About 200. | B.About 1,000. | C.About 10,000. |
A.It is melted. | B.It is shaped. | C.It is cooled. |
A.Designing the toys. | B.Fixing the machines. | C.Cleaning the factory. |
5 . A new suburban neighborhood, Oberbillwerder, is being planned just 15-minute outside of Hamburg. It has all the facilities that most neighborhoods have except driveways and cars. Unlike typical American suburbs where houses have driveways and a garage, this community isn’t banning cars but you will not be able to park at home, and you may not want to drive at all.
Karres en Brands is a Dutch design company that is working with the Danish firm Adept on this new community that will have 7,000 homes and 5,000 office spaces. The new planned development will have schools, stores and offices that residents can walk or bike to on the green loops (圈) that connect the neighborhoods with public spaces.
The parking structures will feature ground level community spaces like gyms and indoor farming. These parking areas will also store and collect energy for the community and as demand for parking spaces decrease, the developers expect them to evolve into new structures.
Oberbillwerder will be an exciting urban area that will be built around the existing landscape and will include a series of canals in low lying areas. The water system will become one of the central qualities of the new community. This combines nature instead of blocking or changing it to fit a traditional neighborhood. The community will also be energy neutral and use the most environmental technologies including reusing waste water, green roofs, and farming space for residents who want to grow their own food.
The developers expect to break ground in 2025 and the entire project is expected to be completed by 2040 according to Fast Company. While most people will be driving electric cars by then, this urban plan is more about a more natural use of space and better quality of life rather than just about reducing greenhouse gases from car emissions.
1. What can residents do in the new planned community?A.Drive cars. | B.Take buses. | C.Walk dogs. | D.Go biking. |
A.The parking areas. | B.Ground spaces. | C.Parking decrease. | D.Indoor farming. |
A.The existing canals will be kept. | B.Energy will be provided for free. |
C.The water system will be a bright spot. | D.Growing food will be forbidden completely. |
A.Live better. | B.Lower costs. | C.Have more water. | D.Rid car emissions. |
6 . Popular Libraries in the World
The idea of a public library —— where anyone in the community is trusted to borrow books, often for long stretches of time, for free —— is fairly magical. Some of the libraries in the world are pretty popular now.
The British Library, London, the UK
The British Library is comparable to the Library of Congress in terms of the size of their holdings, many of which are unique. According to its annual report, the British Library welcomes millions of visitors every year, but the figure in 2016-2017 represents a small but disappointing reduction in the overall visitor numbers.
The State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
According to its annual report, the State Library of Victoria’s visitors broke the 2 million in 2016-2017 visit record for the first time in its history, making it the busiest library in Australia. It also recorded many online visits, accessed collection items and uses of digitized collection items.
The New York Public Library, New York, the USA
The New York Public Library reports that it has hosted millions of visitors and circulated large numbers of items over their locations. According to a press, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building —— the main branch of the library —— yearly receives the greatest number of visitors.
The National Library of China, Beijing, China
Established as the Imperial Library of Peking in 1909, the National Library of China is now the largest library in Asia, with holdings of over 30 million items. The library’s annual report puts its total visitors across multiple locations at several million every year.
1. What do we know about the British Library?A.It holds many rare collections. |
B.Its visitors are constantly on the rise. |
C.It has the largest collection of books in Europe. |
D.Its coverage is the smallest in the world’s libraries. |
A.They possess two branches. |
B.They gain plentiful visitors. |
C.They are the busiest libraries in their countries. |
D.They face a decline in tourism in the 20th century. |
A.Finance. | B.Culture. |
C.Architecture. | D.Technology. |
1. Who is the speaker most likely talking to?
A.New employees. | B.Patients. | C.Tourists. |
A.On Tye Road. |
B.Next to a small garden. |
C.In the main building. |
A.It’s free of charge. |
B.It’s open all day long. |
C.It’s in the leisure center. |
A.It saves time. |
B.Its service is quite good. |
C.It has good and cheap food. |
1. When did the speakers get to the farm?
A.In the morning. | B.At noon. | C.In the evening. |
A.About 100. C. About 200. C. About 300. |
A.A fashionable one. | B.A modern one. | C.An old one. |
1. Who is the woman?
A.A hostess. | B.The man’s colleague. | C.A visitor to the leisure center. |
A.It has an excellent gym. |
B.It has been widely advertised. |
C.It is the only leisure center in the area. |
A.Outdoor tennis courts. | B.A pool for children. | C.A diving area. |
A.There is a café selling healthy food. |
B.It is much cheaper than other centers. |
C.The facilities are of a very high quality. |
10 . If you want to stay in any of these luxurious hotel suites, you’d better get saving now, with a night’s stay topping the average annual salary.
Royal Suite
The Royal Suite at the Plaza Hotel in New York, which comes in at $40,000 a night, features three bedrooms, private elevator access, and large windows overlooking Fifth Avenue. Other features in the apartment include a grand piano, a dining room to seat 12, and a kingsized master bedroom.
Royal Penthouse Suite
A stay at the Royal Penthouse Suite at Hotel President Wilson in Geneva will make you shocked at the bill in the morning, which costs $80,000 a night. The 12-bedroom Royal Penthouse covers the entire eighth floor and shows amazing views of Lake Geneva through floor-to-ceiling bay windows. As guests walk in, they’re greeted by a light-filled living room with a grand piano and a collection of rare books.
Penthouse
The fashionable Penthouse at the Faena Hotel in Miami costs you $50,000 a night. The contemporary suite features two levels of spacious gathering areas and dining rooms. Each of the suite’s five bedrooms have furnished balconies, so guests can enjoy sunrise to sunset views over the coast.
Princess Grace Suite
Hotel de Paris in Monaco once hosted the wedding reception of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace, in whose honor the Princess Grace Suite was newly opened. In the sunny apartment, there are two bedrooms, a gym, an office, toilets on each floor, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and luxury bathrooms. The price tag follows the royal theme, with stays coming in at $37,000 a night.
1. Which suite will you choose if you are a book lover?A.Royal Suite. | B.Royal Penthouse Suite. |
C.Penthouse. | D.Princess Grace Suite. |
A.Enjoy the view of Fifth Avenue. |
B.Take a walk around Lake Geneva. |
C.Attend the wedding of the royal family. |
D.Admire sunrise and sunset over the coast. |
A.$37,000. | B.$40,000. | C.$50,000. | D.$80,000. |