Question

Have you ever dreamed of spending a night in a Ferris wheel? (摩天轮)Your dream may come true soon. French architects(建筑师) are planning to build a water wheel(水车) hotel on the bank of the Seine.

The water wheel will look like the London eye. The London Eye lies in the Thames which is the world first and the third biggest wheel. The water wheel hotel’s pods (吊舱) will become hotel rooms. The water wheel will be made of wood and it will have 19 pods. There will be a bathroom in each pod.

Although sleeping in such a hotel will be very unusual, the experience isn’t just for rich people. A night will only cost about 300 euros(欧元).

1.A “water wheel hotel” will lie on the banks of the           .

A. Seine    B. Thames    C. Mississippi    D. Amazon River

2.How many rooms are there in the “water wheel hotel”?

A. One.    B. Nineteen.    C. Three hundred.    D. Two thousand.

3.The water wheel hotel’s room is made of          .

A. iron    B. paper    C. wood    D. plastic

4.We can infer that the water wheel hotel service is for         .

A. the young.    B. the poor    C. the rich    D. everyone

5.The best title of the passage is           .

A. French architects’ ability    B. The London Eye

C. Spending a night in a Ferris wheel.    D. The most expensive hotel

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述的是法国的建筑师计划在塞纳河畔修建一个水车旅馆，这个水车旅馆就像是摩天轮一样，有19个吊舱，每个吊舱就是一个房间，任何人都可以去体验。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中French architects(建筑师) are planning to build a water wheel(水车) hotel on the bank of the Seine可知，水车旅馆会建在塞纳河畔，故应选A。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The water wheel hotel’s pods (吊舱) will become hotel rooms. The water wheel will be made of wood and it will have 19 pods.可知，水车宾馆的吊舱将会是宾馆的房间，水车宾馆有19个吊舱，所以就有19个房间。故应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中The water wheel hotel’s pods (吊舱) will become hotel rooms. The water wheel will be made of wood可知，水车宾馆的房间是吊舱，是用木头制成的。由此可知应选C。

4.推理判断题。根据短文第三段中Although sleeping in such a hotel will be very unusual, the experience isn’t just for rich people.可知，住在水车旅馆里是很不寻常的，但是并不是只有富人才可以去体验。通过这句话可以知道，任何人都是可以去水车旅馆体验的，所以应选D。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是法国的建筑师计划在塞纳河畔修建一个水车旅馆，这个水车旅馆就像是摩天轮一样，有19个吊舱，每个吊舱就是一个房间，任何人都可以去体验。因此C选项在摩天轮住一晚这个题目能概括文章的主要大意，故选C。