Bungee jumping is an activity about jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord(有弹性的绳子). The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air balloon or helicopter, that has the ability to stay over one place on the ground; fixed-wing aircraft are unsuitable because they only stay high when moving quickly forward.
When the person jumps, the cord stretches to absorb (吸收)the energy of the fall, then the jumper flies upwards again as the cord jumps back. The jumper oscillates(摆动)up and down until all the energy is used up.
The word bungee first appeared around 1930 and was the name for a rubber eraser. The first modern bungee jumps were made on 1 April 1979 from the 250-foot Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, by David Kirk, Chris Baker and Alan Weston of the Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges, spreading the concept worldwide. By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot-air balloons. Later they put on commercial(商业的)shows, which began in 1986.
As with any sport, injuries can still happen, and there have been deaths. A relatively common mistake in the cases that may cause death is to use a cord that is too long. The cord should be fully shorter than the height of the jumping place to allow it room to jumper either starts to slow down or keeps speeding up depending upon the speed of falling.
1.Which of the following is NOT suitable for bungee jumping?
A．The fixed-wing aircraft B．The helicopter
C．The hot-air balloon D．The mobile crane
2.In the second paragraph, the author tells_________________.
A．who suits bungee jumping
B．the principle of bungee jumping
C．the material used for bungee jumping
D．the danger of bungee jumping
3.According to the last paragraph, the safety of the jumpers depends mainly on________.
A．the weight of the jumper
B．the height of the jumping place
C．the length of the cord
D．the speed of the falling
4.The purpose of writing this passage is to__________.
A．teach people how to carry out a bungee jumping
B．remind people of the danger of bungee jumping
C．advise people not to take the risk of bungee jumping
D．introduce some knowledge about bungee jumping
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 students\seniors (above sixty), and $42 for families.
Plan This Vacation
Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada will be open for its sixth season from January 5th to April 1st. 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!
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
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
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
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Since I work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office.
The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town. By Friday, I realized that my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold out all the tickets.
1.The writer could go and buy the ticket __________.
A．any day before work hours
B．both before and after work hours
C．only during lunch time
D．on Saturday and Sunday
2.The writer tried to go to the theatre every day, but was only successful______.
A．twice B．three times
C．four times D．five times
3.He failed to get the ticket on Friday because _________.
A．it was impossible to make the round trip to the theatre in 45 minutes
B．the concert wasn’t on Friday
C．it was expensive to take a taxi
D．all the tickets had been sold out
4.The word "______" can be used instead of the underlined(划线的)word "relieved".
A．nervous B．terrified C．pleased D．sad
You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have __36___ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ___37___. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I ___38__ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to __39___ my principles.
A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) __40____ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s __41____ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. ___42____ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her ____43___---about a mile away. He told her he __44___ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.
That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ___45___ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ___46___ for being honest.”
He thought about his father’s __47___ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ___48___ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she __49___ to---that his father pointed out __50____ to him that he had never __51____ before.
When principles ___52___ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles __53___ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is __54___ to be raised by a wise father who had the ___55___ to say, “Those are my principles.”
1. A．opinions B．wishes C．decisions D．suggestions
2. A．well B．mistaken C．right D．bad
3. A．shan’t B．won’t C．can’t D．don’t
4. A．change B．advise C．follow D．make
5. A．valuable B．easy C．difficult D．funny
6. A．bag B．wallet C．suitcase D．box
7. A．About B．For C．Without D．In
8. A．factory B．school C．office D．house
9. A．checked B．searched C．threw D．found
10. A．accepted B．supplied C．received D．borrowed
11. A．rewarded B．praised C．forgotten D．blamed
12. A．actions B．worries C．words D．excuses
13. A．took B．gave C．put D．set
14. A．attempted B．preferred C．planned D．had
15. A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
16. A．guessed B．taught C．met D．realized
17. A．guide B．do C．interrupt D．allow
18. A．limit B．shape C．prevent D．keep
19. A．unlucky B．careful C．brave D．lucky
20. A．right B．courage C．wisdom D．chance
It was at the school _____ was named after a hero________ he spent his childhood.
A．which, that B．where, where C．that, where D．which, where
On December 26, 2004, a terrible tsunami happened in the Southeast Asia, _________ many people.
A．killing B．had killed C．killed D．having killed
