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30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和D)中,选出最佳选项.
11. (8 分) If you frequently travel for business,Staybridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts. Four recent visitors to Staybridge Suites explain why they booked,what they enjoyed and what made them want to return. Claire Metcalf The concept is great,but the staff are the ones who really make it. she says. It takes a lot of discipline to always be friendly,but the staff at Staybridge Suites do that. They genuinely care about you. Andrew Roberts One of the best things is having my own kitchen. I often end up working late and I don'
t fancy eating in a restaurant on my own,so cooking for myself is a big drawcard. The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff are amazing. It is great to be recognized by them, he says. Pauline Robinson What I love about it is the way that you are treated by the staff, she says. Some of the staff have been there all that time and they do look after you well. As a woman staying on my own, it is reassuring that they look out for you,and recently when I was poorly they even brought things I needed to my room. Ryan Ruckledge The fullyequipped kitchen is great. I always have a onebed apartment so I have a separate kitchen and dining room and I'
m able to relax and cook some meals. Eating out can feel a bit much when you do it day in and day outit makes you hate what you doand I don'
t want that. 21. What attracts visitors to Staybridge Suites? A. A separate dining room. B. A onebed apartment. C. A home from home. D. A lot of discipline. 解析:细节理解题. 根据文中 Stay bridge Suites offer you a range of home comforts (套房会 为你提供一系列的居家舒适) ,可知吸引游客住套房的是一种回家般的舒适感觉,C 符合题 意,故选 C. 答案:C 22. Who think highly of the kitchen of Staybridge Suites? A. Pauline Robinson and Ryan Ruckledge. B. Ryan Ruckledge and Claire Metcalf. C. Andrew Roberts and Ryan Ruckledge. D. Pauline Robinson and Claire Metcalf. 解析:细节理解题. 根据文中 Andrew Roberts 的描述 The main thing for me is being able to cook and have my own little flat. The staff are amazing. (对我来说,最重要的是能做饭,有我 自己的小公寓. 东西真是太棒了) 以及 Ryan Ruckledge 的描述 The fullyequipped kitchen is great (设备齐全的厨房很棒) , 可知 Andrew Roberts 和Ryan Ruckledge 对套房的厨房有着 高度的评价,故选 C. 答案:C 23. What does the underlined word drawcard in Paragraph
3 probably mean? A. barrier. B. attraction. C. honour. D. difficulty. 解析:词义猜测题. 根据前文 I often end up working late and I don'
t fancy(喜欢) eating in a restaurant on my own, (我经常工作得很晚,我也不喜欢自己在餐馆吃饭) ,可推测出套 房可以自己做饭很吸引他,B 符合语境,故选 B. 答案:B 24. Why does the author write the article? A. To advertise Staybridge Suites. B. To introduce four recent visitors. C. To inform us of a new service. D. To sing high praise for the staff. 解析:态度意图题. 通读全文可知,本文通过四名游客的叙述向大家展示了套房的优势, 作者意为建议大家住套房,为套房做广告.故选 A. 答案:A 12. (8 分) I'
m part of the Roots &
Shoots program founded by Dr. Jane Goodall. The program is intended to make and promote positive changes in the world. As Dr. Goodall says, What you do makes a difference,and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. In Bulgaria,where I live,homeless dogs are everywhere. Many people here turn a blind eye to them. But I cannot ignore the life of a street dog whenever I see one wandering in the street, looking for something to eat. That'