Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.
In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”
Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.
After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(轻松的) hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “As well as a good start in survival training.”
The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”
【小题1】 Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because .A．an art exhibition was about to openB．he wanted to make a name for the small townC．he believed people would enjoy trying something newD．more hotel rooms were needed【小题2】 When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that .A．hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard testB．a bigger igloo will replace the present oneC．holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big iglooD．Bergqvist’s hotel will soon bee a pool of water【小题3】According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is .A．to gather a pool of waterB．to prepare a wooden baseC．to cover the ground with iceD．to pile a large amount of snow【小题4】 When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that .A．they have had a taste of adventure B．they have had an ice-snow holidayC．they have had great fun sleeping on iceD．they have visited Lapland【小题5】Which of the following pictures below is closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?C
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述的是一种新型的宾馆，是由冰做成的。并仔细描述了这个宾馆的具体的情况。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第一段前3行Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel.说明很多游客都厌倦了以前旧的度假的方式，想要尝试一些新鲜的事物。故C正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据本句Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.以及下文的内容Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed.可知，这些东西都是由冰做的，所以当气温提高的时候，这些东西都会融化，成为一堆水。故D正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第三段前3行Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base;说明首先要做的事情就是建一个a wooden base，然后在上面建宾馆等。故B正确。
【小题4】A 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success.说明他们成功地尝试了这个新鲜事物。故A正确。
【小题5】A 推理题。根据文章倒数2,3行With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing(轻松的) hotel break.和 “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.可知这个地方没有窗户只有木头做的前门。故A项正确。BC项有窗户，D项没有木门。