英语辅导报13~16.doc

英语辅导报1316期第13期I. The Salt Palace HotelThere are many unique hotels around the word. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel w 1 a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel.Thousand of years ago, the area around the Salt Palace Hotel was a large l 2 . But over time, all the water disappeared. Today, the area only has two small salt deserts.The l 3 one of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometers. During the day, the desert is bright w 4 because of the salt. There are no roads across the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the w 5 to the hotel.In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and u 6 the blocks to build it. E 7 in the hotel is made of salt: the walls, the roof, the t 8 , the chairs, the beds and the hotels bar.The sun heats the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms stay w 9 . The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs $40 n 10 and a double room costs $60.A sign on the hotels wall tells guest, “Please dont lick the walls.”Key: 1. with 2. lake 3. larger 4. white 5. way 6. used 7. Everything 8. tables 9. warm 10. night II Celebrating a New BabyWhat did you parents do to celebrate when you were born? Of course you cant remember, but they have photos from the ceremony. In the United States, the proud parents of a new baby often decorate their front door. Its an exciting time for them, and they want to s 1 the good news with their neighbours. For example, they may put balloons on their door. Pink balloons mean the baby is a girl. Blue ones are f 2 boys. People around the world often celebrate a new baby with some type or ceremony, perhaps a religious ceremony. This may take place when a baby is a few days or weeks old. In Korea, there is a traditional ceremony on the b 3 100th day. In Mexico, many new parents d 4 their babies in special clothes and take them to church. In some African cultures, the family plant a tree. The parents of new babies often r 5 presents. In the United States, friends send cards, flowers and baby clothes. Presents, celebrations-these things are great, but what do most new parents really need? More sleep!Key: 1. share 2. for 3. babys 4. dress 5. receive第14期I An Easy Way to Protect EnvironmentEvery time we check out at the supermarket, were faced with a question: paper or plastic? Its an unhappy thing to t 1 about in the supermarket queue. But its an i 2 decision. For years, people have thought that paper bags are “g 3 ” than plastic bags. But according to some experts, it doesnt really matter which type of bag you pick.Thought paper bags may be e 4 to recycle than plastic bags. They weigh 10 times as much as plastic bags. Heavy paper bags need m 5 more energy to take them, and produce more waste than plastic bags when they are made. So we can say paper and plastic bags are a 6 the same.B 7 plastic bags and paper bags can be recycled. If youd like to protect environment, just go to the nearest recycling centre to recycle your bags.But the greenest way to shop is to bring your own s 8 bags from home. Just take a canvas bag along on your next shopping trip, so when the shop girl asks w 9 type of bag you n 10 , you can say, “Canvas!”Key: 1.think 2. important 3.greener 4.easier 5.much 6.almost 7.Both 8.shopping 9.which 10.need第15期I Clever Animals-DolphinsCan dolphins talk? Maybe they cant talk with w 1 , but they can talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds. Dolphins travel in g 2 . We call a group of fish a “school”. They dont study, but they travel together. Dolphins are mammals, not f 3 ,and they swim together in a school. Dolphins talk to other dolphins in the school. They give I 4 . They tell when they are happy or sad or a 5 . They say “welcome” when a dolphins comes back to the school. They talk when they play. They make a few sounds above water. They make m 6 more sounds underwater. sounds, hear, because, very high, people, are, cannot, they, these. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them. Sometimes people catch a dolphins for a large aquarium (a zoo for fish). People can w 7 the dolphins in a show. Dolphins dont like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad and l 8 . There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they s 9 somebodys life. Dolphins meat is good, but people dont like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good l 10 . Many people believe this.Key:1.words 2.groups 3.fish 4.information 5.afraid 6.many 7.watch 8.lonely 9.save 10.luckII Astronauts in SpaceAstronauts blast off into space. In space there is not gravity. The astronauts are weightless. They do not stand or w 1 -they float. Floating in space changes the astronauts bodies and brains in many ways.Changes in the body Astronauts bodies change in space. For example, they get taller. Their hearts get smaller because the blood in their bodies moves up to their h 2 . Also, their bones and muscles get weak. To keep their bones and muscles s 3 , astronauts must exercise 90 minutes every day. In space, astronauts can also have p 4 with their teeth. Their dental fillings can cause pain. Dentists check the astronauts teeth before they leave the Earth. They check for air under the fillings. Air under a filling can cause a toothache in space.Changes in the brain The brain a 5 changes in space. Some of these changes may cause motion sickness. About 65% of astronauts get motion sickness in space. They have many symptoms(症状) s 6 as cold skin, sweating, headache, nausea(恶心) and vomiting(呕吐) . Other changes in the brain make it d 7 to stand and walk for the first few days when they come back to the Earth. S 8 are always studying the changes in the bodies and brains of astronauts. They want to l 9 how to keep astronauts healthy in space for a long time. Then astronauts can take long t 10 to visit other planets and maybe even the stars.Key: 1.walk 2.heads 3.strong 4.problems 5.also 6.such 7.diffcult 8.Scientists 9.learn 10.trips第16期I Stamps of the Winter OlympicsThe Winter Olympics is also called the W 1 Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd Winter Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the Winter Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the f 2 time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the Winter Olympics. In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the Winter Olympics came, the host countries as well as the non - host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese s 3 began to take part in the Winter Olympics. Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the Winter Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to r 4 money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can e 5 the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen. Key:1.White 2.first 3.sportsmen 4.raise 5.enjoyII Fighting Pollution Hundreds of years ago, life was much harder than it is today. People didnt have m 1 machines. Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes d 2 . It kills our fish and pollutes our d 3 water. Noise pollution makes us talk louder and become angry e 4 . Air