TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon'sWestEndandhasfortableaommodationinacontemporarydesign.Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaessiblerooms.ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCafeeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiadillyCircusUndergroundStation.Thisisourguests，favoritepartofLondon,aordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandTheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhenparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!Mostpopularfacilities:◆Luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆LiftPrices:￡179Non-refundable(不退款)GoodBreakfast￡9.50￡185GoodBreakfast￡9.50QueenRoom—disabilityaess￡219PayatthehotelGoodBreakfastincluded1.Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyalloftheA.freeWi-FiB.aTVwithsomefreechannelsC.under-bedstoragespaceD.airportpick-upservice2.Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay.A.￡404B.￡358C.￡438D.￡3703.Fromthepassagewecanlearn.A.thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirportB.thehotelisgoodvalueforguests'moneyC.thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfastD.thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotelOnthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedanewclassmate—awrinkledlittleoldlady—tous.HernamewasRose,andshewaseighty-sevenyearsold.AfterclassRoseandIwalkedtotheStudentUnionBuildingandsharedachocolatemilk-shake.Shetoldmeshealwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowshewasgettingone.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthefollowingmonths,wewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysattracted,listeningtothis"timemachine"asshesharedherwisdomandexperienceRosebecamefamousandeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shetendedtobehighlymotivated,responsible,anddeeplyinvolvedinclassparticipation.Insparetimeshehadsomeonehangoutorgotobarswith.Sheevenparticipatedinsomeformofathleticactivity.Shesaidthatextra-curricularactivitiescanformavitalpartofherexperience,creatinguniquechancesforfriendshipandlearning.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballmeal.Alittleembarrassed,sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaid,"I'msorryI'msonervous."Aswelaughed,sheclearedherthroatandbegan,"Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyou'renieenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyear,youwillturntwenty.IfI'meighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayear,Iwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.It'snon-optionalbutthatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingthechanceinchange.Inthiswaytheelderlydon'thaveregretsforwhattheydid,butratherforthingstheydidnotdo."Roseconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging"TheRose".Shechallengedustostudythewordsofthesongandlivedthemoutindailylives.Attheyear'sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralinhonorofthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.1.WhydoestheauthorpareRoseto"timemachine"inA.Tostressheroldageandknowledgeoflife.B.Todescribetheclosefriendshipbetweenthem.C.Toshowthatshealwaysenjoyedheractivelife.D.Toexplainwhyshetookonachallengeincollege.2.Rosewasinvitedtospeakatthefootballmealmostprobablybecause.A.shewasagreatfootballfanB.shewasthesmarteststudentC.shetriedhardtoachieveherdreamD.shebecamemoreeducatedthantheothers3.WecanlearnthatRoseagreedwiththeideathat.A.growingoldermeansgrowingupB.ittakestalentandabilitytogrowupC.receivinghigheducationhelpstobecourageousD.onegrowsolderatthesametimewhenhegrowsup4.Thepassageisintendedto.A.provideanexamplefortheelderlyB.discusshowtogrowupquicklyC.telltheimportanceofattendingcollegeD.inspirethereaderstoliveuptolivesAnewrestaurantinIndonesiaisonamission(使命)tosupportlocalstrappedinpoverty,manyofwhomareearninglessthan$25amonth,byprovidingthemwithanalternativewaytopayfortheirfood.SariminandSuyatmi,islocatedinanunexpectedplaceforaneatery—JatibarangLandfill.Thelandfillisamountainofpurifyingwaste,wherepoorlocalsspendtheirdayscollectingplasticandglasstosell.Meanwhile,thecouple,whospent40yearscollectingwastebeforeopeningtherestaurant,isbusycooking.Whatmakestherestaurantunusual,asidefromitslocation,isthatnocashisrequiredtopayformeals.Poorpeoplehavetheoptiontopayfortheirfoodwithrecyclablewasteinsteadofcash.Sariminweighstheplasticcustomersbringin,calculatesitsworth,andthendeductthatvaluefromthecostofthemeal,givinganyextravaluebacktothecustomer.Theschemeispartofthemunity'ssolutiontoreducewasteinthelandfillandrecyclenon-degradableplastics."Ithinkwerecycle1tonneofplasticwasteaday,whichisalot.Thisway,theplasticwastedoesn'tpileup,driftdowntheriverandcauseflooding,"saidSaimin."Itbenefitseveryone."Therestaurantseatsabout30peopleandservesmealsthatcostbetween$0.40and$0.80each.SinceopeningthecanteenSariminandSuyatmihaveseentheirdailyinemorethandoubleto$15aday."I'mhappytoseeourcustomersenjoyingtheirmeals,"SarimintoldNHKWorld."Thepoormustalsohavetherighttoenjoyhealthyeating.Iwanttogivethemthatchanceasmuchaspossible."1.WhatdoweknowaboutJatibarangLandfillA.ItisagoodplaceforpeopletoeatmealsB.ItisaplacewherelocalscollectplasticandglasstosellC.ItisamountainwhichattractsmanytouristsD.Itisamodemplasticrecyclingplant.2.WhatmakestheMethaneGasCanteendifferentA.Itslocationandthewaytopayformeals.B.Thedeliciousfoodandthekind-heartedowner.C.Itslocationandthosestrangecustomers.D.Itscustomersandthewaytopayformeal.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeanA.IncreaseB.Replace4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.SariminandSuyatmirecycleplasticwasteonlytoB.Theplasticwastemaycauseflooding.C.Therestaurantseatsaround30peopleatpresent.D.SariminandSuyatmihaveseenanincreaseintheirine.TechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericanpanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplanted(植入)intheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthepany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirThechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintoputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband(腕帶)oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstpanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,apanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thepanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem."Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similar,tocreditcards."TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin20xx，sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,aordingtothepany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,"Eventually,thistechnologywillbeestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc."1.WhatisthethirdparagraphmainlyaboutA.Thesubstitutesofthechips.B.Theadvantagesofthechips.C.Theplacestoimplantthechips.D.Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inParagraph5refertoA.thehandsB.theemployeesC.thescannersD.thecreditcards3.Wecaninferthat.A.thechipshavemagicpowersB.thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployeesC.thepriceofthechipsisreasonableD.mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby'sattitudetowardsthechipsA.Defensive.B.Disappointing.C.Optimistic.D.Casual.Whenwewerekids,ifourparentswantedustostopthescreentime,theywouldturnofftheTV.1.Theygrabthecellphone,thetabletorthelaptop.Herewewilltalkabouthowtocontroltheirscreentime.First,limitthetimetheyusescreens.2.Kidsaresmart.Onceyougobacktoyourdailyroutine,theywillquicklybebackonascreen.Becausetheyjustdon'tunderstandthatwhenyoutellthemtogetoffthetabletorputer,youmeanfortherestoftheday.3.Itcanbegoingoutsidetoplay,readingafunbookorcleaningtheirroom.Presentingthemwithanalternativehelpstheunder-developedplanningpartoftheirlittlebrainsgetpastwhattheycan'tdoandseewhatelseispossible.Andthird,hidethescreendevice.Thatonemaynotseemveryfair.4.Iftheydon'tseethedevicearoundthehouse,theycan'tgrabit.Thisway,worksforusadult-typeswhomaybealittletooaddictedtoscreensourselves.Ultimately,thebestwaytohelpkidsrecognizehowmuchistoomuchscreentimeistolimitourown.Yeah,youmayhavetostareatonealldayforyourjob,butdoyoureallyhavetoehomeandimmediatelyturnontheTVoranswerthatemailonyourphoneDon'tthinkyourkidsaren'ttakingexcusesfromyouractions.5.A.Second,givethemanalternative.B.So,it'snecessarytosetalimitedtime.C.Itmayseemeasy,butitcanbechallenging.D.Now,kidsoftenhaveachoiceofwhichscreentheyE.TheywatchyoujustascloselyastheywatchthoseF.Nowgotofindascreenandturnitoff,foryouandforyourkids.G.Butthephrase"outofsight,outofmind"actuallyworkssometimes.AsIsatmotionlessonthestepsofthepool,watchingeveryoneelseswimbackandforth,IrealizedthatIhadspentmostofmylifewatchingothersenjoythemselves.ItwasthenthatIalittlegirlstaringatmewithalookofconfusion.Ismiledather,hopingtotheicebytalkingtoher.Unfortunately,myfailedandshejustkeptonstaring.Myincreasedasalittleboyswamuptomeandsaid,"Ifeelsorryforyou."Afterthe,athoughtstruckme,Ihadtochangeworldviewedme.Becauseitwaschildrenwhostaredatmethemost,Idecidedtowriteachildren'sbookthattaughtheroinainafunway.ThisiswhenKatGirl,asuperwhohelpschildrenthatarebeingbullied,cameintomymind.Iquicklyinsidemyapartmentandbegancreatingthestory.AsIwroteeachword,Icouldmyfutureasaworld-likerenownedauthorandpublicspeaker.Myexcitementwildfire.Overthenexttwoyears,thestorybeforeitsawtheworldinthespringof20xx.Myperseverancepaidoff.OnedayIwasinvitedtospeaktothestudentsataneighboringschool.Iconfidentlywheeledintoaclassroomfilledwithstudentswhoatmejustlikethelittlegirlinthepool."Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseeme"Iaskedthem.Thekidsbravely"Ifeelsorryforyou."Iopenedmybookandstartedreading.ImmediatelyInoticedthechildren'sstaresturnedto."Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseeme"Iaskedagain.Withoutreplied,"Youaresocool!Doesyourflytoo"Ijustsmiled,"No,notyet,butmaybesomeday."Iknewinmyheartthatthiswas.Thepasttwoyearshadproventomethatwithanythingispossible.1.A.suggestedB.noticedC.watchedD.appreciated2.A.forgetB.breakC.removeD.deliver3.A.projectB.angerC.adviceD.attempt4.A.reliefB.curiosityC.awkwardnessD.encouragement5.A.encounterB.petitionC.argumentD.interview7.A.disabilitiesB.potentialsC.paintingsD.manners8.A.poolB.carC.wheelchairD.spaceship9.A.walkedB.wheeledC.rushedD.raced10.A.regardB.realizeC.pictureD.consider11.A.foldedB.recoveredC.spreadD.declined12.A.turneddownB.wentthroughC.lookedupD.got13.A.generallyB.carefullyC.separatelyD.eventually14.A.calledB.staredC.glimpsedD.laughed15.A.greetedB.agreedC.continuedD.responded16.A.smilesB.doubtsC.jokesD.tears17.A.hesitationB.discussionC.intentionD.imagination18.A.bodyB.chairC.dreamD.book19.A.funnyB.strangeC.trueD.false20.A.generosityB.popularityC.harmonyD.determinati