With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn’t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice.
The majority of eco-hotels fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests.
As such, eco-hotels are a various group. Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter-Continental Washington focus on energy conservation whereas the Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail”.
No matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, they’re all part of the “greening” of the tourism industry.
Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. But for many hotels, it’s also part of their philosophy. With the concept of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers’ minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesn’t matter so much as it’s good for the planet.
1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means _______.
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A．lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling |
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B．eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry |
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C．eco-hotels are where young people love to live |
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D．romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels |
2. According to the passage, which of the following can match the idea of eco-hotel?
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A．It uses renewable energy. |
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B．It is comfortable and fashionable. |
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C．It has walls of glass. |
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D．It is home to endangered species. |
3. From the passage, we know the Rosario Resort & Spa is a kind of hotel that _______.
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A．protects important habitats |
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B．harvests food from its own garden |
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C．has courses on the environment for its guests |
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D．encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities |
4. From the last paragraph, we can learn that _______.
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A．money is the driving force behind eco-hotels |
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B．eco-hotels have no advantages in competing for guests |
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C．eco-hotels teach their guests the philosophy of eco-hotels |
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D．the hotel industry cares more about money than the environment |
5. People who choose to stay at eco-hotels _______.
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A．love to take a hike |
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B．have environmental awareness |
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C．want to live comfortably |
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D．enjoy the green atmosphere |
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I had always loved music and dreamed of being a musician, travelling to different countries, meeting lots of people and doing something I loved to earn my money. 16 , my parents had a farm and I didn’t want to do that—I wanted to do something 17 . However, I had always been shy and too nervous to try playing 18 in public.
I had been playing the 19 since I was ten years old, but the idea of playing in front of other people was very 20 .
I started one day, 21 a local youth club advertised a talent show—anybody who could play an instrument or sing could put his name down to be in concert. I 22 myself up.
When the day of the show came, I was so 23 that I couldn’t eat. 24 was the first time I had played in front of other people and I felt 25 unsure of myself. I had no idea whether I was 26 good and was worried that no one would like me.
When my turn came, I played my favorite tune and I even started to 27 ! I could not hear what I sounded like, but to my surprise, I eventually forgot about all the people in the audience and started to enjoy myself. When the song ended, everyone clapped and some people
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After the show a man 29 up to me to say how much he enjoyed my 30 . He said that he had a rock band, and they needed to 31 a guitar player. He asked me to come along the next day to have a try. This successful trial turned my dream into 32 . In the following days, we 33 around a lot, playing in concerts in lots of places around the world. Sometimes we would enter competitions and once we went on TV.
We really enjoyed ourselves and life was like a big long holiday. As we became more successful, we had to work harder and practice more and eventually I became 34 of travelling so much. But now, nearly fifty years later, I look back on those carefree days of my
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--- You look happy today. Is there anything good?
--- I’m very delighted ______ as one of the exchange students.
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D．having been chosen |
This football player was accused of taking money for not scoring goals ______.
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C．in turn |
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It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony ______ really matters.
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--- How did you like the concert last night?
--- I enjoyed it very much, but the dancers ______ a better job.
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