Question

The very first capsule hotel to be opened in Shanghai has attracted many budget travelers with its prices, even though it is not fully operational yet.

The hotel consists of 68 "capsules", each 1.1-meters high, 1.1-meters wide and 2.2-meters long. The basic rate is 28 Yuan ($4.22) per person, plus an additional 4 Yuan an hour. The hotel also offers a package of 68 Yuan for 10 hours and 88 Yuan for 24 hours.

All of the capsules are imported from Japan where capsule hotels originated，and each is equipped with independent sockets, clocks, lights, TV and wireless Internet service. The hotel also has a public lavatory(洗手间)，shower room, smoking room and shared guest room.

"This is a huge bargain compared with other budget hotels in Shanghai," said Ta Zan, the owner of the hotel. Ta used to stay at capsule hotels in Tokyo during his undergraduate years and worked at a capsule hotel while he was doing his MBA in Japan in 2005, so he knows how they work and how to make guests feel comfortable.

He based the hotel on capsule hotels in Japan but he has made some special changes based on Chinese guests' habits. "In Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs, but in China people are more willing to take a shower, so we have the shower room," he said. He has also separated the capsules into three snoring (打鼾的) zones so that guests who often snore won't disturb others. Like most of capsule hotels in Japan, the one in Shanghai is for men only.

But the idea of staying in such a compact space is not appealing to everyone. "I feel the idea is like putting a person in a coffin (棺材), and the price is also not that appealing. A bed at a youth hostel in Shanghai costs about 60 Yuan per night," said Wang Lei, a student from Beijing.

1.The first capsule hotels in the world appeared in        .

A. Shanghai           B. Japan               C. Beijing          D. America

2.If you stay in the capsule hotel in Shanghai for 8 hours， you will have to pay       yuan.

A. 28                            B. 60                  C.68                D.88

3.What does the underlined word "compact" mean?

A. Dear                   B. Cheap.                    C. Close.            D. Clean.

4.The capsule hotel in Shanghai differs from those in Japan in that           .

A. it serves men as well as women

B. its capsule is much larger

C. it has a shower room

D. it has no snoring zones

5.We can know from the passage that            .

A. everybody considers the capsule hotel a nice place to stay

B. all the capsules of the hotel were made in China

C. each capsule of the hotel has a private lavatory

D. no guest has ever stayed in the capsule hotel in Shanghai

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于上海新型胶囊旅馆的介绍。作者在文中对这种起源于日本的新式旅馆做了详细的介绍，除了介绍胶囊旅馆的内部设施和旅馆的价格，作者还介绍了店主创办旅馆想法的由来以及人们对这种新式旅馆的不同态度。

1.B 细节理解题。从文中All of the capsules are imported from Japan where capsule hotels originated可知胶囊旅馆是从日本兴起的。所以B选项正确。

2.B 数字换算题。从第二段The basic rate is 28 Yuan ($4.22) per person, plus an additional 4 Yuan an hour.可知基础价格28+4*8=60元。B选项正确。

3.C 词义猜测题。从旅馆的大小The hotel consists of 68 "capsules", each 1.1-meters high, 1.1-meters wide and 2.2-meters long. 和人们的看法"I feel the idea is like putting a person in a coffin 。。可知旅馆空间狭窄有限，所以C选项正确。

4.C细节理解题。从文章倒数第二段 In Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs, but in China people are more willing to take a shower, so we have the shower room,"可知上海的胶囊旅馆和日本的胶囊旅馆区别是装有淋浴，故C选项正确。。

5.D 细节理解题。从第一段The very first capsule hotel to be opened …even though it is not fully operational yet.可知旅馆还没营业，所以是没有过客人的，所以D选项正确。

考点：考查社会生活类短文阅读。