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BestWesternIlfordHotel

BestWesternIlfordisjust20minutesawayfromCentralLondonviasubwayortrain,puttingyouwithintouchingdistanceofallthatthecapitalhastooffer!

Itisa3-starhotel,offeringluxuryaswellasfort.Fromthestylish,convenientsettingtothelatestmulti-mediafacilities,we’rewellconnectedinmorewaysthanone!

Ourmulti-lingual（多语言的）staffwilldoeverythingtheycantomakeyourstayasmemorableaspossibleandyoumightpickupsomehandynewphrasesalongtheway!

IfyouwanttoseethesightsandgetthemostoutofLondonwhileyou’rehere,they’llbehappytoremendthecity’sbestbits,andtellyouthebestwaytogettheretoo.

EventhoughnearcentralLondon,there’smorecountrysidescenerynearthehotel.Justminutesaway,youcanenjoythebeautifulEppingForestandrideahorsealongthefamousCentenaryWalkpath.TheEnglishlakesandgardensinthenearbyValentinesParkaresimplystunning（极好的）,andthepopularFairlopWatersisperfectforbirdwatchers!

●Location:

3-5ArgyleRoad,Ilford,England,IG13BH,UnitedKingdom

●Gettingthere:

Nearestmotorway:

M11,Ja406,2.4kilometres

Nearesttrainstation:

Ilford,0.8kilometres

Nearesttubestation:

GantsHill,70kilometres

Nearestairport:

LondonCity,4.5kilometres

●Meeting,ConferencesandEvents

ThemeetingandconferencesfacilitiesattheBestWesternIlfordaresecondtonone.Wecancaterforbusinessmeetings,trainingsessions,seminarsandproductlaunches,sobeourguest!

●Foryourreference:

Twenty-FourHourService.NoLift.Hoteldoesnotsellalcohol;

however,softdrinksareavailable.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutthestaffinBestWesternIlfordHotel?

A.TheywillmunicatewithyouonlyinEnglish.

B.TheycanshowyouaroundCentralLondonfreely.

C.TheycanteachyouEnglishfordaysfreeofcharge.

D.Theydoeverythingtheycanforyouandofferbestservice.

22.Whichofthefollowingplacesisthefarthestawayfromthehotel?

A.ArgyleRoad.B.EppingForest.C.GantsHill.D.ValentinesPark.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?

A.Todrawyourspecialattention.B.Tointroducetheirbestservice.

C.Toadvertisethesoftdrinks.D.Totellaboutthehotel’shistory.

B

ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbeetoomuchforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.

Aboutablockfrommyapartment,Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.

SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.

JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruckpulluptothesidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromtheinside,“AlisaCamacho?

”IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?

Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.“Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?

”heasked,holdingupasmallsquareshape.

Itwasnearly3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnight,butIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.

24.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?

A.Coldandsick.B.Luckyandhopeful.

C.Satisfiedandcheerful.D.Disappointedandhelpless.

25.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatwasthewriterbusydoing?

A.Shewassolvingherproblematthebank.

B.Shewastakingpartinvariouscityactivities.

C.Shewaslearningactinginaneveningschool.

D.Shewaspreparingforthefirstnightshow

26.Onherwayhomethewriter____________.

A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriver

C.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher

27.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Thewriterwouldstopworkingatnight.B.ThewriterwouldstayoninSanFrancisco.

C.Thewriterwouldmakefriendswiththeman.D.Thewriterwouldgiveupherjobatthebank.

C

ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“OneGenerationplantsthetrees;

anothergetstheshade,”andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotheranddaughterissometimesconfusing.Ifclose,therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincludeahierarchy（等级）ofresponsibilityandunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends. 

Marina,27yearsold,says,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!

Bestfriendsdon’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan'

tbeverycloseandsatisfying.

Whilesomeadultrelationshipsarestilltroubled,manyfindthemtobeextremelyrewarding.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotinmonwhichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedpanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthemonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintainingandpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceoftheworkforceandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.

Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse,themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,evenifforsomeunfortunatereasontheyaren’tspeaking.Themotherandchildrelationshipiscloserthananyother.Thereisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersshouldnotfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Itisn’tthattheydon’tcaredeeplyabouttheirmothers.It’sjustthattheyshouldn’tbeburdenedwiththeirmother’swellbeing.

Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaughtersandoftenfeelingresponsiblefortheirhappiness.Motheralways“trumps”（王牌）friend.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Differ.B.Prevent.C.Benefit.D.Change.

29.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?

A.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipcanbereplacedbyabestfriend.

B.Amother’slovebringsherandherdaughteraclosefriendship.

C.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipgoesbeyondbestfriends’friendship.

D.Marinahasatroubledrelationshipwithhermother.

30.Howdoestheauthormainlyprovehisstatements?

A.Bylistingdata.B.Bygivingexplanations.

C.Byquotingsayings.D.Bymakingexamples.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtobeagoodmotheranddaughter？

B.Whoisamother’sbestfriend?

C.Motherorfriend?

D.Canamotherbeadaughter’sbestfriend?

D

Beingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends,neighbours,evenpets,willalldothetrick,butthebiggestlongevity（长寿）boostseemstoefrommarriageoranequivalentrelationship.Theeffectwasfirstnotedin1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers（鳏夫）wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthantheirmarriedpeers.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s.Theeffectholdsforallcausesofdeath,whetherillness,accidentorself-harm.

Eveniftheoddsarestackedagainstyou（theconditionsarenotfavourable）,marriagecanmorethanpensate.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Likewise,amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmoke.There’saflipside,however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobeeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirspouse’sdeath,andcaringforaspousewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.Evenso,theoddsfavourmarriage.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.

Sohowdoesitwork?

Theeffectsareplex,affectedbysocio-economicfact