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Ifyoufrequentlytravelforbusiness，StaybridgeSuitesofferyouarangeofhomecomforts．FourrecentvisitorstoStaybridgeSuitesexplainwhytheybooked，whattheyenjoyedandwhatmadethemwanttoreturn．

ClaireMetcalf

“Theconceptisgreat，butthestaffaretheoneswhoreallymakeit．”shesays．“Ittakesalotofdisciplinetoalwaysbefriendly，butthestaffatStaybridgeSuitesdothat．Theygenuinelycareaboutyou．”

AndrewRoberts

“Oneofthebestthingsishavingmyownkitchen．IoftenendupworkinglateandIdon’tfancy（喜欢）eatinginarestaurantonmyown，socookingformyselfisabigdrawcard．”

“Themainthingformeisbeingabletocookandhavemyownlittleflat．Thestaffareamazing．Itisgreattoberecognizedbythem，”hesays．

PaulineRobinson

“WhatIloveaboutitisthewaythatyouaretreatedbythestaff,”shesays．“Someofthestaffhavebeenthereallthattimeandtheydolookafteryouwell．Asawomanstayingonmyown，itisreassuringthattheylookoutforyou，andrecentlywhenIwaspoorlydepressedtheyevenbroughtthingsIneededtomyroom．”

RyanRuckledge

“Thefully-equippedkitchenisgreat．Ialwayshaveaone-bedapartmentsoIhaveaseparatekitchenanddiningroomandI’mabletorelaxandcooksomemeals．Eatingoutcanfeelabitmuchwhenyoudoitdayinanddayout—itmakesyouhatewhatyoudo—andIdon’twantthat．”

21．WhatattractsvisitorstoStaybridgeSuites?

A．Aseparatediningroom．B．Aone—bedapartment．

C．Ahomefromhome．D．Alotofdiscipline．

22．WhothinkhighlyofthekitchenofStaybridgeSuites?

A．PaulineRobinsonandRyanRuckledge．

B．RyanRuckledgeandClaireMetcalf．

C．AndrewRobertsandRyanRuckledge．

D．PaulineRobinsonandClaireMetcalf．

23．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drawcard”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．barrier．B．attraction．C．honour．D．difficulty．

24．Whydoestheauthorwritethearticle?

A．ToadvertiseStaybridgeSuites．

B．Tointroducefourrecentvisitors．

C．Toinformusofanewservice．

D．Tosinghighpraiseforthestaff．

B

Chinahasmorethan30intangibleculturalheritage（非物质文化遗产）recognizedbytheUNESCO,includingpaper-cutting,theDragonBoatFestival,PekingOpera,acupuncture（针灸）andsoon.TheorganizationadoptedadecisionthatChina’s“TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms”（二十四节气）shouldbeputontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2016inEthiopia.

TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms,knowledgeoftimeandpracticesinagriculture,startsfromthebeginningofSpringandendswiththeGreaterCold,movingincycles.Itdevelopedthroughtheeobservationofthesun’sannualmovementinChina.Inancienttime,themethodoftugui,earthsundial（日暑）,wasusedtomeasuretheshadowofthesunfordeterminingthesolarterms.

TheTwenty-FourSolarTermscameintobeinganddevelopedincloserelationshipwithChineseagriculturalproduction.Attheinitial（最初的）stageofagriculturaldevelopment,peoplebegantoexploretheseasonalrulesintheagriculturalproductiontomeettheneedsinseeding,harvestingandotheractivities.Gradually,theyformedtheconceptof“seedinspring,growinsummer,harvestinautumnandstoreinwinter”.Duringthespringandautumnperiods,theagriculturalproductionwashighlyinfluencedbytheseasonalchanges,thusformingtheconceptofSolarTerms.

AsatraditionalChineseknowledgesystemoftimewithahistoryofthousandsofyears,theTwenty-FourSolarTermsclearlyexpressestheconceptsofrespectfornature,andharmonybetweenmanandnature.CreatedbyChineseancestors,ithasfunctionedasacompletesetofweathercalendar（日历）toguidetheagriculturalproductioninChina.IthasalsobeenintroducedintoNorthKorea,JapanandotherneighboringcountriesandstillusedinJapan.TheChineseheritagehasprovablyinfluencedthepeople’swayofthinkingandbehavingandwillcontinuetobeanimportantcarrierofChineseculturalidentity.

25.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theTwenty-FourSolarTerms______.

A.wasusedtomeasuretheshadowofthesun

B.hasnotbeenlistedasoneintangibleculturalheritageofhumanity

C.repeatsfromtheBeginningofSpringtotheGreaterColdeveryyear

D.isthebestintangibleculturalheritagerecognizedbytheUNESCO

26.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______inChinainthepast.

A.theTwenty-FourSolarTermsonlyinfluencedspringandautumn

B.theTwenty-FourSolarTermshadsomethingtodowithagriculture

C.peoplecaredaboutthechangesofweatherjustforfun

D.agriculturalproductionhighlyinfluencedtheseasonalchanges

27.WecaninferfromthetextthattheTwenty-FourSolarTerms_______.

A.isanagriculturalcalendarmerelyusedinChina

B.isstronglyinfluencedbyNorthKoreaandJapan

C.isscarcelyconnectedwithnaturalrules

D.ispartoftraditionalChineseculture

C

MarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.

Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbecomeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha'

sparentsdidn'

tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.

In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,"

Chronicle”,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.（服装）

Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn'

tgiveup.Herlastcompletedballetwas1990'

sMapleLeafRag."

ADancer'

sWorld"

isanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.

MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedominnineteenseventy-six.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry'

shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991attheageofninety-six.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherasthe"

DanceroftheCentury"

andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.

28.SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________.

A.wasinfluencedgreatlybythemB.keptintouchwiththemregularly

C.hadagreateffectonmoderndanceD.likedtomakemorefriendswiththem

29.Whydidn'

tMartha'

sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?

A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.

B.Americandancewasseenasalowerartform.

C.Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.

D.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.

30.WhenMarthaGrahamcontinuedtodanceinher70s,she_________.

A.waswarmlywelcomedbytheyouthB.achievedhugesuccessonceagain

C.receivedmanyawardsforherageD.wasattackedbypeople

31.Thetextismainlyabout___________.

A.thebackgroundofmoderndanceinAmerica

B.thedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmerica

C.MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindance

D.theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife

D

ADreamRealized

ZhaoYang,33,anemployeeofaFrenchcompanyinBeijing,whohastraveledextensivelyintheUnitedStatesbymotorbike.

IhavebeenaddictedtoHarley-DavidsonmotorcyclessinceIwasyoung,andknowingthatmotorcycle-relatedcultureisverypopularintheUS,Idecidedtotakeatrip.Alongwithmywifeandagroupoffellowenthusiasts,Iparticipatedina15-daytourinOctoberlastyear.Wehadonefreeday,soIheadedtoLasVegas.

BeforearrivingintheUS,Iresearchedarangeofmaterialsaboutridingamotorbikethere.IalsofoundsomeclassicrecommendedroutesonChinesewebsitesrelatedtoHarleyDavidsonclubs.

Withthehelpoftheirsuggestions,Idesignedmyownroute.

Inaccordancewiththerules,beforeIleftChinaIvisitedanotaryoffice（公证机关）,wheremydrivinglicensewasconfirmedasacceptableintheUSandmydocumentsweretranslatedintoEnglish.OnlythendidIbuymybasicmotorcycleequipment.

WhenwearrivedatLasVegas,werentedaHarleyDavidsonandrodearoundthecity.Itwasanexciting,unforgettableexperience,becauseitwasnotonlytheachievementofadream,butIalsoexperiencedtheregionalmotorcyclecultureintheUS.Asweparkedthebikeattheroadside,somedriversrolleddowntheircarwindowsandgaveusthethumbs-up,andwhenwedroveontheroad,cardriverspulledovertoletuspass.Wealsovisitedamotorcycle-themedrestaurantforlunchandenjoyedthefantasticdecorationanddeliciousfood.

IbelievethattravelingbymotorcycleintheUSwillbecomepopularbecauseoftherecentjointeffortstopromoteSino-UStourism,especiallyafterthetwocountriesdecidedtoname2016asUS-ChinaTourismYear.ThisnewstyleoftravelingwillattractmoreyoungChinesetourists,andpeoplelikeme,whohaveapassionforfreedomandadventure,willvisittheUSmorefrequently.Forexample,Iamplanningtotravelalongthefamoushighwaycall