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　　When it comes to hotel rooms, skip the middleman and book directly with the hotel．Consumer Reports found that three out of four times, booking with the hotel saved money over using a travel website．Booking the four-diamond Hotel Vintage Plaza in Portland, Oregon, through the hotel's website would have cost two people

＄139 per night, ＄10 less than if they booked through Hotels．com．Granted, that ＄10 savings amounts only to roughly 7％of the higher room rate, but why throw away that ten-spot?You stand to save even more at some chains．The Radisson, for instance, guarantees you'll find the best room rates at its site-or it will match the lower Internet price and knock off another 25％．

　　The best hotel deals for parents who value their privacy are those that offer a second room for the kids at a discounted rate．You'll find these at select Wyndham, Four Seasons and Hyatt hotels, among others．We're not talking pullout sofas here; Wyndham's family suites have bunk beds and art tables．What's more, Wyndham's weekend 50/50 program offers 50％off either the second room or a second night．

　　There is a policy-Home Away From Home．For nearly free lodging, forgo the hotel altogether and join a home exchange network．through organizations such as HomeLink(www.homelink.org), Intervac(intevac-online.com)and(HomeExchange.com), you can swap(交換)homes with other families around the world．Fees for joining and gaining access to their listings cost ＄30～＄120, depending on the level of membership．For that low annual fee, you'll have housing and often the use of a car．At HomeExchange．com, we spotted a four-story town house within walking distance of Boston's Copley Square and the spectacular shopping on Newbury Street．Compare that to spending ＄405 a night for a family double room at the Copley Square Hotel．Even before tax, one week's stay would cost more than ＄2,800．But if you're not keen on forking over your house keys to strangers, simply rent．HomeExchange also lists rentals, or try contacting a vacation rental agency local to your destination．This can still be cheaper than hotel accommodations, and an available kitchen means not every meal will come at restaurant prices．

(1)

If you book Hotel Vintage Plaza through website with ＄139, then how much will you probably spend by booking with the hotel?

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A．

＄149．

B．

＄129．

C．

＄130．

D．

＄ 70．

(2)

The following information about the Radisson in Poland is correct except that ________．

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A．

the price is as low as it is on the Internet

B．

it will be discounted by another 25％

C．

it offers the lowest price there

D．

it offers you the best room

(3)

What's special about Wyndham's family suites?

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A．

They have pullout sofas．

B．

They don't offer art tables．

C．

Parents and their children can share the same room．

D．

If the usual price there for a second room is ＄100 per day, it is ＄ 50 for Saturday．

(4)

Which statement is false about the plan Home Away From Home mean?

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A．

You can change your house with other families．

B．

It is free to change your house with others'．

C．

You can have housing and use the car．

D．

It is cheaper to rent than to stay in hotels．

答案：1．B;2．D;3．D;4．B;
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How Long Can People Live?

　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有彈性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物種)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(進(jìn)化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[　　]

A．

People can live to 122．

B．

Old people are creative．

C．

Women are sporty at 85．

D．

Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

[　　]

A．

the average human life span could be 110

B．

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C．

few people can expect to live to over 150

D．

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[　　]

A．

Jerry Shay．

B．

Steve Austad

C．

Rich Miller

D．

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

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A．

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

B．

The average human life span cannot be doubled．

C．

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

D．

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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