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1、英语辅导报13~16期第13期I.TheSaltPalaceHotelTherearemanyuniquehotelsaroundtheword.InTurkey,thereisacavehotelw1atelevision,furniture,andabathroomineachroom.AndinBolivia,thereistheSaltPalaceHotel.Thousandofyearsago,theareaaroundtheSaltPalaceHotelwasalargel2.Butovertime
2、,allthewaterdisappeared.Today,theareaonlyhastwosmallsaltdeserts.Thel3oneofthetwodeserts,theUyunisaltdesert,is12,000squarekilometers.Duringtheday,thedesertisbrightw4becauseofthesalt.TherearenoroadsacrosstheUyunidesert,solocalpeoplemustshowgueststhew5tothehote
3、l.Intheearly1990s,amannamedJuanQuesadabuiltthehotel.Hecutbigblocksofsaltfromthedesertandu6theblockstobuildit.E7inthehotelismadeofsalt:thewalls,theroof,thet8,thechairs,thebedsandthehotel’sbar.Thesunheatsthewallsandroofduringtheday.Atnightthedesertisverycold,b
4、uttheroomsstayw9.Thehotelhastwelverooms.Asingleroomcosts$40n10andadoubleroomcosts$60.Asignonthehotel’swalltellsguest,“Pleasedon’tlickthewalls.”Key:1.with2.lake3.larger4.white5.way6.used7.Everything8.tables9.warm10.nightIICelebratingaNewBabyWhatdidyouparentsd
5、otocelebratewhenyouwereborn?Ofcourseyoucan’tremember,buttheyhavephotosfromtheceremony.IntheUnitedStates,theproudparentsofanewbabyoftendecoratetheirfrontdoor.It’sanexcitingtimeforthem,andtheywanttos1thegoodnewswiththeirneighbours.Forexample,theymayputballoons
6、ontheirdoor.Pinkballoonsmeanthebabyisagirl.Blueonesaref2boys.Peoplearoundtheworldoftencelebrateanewbabywithsometypeorceremony,perhapsareligiousceremony.Thismaytakeplacewhenababyisafewdaysorweeksold.InKorea,thereisatraditionalceremonyontheb3100thday.InMexico,
7、manynewparentsd4theirbabiesinspecialclothesandtakethemtochurch.InsomeAfricancultures,thefamilyplantatree.Theparentsofnewbabiesoftenr5presents.IntheUnitedStates,friendssendcards,flowersandbabyclothes.Presents,celebrations---thesethingsaregreat,butwhatdomostne
8、wparentsreallyneed?Moresleep!Key:1.share2.for3.baby’s4.dress5.receive第14期IAnEasyWaytoProtectEnvironmentEverytimewecheckoutatthesupermarket,we’refacedwithaquestion:paperorplastic?It’sanunhappythi