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There is no poolside noise here but just that wonderfully warm, clear blue sea. There\'s no street noise. The only sounds are the murmurs of nature.

For now you just count your blessings(福祉), listing them in the sand with your toe(脚趾). You don\'t have to worry about being late for work. You don\'t have to do anything.

The beach to your right stretches off to the horizon(地平线), slowly narrowing to nothingness only to re-emerge again on your left, now steadily widening until it covers the chair

beneath you. Sand to your left and sand to your right; it\'s unbroken, endless. No start, no end, just sand, sun, and peace. Step off it, and you re-enter the world of traffic, stress, work, and hurry.

Normally you\'re the type who can\'t sit still for more than ten minutes, but you\'re on Huaplee Lazy Beach now and, in the right frame of mind, it stretches all the way around the world.

“How could it take me so long to find it？” you wonder. 63. When the author first went to Huaplee Beach, ________． A. he found it unworthwhile B. he failed to sort himself out C. he became sensitive to smell D. he had difficulty in finding it

64. What is special about the food service at Huaplee Beach? A. No menu. B. Free food.

C. Self service. D. Quick delivery.

65. In the author\'s opinion, a tourist can enjoy Huaplee Beach most when he ________． A. sits in a beach chair B. forgets his daily routine C. plans a detailed schedule D. draws pictures in the sand

66. What does the author imply by his question at the end of the passage?

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A. He shouldn\'t have counted his blessings.

B. He should have understood the wonder of nature. C. He shouldn\'t have spent so much time on the trip. D. He should have come to the place earlier.

【要点概述】 本文是一则广告。文章主要叙述了泰国美丽的海滨度假胜地Huaplee Beach，描述了这里美丽的景色、可口的饭菜以及缓慢的生活节奏，目的在于吸引更多的人来到这里。

63. D 推理判断题。根据文章二段中的内容可知从曼谷去那里要花很长的时间，而且很少有游客能够找到这个地方。作者第一次去也花了很长的时间。所以D项正确。

64. A 细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的“No menu here.”可知在这里吃饭是没有菜单的，都是量身定做的。所以A项正确。

65. B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的内容可知，正常情况下，如果你是一个很难停下来并且很忙碌的人，那么来到这里，你就应该忘记一切，享受大自然的美丽。所以B项正确。

66. D 推理判断题。根据全文的描述可知这里风景迷人、饭菜可口、生活惬意，作者后悔很晚才发现有这样的地方。所以D项正确。

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E

For most city people, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the enthusiasm or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Dr Christopher Wilk is a member of a small group of elevator experts who consider this a misunderstanding. Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible. In that sense, they argue, the elevator\'s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars. In fact, according to Wilk, the car and the elevator have been locked in a “secret war” for over a century, with cars making it possible for people to spread horizontally(水平地), and elevators pushing them towards life in close groups of towering vertical(垂直的) columns.

If we tend to ignore the significance of elevators, it might be because riding in them tends to be such a brief, boring, and even awkward experience—one that can involve unexpectedly meeting people with whom we have nothing in common, and an unpleasant awareness of the fact that we\'re hanging from a cable in a long passage.

In a new book, Lifted, German journalist and cultural studies professor Andreas Bernard directed all his attention to this experience, studying the origins of elevator and its relationship to humankind and finding that riding in an elevator has never been a totally comfortable experience. “After 150 years, we are still not used to it，” Bernard said. “We still have not exactly learnt to cope with the mixture of closeness and displeasure.” That mixture, according to Bernard, sets the elevator ride apart from just about every other situation we find ourselves in as we go about our lives.

Today, as the world\'s urban population explodes, and cities become more crowded, taller, and more crowded, America\'s total number of elevators—900，000 at last count, according to Elevator World magazine\'s “2012 Vertical Transportation Industry”—are a force that\'s becoming more important than ever. And for the people who really, really love them, it seems like high time that we looked seriously at just what kind of force they are.

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67. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. The general view of elevators. B. The particular interests of experts. C. The desire for a remarkable machine. D. The enthusiasm for transport vehicles.

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