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    This hotel in the trees is famous in the world. People, who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops. When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded him as the queen of the country”. This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops. Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor (走廊), watching animals come to the water pool. The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger.
    The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table.
    There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see:
    — Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests.
    — Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.
    — A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night.
    He hunts and eats anything he can overpower, and his teeth and claws can do you harm.  
    — Some other animals that have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.
    — Many buffaloes (水牛) coming near to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night.
    小题1: In Paragraph One, “succeeded” means ______.
    A．did what she was trying to do B．gained her purpose
    C．got a position on the death of the King D．completed a difficult task
    小题2: Which of the following description about “the cat-like animal” is NOT true?
    A．It comes for food only at night. B．It lives in the trees at Treetops.
    C．Its teeth and claws can do people harm. D．It can catch any other animal in the forest.
    小题3:According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because ______.
    A．it can show the pleasure of Americans living in Africa
    B．Princess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there
    C．they are built round several trees to provide adventures for visitors
    D．there are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets
    小题4:We can learn from the passage, that the guests ______.
    A．should not play games on the Treetops B．could enjoy their dinner as usual
    C．could not sit on the corridor at nightD．should keep off the cat-like animals

    小题1:C
    小题1:D
    小题1:B
    小题1:D
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