Sweden

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创建于1989年，冰酒店是全球冰雪酒店的开创者。每年建造一座全新的酒店是一项巨大的工程，工程队需从瑞典北极圈里的托纳河采集5，000吨自然冰进行打造，温度一降到零下，工程便开始。整个建造工程从开始到完全结束需花费两个多月的时间。

难词探意

1. ornament /???n?ment/ v. 装饰

2. alternatively /??l?t??n?t?vli/ adv. 二者择一地;要不然;或者

To celebrate its 30th anniversary， Swedens Icehotel has designed suites so elaborate and artful. Guests will have a hard time believing its all crafted from frozen materials.

A total of 33 artists from 16 different countries gathered in northern Sweden for two weeks to carve the rooms of Icehotel 30. They created 15 unique suites， a wedding ceremony hall， a tower and an ice bar in this years carving. The hotels construction was completed by a team of builders， creative support， ice producers and lighting designers. This years ornamented site features some of the most jaw?dropping designs to ever sit above the Arctic Circle. The masterpiece of the hotel may be its grand 75?foot Main Hall. It is attached to a ceremony hall， inspired by the Chinese gingko（银杏） tree， where guests can get married.

When it comes to overnight accommodations， there are a variety of options. One of this years most impressive suites is called “A Night at the Theatre”， where guests can play on an ice stage， which is even adorned by ice curtains. One ultra?mod suite is called “Echos of the Torne River” and， alongside impressive ice sculpting， features music created from the sounds of ice forming and shifting. One luxurious suite has managed to transform the ice into something that resembles pure gold. Sleeping underneath layers of fur blankets will complete the experience.

Alternatively， if youd rather just admire the cold artwork and sleep in the warmth， a year?round hotel building offers warm rooms. No matter which temperature guests choose to sleep in， theyll be able to explore the 13?foot ice tower that extends outside from the main lobby， sip a frozen drink at the hotel ice bar or sit out on the observation deck and watch the Northern Lights in the sky.

The winter Icehotel is open for reservations through April 14， 2020， when it will melt away until next year. A three?night stay at the Icehotel （with one night in an ice suite） costs about $1，400 per person， based on double occupancy.

[Reading][Check]

1. Where is the text probably from？

A. An educational website. B. An engineering book.

C. A travel website. D. A medical journal.

2. What is paragraph 2 mainly about？

A. Artists of Icehotel. B. The grand Main Hall.

C. A ceremony hall. D. Construction of Icehotel.

3. Where can tourists play on an ice stage？

A. In Echos of the Torne River. B. In A Night at the Theatre.

C. At a wedding ceremony hall. D. At the hotel ice bar.

[Language][Study]

Sentence for writing

When it comes to overnight accommodations， there are a variety of options. 說到过夜住宿，这里有各种各样的选择。

【信息提取】When it comes to...意为“当谈到……时”。

【句式仿写】一谈到艺术，我几乎一无所知。