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Riding on a giant two-storey ice slide seems to get people into the holiday spirit. It is part of the ice exhibit at the Gaylord National Resort near Washington DC. In its ninth year, this winter wonderland is kept at a chilly minus 13℃.

Though you don’t find ice everywhere and I think it’s amazing that they could make a slide out of ice. The rides are fun and popular with children and also the young.

More than 2 million pounds of ice are used to carve out scenes from Christmas favorites, like the movie character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The 1400-square-meter indoor park is packed with colorful ice sculptures. It’s not something that you would typically see when you hear of ice sculptures, but you think of the clear ice and some colors. There are 14 different colors in the show. A lot of people don’t believe it’s real even when they’re walking through it.

Thirty-five artisans(技工) from Harbin and Inner Mongolia China, who are famous for ice and snow sculptures, traveled all the way to the US to create this exhibit. It took them more than a month. “Even though it makes me very tired, I have no complaint. After we finish these sculptures, you look at them and you see people enjoy them. It gives me great satisfaction and I am proud of this job,” one of the artisans said.

1.The winter wonderland has been held for________.

A six years

B seven years

C eight years

D nine years

解析：选B。数字计算题。根据第一段最后一句In its ninth year, this winter wonderland is kept at a chilly minus 13 Celsius.可知这是这个冰雪世界的第九个年头，故选B。

2.Who are the wonderland popular among?

A Children and teenagers.

B Children and adults.

C Children and young people.

D Seniors and children.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The rides are fun and popular with children and also the young.可知这个项目受到小孩和年轻人的喜欢，故选C。

3.Who is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?

A A popular movie character.

B The designer of the wonderland.

C A Chinese ice sculpture artisan.

D The owner of the wonderland.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句More than 2 million pounds of ice are used to carve out scenes from Christmas favorites, like the movie character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.可知红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫是一个电影形象，故选A。

4.How long does it take to build the wonderland?

A About half a month.

B More than a month.

C Less than a month.

D Nearly nine years.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句It took them more than a month.可知完成这个项目花了一个多月的时间，故选B。

5.How did the artisans feel about their work?

A It made them tired but happy.

B It made them excited and surprised.

C It made them tired and sad.

D It made them happy but dissatisfied.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段Even though it makes me very tired, I have no complaint. After we finish these sculptures, you look at them and you see people enjoy them. It gives me great satisfaction and I am proud of this job可知这项工作让这些手艺人很累，但是他们没有抱怨，看到别人喜欢他们的作品他们是满足的，由此可推断他们是高兴的，即累并快乐着，故选A。