1.Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals.Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week.You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2,3and 4of the transport system.Most hosts do not live in the town Centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的).Zones 3and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area.It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.
Meal Plans Available
◇Continental Breakfast
◇Breakfast and Dinner
◇Breakfast,Packed Lunch and Dinner
It's important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice,cereal(谷物类食品),bread and tea or coffee.Cheese,fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England.Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert,fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit,you must first ask your host's permission.You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering (自助的)Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long stay student.However,it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.
21.The passage is probably written forC.
A.hosts willing to receive foreign students
B.foreigners hoping to build British culture
C.English learners applying to live in English homes
D.travelers planning to visit families in London
22.Which of the following will the host provide?C
A.Free transport.B.Medical care.C.Room cleaning.D.Physical training.
23.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?B
A.Zone 4is more crowded than Zone 2.
B.The business center of London is in Zone 1.
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city center.
D.Accommodation in the city center is not provided.
24.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?A
A.To enjoy much more freedom.
B.To enrich their knowledge of English.
C.To entertain friends as they like.
D.To experience a warmer family atmosphere.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们介绍了到英国家庭寄宿学习英语交流语言的经验和需要注意的事项.
解答 21.C.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知本文主要介绍到英国家庭寄宿学习英语交流语言的经验和需要注意的事项;可知文章主要是写给申请居住在英国家庭的英语学习者.故选C.
22.C.细节理解题.定位关键词the host provide.根据文章第一部分The host will provide accommodation and meals.Rooms wll be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week.寄宿家庭将提供住宿和膳食.打扫房间,床单每周至少更换一次;故选C.
23.B.推理判断题.根据文章第二部分Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的).可知大多数寄宿家庭都生活在伦敦的商业区.可知商业区在伦敦的寄宿家庭区了;故选B.
24.A.细节理解题.根据文章最后一段This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestule and is more suitable for the long-stay student.这种住宿提供一个独立的生活方式,更适合长期居住的学生;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.