“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term, “Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed(失望的).”
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went  to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.

The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
【小题1】In the “homestay” program, a visitor can              .

A．learn more about holidays	B．understand his culture better
C．improve the language ability	D．take part in foreign meetings

【小题2】The writer had wanted to visit London since              .

A．the last month

B．years ago

C．the special meeting

D．her stay abroad

【小题3】The group leader should             .

A．make plans for the family	B．take care of the students
C．stay with different families	D．rent rooms to the students

【小题4】The writer’s host family              .

A．was very kind to her	B．went sight-seeing with her
C．had two white daughters	D．was interested in her activities

【小题5】From the passage, we know that the writer             in London.

A．wished to stay a little longer

B．spent three weeks in her “home”

C．had classes in many interesting places

D．helped the teacher take the students in a car

During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.  A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
【小题1】 The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A．escape in it	B．get to the other side of the island[来源:学科网ZXXK]
C．use it for food	D．go around the island

【小题2】 To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

A．keeping goats for milk	B．making clothes from animal skins
C．working in the cornfields	D．going fishing in the sea

【小题3】Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A．Because it was too small for a long journey.

B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C．Because there was something wrong with it.

D．Because the writer was busy building a second house.

【小题4】From the story, we can learn that _____________.

A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island

B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed

D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom

阅读理解

I had a summer camp with my classmates last year. Early in the morning. We gathered at the bus station. After saying goodbye to our parents，we got on the buses. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground. We got off the buses cheerfully. Laughing and shouting. We jumped and ran all over the place. It was the first time for us to be away from the parents .Some of us started to feel homesick(想家). However, when the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone. The next day, everybody rushed to the boating class, hoping to be at the head of the others. At first ，my friends and I worked hard, but the boat wouldn’t listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries, we did much better. Swimming class was my favorite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily. During the week I learned a lot of new things and made many new friends. I also learned how to take care of myself.

1.They got to the campground__________ .

A．on foot

B．by bike

C．by bus

D．by plane

2.The campground was __________ from their homes.  

A．quite near

B．not far

C．very long

D．quite far

3.Why swimming class was the writer’s favorite?    

A．Because it was good to stay in the cool water when the weather was hot.

B．Because the writer felt quite relaxed during the class.

C．Because the swimming teacher was interesting.

D．Because of all the above

4.Which statement is NOT true?

A．he children were happy to be away from Dad and Mum.

B．Their homesickness lasted for long.

C．It was teamwork to boat.

D．They camped for a week.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．I Learnt a lot.	B．Boating and Swimming.
C．On the Campground	D．My First Summer Camp

 

 
During all this time I never stopped thinking about escape. When I traveled across to the other side of the island (岛屿), I could see the other islands, and I said to myself, “Perhaps I can get there with a boat. Perhaps I can get back to England one day.”
So I decided to make myself a boat. I cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole (洞) in it. It was hard work, but about six months later, I had a very fine canoe (独木舟). Next, I had to get it down to the sea. How silly I was! Why didn’t I think before I began work? Of course, the canoe was too heavy. I couldn’t move it! I pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didn’t move. I was very unhappy for a long time after that.
That happened in my fourth year on the island. In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe, but I did not try to escape in it. The boat was too small for a long journey, and I did not want to die at sea. The island was my home now, not my prison, and I was just happy to be alive.  A year or two later, I made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. I also built myself a second house there, and so I had two homes.
My life was still busy from morning to night. There were always things to do or to make. I learnt to make new clothes for myself from the skins of dead animals. They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
I kept food and tools (工具) at both my houses, and also wild goats (山羊). There were many goats on the island, and I made fields with high fences to keep them in. They learnt to take food from me, and soon I had goats’ milk to drink every day. I also worked hard in my corn (玉米) fields. And so many years went by.
【小题1】 The purpose of making a canoe on the island was to _____________.

A．escape in it	B．get to the other side of the island
C．use it for food	D．go around the island

【小题2】 To survive, the writer did the following EXCEPT _____________.

A．keeping goats for milk	B．making clothes from animal skins
C．working in the cornfields	D．going fishing in the sea

【小题3】Why didn’t the writer use his first canoe?

A．Because it was too small for a long journey.

B．Because it was too heavy to get down to the sea.

C．Because there was something wrong with it.

D．Because the writer was busy building a second house.

【小题4】From the story, we can learn that _____________.

A．the writer tried to make his stay comfortable on the island

B．the writer had nothing to do on the wild island

C．the writer tried to escape in the second canoe, but failed

D．the writer was in prison on the island, losing his freedom

下面是李国龙先生写的求职信及个人简历，请根据信的内容，将其简历补充完整，每个空格填一词
73 Xinchang Road, Beijing
May 20, 2011         
Dear Sir,
I am writing to introduce myself, with the hope of getting the job you advertised in Daily news.
When I was a child, I was fond of English and always got good grades. In 1995, after six years of hard work in Beijing No. 4 Middle School, I entered People's University. I studied English there for four years.
Luckily, I got my first job when I graduated. I taught English in Beijing No. 4 Middle School from 1999 to 2002. Then I got the chance to receive further education in University of Hawaii in the US. That was a precious experience of my life. I learnt a lot during those two years, especially the differences between eastern and western cultures.
I came back to People's University in 2004. I worked as an assistant(助手) for two years and then as a professor. So far I have got 9 years of working experience.
I won lots of awards. I was an“Excellent Student”of People's University in 1998, and an“Outstanding Teacher”of Beijing No. 4 middle school in 2001.
Thank you for reading my letter, and I will appreciate it very much if you can reply soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Goulong
Curriculum Vitae(简历)
Name:                            Li Guolong
【小题1】           ▲          :    73 Xinchang Road, Beijing
Telephone:                       (010)71785210
Date of Birth:                   May 81, 1975
Nationality:                     Chinese
【小题2】           ▲          :
1989—1995                       Beijing No. 4 Middle School
1995—1999                       People's University, Beijing
Major: English
2002—2004                       University of Hawaii
Working Experience:
1999—2002                     【小题3】       ▲      teacher
Beijing No. 4 Middle School
2004—2006                      【小题4】       ▲      
People's University
2006—present                   Professor
People's University
Awards:
1998                            【小题5】“  ▲  student ”，People's University
2001                           “Outstanding Teacher”, Beijing No. 4 Middle
School