2．解析：从第二段可知。

答案：Advantages

1．解析：文章首段是全文的主题段，首句是主题句。

答案：Host Family Accommodation

4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 6 words)

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3．What kind of person do you think the author is? (no more than 7 words)

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2．Sum up the theme Adrianne Foglia wanted to display when she acted as a live statue on the

plinth.(no more than 2 words)

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If you’ ve visited London recently，the chances are that you passed through the tourist attraction of Trafalgar Square.But since July，the square has looked a little different.There’s a statue being put on top of a plinth(柱基)．But unlike the other statues in the square，this one is alive and kicking.The project，called One & Other，was created by the British artist Antony Gormley，who was invited by the Mayor of London to create a sculpture atop the vacant fourth plinth in the northwestern corner of London’s Trafalgar Square.Instead of sculpting a statue from bronze or marble，Gormley was moved by the idea to place real people on the plinth.The idea was to feature one performer or “plinther” one hour in a continuous 24­hour cycle for 100 days straight.A website has been broadcasting it continuously and the last day of the project is October 19.

Antony Gormley said，“ The idea is very simple.Through putting a person onto the plinth，the body becomes a symbol.In the context of Trafalgar Square with its military and historical statues，this elevation of everyday life to the position formerly occupied by monumental art allows us to reflect on the diversity，vulnerability(弱点) and feature of the individual in contemporary society.It’ s about people coming together to do something extraordinary and unpredictable.It could be tragic but it could also be funny.”

My aunt，Adrianne Foglia，was one of the participants to perform on the plinth.At midnight one night late last month，she climbed up to the top and unfolded a huge banner that said “In Your Life，Who Do You Remember? Who Would You Thank？” I watched online as she began to tell in detail the long list of people who had touched her life.As she spoke，she wrote their names on a canvas (画布) in colored markers to create an abstract mosaic next to the words “People are the colors of our lives.Each one of us is a canvas.” I appreciated her performance very much.However，I also noticed some worrying “plinthers”．Ollie Campbell threw out a live chicken and two blow­up dolls from the mouth before running naked across the square，pursued by the police.Liz Crow sat in a wheelchair in a Nazi uniform.

The project has been criticized as a “negative” view of society.Jonathan Jones wrote in the Guardian，“ One & Other is a portrait of a society in which people will try anything to make their voices heard...but no one can hear what they’ re saying.”

1．How many participants are needed to act as live statues? (no more than 3 words)

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Host family accommodation，or living with host families，remains popular among language travel students for its unique advantages.These days，host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality，for they still have something to worry about.

Host family accommodation is often seen as the number­one choice for its advantages in language study，cultural communication and cost of living.Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster.Living in host families also has the advantage of students being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their“host parents”，and get to know the local way of life，people and culture.Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive.It attracts students，for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.

The advantages，however，have not prevented host families from worrying.On the one hand，some host families are losing their unique selling point.The problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities，now generally single and young，have less time available for students，but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice.On the other，students’ expectations have risen.They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation，as they come mainly from high socio­economic groups in their own countries.

To get out of the difficult situation，host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service.They are trying to make living conditions better，including broadband Internet service，private bathroom，and access to plenty of hot water for long showers.They are also providing students with structured family activities.

It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.

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