题目内容
Jay Kohl, an American student, posted an online advertisement two weeks ago searching for a Chinese family to stay with so that he can learn the language and culture.
“I’m a clean, non-smoking, and warm-hearted American man looking for a homestay in the Wudaokou area to improve my Chinese language skills,” he wrote. “I’m willing to offer help with English tutoring(家教) and even can help you with applying to foreign universities.”
He still hasn’t found a suitable home.
“Most of the families that contacted me seem to be interested in doing business instead of cultural exchange,” he said. “I think I might have to rent an apartment in the end.”
Kohl isn’t the only foreigner finding it difficult to find a homestay in Beijing. Michael Benson, who wants to come to Beijing in September, has also faced the same problems.
Why is finding a homestay family so difficult? Beijing Today consulted a Chinese teacher, Jessie Xi, who has been teaching foreign students at the University of International Business and Economics for more than six years.
Xi has accepted many homestays, and from her own experience and what she’s been told, she said there were four major problems visitors may meet when applying for homestays.
Problem 1: Having too high expectation for language improvement.
Problem 2: Considering oneself as a guest instead of a family member.
Problem 3: Not making clear what a family’s rules are beforehand.
Problem 4: Overly(过分) high demands for the living environment.
【小题1】Kohl wanted to look for a homestay in China because he ________.
A.hoped to learn Chinese language and culture further |
B.wanted to do a research on the Chinese daily life |
C.would like to make friends with Chinese families |
D.was interested in Chinese food |
A.can’t be an English tutor in home stays |
B.can’t help apply to foreign universities |
C.might expect too much for language improvement |
D.might refuse to do housework in home stays |
A.English tutoring | B.cultural exchange |
C.foreign universities | D.making money |
A.Foreign visitors can do something helpful for their homestays. |
B.Foreign visitors usually have problems with their homestays. |
C.Foreign visitors should know clearly about the rules of their homestays. |
D.Foreign visitors should consider themselves as the members of their homestays. |
A.gave advice to | B.discussed ideas with |
C.wanted information from | D.raised questions for |
A.A few things to know about the local families |
B.Suggestions for renting apartments in Beijing |
C.How to search for a Chinese family to stay with |
D.Why to find a homestay in Beijing so difficult |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】D
【小题4】B
【小题5】C
【小题6】D
解析试题分析:杰伊科尔,一个美国学生,通过网络想找一个在中国寄宿的家庭,他想提高语言学习和了解中国文化。但是,他还没有找到一个合适的家庭。面对这种情况,不仅仅是他一个人,还有很多人面临着同样的问题,最后专家给出了相应的建议。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题:科尔为什么想在中国找一个寄宿家庭?联系原文:he can learn the language and culture.句意:他可以学习语言和文化。明确答案为第一项。故选A
【小题2】细节理解题。问题:科尔没有找到一个合适的家庭的原因是什么?联系原文,科尔是重点来学习语言的,因此对原文提到的四个问题中第一项原因相符,Problem 1: Having too high expectation for language improvement.对语言的提升有太高的要求。故选 C
【小题3】细节理解题。问题:大多数家庭联系科尔,可能是对什么感兴趣?联系科尔的原话:Most of the families that contacted me seem to be interested in doing business instead of cultural exchange.句意:大多数的家庭联系我,似乎是对做生意感兴趣,而不是文化交流。分析:对商业感兴趣,也就是对挣钱感兴趣。故选D
【小题4】细节理解题。问题:根据短文,下列描述哪一个是不正确的?通过阅读短文,并没有提出外国游客与寄宿家庭有问题,只是外国游客对寄宿家庭的要求有些过高,会导致不容易找到适合的寄宿家庭。因此第二项是不正确的描述。故选B
【小题5】细节理解题。问题:短文中划线词的意思是什么?联系原文:Beijing Today consulted a Chinese teacher, Jessie Xi句意:北京日报请教了一位中文教师,杰西西。分析:请教,就是从对方那得到一些信息。因此选择第三项。故选C
【小题6】细节理解题。问题:短文最好的题目可能是哪一项?联系原文的中心思想是介绍外国游客想在中国找到适合的寄宿家庭而感到困难。结合选项,第四项符合题意。故选D
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
Dear Mr Zhu,
I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.
Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!
What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.
How can I help my son without harming our relationship?
Yours
Liu Zhenhua
【小题1】 What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?
A.A teacher. | B.A magazine columnist. |
C.A youth worker. | D.A doctor. |
A.friendly | B.thankful | C.polite | D.rude |
A.To blame his son. |
B.To ask for help with his son. |
C.To say something about his son. |
D.To complain to him about his son. |
A.The father should let the son alone. |
B.The father should give his son a beating. |
C.The father should allow his son his freedom. |
D.The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son. |
Most young people like to go to rock(摇滚)concerts these days. They like the loud and exciting sound of the music and they enjoy the excitement of a big concert. Rock stars usually have a different style. Their music is exciting and different, and the way they dance and dress makes them popular with young people. The works of rock songs are usually quite easy, but the music itself is complex(复杂的).But some rock stars have problems after they become famous .They don't know what to do when they suddenly become famous, and often they start to drink or
take drugs(毒品).Then their health becomes bad. Some, like Elvis Presley, died at a very young age because of drugs.
【小题1】A big rock concert can make young people________.
A.sad | B.happy |
C.unhealthy | D.excited |
A.The works of rock songs | B.Rock stars |
C.The styles of rock stars | D.Rock music |
A.They become unhealthy. |
B.They don't know what to do. |
C.They begin to drink a lot. |
D.They stop singing |
A city in South Korea has added a new attraction to its cultural landscape(景观)—the world’s first “Toilet Theme Park”. The Restroom Cultural Park in the city of Suwon is proving a huge hit with locals and tourists alike.
The park was built to memorize the former city mayor Sim Jae-duck, known as “Mr Toilet”. He believed the toilet is a very important place and full of culture. Visitors to the park can enjoy its toilet- bowl- shaped exhibition hall as well as lots of bronze statues(铜像) in all kinds of toilet positions. They can even sit on Mr Kim’s original toilet, which includes a full-length glass door that mists(蒙上薄雾) up when it is being used.
Suwon has become well known because of the promotion(宣传) of toilet culture. The city attracts toilet- related artwork from around the world to its galleries. It famously hosts the Golden Poop Art Festival- a celebration of one of the calls of nature. The city also lists lots of its own public toilets as tourist attractions on its website. Sim Jae-duck’s toilet-shaped house, now a museum, should be the must-see for enthusiasts. It’s said that Mr Sim was born in the loo of his mother’s house, so he loved toilets very much. He said in 2007, “The toilet can save humankind from diseases and is a place for introspection(反省). The toilet is also a central living place that has culture.”
【小题1】 What’s the theme park’s name?
A.Restroom Park |
B.Toilet World |
C.The Restroom Cultural Park |
D.The Park of World Toilets. |
A.Captain Lavatory | B.Mr Toilet |
C.Bathroom Bill | D.Number Two |
A.The toilet slowly moves around. |
B.“The Toilet Song ” starts playing. |
C.The water comes out. |
D.Its glass door fogs up. |
A.In a toilet- shaped bed. |
B.In the WC of his mother’s house. |
C.In a public toilet in Suwon. |
D.In a hospital toilet. |
A.思想者 | B.智障者 |
C.残疾人 | D.爱好者 |
Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning, while others read newspapers as soon as they have spare time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world.
Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines(标题) of the passage.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers.
Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.
Today newspapers in English have the largest number of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 2lst Century as they bring us more and more information together with the Internet.
【小题1】People read newspapers in order to _____.
A.read the short stories |
B.find the morning news |
C.learn the latest news |
D.meet their own different needs |
A.they just read the headlines |
B.not everyone reads all the pages |
C.they have no time to read them |
D.they read them very carefully |
A.newspapers become cheaper |
B.more pages mean more money |
C.more and more people like to read them |
D.people enjoy reading something different |
A.in Chinese | B.in English |
C.in other language | D.with many pages |
The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors(年长者) have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.
1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?
·Finding:A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.
·Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.
2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?
·Finding:Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their
hands only 4 times a day---half of the number which doctors recommend.
·Step:We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.
3. How often do you think about fighting germs?
·Finding:Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.
·Step: Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds.
【小题1】What is found out American seniors?
A.Most of them have good habits. |
B.Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week . |
C.All of then are fighting germs better than expected . |
D.About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day. |
A.twice a day | B.three times a day |
C.four times a day | D.eight times a day |
A.We should keep from touching our faces . |
B.There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth . |
C.A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet . |
D.We should wash our hands before touching a door handle . |
When you are in England, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street, you must look to the right first and then left. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then the people on foot can cross the road.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn’t cross. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from work, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most dangerous then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first or you will go the wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the city very clearly. It’s very interesting.
【小题1】When you are in England, you must always remember that_________.
A.there are many cars and buses on the road. |
B.the traffic drives on the left. |
C.there are not any traffic lights. |
D.the traffic drives on the right. |
A.there are too many buses there |
B.the traffic lights are different from ours |
C.crossing the street is dangerous |
D.you may go the wrong way |
A.cross the streets |
B.look at the traffic lights |
C.sit on the second floor of a big bus and see the beautiful city |
D.look at the busy streets in the morning |
A.Buses in England | B.Traffic in England |
C.Travelling in England | D.Traffic lights in England |