Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。

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 have something to worry about.

Host family accommodation is often seen as the number-one 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 time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families also has the advantage for students of 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 of living at a low cost.

The advantages, however, have not prevented host families from worrying. On 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 socio-economic 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 m make living conditions better, including broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long shower. They are also proving students with structured family activities.

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

Title: 【1】 Family Accommodation

Theme	Host families are improving the accommodation quality
【2】___________	1）Language study	【3】 ________________
	2）Cultural communication	(1) 【4】 _________________
		(2) Knowing the local way of life, people and culture
	3）【5】 _______________	Being least expensive sometimes
【6】__________	1）Loss of selling point	Hosts’ having less time for students
	2）【7】 _______________	Students’ becoming more demanding
【8】___________	Service quality improvement	(1) 【9】 _________________
		(2) Organizing structured family activities
【10】 ___________	Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with students.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】Host family accommodation

【2】Advantages

【3】Possibly becoming faster

【4】Communicating with hosts

【5】Cost of living

【6】Worries\Problems

【7】Rise in expectations

【8】Efforts\Measures

【9】Bettering living conditions

【10】Conclusion

【解析】

【1】Host family accommodation这是对全文的概括。

【2】Advantages.根据第二段内容，尤其是第一句：for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. 再根据该题（表格）右边所对应的三点。

【3】Possibly becoming faster.根据表格该题目的左边第一点提示及第二段第二句后language acquisition is likely to become faster.

【4】Communicating with hosts.根据第二段第三句able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, and get to know the local way of life, people and culture.

【5】Cost of living根据表格中该题左边的已知信息及第二段第一句末尾

【6】Worries\Problems根据表格该题右边已知信息及第三段的内容（尤其是第一句）

【7】Rise in expectations根据表格中该题右边的已知信息及第三段倒数第二句中students’ expectations have risen

【8】Efforts\Measures.根据该题表格右边的已知信息及第四段的内容尤其是该段第一句。

【9】 Bettering living conditions.根据该题表格左边的已知信息及第四段第二句。（bettering的形式根据该题下面的第（2）点已知信息organizing）.

【10】 Conclusion根据全文的意义及最后一句。