Question

Home stay 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

Home stays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and of 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). Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned 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 desert, 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 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 home stay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.

1.The passage is probably written for ____________.

A. host willing to receive foreign students

B. foreigners hoping to build British culture

C. travellers planning to visit families in London

D. English learners applying to like in English homes

2. Which of the following will the host provide?

A. Room cleaning. B.Medical care.

C.Free transport. D.Physical training.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph3?

Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2

B. The business centre of London is in Zone.

C. Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.

D. Zone 2 is more crowded than Zone 4.

4. According to the passage. What does continental Breakfast include?

A. Dessert and coffee B. Fruit and vegetables.

C. bread and fruit juice D. Centre and cold meat.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析: 本文讲述的是寄居在当地人家里能够提供给学英语的学生在教室外面讲英语的机会同时也会有成为一个英国家庭的一部分的经历

1.推理题。根据文章第一段Home stay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.可知本文是给那些想到英国去学习语言的人所写的，介绍homestay的信息。故选D项。

2.  细节题。根据文章第二段Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week.可知A项Room cleaning是对方提供的服务之一，故选A项。

3.推断题。根据第三段提到的Home stays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential.可知伦敦1区是商业的集中区，2,3,4区有很多homestay的服务 故选B项。。

4.细节题。根据倒数第三段提到Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee.可知C项是传统的英国早餐的内容，故选C项。

考点：文化类阅读。