题目内容
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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 sightseeing 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.
() l. 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
() 2. The writer had wanted to visit London since .
A. last month B. years ago
C. the special meeting D. her stay abroad
() 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
() 4. The writer ’ s host family .
A. was very kind to her
B. went sightseeing with her
C. had two white daughters
D. was interested in her activities
() 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 to take the students in a car
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A
Ⅲ.任务型阅读阅读下面短文,然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息,每空限一词。
Don ’ t rest on your laurels
Have you ever heard the saying “ Don ’ t rest on your laurels ” ? “Laurels ” means the achievements you have already got. The saying suggests that you shouldn , t be so satisfied with your achievements that you ’11 no longer try to improve.
As to this saying,Mike Perham has set us a good example. Bom in 1992 in
Hertfordshire,England,Mike was just 14 when he became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You might think the achievements are good enough,but Mike doesn , t think so. At the age of 17 ? he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage (航海) .
Mike is now 19 ? and he is still trying his best to break the records and push himself further. For his next adventure,he plans to fly around the world on his own,making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.
Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his adventures? he has travelled widely,speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK,Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Pream”.
Amazing facts:
Mike started sailing when he was seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.
His round-the-world yacht (游艇) was called TotallyMoney. com.
Don’t rest on your laurels | |
Passage outline | Supporting details |
The explanation of the saying | “ Don ’ t rest on your laurels ” means that you shouldn’t stop 1. only because of your achievements. |
Amazing facts | . At the age of 7 ? Mike started sailing. . At the age of 14 ,sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made Mike become the 2. one who set a record. . At the age of 17 ? Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing 3. around the world. |
Present situation | Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His 4. to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly. |
The 5. of Mike ’ s achievements | Mike ’ s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams. |