Question

阅读下面三篇材料，根据材料内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The homestay(寄宿家庭) provides English language students with the good chance to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of an American home.

What to Expect

The host will provide places to live and meals. Rooms will be cleaned every day. And the host is there to offer help and advice on your physical and mental(精神的) health.

Living Area

Host families are mainly in Zones 2， 3 and 4. Most hosts don’t live in Zone 1 because much of central New York is trading center. Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger houses in uncrowded areas. But it’s very convenient to travel to the center of New York by subway.

Meal Plans

It’s important to know that few American families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your breakfast mainly includes fruit juice， bread and coffee. Cheese， fruit and cold meat are not part of the breakfast. Dinners are usually made up of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert， fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend to visit you， you must ask your host for permission(许可) first， because some families feel uncomfortable when there are strangers at their home.

1.Which of the following will the host provide?

A. Room cleaning.     B. A swimming pool.

C. Free transport.    D. Traveling guide.

2.Most hosts would like to offer you _________ for breakfast.

A. fruit juice， cheese and coffee

B. bread， fruit juice and coffee

C. fruit， fish and cold meat

D. fruit juice， dessert and vegetables

3.We can infer(推断) that _________ is in central New York.

A. Zone1     B. Zone 2     C. Zone 3     D. Zone 4

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The hosts will care for your physical and mental health.

B. Few American families offer the traditional cooked breakfast.

C. You can’t invite any friends to the house without asking the host.

D. Most of the rooms in Zone 4 are smaller than those in Zone 2.

5.The passage is probably written for _________.

A. hosts who want to receive foreign students

B. travelers planning to visit families in New York

C. English learners who want to live in American homes

D. foreigners hoping to study American culture

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了在美国的寄宿家庭为英语语言学生的英语学习提供教室以外说英语的的好机会。

1.The host will provide places to live and meals. Rooms will be cleaned every day.可知房主将提供居住场所和食物。房间将每天打扫。所以选A。

2.It’s important to know that few American families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your breakfast mainly includes fruit juice， bread and coffee. Cheese， fruit and cold meat are not part of the breakfast可知重要的是要知道，很少有美国家庭仍然提供传统的早餐。你的早餐主要包括果汁、面包和咖啡。奶酪、水果和冷肉不是早餐的一部分。所以选B。

3.Host families are mainly in Zones 2， 3 and 4. Most hosts don’t live in Zone 1 because much of central New York is trading center.可知大多数主人不住在1区因为纽约中心的大部分是交易中心。所以选A。

4.Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger houses in uncrowded areas.可知3和4通常在拥挤的地区提供更大的房子。所以选D。

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考点：社会现象类短文阅读。