When people travel in another city or country ,they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is called homestay . It is a great experience because you can meet people from a different country or city and learn something new about that place . I am Wan Li from China. I came to the UK with my friends for a short visit . we are living with an English couple ,Mr. and Mrs.Green ,in the west of London. They have a wonderful four –bedroom house . This is a new house . It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own .
There are some shopping centres and restaurants near the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about thirty minutes to get to the centre of London.
I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad . The local people are friendly and willing to help. If you happen to celebrate the holidays with them, you will get to know more about western culture and customs.The underlined word homestay in the passage means_________.
| A．Stay at home. |
| B．Stay in the homes of one’s friends |
| C．Stay in the homes of one’s relatives |
| D．Stay in the homes of the local people. |
Wan Li and his friends live with _______ in London.
| A．Mr. and Mrs. Bush | B． Mr. and Mrs. Green |
| C． Mr. and Mrs. | D．Mr. and Mrs. Brown |
There is ____________near the house.
| A．a bus station | B．an underground station |
| C．a train station | D．an airport |
How long does it take Wan Li to get to the centre of London from the west of London?
| A．Thirty minutes | B．Thirteen minutes |
| C．Twenty minutes | D． Forty minutes |
When travelers to the Great Britain happen to celebrate the holidays with the local people they will learn more about___________.
| A．western culture and customs |
| B．world culture and customs |
| C．eastern culture and customs |
| D．southern culture and customs |
阅读下面这封电子邮件，判断所给句子是否与文章内容相符。符合的用F表示，不符合的用T表示。
From: Lisa @yahoo.com xkb1.com
To: Jenny@sohu.com.cn
Subject: Come to my party!
Hi, Jenny. I will(将要) have a party this Friday at my home. Some friends will come. They are from my office. My cousin Peter is coming, too. He is nice. So I want you to meet him.
Do you want to come? We will play games and have a talk. Then we will eat dinner. Everybody will bring food or drinks(饮料) for the party. The party will start at 4:00 p.m. We will have it for four hours.
Can you come? Call me soon!The E-mail is from Jenny to Lisa
Lisa will have a party on Friday morning.
Lisa and her friends work in the same (相同) place.
Jenny doesn’t need to bring any of food and drinks for the party.
The party finishes at 8:00 p.m.
阅读短文, 完成下面的表格.
Linda, thank you for your last letter. How are you? I like your photos very much. Here are some photos of my family. I hope you like them, too. In the first photo, I’m eating lunch at home with my parents. In the next photo .My brother and I are at school. We’re playing soccer. In the third photo, my sister is reading a book. In the fourth photo, my mother and sister are shopping at the mall. In the last photo, you can see my grandma and grandpa. They are eating dinner at home. My grandparents are really nice. I hope to hear from you soon. Who am I, can you guess? Paul?
| Which |
Who |
What |
where |
| the first photo |
eating lunch |
at home |
|
| Paul and his brother |
playing soccer |
at school |
|
| the third photo |
his sister |
We don’t know |
|
| the fourth photo |
his mother and sister |
Shopping |
|
| the last photo |
eating dinner |
at grandparent’s home |
根据短文内容回答下面的问题，每空一词。
My name is Dave. I have two good friends. On Saturdays we often go to see the animals in the zoo. Tom likes pandas because they’re kind of shy. He likes Ling Ling best. Ling Ling is three years old now. Tom often goes to see her. Mary likes to play with dolphins. There are two dolphins in the zoo. They’re friendly to people. My favorite animals are lions. I think they’re smart. But Mary doesn’t like them. She says lions are too scary. We have a little dog. Its name is Bargo. It’s black and white. Bargo often goes with us to the zoo. It’s cute. We all love it very much.When do they often go to the zoo?
They go to the zoo ________ ________.How old is Ling Ling?
She is__________ ___________ old.Why does Mary like dolphins?
Because they’re ________ ________ people.What kind of animal is Bargo?
Bargo is a __________. It’s ___________.
Sunny Language School
We are a language school for children of 12—18. We want an assistant in the library, an English teacher, a gate- keeper, and a sports coach.
| Job |
Age |
Language |
Skill（能力） |
Other term（其他条件） |
| lab assistant |
20—35 |
Chinese, English |
enough experience (经验, 经历)for the job |
careful（细心） |
| teacher |
20—45 |
English, French, Japanese |
have the TQC(教师资格) |
responsible（负责） |
| sports coach |
20—40 |
Chinese, English |
major（专业）in P.E. |
healthy and strong（强壮） |
| gate-keeper |
 |
Chinese |
have a good memory（记忆力） |
healthy |
Who can't go to Sunny Language School?
| A．A 13 - year - old child |
| B．A 17 - year - old child |
| C．A 15 - year -old child |
| D．A 20 - year -old child |
Who is not wanted in the ad?
| A．A waiter | B．A teacher |
| C．A sports coach | D．A gate - keeper |
Who doesn’t need to speak English?
| A．A teacher | B．A lab assistant |
| C．A sports coach | D．A gate- keeper |
The sports coach must(必须)______.
| A．major in P.E. | B．know two languages |
| C．be healthy and strong | D．All above |
Who needs speak three languages?
| A．A lab assistant | B．A teacher |
| C．A sports coach | D．A gate – keeper |
In England ,people don’t often talk to each other when they travel. If you get on a bus or a train. you can see people sitting and looking out of the window. Other people may read books or newspapers.
When you meet English people, they often start a conversation by talking about the weather . So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of the year!”
“But it was a little cold yesterday, ”somebody may answer.
“But it will get a bit warmer later,”you can say.
Talking like this, they will think,“How friendly you are!”English people _________on the bus.
| A．often talk a lot |
| B．never talk to each other |
| C．read newspapers |
| D．never looking out of the window. |
When you meet English people, you can start the conversation by talking about the__________.
| A．weather | B．work | C．family | D．age |
According to(根据) the passage, if you talk to English people about the weather, they will think_________.
| A．you are friendly | B．you are right |
| C．you are English | D．you are clever. |
Which of the followings is true?
| A．English people like traveling by bus |
| B．English people often talk about the weather |
| C．English people are unfriendly. |
| D．English people like the cold weather. |