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 2，3and 4．Most hosts don't live in Zone 1because much of central New York is trading center．Zones 3and 4often 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．

51．Which of the following will the host provide？　　

A．Room cleaning．

B．A swimming pool．

C．Free transport．

D．Traveling guide．

52．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

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

A．Zone1    

B．Zone 2

C．Zone 3   

D．Zone 4

54．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 4are smaller than those in Zone 2．

55．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．

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