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．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
| A．sixteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
| A．he's her grandson | B．he's clever |
| C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) |
| C．aunt | D．wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
| A．盖印 | B．跺 | C．贴邮票 | D．承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
| A．to wake his grandma up |
| B．to make his grandma angry |
| C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time |
| D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday.
Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。Children usually spend _______ a day in school in America.
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
Some children spend eight hours more _______ on Sunday.
| A．studying | B．playing |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
On television children can see _____.
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
“Television brings many places and events into our homes” means.
| A．television makes things happen on homes |
| B．we can know places and events without going to see them. |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV. |
| D．we can find them easily. |
Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.
| A．a bad program | B．an animal |
| C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
Mary was an operator（接线员）911in Los Angeles．One Thursday morning，she was surprised to get a call from a young child who said，“Mom my ill，Mom my ill, ” again and again．Mary hurried to find the address of the call．She called the police，in a minute，the policemen and doctors arrived at the house．They broke the door open，they couldn't believe their eyes．The little child was so young that maybe she could not walk！She was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand．Tears（眼泪）were running down her face． The doctors gave the woman some medicine and soon she woke up．Later，she told people，“Everyone was surprised that my daughter could call 911．One Monday I tried to teach her how to call 911，but she couldn’t do it．”Mary was surprised，too．“It’s the first time I’ve seen a two-year-old child call 911．”What did Mary do every day？
| A．She answered the telephone calls. |
| B．She talked with the policemen and the doctors. |
| C．She played with the children． |
| D．She dealt with emergencies（紧急情况）. |
How did she feel when she answered the little girl’s call？
| A．She was worried. | B．She was sorry． |
| C．She was surprised. | D．She was happy. |
How did the police and the doctors get into the house？
| A．They went in through the windows. |
| B．They broke the door open. |
| C．They didn't go in. |
| D．The women was outside.They didn't need to go in. |
How could the little girl learn to call 911？．
| A．She learnt it by herself. |
| B．She called it by chance（偶然地）. |
| C．Her mother taught her one Monday. |
| D．Her mother often taught her. |
How old was the little girl？
| A．Only two. |
| B．She was nine. |
| C．She was five. |
| D．She couldn’t walk, so she must be less one. |
| Name |
Personal Information |
| Fei Junlong |
Born in 1965 in Jiangsu, China An astronaut (宇航员) Traveled in Shenzhou VI in outer space with Nie Haisheng from October 12th to October 17th, 2005 |
| Yao Ming |
Born in 1980 in Shanghai, China The son of two great basketball players Joined the Houston Rockets （休斯敦火箭队）in June, 2002 |
| Jay Chou |
Born in 1979 in Taiwan, China A popular singer Favorite music: Hip-Hop |
| Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) |
Born in Sweden A scientist Known for the Nobel Prizes |
| Helen Keller (1880-1968) |
Not able to see or hear Worked hard and became one of the famous writers in America Wrote a lot, such as The Story of My Life |
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled in outer space for ______ days.
| A．five | B．six | C．seven | D．eight |
Yao Ming played basketball in ______ in 2002.
| A．Germany | B．Canada | C．America | D．England |
The ______ was born in 1833.
| A．player | B．singer | C．astronaut | D．scientist |
The Story of My life is the name of a ______ .
| A．sport | B．song | C．prize | D．book |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Yao Ming’s parents were players. |
| B．Jay Chou is from Shanghai, China. |
| C．Alfred Nobel was a French man. |
| D．Helen Keller couldn’t see, but could hear. |
I'm here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about astudent who studiedin Germany.
After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Everyone was sure thathe was going to get a good job easily and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for an interview! The third time he was refused, he couldn't help telephoning the company to ask whythey didn't want him. The answer was simple. “We don't offer jobs to dishonestpeople in Germany.”
What was wrong, you might wonder? The truth is, shortly after he arrived in Germany, this clever student found that it was easyto skip(逃票)buying subway ticketsin this country. So in order tosave money, he often went in the subway without a ticket. As a result, he had been caughtwithouta ticketmany times.
From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, but the truth will com outsooner or later and the cost is high. So remember: honesty is the bestrule.Did the student often buy a ticket when he took the subway?
_________________________________________Where did the student study?
__________________________________________According to the passage, what is the best rule?
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