Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are offering their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay and the chance for guests to see the area like local people. " They are very popular with students who want to stay in another country and learn a language. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.
The Atal family Our family home is in the north of Nepal, in the Himalayan Mountains, in the village of Manang. The village is small and quiet. It is a very friendly place. The mountains are very beautiful, You can go for long walks and swim in the rivers, but there are no shops, cinemas or café. |
Kate and Julian Foxton Our two-bedroom house is by the sea in the southwest of England. It is 15 minutes' drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests, and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for sports like swimming and mountain biking. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car. |
Chafic and Aline Halwany Our home is near the historic city center of Beirut, Lebanon, a large city in the Middle East. There are lots of cafe and restaurants, which are open late at night. We love it here because it's so friendly and you can always find what you need. Lots of people can come here to learn Arabic and French. There are also a lot of jobs and businesses here. However, it can be noisy at night and there is a lot of traffic during the day. The best thing about Beirut is the weather. It is nice all year round; it rains in the winter, but there is no snow. |
（ 1 ） Which of the following is TRUE about the Atal family?
| A． |
It's near the sea |
| B． |
It's in a historic center |
| C． |
It's in a noisy city |
| D． |
It's in the mountainous areas |
（ 2 ） Staying at Kate and Julian Foxton, you can ________ .
| A． |
go to shops, cinemas or café |
| B． |
swim in the sea |
| C． |
take buses or trains around |
| D． |
have nice weather all year round |
（ 3 ） If you want to learn French, which would you choose?
| A． |
Kate and Julian Foxton |
| B． |
The Atal family |
| C． |
Chafic and Aline Halwany |
| D． |
The village of Manang |
Trip 1 One week in the Mountains
Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful area of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing. This is also a protection area for wild animals. You can find many kinds of animals living in this area.
Time: May 8—May 14 Tel: 64639818 Adult: $110
Trip 2 Three days in the country
There are many beautiful gardens. Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sight in Hunter Valley. It is a good place for fishing and horse riding. Bird lovers can also enjoy a great walk.
Time: May 20—May 22 Tel: 63986423 Adult: $50 Child: $25
Trip 3 Flashlight adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a torch, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. It’s a trip full of adventure. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night.
Time: May 16—May 18 Tel: 63875629 Adult: $30 Not for children
Trip 4 Five days by the sea
Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. Our hotel is next to the sea. We have our own boats, too. You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool. Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming.
Time: May 23—May 27 Tel: 67538293 Adult: $80 Child: $40If you want to enjoy the sunshine with your friends at the seaside, you can call _________.
| A．67538293 | B．63875629 | C．64639818 | D．63986423 |
How much does Mr. Smith have to pay if he wants to stay in Hunter Valley with his wife and his five-year-old daughter?
| A．$75. | B．$100. | C．$125. | D．$150. |
David can take part in _______ for ________ days from May 16 to May 18.
| A．hiking in the mountains, 7 |
| B．fishing in the country, 5 |
| C．swimming in the sea, 3 |
| D．walking at night with a torch, 3 |
________clearly tells people that children can’t take part in this kind of trip.
| A．Trip 1. | B．Trip 2. | C．Trip 3. | D．Trip 4. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the four ads?
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Can you imagine a world without the Internet? It’s surprising to think about it. Now, China has more than 162 million Internet users, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. This is the second largest number of users in the world after the United States. Today, 66% of Chinese “netizens(网民)” are teenagers. “They spend about thirteen hours every week online,” said Qian Hulin, an Internet expert. Doctor Song in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital said about 14% of Chinese netizens who are teens often went on playing online games for over ten hours.
The main reasons why teenagers surf the web are to search for information, to communicate with others and to have fun. On the Internet, teenagers can find out almost anything. And surfing the web can help students with their homework and widen their knowledge.
Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, is for her students using the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.
In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.______ has the most Internet users in the world according to this article.
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．Russia |
There are about ____Chinese netizens to surf the web about 13 hours every week.
| A．107 million old | B．22.7 million old |
| C．107 million young | D．22.7 million young |
Doctor Song said some teenagers continued ________ more than ten hours.
| A．playing online games |
| B．searching for information |
| C．chatting with their friends |
| D．sending emails to others |
Li Dong in No.41 Middle School is for her students using the Internet because she _.
| A．thinks surfing the Net can help students spend less time on homework |
| B．thinks the students surfing the Net can get more background information than the others |
| C．wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests |
| D．wants to know what her students do and think about at home |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world. |
| B．From the first paragraph we can know that Doctor Song works in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital. |
| C．Surfing the web can widen the students’ knowledge. |
| D．“It” in the last paragraph only refers to sending emails. |
Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”How many children did Ellie had in total?
| A．Five. | B．Six. | C．Seven. | D．Eight. |
What happened in the winter?
| A．There was a flood. |
| B．There was an earthquake |
| C．There was a rain storm. |
| D．There was a fire. |
What did Ellie do to help other families?
| A．She gave them food. |
| B．She bought many Christmas present for them. |
| C．She took in one of the families. |
| D．She took in a girl. |
What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?
| A．Many beautiful presents. | B．Nothing. |
| C．A girl. | D．A daddy. |
What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?
| A．She had no children. |
| B．Her husband was killed. |
| C．She had no parents. |
| D．She gave much money to others. |
American boys and girls love watching 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 both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time 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 crimes (犯罪活动) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.
| A．studying | B．playing card games |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
On television children can see ________.
| A．games | B．big animals |
| C．oceans | D．almost everything |
Children usually spend ________ a day in school.
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
“Television brings many places and events into homes. ” means ________.
| A．television makes things happen in 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 |
Mr. Smith never watched TV. He thought that people spent too much time watching it. Some of his friends often talked about sports shows, the movies and plays. Mr. Smith said to himself, “They never read any books or go out in the evening. ” So he didn’t buy a TV.
Two years ago, Mr. Smith was 60 years old. He stopped working in the hospital. His son bought him a TV. He began to watch all the news. He knows much more about the world now. And he reads more books, too.
Now, Mr. Smith will get very unhappy if you trouble(打扰) him when he is watching TV. I can’t know that one can change(改变) his idea when he is 60. Mr. Smith didn’t watch TV because ________.
| A．he had no time to watch it |
| B．he thought it took (占用) people much time to watch TV |
| C．he couldn’t buy the TV set |
| D．he thought watching TV is bad for people’s eyes |
Mr. Smith ________ when he worked in the hospital.
| A．went to mountains |
| B．played sports |
| C．read books |
| D．watched TV |
Mr Smith didn’t work in the hospital ________.
| A．after he was 60 |
| B．before his son bought him a TV |
| C．when his son asked him not to work |
| D．after he liked watching the news |
Mr. Smith is ________ now.
| A．58 | B．60 | C．62 | D．61 |
The black word “unhappy” means ________ in Chinese.
| A．很高兴 | B．很和蔼 | C．不高兴 | D．不理解 |