“Homestay is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local(當?shù)氐? family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability,” said a teacher during a school meeting last term. “Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed.”
After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.
The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong

  1. 1.

    In the “homestay” program, a visitor can _____

    1. A.
      learn more about holidays
    2. B.
      understand his culture better
    3. C.
      improve the language ability
    4. D.
      take part in foreign meetings
  2. 2.

    The writer had wanted to visit London since _______

    1. A.
      last month
    2. B.
      a long time ago
    3. C.
      the special meeting
    4. D.
      her stay abroad
  3. 3.

    The writer’s host family ______

    1. A.
      was very kind to her
    2. B.
      went sight-seeing with her
    3. C.
      had two white daughters
    4. D.
      was interested in her activities
  4. 4.

    From the passage, we know that the writer ______ in London

    1. A.
      wished to stay a little longer
    2. B.
      had a wonderful time
    3. C.
      had classes in many interesting places
    4. D.
      helped the teacher take the students in a car
CBAB
試題分析:在國外游學(xué)選擇什么樣的寄宿方式?選擇去當?shù)鼐用窦依镒∈且粋不錯的選擇。我一直想要這樣的機會,終于上個月和一些同學(xué)一起去了倫敦。我們住在不同的家庭里,而我選擇的家庭讓我學(xué)到了很多。每天都有各種各樣的活動和出游。然而三個星期很快就過去了,這成了我寶貴的回憶。
1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability.判斷選C。
2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.判斷選B。
3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. 判斷選A。
4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的段意(我喜歡此次旅行的每一分鐘!覀兊秒x開“家”去香港。)判斷我在倫敦過得很愉快。選B。
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