Finding a suitable place to live is not easy for a student who first arrived in a strange place . I was lucky because I had booked a dormitory with the school before I arrived .. I t was a flat with seven independent rooms and a shared bathroom and kitchen . all of my flatmates are all students form Britain . I thought I was lucky to be part of this flat with these energetic young men . However , I found myself unhappy with them only a few days after I stayed there . These young people seemed never to be quiet . Usually they would not come back until late into the night .They even played football in the room whenever they like , whether it was early morning or late night . Worse still , they always had parties . Those loud music and laughter made me sleepless the whole night . Finally , I had no choice but to ask the authority to move me to another flat where most of the students were international students pursuing their master degrees . They were older in age and hold heavier study burden . So they were quieter .
My advice for those who want to study in the UK is to get in touch with the international student accommodation service of your school first and tell them to arrange for you to share a flat with graduates before you come here.
小題1:What was the trouble while living with the British students?
A．They loved football too much
B．They often held parties .
C．They disturbed the writer’s living greatly .
D．They went to bed too late and got up too early .
小題2:The measure the writer took to solve the problem was     .
A．a(chǎn)sking some older students for help
B．giving the British students heavier study burden
C．a(chǎn)sking the authority to make the British student burden
D．changing a place to live
小題3:The advice the writer gave us was      .
A. don’t live with young British students
B live with students who have study burden
C. get your housing fixed before your arrival
D. better live in your school
小題4:The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “        ” .
A． the roomB． footballC．timeD．the night

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C
本文是一片非常簡單的小短文，對于高二的學(xué)生來說，難度教小。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章4-6行，可知那些孩子打擾了他的生活。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章可知后來作者換了住所，可知選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章前2行可知，作者建議我們之前就應(yīng)該定好住所。
小題4:猜測詞義。根據(jù)后面 的early morning or late night，可知it指時(shí)間。
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C．so difficult that nobody can understand
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A．eagerlyB．repeatedlyC．friendlyD．warmly
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A．a(chǎn)lsoB．neverC．oftenD．not
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A．ItB．WhatC．ThatD．Which
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A．demandsB．ordersC．requestsD．commands
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A．eatB．eatingC．to eatD．a(chǎn)te
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A．hotB．heatC．coldD．only
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A．entranceB．a(chǎn)ccessC．doorD．way
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A．foreignerB．a(chǎn)boardC．civilD．overseas
小題18:
A．likeB．a(chǎn)s ifC．a(chǎn)sD．even if
小題19:
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