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Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home. What to Expect The host will provide accommodation(住处)and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice and to take an interest in your physical and mental health. Accommodation Zones Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowded area. It is very convenient to travel in London by underground. Meal Plans Available ◇Continental Breakfast ◇Breakfast and Dinner ◇Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner It’ s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物类食品),bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by dessert, fruit and coffee. Friends If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’ s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion(侵犯)of their privacy. Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much. 【1】The passage is probably written for ________. A. hosts willing to receive foreign students B. foreigners hoping to build British culture C. travellers planning to visit families in London D. English learners applying to live in English homes 【2】According to the passage, we can know that ____________. A. the host will provide medical care B. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2 C. Continental Breakfast includes bread and fruit juice D. you can invite friends to visit without the host’ s permission 【3】Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation? A. To enjoy much more freedom. B. To entertain friends as they like. C. To enrich their knowledge of English. D. To experience a warmer family atmosphere. |
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D Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades. Other forms of prenatal involvement, including volunteering at school and observing a child's class, also fail to help, according to the most recent study on the topic. The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting(养育子女) where schools except them to act as partners in their children's education. Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time, fed, dressed and ready to learn. Kaith Robinson, the author of the study, said, "I really don't know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids' education that leads to declines in their academic performance. One of the things that was consistently negative was parents' help with homework." Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task." They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now, or in some cases never learnt it themselves, but they're still offering advice." Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks. In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant. Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because "children with good academic success do have involved parents ", admitted Robinson. But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success." A big surprise was that Asian-American parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved. They took a more reasonable approach, conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives." 【1】The underlined expression "parental involvement " in Paragraph 1 probably means . A. parents' expectation on children's health B. parents' participation in children's education C. parents' control over children's life D. parents' plan for children's future 【2】What is the major finding of Robinson's study ? A. Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way. B. Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging. C. Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected. D. Parents are not able to help with children’s homework. 【3】The example of Asian-American parents implies that parents should . A. help children realize the importance of schooling B. set a specific life goal for their children C. spend more time improving their own lives D. take a more active part in school management |
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A 27-year-old inventor, Joco Paulo Lammoglia, has come up with a new device(设备)named the AIRE mask, which is capable of transforming the wind energy provided by the wearer’ s electrical energy. This means breathing has become a source of renewable energy. The inspiration for the invention came from his watching children blowing on pinwheels (纸风车). The device is worn like a mask equipped with tiny wind turbines (涡轮) and it can work its magic even while people are sleeping, running or hanging around, since energy is created from one’ s breath. The principle of this AIRE mask is simple. The invention uses the wind flow created by breathing and changes it into energy that can charge mobile phones and iPods. Simply put this mask connected to your mobile phone on your face. The rest takes place naturally through your breath that provides power to run turbines which produce electricity. Lammoglia explained how useful he hopes the AIRE will become. He said, “I hope to bring the concept into production and reduce the carbon footprint. It can be used indoors or outdoors, while you’ re sleeping, walking, running or even reading books. ” Apart from saving energy and contributing to environmental protection, it also encourages the practice of physical exercise. This is an entirely all time renewable energy source. Its energy is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Lammoglia explained why he thought the AIRE was so useful, saying, “Though many of our modern devices offer benefits, they tend to consume a high amount of electrical energy. This may cause problems for the environment, especially if the energy used by these devices is produced by non-renewable sources. The AIRE mask will be future’ s cheaper source of charging mobile phones. It would save energy and allow people to never have to worry about their phone dying unless they stop breathing. 【1】The AIRE mask can stop working if people_______. A. use it indoors B. read books C. hang around D. stop breathing 【2】After putting on the mask, how do people charge their mobile phones using the device? A. Breathe out air---Drive turbines---Produce electricity. B. Use wind---Pass through turbines---Produce electricity. C. Breathe in air---Use turbines---Create energy. D. Connect turbines---Produce wind flow---Create energy. 【3】Lammoglia would most probably agree that the AIRE mask _______. A. consumes a high amount of energy B. will account for environmental damage C. is a good solution to energy problems D. is available in the shop now 【4】What can be a suitable title for the text? A. An electronic mask B. A breath-powered charger C. A renewable energy source D. A wind-driven device |
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A great life doesn’t happen by accident. A great life is the result of allocating (分配) your time, energy and hard work towards what you want your life to be. Stop setting yourself up for stress and failure. 【1】 Make the following secrets fit your own needs and style, and start creating your own great life today! A great life is the result of simplifying your life. People often misunderstand what simplify means. 【2】 Instead, it’s a way to free up your energy and time for the work that you enjoy and the purpose for which you are here. In order to create a great life, you will have to make room for it first. A great life is the result of removing distractions(分心之事). Up to 75% of your mental energy can be used in things that are not important but distracting you. Look around at someone’s life you admire. What do they do that you would like to adopt in your own life? Ask them how they did it. 【3】 A great life is the result of your adjustments. 【4】It may mean thinking about again how you spend your time, or choosing to spend your money in a different way. It may mean looking for new ways to spend your energy that agree with your particular definition of a great life. 【5】There’s the old saying everyone’s familiar with “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. In order to even move from the couch to the refrigerator, you have to start. There’s no better time to start than today. It’s what you do TODAY that will make a difference in your life tomorrow. A.A great life is the result of starting. B.Start setting up your life to support success and ease. C.A great life is the result of having intention. D.So it requires that you should make some changes. E.It’s not a way to remove work from your life. F.It’s easy to spend your days on whatever gets your attention. G.Then you will find ways to free up your mental energy for more important things. |
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A woman, who had spent the afternoon at Tom’s bar, couldn’t find her wallet. She didn’t care about her ID, credit card or cash but her wedding _______ . Tom didn’t like the idea that a(n) _______ could have occurred at his place. So he spent hours on cameras, _______ the woman’s every step in the bar _______ she went to sit on a bench outside and left. Soon, a young man _______ the bench, put something into his pocket, and walked off. Tom _______ a photo online, hoping someone could know him. Within hours, Tom got a text from 17-year-old Danny who _______ having taken the wallet because he hadn’ t eaten in two days. He thought the ring was _________, so he took the money and _______ the wallet off the public docks(码头) into the ocean. Danny wasn’ t __________ with his family and had been living in the __________ for a week. Tom, a father of two, saw the boy for what he was: more of a kid than a criminal, __________ to help him. Tom called in two divers to __________ the wallet. An hour passed, but there was no __________ of the ring at all. Tom grew __________. Each passing minute increased the __________ that Danny would be arrested(逮捕). Then a diver popped up. In his hand was the __________, and inside was the ring. Tom called the wallet’ s owner. She immediately dropped the __________ against Danny for stealing the ring. But it wasn’t __________ for Tom. He’ d been troubled about Danny sleeping in the cold woods. With his home big enough to give Danny a place to live for a while, Tom told the teen he could __________ with his family until the boy got on his feet again. 【1】A.video B.cards C.ring D.photos 【2】A.case B.theft C.incident D.affair 【3】A.watching B.following C.designing D.imagining 【4】A.because B.since C.until D.when 【5】A.touched B.noticed C.found D.approached 【6】A.published B.posted C.took D.developed 【7】A.admitted B.forgot C.denied D.risked 【8】A.genuine B.priceless C.expensive D.worthless 【9】A.pushed B.dragged C.threw D.put 【10】A.breaking up B.getting along C.putting up D.walking along 【11】A.woods B.bar C.docks D.street 【12】A.managed B.failed C.decided D.happened 【13】A.search for B.reach for C.return for D.prepare for 【14】A.signal B.sign C.symbol D.sight 【15】A.annoyed B.confused C.frightened D.worried 【16】A.speed B.awareness C.chances D.level 【17】A.wallet B.camera C.cash D.credit card 【18】A.project B.charge C.campaign D.debate 【19】A.easy B.hard C.right D.over 【20】A.wander B.move C.travel D.stay |
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend in the U. S. 【1】 (continue) to grow. “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just find it hard【2】 (pay) for what we need. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. ”John got married six 【3】 (month)ago, and in common with many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high.【4】(take)a 2-week course for $280 at a night school, now the Rosses build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well 【5】in a shoe making factory. Last month, he 【6】 (receive) a car repair bill for $420. “I was 【7】 (deep) upset about it that my car repairs cost too much. So I decided to be 【8】 do-it-yourselfer”. John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything【9】can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you are interested in “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those 【10】don’ t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. |
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假如你是高中生李越，你的美国笔友David热爱中国传统文化，最近打算来中国工作生活一段时间，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括： 1. 你推荐的城市； 2. 推荐的理由(不少于两条)； 3. 美好祝愿。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Jatin and his younger sister, Neha, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks(盯着他们). One day, Jatin took Neha’ s shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’ t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it secret. Neha agreed and the two decided to share Jatin’ s running shoes. Neha’ s school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Jatin. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Jatin often arrived late and was warned by the school. Along distance race was going to be held for the boys in the city. When Jatin learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes. The day of race arrived. Jatin had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Neha and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞)with Jatin from behind and Jatin crashed to the ground. 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: Jatin looked up and he saw the other boys rushing ahead. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Filled with pleasure, Jatin walked home in no time. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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