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2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练

专题3 任务型阅读 20

（25分钟） （A）

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Host family accommodation means that hosts treat the students as a full member of the household, eating together with the students and sharing the common living areas with him/her. No more than three adult students or four junior students will be accommodated in host family accommodation at one time.

Host family accommodation remains popular among international students. It is the most economical and beneficial accommodation for any student. It is also the best way to practice English and learn new cultures. As a result, it is often seen as the number-one choice for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host family enables students to get enough practice during the short time of their study so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families, students are able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, who are often very hospitable and friendly, and get to know the lacal way of life, people and culture. Most host families are always ready to help students out in any situation. Often the bonds that are made between international students and their host families endure many years, and are maintained through letters and e-mails. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students as it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.

The advantages, however, have not prevented host families,from worrying. On the one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling points. One problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for international students, but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice. On the other hand, students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.

To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the

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quality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. Ther are also providing students with structured family activities.

It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with international students.

Title: Host Family Accommodation

(1)________ Host family accommodation refers to a kind of accommodation in which the student is treated as a full member of the host family, eating together and sharing the living areas with the hosts. (2)________ Language study Cultural communication Cost of (5)________ Students learn the language faster because they (3)_______ frequently enough. It is more convenient for students to communicate and get to know the local (4)_______ , people and culture. Sometimes it is the least expensive and enables students to live at a low cost. Problems Loss of the selling Hosts (6)_______ enough time to communicate with point Rise in (7)_______ (8)_______ taken Conclusion Improvement of service quality students. Students are demanding more from their host families. Hosts are (9)_______ living conditions. They are offering students structured (10)_______ activities. Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with international students.

Definition Advantages/Benefits practise lifestyle living/accommodation lack expectation(s) Measures bettering/improving family

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（B）

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This year, about 2,300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in US homes. At the same time about 1,300 American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world.

Here is a 2-way student exchange in action. Fred,19, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was completely different from what he had expected and it was much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the US.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law. All the activities were done with the family rather than individually. Fred found the food to be too simple at first. He also missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time.In Germany, you walk but you soon learn to like it .”

At the same time, in America, Mike,a friendly German boy, was also forming his own ideas. “I suppose I should criticize American schools” he says, “It is far too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot. In Germany, we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many other activities. I think that maybe American schools are better in training their citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1 between American school life and German school life Items(项目) Class rules They do their own things 4 . 3 life American students They don’t have to stand up German students They have to rise and show 2 for their teachers They have to listen to their fathers as fathers always make the final 5 . 3

They have six which are very easy to They have 14 which are much more School 6 Going out School life Conclusion

learn They can 7 cars difficult They have to walk all the way They spend a lot of time taking part They spend a lot of time 9 . in 8 . To Fred, the German school is completely different from his 10 .

1. Differences 2. respect 3. Family 4. individually 5. decision 6. subjects 7. drive 8. activities 9. studying 10. expectation

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