What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation(住宿) 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 as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

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（谷物類食品），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 desert, 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 of their privacy(隱私).

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities(設(shè)施) 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. host willing to receive foreign students

B. foreigners hoping to build British culture

C. travellers planning to visit families in London

D. English learners applying（申請）to live in English homes

【2】Which of the following will the host provide?

A. Room cleaning. B. Medical care.

C. Free transport. D. Physical training.

【3】According to the passage，what does continental Breakfast include?

A. Dessert and coffee B. Fruit and vegetables.

C. bread and fruit juice D. Centre and cold meat.

【4】Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere.

B. To enrich their knowledge of English

C. To entertain friends as they like.

D. To enjoy much more freedom.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said: “Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you-there are no fights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said: “In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for mere-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware than that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

【1】Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph17

A. provider B. delivery man

C. collector D. medical doctor

【2】WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?

A. Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.

B. Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.

C. Theoperationneedsthatverymuch.

D. Theicewon'tlastanylonger.

【3】WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?

A. ToLondon B. To Newark

C. ToProvidence D. ToWashington

【題目】—why do you look so upset?
—There are so many troublesome problems___________.
A.remaining to settle
B.remained settled
C.remaining to be settled
D.remained to be settled

Last Friday I took my 9-month-old daughter to a doctor and she had blood drawn(抽血) from her finger. The doctor put a band-aid on her finger. Then we ______.

My husband ______ the car outside his friend’s house because he had to ______ something that he borrowed from his friend. Then I heard my daughter make ______ sounds. I looked at her and found she had tear-filled eyes, vomit (嘔吐物) on her shirt, and a look that said, “Help me, Mom.” ______, she wasn’t blue(青紫的).

I jumped out of the car, ______ her out of the car seat, flipped her over, and hit her on the ______ three times. I saw something fly out of her ______. I saw it was the ______ when I picked it up. I was so ______. I couldn’t imagine what could have happened if we had ______ home instead of parking the car there.

I went home and ______ signed up for Child CPR. I had taken Infant CPR in our town and remembered not to stick my ______ in her mouth to get out the choking object(填塞物) ---- ______my instinct(直覺)was to do just that.

It terrifies me that ______ like this can happen so suddenly to people around us. I think if it happened to my daughter, it could happen to anyone’s ______. I’ve also been telling all my friends with children to sign up for CPR classes because you just ______ know what might happen.

【1】A. improved B. replaced C. found D. saved

【2】A. interesting B. helpful C. shocking D. new

【3】A. plan B. reason C. story D. advice

【4】A. went B. listened C. left D. came

【5】A. parked B. drove C. repaired D. transported

【6】A. show B. return C. check D. post

【7】A. lovely B. fluent C. strange D. beautiful

【8】A. Generally B. Sadly C. Usually D. Thankfully

【9】A. pulled B. handed C. threw D. passed

【10】A. jacket B. trousers C. head D. back

【11】A. ears B. mouth C. nose D. eyes

【12】A. blood B. paper C. band-aid D. fingernail

【13】A. tired B. scared C. disappointed D. bored

【14】A. left B. flew C. walked D. driven

【15】A. immediately B. luckily C. unwillingly D. bravely

【16】A. chopstick B. spoon C. fork D. finger

【17】A. so B. because C. though D. if

【18】A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something

【19】A. husband B. child C. doctor D. son

【20】A. always B. never C. still D. even

Cottages, a lot of which are made of very large round rocks, seem to grow out of the mountain itself. Above them rises a stone fortress(城堡), parts of which predate even the arrival of the Moors. And views across the plains are, simply put, astonishing.

Since being honored as the most Portuguese village, Monsanto has reminded largely separated from modernization. These days, goats and chickens seem to outnumber humans in the village. Most young people leave for large cities and the growing investment in the area’s heritage (遺產(chǎn)）has not encouraged more attractions for the younger generation. Tourists walking along the village's tiny streets can see elderly women walking and chatting in doorways.

Several houses near the village entrance are surprisingly grand. Halfway to the castle you'll come across the gruta, a cozy cave apparently once used as a pub …and still used as such. This stone fortress seems almost to have grown out of the hillside that supports it. It’s a wonderfully beautiful site, populated by wildflowers.

Alter Dom Sancho I drove out the Moors in the 12th century, the fortress was strengthened. Dom Dinis improved it, but after centuries of attacks from across the border it finally fell into ruin. Just below the entrance is a public square. To the right is a ruined Renaissance church and bell tower.

On 3 May Monsanto comes alive in the Festa das Cruzes, remembering a siege(圍困）in the Middle Ages. The story goes that the starving villagers threw their Iasi lonely cow over the walls, making their enemies believe they had plenty of food, because they immediately abandoned the siege. These days, young girls throw baskets of flowers instead, after which there's dancing and singing beside the castle wall.

【1】What is Monsanto like today?

A. It has a lot of farms. B. Its youth love farming.

C. Its population is falling. D. It has become more modern.

【2】Why did the enemies end the siege?

A. They felt hungry. B. They were tricked.

C. They were attacked. D. They feared the cow.

【3】What do we know about the fortress?

A. It has long been used as a pub.

B. It was first constructed by Dom Dinis.

C. There is celebration every May beside it.

D. You have to go through it to enter the village.

【4】What is the author's purpose in writing the text?

A. To discuss rural life in Portugal.

B. To report a national competition.

C. To explain the history of the Portugal.

D. To introduce a unique ancient village.

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞。

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk with what you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay close to your teacher and classmate. Don’t panic or get out of line, and trying to remain quiet and calmly. Soon the firefighter will come and put out a fire. If it’s false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that when someone is missing and hurt, tell your teacher immediately.

【1】I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly ________(calm) down.

【2】They are now faced with some difficulties; thus make repeated______ (request) for help.

【3】When asked for his views about his teaching job, Philip said that he found it very interesting and______(reward).

【4】Try to describe all the things in an_______ (organize) way.

【5】This is a new invention that will have a wide range of______ (apply) in industry.

【6】The town is banning plastic bags in an_______(努力、試圖）to help the environment.

【7】The table-tennis team of our school is _______(招收）new players.

【8】With all the information_______(可得到）, they found the hotel in the mountain easily.

【9】We plan to spend the weekend _____(裝飾）.

【10】Fill in the form with your name, home_____ (地址), and phone number.

【題目】As a matter of fact, getting rid of a bad habit is ____________forming a good one.
A.an effort much as
B.much an effort as
C.as an effort much as
D.as much an effort as

【1】The bridge _________（build）last year is strong and beautiful.

【2】He needs more _____________ (science) experiments to support his theory.

【3】The chairman drew a ___________ (總結(jié)) when the debate ended.

【4】The couple think that their parents are __________ (blame) for the spoiled child.

【5】We bought a flat downtown for ______________ (convenient).

【6】The United Kingdom ___________ (consist) of four countries.

【7】The physician was determined to help ordinary people ________ (expose) to cholera .

【8】Can you make sense _______ what the teacher is saying?

【9】They have no time to attend to their own wedding, so they’ll have it ____________ (arrange) by a company.

【10】The beautiful scenery __________(吸引) many tourists every year.

【題目】閱讀理解
I was asked in an email about learning idioms in a foreign language. Maybe I am different from most people，but I do not bother with them. To me they are kind of dessert of language learning. They come at the end of a meal. Once you have filled up with the key words and phrases that are used in a variety of situations，then you can add a few idioms. And by that time, you will be able to pick them up naturally anyway.
I find that many learners have trouble with idioms，as if repeating some very colloquial expressions is going to upgrade how they sound in a language. In fact, it is the opposite. Idioms are difficult to use correctly.
Yes，occasionally you hear idioms and do not understand. But，in my experience，there are always situations where you do not understand. It is best to focus on the most important words，what they mean and how they are used. Certainly，it is best for a nonnative speaker to stick to standard speech.
Some teachers even try to teach the “real language”．Then you hear nonnative speakers saying things like “I goanna”, “You wane” etc.
You will learn all the idioms you need just by exposing yourself to the language. In general，you can save any phrase that you find interesting，and if that includes idioms，go to it. But I would not make any special effort to go after idioms. I，in fact，avoid them. If I come across something in Russian that strikes me as a particularly idiomatic use of words，I just leave it aside; do not even bother trying to learn it. If it keeps on appearing，then I will learn it.
（1）In the writer's opinion，when one learns a new language，one should learn its idioms ________.
A.at the beginning
B.on one's own
C.in the end
D.without help
（2）The underlined word “colloquial” in Para.2 means “________”．
A.oral
B.informal
C.formal
D.written
（3）It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.idioms are the most important part in a language
B.the writer is not very willing to use idioms
C.nonnative speakers should learn more idioms
D.there are no ways to master idioms
（4）How did the writer develop the passage?
A.By inferring.
B.By comparing.
C.By listing examples.
D.By giving explanations.