Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are offering their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay and the chance for guests to see the area like local people. " They are very popular with students who want to stay in another country and learn a language. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live.
The Atal family Our family home is in the north of Nepal, in the Himalayan Mountains, in the village of Manang. The village is small and quiet. It is a very friendly place. The mountains are very beautiful, You can go for long walks and swim in the rivers, but there are no shops, cinemas or café. |
Kate and Julian Foxton Our two-bedroom house is by the sea in the southwest of England. It is 15 minutes' drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests, and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for sports like swimming and mountain biking. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car. |
Chafic and Aline Halwany Our home is near the historic city center of Beirut, Lebanon, a large city in the Middle East. There are lots of cafe and restaurants, which are open late at night. We love it here because it's so friendly and you can always find what you need. Lots of people can come here to learn Arabic and French. There are also a lot of jobs and businesses here. However, it can be noisy at night and there is a lot of traffic during the day. The best thing about Beirut is the weather. It is nice all year round; it rains in the winter, but there is no snow. |
（ 1 ） Which of the following is TRUE about the Atal family?
| A． |
It's near the sea |
| B． |
It's in a historic center |
| C． |
It's in a noisy city |
| D． |
It's in the mountainous areas |
（ 2 ） Staying at Kate and Julian Foxton, you can ________ .
| A． |
go to shops, cinemas or café |
| B． |
swim in the sea |
| C． |
take buses or trains around |
| D． |
have nice weather all year round |
（ 3 ） If you want to learn French, which would you choose?
| A． |
Kate and Julian Foxton |
| B． |
The Atal family |
| C． |
Chafic and Aline Halwany |
| D． |
The village of Manang |
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| 46．Every day the bad Queen asks her mirror："Mirror，Mirror，on the wall，who's the most beautiful of us all？"And every day the mirror replies，"You are!"…until one day it says，"The Princess!"So the Queen is so angry that she decides to kill the Princess who has skin as white as snow．She doesn't expect the girl to find not one but seven tiny men． |
| 47．Finally，the man gets to a lonely island．Luckily，he gets some tools，food and drinks，knives and guns from the broken ship he took．Later，he finds a cave （山洞） to live in．But one day，he finds some large footprints in the sand．Is there anyone else on the land？Who is running towards his cave？ |
| 48．Without parents，the girl is taken to a boarding school．Though she has a hard time there，she gets education and later becomes a teacher．However，she gets so bored with her life that she is thirsty for the outside world．So she sends an ad for a job．Will she get a reply？Will she get everything she fights for﹣freedom，fairness and true love？ |
| 49．When the young man meets his long﹣lost uncle，he finds a magic lamp that changes his life．Inside is a genie（精灵） with the power to make wishes come true．But can even the genie help the young man win the beautiful young girl？And is his long﹣lost uncle all he seems…？ |
| 50．Here is the boy who is like you in some ways．He thinks school life is boring and looks forward to something exciting．One day，he enters a cave with his friend．They walk deeper and deeper into the cave．Unluckily，their candle is put out and they get lost in the dark．Can they get out of the cave？With other exciting things will they experience？ |
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High﹣speed trains，Alipay（ 支付宝），shared bikes and online payment are seen as the new Four Great
Achievements of China by young foreigners，according to a video survey by the Silk Road Research Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University．In the video，young people from 20 countries along Belt and Road Routes （ 一带一路） were asked to name great inventions that had influenced their lives in China．The following is what they said from 4 young people of them．
（1）What does Justin think of the high﹣speed railways in China according to his words？
| A． |
Fast and tidy． |
| B． |
Convenient and wonderful． |
| C． |
Cheap and amazing． |
（2）What do"A"and"B"refer to （指） inYala's words？
| A． |
Two bikes． |
| B． |
Two riders． |
| C． |
Two places． |
（3）What does the underlined phrase"be in a tough spot"mean？
| A． |
Get into trouble． |
| B． |
Lose your way． |
| C． |
Stay in silence． |
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the above information？
| A． |
Bicycle﹣sharing system provides bikes for free． |
| B． |
There're no high﹣speed railways in Romania now． |
| C． |
Zhi Fu Bao is the only way of paying for things． |
（5）What conclusion（ 结论） can we draw about the new four great achievements？
| A． |
They were created by young foreign people． |
| B． |
They are the signs that China is improving rapidly． |
| C． |
They were brought to the countries along Belt and Road Routes． |
A problem is only a problem until there is a solution（解决办法）．We find solutions by thinking creatively．（76） In other words，we think outside the box．Sometimes，thinking outside the box solves not just one，but two problems．
Amsterdam is one of the most crowded cities in Europe．As a result，housing is very expensive，especially for students．
（77） However，finding this type of apartments was almost impossible until recently．
While the colleges in Amsterdam were trying to solve the housing problem，thousands of shipping contains（集装箱）were lying quietly in ports（港口）around the world．These huge steel containers carry products from one country to another．The life of each container is about 10years．（78） Yet they can't recycle all of them because there are so many．
Back in Amsterdam，a company came up with an amazing idea．Why not reuse these shipping containers as student apartment？（79） They are all the same size and fit together perfectly．The steel is strong．Moreover，these containers are so widely available that they are quite cheap to buy．For all these reasons，they can be used to build apartments quickly and cheaply．Building began in 2005，and after only a few weeks，hundreds of Amsterdam students had new homes．
When students first heard about this idea，they thought the container apartments would be small，noisy，and cold．（80） Each container apartment has a kitchen，a bedroom with a study area，and a bathroom．The apartments are warm and quiet．They even have a high﹣speed Internet connection．Living in a shipping container has become popular．Today，3，000Amsterdam students live in the container village．
| A． |
Students need low cost apartments． |
| B． |
The containers are great for building apartments． |
| C． |
In fact，these apartments are not in good condition． |
| D． |
However，they were surprised when they saw them． |
| E． |
Steel companies recycle some of the old containers． |
| F． |
Recycling the steel containers has many advantages． |
| G． |
We use our imagination and come up with creative ideas． |
Being a teenager can be challenging，but it can also be exciting．You*re becoming more independent and making decisions for yourself．You are also learning to take risks and solve problems better．And changes are happening throughout your body，even in your brain．
The changes in your brain are influencing how you develop into an adult．Imagine the structure（结构）of your brain is like a big road map．Lots of roads lead to different destinations（目的地）．When you were a child as you learnt new things，your brain created more and more roads to different destinations．By the time you become a teenager，many different roads lead to the most important places on the map．Now your brain's job is to make that map more efficient．
As a result，your experiences as a teenager actually influence the way that your brain develops．If you spend hours playing video games，what skills do you use？You learn to see something with your eyes and respond to itwith your hands．As you develop those skills，your brain is making sure that the roads leading to them are especially fast and efficient．So，your video﹣game playing could be preparing you for a career such as a pilot．
This is a great time for you to practice new skills and discover what you're good at and try what you love doing．Go out and try different activities，and stick to them if
you think they're useful．Remember that with everything you do，you're shaping your brain for the future．
（1）What happens as children learn new things？
| A． |
Their brains make the maps more efficient． |
| B． |
The structures of their brains are like big road maps． |
| C． |
Their brains create more roads to different destinations． |
| D． |
Many different roads lead to the most important places． |
（2）What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to？
| A． |
Your brain． |
| B． |
Something you see． |
| C． |
Your skill． |
| D． |
Something you learn． |
（3）What's the writer's advice for teenagers？
| A． |
Teenagers should learn to be more independent． |
| B． |
Teenagers should work harder and more efficiently． |
| C． |
Teenagers should play more video games in order to be a pilot． |
| D． |
Teenagers should experience more and stick to the useful activities． |
（4）Which would be the beat title for the passage？
| A． |
Making Decisions for Yourself． |
| B． |
Developing Your Brain for the Future． |
| C． |
Ways of Changing Your Brain． |
| D． |
Changes Happening in Your Brain． |
It seems like technology is everywhere．Computers and smart phones are at the center of almost everything we do．They constantly（持续地）require our attention．We text our friends with them during the day，sleep with them by our beds and check our messages as soon as we wake up．
In the future，technology will no longer be interruptingus all the time．Instead，we will use calm technology which was first developed by scientist Mark Weiser in the 1970s．In his opinion，calm technology works quietly but constantly．We know it is there，but we don't pay much attention to it According to Mark，the beat technology should be invisible（隐形的）and let you live your life．
We already use many different types of calm technology in our everyday lives．Do you have a smoke alarm in your house？That smoke alarm is always there，checking the air for smoke and quietly keeping you safe．It only reminds you it's there when you've burnt your bread!Or there may be lights in your home or school．When somebody passes in front of their sensors（传感器），the lights turn on．You don't think about this type of technology until you see the light go on．
In the future，we can imagine our houses will use calm technology to open the curtains for us in the morning，to tum down the heat when we leave，or even to choose the best music for our mood The minute we walk through the door，our house will respond by turning on the lights and music，and perhaps even starting to prepare our dinner!
（1）Which of the following is an example of calm technology？
| A． |
A computer． |
| B． |
A smart phone． |
| C． |
A smoke alarm． |
| D． |
A radio． |
（2）What does the underlined word"interrupting"mean？
| A． |
Hurting． |
| B． |
Protecting． |
| C． |
Helping． |
| D． |
Troubling． |
（3）What's the main idea of the third paragraph？
| A． |
Calm technology keeps us safe in many ways． |
| B． |
Calm technology can help you to do housework． |
| C． |
Calm technology has been used in our daily lives． |
| D． |
Calm technology plays an important part in schools． |
（4）What can we infer from the passage？
| A． |
The light won't go on unless we touch the sensor． |
| B． |
Calm technology will make our life more convenient． |
| C． |
People will depend more on smart phones in the future． |
| D． |
People won't have to work because of calm technology． |
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