Question

    Each year, thousands of U.S. families open their homes and hearts to visitors from all over the world. In a homestay, students can observe, learn and experience a new lifestyle and culture, while practicing English skills in a home environment. Successful homestay experiences can help to ease homesickness for international students.1.

What makes homestays special is the daily experience of living with hosts who arc eager to share their way of life. Homestay hosts will reflect the diversity of the region in which they live. They may be single parents, retired couples or young families.2.What they will have in common is a desire to share their homes and their time with international students.

3.Most homestay hosts will give the student a list of simple house rules to help everyone live happily together. They may give guidelines about Internet usage, lawn勿(洗衣房), television viewing, meal times, keeping the bedroom and bathroom clean, and money matters.4.For example, at the University of Delaware, all homestay hosts living more than one mile from campus(校园)must provide transportation to and from campus every day of the week. Hosts must also provide each student with a private, furnished room which has a desk, a bed, a closet and enough lighting. Students will have access to a shared or private bathroom as well.

There is no better way to gain special insight into U.S. culture, while improving English language skills, than by participating in a homestay. It's not only important to get high scores in English testing, but to also learn how to get along with people from all over the world.5.

Occasionally, problems arise that cannot be solved. In these cases, the student can ask for another homestay or explore other housing options. The homestay coordinator(协调员)will work closely with the student to ensure that the next homestay will be a good match.

A.Unfortunately, not all homestay matches are perfect.

B.Living in a homestay will always require an adjustment period.

C.They will come from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.

D.Homestay hosts are expected to provide an English-only speaking environment.

E.Homestays provide students with a well-rounded education and great social skills.

F.Also, they can help students smoothly adapt to the life of an American university.

G.For universities offering homestays, it's important to set standards for licensed hosts.

Answer

1.F

2.C

3.B

4.G

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要讲了美国寄宿家庭的优点以及存在一些问题。

1.

本段主要讲很多美国家庭欢迎全世界各地的游客来体验当地家庭寄宿旅游，同时列举了一些家庭寄宿游的优点，根据话题一致原则，空格处为段尾句，要与本段话题保持一致，由此可知F选项为正确答案。

2.

根据空格前几句“Homestay hosts will reflect the diversity of the region in which they live. They may be single parents, retired couples or young families.寄宿家庭的主人会反映出他们所在地方宗教文化的多样性，他们可能是单亲家庭、退休夫妇或年轻夫妇”可知寄宿家庭的背景都各不相同，结合选项，可知C选项为正确答案。

3.

空格处为段首句，一般为段落的主题句，根据下文“Most homestay hosts will give the student a list of simple house rules to help everyone live happily together.大部分寄宿家庭主人会给学生列一个有关房屋使用规定的清单来帮助每个人愉快地待在一起”再根据后面的具体事例描述，可知前期的一些规定是为了让学生更好地适应生活在寄宿家庭中，因为学生也需要一个适应期来明白哪些可以做，哪些不可以做，结合选项B选项为正确答案。

4.

根据下文“For example, at the University of Delaware, all homestay hosts living more than one mile from campus(校园)must provide transportation to and from campus every day of the week. University of Delaware,大学里所有的离学校1英里以外的寄宿家庭主人必须负责学生去学校来回的交通。”可知大学对学校周围的寄宿家庭也有要求，结合选项可知G选项为正确答案。

5.

空格处为段尾句，一般是起到总结段落大意或承上启下的作用。由下文“Occasionally, problems arise that cannot be solved.”可知寄宿家庭也存在一些问题，再结合选项，可知A选项最为恰当，起到承上启下的作用。