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 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.

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,

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 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.

21. The passage is probably written for_.

    A. hosts willing to receive foreign students

    B. foreigners hoping to build British culture

C. English learners applying to live in English homes

    D. travelers planning to visit families in London

22. According to the passage,  what does continental Breakfast include?

    A. Dessert and coffee.   B. Bread and fruit juice.

    C. Fruit and vegetables.   D. Cereal and cold meat.

23. 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.

    Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney's entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they're treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their "guests"，as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.

    All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by

attending Disney University and taking "Traditions P'. Here, they learn about the company's history,how it is managed, and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.

    After passing "Traditions I"，the employees go on to do more specialized training for their

specific jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of

training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary

job, he replied, "What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the

parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds? We need to know the answers or where

to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party."

    Even Disney's managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the

managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week,

the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail(单轨车)，and take up any

of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week

helps them to see the company's goals more clearly.

    All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one long-time

business observer once said, "How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them,

is in my view the very reason for his great success. I have watched, very carefully and with great

respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of

people on a daily basis successfully. It is what Disney does best."

24. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees_______.

    A.  begin by receiving on-the-job training  B .must learn several jobs

    C .begin as ticket takers                 D.   have already attended Disney University

25.Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to______.

    A.  set a good example for employees

    B .remind themselves of their beginnings at Disney

    C .gain a better view of the company's objectives

    D .replace employees on holiday

26.   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A.  Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks.

    B .Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.

    C .Parades are regularly held in Disney's entertainment parks.

    D·Disney's managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.

27 .This passage is mainly about_______.

    A.  how Disney employees are trained

    B .the history and traditions of the Disney enterprises

    C .why Disney enterprises make a lot of money

    D .the importance Disney places on serving people well

    Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight. Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-old psychiatrist heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month, he travels three hours to another teenage

treatment center.

    Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs, according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.

    Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausman, the writer of

"Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money on the Side."

    The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters take a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.

    People also take second jobs with an eye to the future一wanting to try out a new field or gain expemence.

   Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable. He wanted to make sure he

wasn't tied to one system that ended up failing.

   Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all ages and racial groups.

And they work in a variety of industries--- no longer just service, office and sale jobs.

   "Technology just affects your ability to make money," Hausman says, "that makes a frequent

change in moonlighting."

   As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures.Chief among them is time.

   Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work

because they fear it will affect their employees' 9-to-5 performance.

   "The primary employer is saying, `Wait, I'm paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,"'

says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. "If you're burning

yourself at both ends, it's going to show."

   Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They may also find their part-time jobs

strengthen what they do full time.

   Besides, "it's fun," Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and make more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn't find just in a full-time job.

     "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet" he says, "and offering a little variety

throughout the day."

28.  The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that_______.

      A.  he found it exciting to do a part-time job

      B .he needed to make ends meet with more money

      C .he feared he would lose his present job one day

      D.   he felt more and more pressure from his employer

29 .Some companies don't allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid

      A.  their workers can not do extra-hour work for them

      B .their workers will be too tired to try their best at work

      C .their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs

      D.   their workers will not get to work and be off work on time

30.   The underlined sentence "It's a way of pulling from the spice cabinet." in the last paragraph

          means

      A.  moonlighting gets you away from the job you don't enjoy

      B .moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money

      C .moonlighting strengthens your professional skills

      D.   moonlighting brings you chances to do something different

31 .What is the article mainly about?

    A.  The ways of moonlighting.   B .The reasons for moonlighting.

    C .The problems with moonlighting.   D.   The kinds of people who moonlight.

    Oceanography has been defined as "The application of all sciences to the study of the sea".

Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.

Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was unwilling to

go to sea to further his work.

    For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers

or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it,

let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question "What is at the bottom of the oceans?" had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable(电缆)from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile(起伏形状)of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be made.

    It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for

information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages

during which soundings(测深)were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and

Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book ---The

Physical Geography of the Sea.

    The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the

early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in

living growths, a fact which defied contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the

deeper parts of the sea.

    Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition,

which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea. Their

classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last

volume being published in 1895.

32.  The passage implies that the telegraph cable was built mainly________.

    A.  for oceanographic studies   B .for military purposes

    C .for business considerations   D.   for investigating the depths of the oceans

33.The aim of voyages Maury encouraged in the 1840s was_________.

    A.  to make some sound experiments in the oceans

    B .to collect samples of sea plants and animals

    C .to estimate the length of cable that was to be made

    D .to measure the depths of the two oceans

34.   The underlined word "defied" in the 4Th paragraph probably means_

    A.  doubted   B .challenged   C .gave proof to   D .agreed to

35 .The theme of this passage is about__

    A .the beginnings of oceanography   B.the laying of the first undersea cable

    C .the investigation of ocean depths   D .the early intercontinental communications

                                Investing in yourself

     Figuring out how to invest your money can be a difficult task. This is something that you will want to learn how to do.

      36   Things that will improve your knowledge, skills or health are all great investments.

However, before you start, you need to be clear about what you will gain out of doing all of these

things.

      You may think investing in yourself means investing in your education.  37   .There are

some other things you can do as well as buying a gym membership or learning a new skill.

      So what are some specific things you can do?  38  .Reading books can really expand your mind and allow you to learn different skills and gain knowledge. I'm talking about the books where you will actually learn a new skill, not fiction books.

      You can also take courses and attend seminars. These programs are taught by people with a

high level of knowledge or skill.  39   Only in this way can you avoid being fooled by some

sales presentation.

      Moreover, investing in yourself is a safe way to keep your money. Although a savings

account is seen as the most secure investment, that isn't 100% safe. Even if you never experience

your bank closing down, the return is little when inflation(通货膨胀)is taken into consideration.

   40  .But over time, they will show up in terms of your happiness level as well as your level of success.

    A. This is just one way.

    B. The benefits will stay with you.

    C. If you aren't a reader, you should start with that.

    D. The more you do this, the more valuable you will be.

    E. Of course, you need to do some research before investing.

    F. The best way to invest your money is to invest it in yourself.

    G. When you invest in yourself, you may not see gains right away.