Reading comprehension （阅读理解）： （共50分）

六、Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分 读写）VI. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）： （共50分）A.Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）： （ 12分）

54．（12分）

Cool，amazing，unforgettable…something money can't buy!

These are all words which students have used to describe their HOST visits．But a word they never use is"expensive"．Why not？

Because HOST visits are FREE．

Our wonderful hosts are not paid．They love giving international students very special memories of the UK to take home with them．

Students pay their own travel costs．And there is an application fee（申请费） which helps to pay for running the HOST program．But your university may pay all or part of the application fee for you．

The British Council and Foreign Office founded （建立）HOST in 1987．Thousands of students have enjoyed this experience．

      5reasons to have a HOST visit

•It is a unique opportunity to experience the real life of Britain．

•It is safe﹣﹣﹣all the hosts are known by HOST．

•It may cost you only your train fare．

•You will learn things which the university cannot teach you．

•You will have some very special memories to take home with you．

And 3reasons NOT to apply for a HOST visit

•Please do not use HOST as a cheap form of tourism．It is about meeting people，sharing their lives．

•Please do not go on a HOST visit if you need to use your phone or pad a lot．Instead，make it a good chance to meet British people and make new friends．

•Please do not apply to HOST unless you have an open mind．Please don't be surprised﹣﹣﹣and enjoy it!

You can apply for a HOST visit if you are：

•A full﹣time student in the UK．HOST cannot accept applications from outside the UK．

•Aged 18+

•You can include your husband，wife，partner，children﹣if they are living in the UK during your study period．HOST cannot accept applications from visiting family members or friends．

69．This advertisement is probably for　   　 to read．

A） travel agents

B） news reporters

C） international students

D） hotel managers

70．Which of the following words cannot be used to describe HOST visits？　   　

A） Amazing．

B） Expensive．

C） Unforgettable．

D） Surprising．

71．The word"them"in the sentence"They love giving international students very special memories of the UK to take home with them．"refer to　   　．

A） international students

B） wonderful hosts

C） travel costs

D） HOST visits

72．People who are interested can learn　   　 from this advertisement．

A） how to apply for a HOST visit

B） who can apply for a HOST visit

C） how to pay for their HOST visits

D） where they can find wonderful hosts

73．The main purpose of the HOST program is to enable students to　   　．

A） visit different places in the UK

B） save money on travelling cost

C） make full use of their stay in the UK

D） be more open minded and active

74．The HOST program is suitable for　   　．

A） Vickie，a sixteen﹣year﹣old exchange school student

B） Samuel，an active and popular online fashion blogger

C） Fang，a visiting friend of Diana from Hong Kong

D） Osaki，an easy﹣going Japanese student of Oxford University．

B.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：（12分）

55．（12分）When I entered Berkley，I hoped to win a scholarship（奖学金）．As a Straight﹣A student all the way through，I believed I could take tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was very interested in the ideas he taught in class．

When I took the first exam，I was shocked to find a 77，C﹣plus，on my test paper，for English was always my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne，who listened to my（75）　   　but he refused to do anything about it．

I decided to try harder，（76）　   　I didn't know what that meant because school always seemed easy for me．I read the books more carefully，but got another 77．Again，I reasoned with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn't（77）　   　．

One more test before the final exam．So I worked even harder and，for the first time，learned the meaning of the word"thorough"．But my effort did no good and（78）　   　stayed as before．

The last chance was the final．No matter what grade I got，it wouldn't cancel three C﹣pluses．I might as well kiss the scholarship goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even relaxed to a（79）　   　．The next day I decided for once I'd have fun with a test．

A week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He seemed to be expecting me．"If I gave you the grade as you（80）　   　，you wouldn't continue to work hard．"

I stared at him，realizing what he said was correct．I had worked my head off，as I had never done before．I was surprised when my course grade arrived：A﹣plus．It was the only A﹣plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

75．A） speeches

B） replies

C） arguments

D） conclusions

76．A） although

B） unless

C） if

D） when

77．A） communicate with me

B） look after me

C） get rid of it

D） change his mind

78．A） anything

B） something

C） everything

D） nothing

79．A） test

B） movie

C） trick

D） survey

80．A） expected

B） volunteered

C） realized

D） selected．

C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）

56．（14分）It is never easy when a friend doesn't tell the truth．This is something that hurts the person who has been lied to and f（81）　   　it ends up hurting the person who did the lying as well．Lying is never something that is easy to forget or even to forgive．But it is something that you should try to understand so that you can be a better friend．

Usually，friends lie because of the way that they are feeling．If a friend feels inferior to（比…差） another person，he might make up stories so that he can get more a（82）　   　．If your friend is lying to you for this reason，it might be a good idea to talk to your friend and make him understand that he doesn't need to feel that way．

There are times when a friend might lie to try not getting into trouble．For example，if a friend knows he has been doing something you d（83）　   　，or if he now regrets what he has said or done，he might want to lie about it so that you won't be angry with him．The best way to deal with this situation is to get to the bottom of what might have happened，and make sure that you are being h（84）　   　with your friend about everything that you do and the fact that lying hurts．

S（85）　   　，a friend lies for other reasons．One of these reasons might be to protect your feelings．For example，he might lie about h（86）　   　silly you look or what stupid words you have said．You must decide if truthfulness（真实） is more important than your feelings in this type of situation．

Many times，friends don't lie to hurt each other．Perhaps they know that the truth might make you mad at them，and they just don't want to lose your f（87）　   　．The best way to deal with lying is to talk to your friends calmly，and get the truth．

D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）： （ 12分）

57．（12分）Researchers from two universities in Britain recently carried out a very interesting project．They aimed to find out what modern family needs from their home．The lucky family chosen to take part in the project was the Joneses：parents Paul and Eve and their two sons，Jimmy （16）and Harry （13）．They have just spent two months living in a specially designed hi﹣tech future house，where cameras recorded everything they did．

TV while you bathe

So what's in this modern house？It boasts （夸耀） five bedrooms and five bathrooms．The sitting area has a huge TV and a digital picture frame﹣﹣﹣you can decide which photos you want to appear and change the picture as often as you like．The baths all have waterproof TV screens and DVD players．There is a remote control（遥控器） in every room which controls everything in the house from the lights to the cooker．The floors are all made of glass and all have underfloor heating．The windows clean themselves and there is even a robot called"Iron Man"to do the ironing．Dirty washing goes into a lift which takes the clothes automatically to the washing machine．The"Iron Man"then does all the ironing．

So how did it go？

The Jones family were over the moon to be chosen to spend some time in the house．Here's what they said：

Paul：It was great．The house was so comfortable．One day our friends called round with their dog．The dog felt so warm and comfortable； he even slept on the floor!Oh，but there was one problem．One night we were all in bed and all the lights switched themselves on for no reason．It was a bit frightening!

Jimmy：I loved it，but I wish there had been a robot to help me with my homework．

Harry：Staying in was as much fun as going out!

Eve：I loved the TV in the bath but I never watched it before going to work in the morning．If I did，I don't think I'd ever get out!

The Jones family are now back in their very ordinary home，but planning some hi﹣tech additions as soon as they can afford them!

The experts hope that results from their project will help developers meet the needs of a 21st﹣century family．One of the experts wrote a few sentences about his findings on this project：

After watching what the Jones family did in the house and listening to how they felt about their life there，we learn that　   　

After watching what the Jones family did in the house and listening to how they felt about their life there，we learn that　   　

88．Who carried out this interesting project？　   　．

89．Why was the project carried out in a specially designed hi﹣tech future house？　   　．

90．What does the remote control in every room enable people to do？　   　．

91．Which does the washing in this future house，the robot or the washing machine？　   　．

92．How did the Jones family feel about their experience in the house？　   　．

93．What will the expert possible write about his findings？Please help him complete his note．