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 Zones2,3 and 4 of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town center as much of central London is commercial and not residential（居住的）.Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowed 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 (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.
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 practice English at home quite as much.

  1. 1.

    What can be inferred from Paragraph3?

    1. A.
      Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.
    2. B.
      Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.
    3. C.
      The business centre of London is in Zone1.
    4. D.
      Accommodation in the city center is not provided.
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include?

    1. A.
      Dessert and coffee.
    2. B.
      Bread and fruit juice.
    3. C.
      Fruit and vegetables.
    4. D.
      Centre and cold meat.
  3. 3.

    Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

    1. A.
      To experience a warmer family atmosphere.
    2. B.
      To enrich their knowledge of English.
    3. C.
      To enjoy much more freedom.
    4. D.
      To entertain friends as they like.
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文章介紹了英國的homestay的一些情況。
1.C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段as much of central London is commercial and not residential（居住的）.可知在倫敦的2,3,4區(qū)有homestay的，但是在倫敦中心也就是倫敦1區(qū)，也就是商業(yè)區(qū)。
2.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal (谷物類食品), bread and tea or coffee.可知B正確。
3.C 推理題。根據(jù). This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student.可知選擇這樣的住宿方式的學生往往是喜歡自由的學生。
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