More and more travellers in China nowadays pr...

More and more travellers in China nowadays prefer homestays rather than traditional hotels, as they seek private living experiences. The house-sharing model was first introduced by the website Couchsurfing.com in 2003. It is still the largest website for travellers to find accommodation (住宿) without much money to spend.

Encouraged by her great experience of homestays in France, Maggita, 30, considered short-term hire as her first choice in her future trips. She later went back to her hometown Shanghai and ran a "shared accommodation" business.

The short-term hire idea has been a win-win business model. For travellers, they can rent a special room at a reasonable price and also enjoy a firsthand experience of the local culture, compared with traditional hotels. For owners, they can gain much with daily rental. Now Maggita has quit her last job in an IT company and become a host of some 20 homestays, which enables her to earn a monthly income of around 40,000 — 50,000 yuan.

In recent years, China has seen many homestay booking websites such as Xiaozhu and Tujia. Chen Chi, the founder and CEO of Xiaozhu, said the model is to share rooms or apartments that are not in use with people who need them. Instead of the traditional view that Chinese people feel uncomfortable living with strangers, Chen found that a large number of travellers got along well with house owners.

However, experts have pointed out a series of problems brought about by the fashion. Lacking supervision (监管) to those accommodation sharing websites, the service quality and accommodation safety cannot be guaranteed (保障).Experts suggest that the online websites should closely work together with communities and local police stations to improve the services.

1.What can we learn about homestays from the first paragraph?

A.They started in China. B.They offer the best service.

C.They can be money-saving. D.They are popular with the youth.

2.What does the underlined word "quit" in the third paragraph mean?

A.Taken up.　　　　　　  B.Given up.

C.Looked for. D.Gone for

3.What does Chen Chi think of this sharing model?

A.Useless.　　　　　　  B.Relaxing.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C.Well-accepted. D.Uncomfortable.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Homestays need to be improved.

B.Some experts don't support homestays.

C.Lacking supervision is the biggest problem of homestays.

D.The police should manage the homestay services.

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Nowadays more and more people prefer ______ out to enjoy nature rather than stay indoors at the weekends.

A. to go       B. going        C. go       D. to going

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Nowadays more and more people like to travel, especially when vacations come. A great number of people rush out of their homes or companies to travelling spots. They either drive ortake a bus, a train, a ship and so on. Some even ride bikes.

However, there is another way of travelling—poorism. People have a tour in the poorest areas of the world. Some people may take one-day poorest tour, and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods to experience the lowest living standards in the world. Poorism tours take place around the world, and not just in the third world countries. You can, for instance, tour New York neighborhoods in the Bronx, in the Bund of Shanghai. Such tours can take people into the heart of poor areas within large and in some rich cities. These tours may awaken people to pay more attention to long-standing poverty, or the effects of war.

Some suggest that tours in the poor areas can raise social care. And the money from the tour

can be donated to help the people there.

1.　　　　　　 like to travel when vacations come.

A. Few people　　 B. Poor people

C. Lots of people　　 D. Rich people

2.What's the meaning of the underlined word“poorism”in the second paragraph?

A. 贫困　　 B. 穷人

C. 穷游　　 D. 可怜的人

3.Some people have poorism tours_______.

A. to show how rich they are　　 B. to experience the poor life

C. to enjoy the beautiful scenes　　 D. to see poor people

4.Poorism tours can make people____________.

A. care for the poverty more　　 B. know about the countryside

C. go to big cities　　 D. go into the heart of rich cities

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______ tourism developing, more and more people prefer to go travelling for a holiday.

A. As.      B. With    C. Upon     D. For

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More than 60 million people in southwestern China ________the drought nowadays as a result of less rainfall, environmental damage and so on

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As computers are more and more important nowadays,handwritten letters are gradually　　　　 emails.

A. in the way of　　 B. making way for

C. showing way for　　 D. taking the way of

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Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities called “extreme sports” or “X-sports”.

In the past young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement — the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliff and hike deep mountains.

Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun. But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter x-game, which includes snow mountain hiking and ice climbing.

What makes extreme sports so popular? Maybe it’s because people love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekends and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there’s a risk. Once you go mountain hiking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to have riding or skiing. It’s just too boring.

Now even the older crowd is starting to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early 30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they hike mountains together.

Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that extreme sports are gaining popularity.

1.Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports because _______.

A．people didn’t like to play golf

B．some city kids couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment

C．there is an Olympics for extreme sports

D．extreme sports are gaining popularity

2.More and more young athletes are taking part in extreme sports because _______.

A．people want risk and excitement

B．it’s impossible to go back to have riding or skiing

C．people can take more risks without getting hurt

D．the older crowd is starting to join in

3.To have extreme sports, you should _______.

A．have specialized equipment and high levels of skill

B．be very young at age

C．do snow mountain hiking and ice climbing

D．afford expensive sports equipment

4.The author gives the example of the computer programmers in the same office to show _______.

A．young people love risks

B．they can’t afford golf

C．they don’t like to play basketball or watch sports on TV

D．extreme sports are gaining popularity

5.The main idea of this passage is _______.

A．extreme sports are certainly not for everyone

B．the benefits and costs of extreme sports

C．the development of extreme sports

D．what makes extreme sports so popular

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Nowadays, more and more people are dedicated _____ the poor in the remote areas.

A. to help              B. in helping        C. on helping           D. to helping

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Nowadays, more and more villagers have left to make a living in big cities. As a result, their children have become leftover children and they need more care. The survey below is from villages in Yongzhou, Hunan Province. Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions.

1.

Of all the five needs, the leftover children need _______ most.

A. love               B. money            C. control              D. freedom

2.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. About one out of every two children has no one to talk with.

B. All of the children prefer to stay at home without their parents.

C. About 1/3 of the children think their parents’ working in cities is bad.

D. More than half of the children think it good to live with their parents.

3.

How many children think their happiest place is their school?

A. 48.                B. 102.                 C. 144.             D. 156.

4.

We can learn from the survey that _______.

A. most leftover children want more freedom without parents

B. over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely

C. all the leftover children dream of making money in big cities

D. most villagers prefer living a peaceful life in the countryside

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Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes are easy　　　　 . They run fast and make 　　 pollution. So they become very 　　　 in many big cities in China.

But the electric bikes also 　　 　 more traffic accidents. So China plans to make a new rule_　　　　 the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is　　　　 than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour, its rider must get a 　　　 It means riders have to pass driving tests　　　　 they ride their electric bikes on the road.

People have different ideas about the plan. 　　　　 welcome the plan because they think it will make the street much safer. But some are not 　　　　 the new rules at all. One rider said, “I don’t want to get a license or 　　　　 like that. That’s too much trouble.”

What’s your idea? Have you ridden an electric bike yet? Share your opinion or your own experience　　　　 us!

1.A. ride　　　　　　　 B. to be ridden　　　　 C. riding　　　　　　 D. to ride

2.A.much　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. little

3.A. popular　　　　　 B. difficult　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　 D. interesting

4.A. plan.　　　　　　 B. cause　　　　　　　　 C. provide　　　　　 D. decide

5.A. from　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　 D. with

6.A. bigger　　　　　　 B. heavier　　　　　　　 C. longer　　　　　　 D. better

7.A. license　　　　　　 B. photo　　　　　　　　 C. ID card　　　　　 D. magazine

8.A. during　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　 D. though

9.A. None　　　　　　 B. Some　　　　　　　　 C. Each　　　　　　 D. Every

10.A. terrified of　　　 B. worried about　　　 C. sorry about　　　　 D. happy with

11.A. something　　　 B. nothing　　　　　　　 C. anything　　　　 D. everything

12.A. to　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　 D. on

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