【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 Jessica bring a skeleton home? A. She was interested in it. B. She planned to keep it for fun. C. She needed it for her school task. D. She meant to frighten her parents. 55. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______. A. they were crazy B. they were overexcited C. they realized their misunderstanding D. they both thought they had won the quarrel B 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 acmodation(住宿 ) 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. Acmodation 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 mercial and not residential(居住的 ). Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger acmodation in a less crowned 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 famil ies still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your acmodation 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. SelfCatering Acmodation in Private Homes Acmodation on a roomonly basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of acmodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the longstay 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. 56. This passage is probably written for ______. A. host willing to receive foreign students B. foreigners hoping to build British culture C. travelers planning to visit families in London D. English learners making a request to live in English homes 57. Which of the following will the host provide? A. Room cleaning. B. Medical care. C. Free transport. D. Physical training. 58. What can be inferred from Paragraph3? A. Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2. B. The business centre of London is in Zone 1. C. Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. D. Acmodation in the city is not provided. 59. What does continental Breakfast include according to the passage? A. Dessert and coffee B. Fruit and vegetables. C. Bread and fruit juice D. Cereal and cold meat. 60. Why do some people choose selfcatering acmodation? A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere. B. To enrich their knowledge of English. C. To entertain friends as they like. D. To enjoy muc h more freedom. C The Parthenon(帕特農(nóng)神廟 ) in Athens is a building with a long and plex history. Built nearly 2,500 years ago as a temple celebrating the Greek goddess Athena, it was for thousands of years the church of the Virgin Mary of the Athenians, then a mosque(清真寺 ), and finally a ruin. The building was changed and the sculptures(雕塑 ) much damaged over the centuries. By 1800 only about half of sculptures remained. Between 1801 and 1805, Lord Elgin, the British ambassador(大使 ) to the Ottoman Empire(奧斯曼帝國 ), which controlled Athens, acting with the full knowledge and permission of the Ottoman authorities, removed about half of the remaining sculptures from the fallen ruins and from the building itself． Lord Elgin loved Greek history and transported the sculptures back to Britain. The arrival of the sculptures in London had a huge effect on the European public, greatly increasing interest in ancient Greek culture and influencing contemporary(同時(shí)代 的 ) art. The British Museum got these sculptures from Lord Elgin in 1816 and since then these sculptures have all been on show to the public, free of charge. Since the early 1980s, however, the Greek government has asked for the return to Athens of all the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum. They have also challenged the British Museum’ s legal title(合法所有 權(quán) ) to the sculptures． The British Museum, however, insists that it exists to tell the story of cultural achievement throughout the world, from the dawn of human history over two million years ago until the present day. The museum considers itself an important resource for the world: the width and depth of its collection allows