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1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题3任务型阅读20（25分钟）（A）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表的空格里填上最恰当的单词。Hostfamilyaccommodationmeansthathoststreatthestudentsasafullmemberofthehousehold,eatingtogetherwiththestudentsandsharingthecommonlivingareaswithhim/her.Nomorethanthreeadultstudentsorfourjuni
2、orstudentswillbeaccommodatedinhostfamilyaccommodationatonetime.Hostfamilyaccommodationremainspopularamonginternationalstudents.Itisthemosteconomicalandbeneficialaccommodationforanystudent.ItisalsothebestwaytopracticeEnglishandlearnnewcultures.Asaresult,itisoftenseenast
3、henumber-onechoiceforitsadvantagesinlanguagestudy,culturalcommunicationandcostofliving.Stayingalongsidehostfamilyenablesstudentstogetenoughpracticeduringtheshorttimeoftheirstudysothattheirlanguageacquisitionislikelytobecomefaster.Livinginhostfamilies,studentsareabletos
4、pendalotoftimecommunicatingwiththeir“hostparents”,whoareoftenveryhospitableandfriendly,andgettoknowthelacalwayoflife,peopleandculture.Mosthostfamiliesarealwaysreadytohelpstudentsoutinanysituation.Oftenthebondsthataremadebetweeninternationalstudentsandtheirhostfamiliese
5、nduremanyyears,andaremaintainedthroughlettersande-mails.Anotheradvantageisthathostfamilyaccommodationcansometimesbetheleastexpensive.Itattractsstudentsasitensuresthemafamilytypeoflivingatalowcost.Theadvantages,however,havenotpreventedhostfamilies,fromworrying.Ontheoneh
6、and,somehostfamiliesarelosingtheiruniquesellingpoints.Oneproblemisthatthemajorityofhostsinbigcities,nowgenerallysingleandyoung,havelesstimeavailableforinternationalstudents,butthesellingpointforhostfamilyaccommodationiscommunicationpractice.Ontheotherhand,students’expe
7、ctationshaverisen.Theyarebecomingmoredemandingandaskingformorethaneverfromtheir4用心爱心专心accommodation,astheycomemainlyfromhighsocio-economicgroupsintheirowncountries.Togetoutofthedifficultsituation,hostfamiliesarenowmakingeffortstoimprovethequalityofservice.Theyaretrying
8、tomakelivingconditionsbetter,includingbroadbandInternetservice,privatebathroom,andaccesstoplentyofhotwaterforlongshow
