问题 阅读理解
任务型阅读
阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后A到J的空格里填入一个单词.注意:每空仅填一个单词.
Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remains popular among language travel students for its advantages. These days, host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality, for they still have something to worry about.
Host family accommodation is often seen as the number-one choice for advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families also has the advantages for students of being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”, and get to know the local way of life, people and culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.
The advantage, however, have not prevented host families from worrying. On one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities, now generally single and young, have less time available for students, but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice. On the other hand, students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.
To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better, including broadband(宽带) Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. They are also providing students with structured family activities.
It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.
Title: Host Family Accommodation 
Theme
Host families are improving the accommodation __16____

Language study
possibly becoming ___18_____
Cultural communication
 communicating with __19____
 Knowing the local way of life, people and culture
 cost of ___20___
Being least expensive sometimes
                                        
____17__
 
 
___21_____

 Loss of selling point
Hosts’ having less time for students
 Rise in ____22____
Students’ becoming more demanding

____23____
 
Service quality improvement
____24____ living conditions
Organizing structured familyactivities

____25____

Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with students.
Keys:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
答案

16. quality           17. Advantages   18. Faster  19. Hosts              20. Living  

21. Worries/Problems   22. expectations   23. Efforts   24. Bettering/Improving   25. Conclusion

任务型阅读,首先要通读全文理解大体意思,然后再依据上下文来填词。

阅读理解与欣赏

阅读下面的作品,完成下面问题。

大地的语言

阿来

  今天,在远离它们故乡很远很远的地方。我看见一望无际的玉米亭亭玉立,茎并着茎。根须在地下交错,叶与叶互相摩挲着絮絮私语,它们还化作一道道的绿浪,把风和自己的芬芳推到更远的地方。在一条飞速延展的高速公路两边,我的视野里始终都是这让人心安的景象。

  转上另外一条高速路,醒目的路牌标示着一些城市的名字。这些道路经过乡野,但目的是连接那些巨大的城市,或者干脆就是城市插到乡村身上的吸管。资本与技术的循环系统其实片刻不能缺少从古至今那些最基本的物质的支撑。但在这样的原野上,至少在我的感觉中,那些城市显得遥远了。视野里掠到身后,以及扑面而来的,依然是农耕的连绵田野。

  我呵气成雾,在车窗上描画一个个汉字。这些象形的汉字在几千年前,就从这块土地上像庄稼一样生长出来。在我脑海中,它们不是今天在电脑字库里的模样,而是它们刚刚生长出来的时候的模样,刚刚被刻在甲骨之上的模样,刚刚被镌刻到青铜上的模样。

  这是一个个生动而又亲切的形象。

  土。最初的样子就是一棵苗破土而出,或者一棵树站立在地平线上。

  田。不仅仅是生长植物的土壤,还有纵横的阡陌、灌渠、道路。

  禾。一棵直立的植株上端以可爱的姿态斜倚着一个结了实的穗子。

  车窗模糊了,我继续在心里描摹从这片大地上生长出来的那些字。麦。黍。瓜。麻。菽。

  我看见了那些使这些字具有了生动形象的人。从井中汲水的人。操耒犁地的人。以臼舂谷的人。

  “爰采麦矣?沫之北矣。”眼下的大地,麦收季节已经过去了,几百年前才来到中国大地上的玉米正在茁壮生长。那些健壮的植株上,顶端的雄蕊披拂着红缨,已然开放,轻风吹来,就摇落了花粉,纷纷扬扬地落入下方那些野生的雌性花上。那些子房颤动着受孕,暗含着安安静静的喜悦,一天天膨胀,一天天饱满。待秋风起时,就会从田野走进了农家小小的仓房。

  就因为在让人心生安好的景色中描摹过这些形状美丽的字眼,我得感谢让我得以参加此次旅行的朋友。就在这样的心情中,我们到达了周口市淮阳县。我是说到达了淮阳县城,因为此前,已经穿过了大片属于淮阳的田野。让人心安的田野,庄稼茁壮生长的田野,古老的,经历了七灾八难仍然在默默奉献的田野。还未被加工区、开发区、新城镇分割得七零八落的田野。

  正是这样的存在让人感到安全。道理很简单,中国的土地不可能满布工厂。中国人自己不再农耕的时候,这个世界不会施舍给十几亿人足够的粮食。中国还有这样的农业大县,我们应该感到心安。国家有理由让这样的地方,这样地方的人民,这样地方的政府官员,为仍然维持和发展了土地的生产力而感到骄傲。为此而自豪,而不因另外一些指标的相对滞后而气短。

  我相信利奥波德所说:“人们在不拥有一个农场的情况下,会有两种精神上的危险。一个是以为早饭来自杂货铺,另一个是认为热量来自火炉。”其实,就是引用这句话也足以让人气短。我们人口太多。没有什么人拥有宽广的农场,我们也没有那么多森林供应木柴燃起熊熊的火炉。更令人惭愧的是,这声音是一个美国人在半个多世纪前发出来的,而如今我们这个资源贫乏的国家,那么多精英却只热衷传递那个国度华尔街上的声音。

  离开淮阳前,我去龙湖漫步,水气氤氲,水生植物生机勃勃, “有蒲与荷”,“有蒲与莲”,让人心灵也丰沛而滋润。因为这宽广的土地,这土地上蓬勃茂盛的庄稼,因为这丰盈之水,短暂的淮阳之行值得永远忆念。

1.通观全文,“大地的语言”具体指什么?作者借“大地的语言”表达了哪些思想感情?

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2.文中作者将“高速路”比作“城市插到乡村身上的吸管”,说说对这句话的理解。

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3.本文语言颇具特色,试从修辞手法和表达方式的角度分别进行赏析。

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4.文中反复出现“心安”一词,作者在强调什么?如今,城市化、工业化、商业化、全球化是时代发展的潮流,作者的观点是否有点不合时宜?请谈谈你的看法。

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