6、WASHINGTON－Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer. It’s not easy, even desperate.

“We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign-exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating(接納). All families accepted them. For one thing, more mothers stayed home.

But now, increasing number of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend an academic(學(xué)術(shù)) year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate in the summer programmes.

School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.

In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young to retirees.

“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programes worldwide.

For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young－they really do”, said Jean Forster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Ports from Denmark.

1．Vickis Weiner is the person who ___________.

       A．works for a programme called LEC       B．works for a programme called ASSE

       C．is 25 years old                                     D．hosts foreign students

2．The underlined word “exotic” means ___________.

       A．difficult               B．wonderful            C．exciting               D．a(chǎn)ccommodating

3．From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange pogrammes, __________.

       A．a(chǎn)ll the families could hosts foreign students

       B．only young couples could host foreign students

       C．only those who were retired could host foreign students

       D．those who were not too old could host foreign students

4．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

       A．US Struggle to Find Host Families        

       B．Idea of Hosting Students Is Different

       C．Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On                               

       D．Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

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　　WASHINGTON－Laura Straub is a very worried woman．Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer．

　　It’s not easy, even desperate(希望渺小)．

　　“We have many children left to place：40 out of 75, ”said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign-exchange programme called LEC．

　　When the exchange programme started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating．For one thing, more mothers stayed home．

　　But now, increasing numbers of women work outside home．Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30 000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend an academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate in summer programmes．

　　School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept．At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic(異國(guó)情調(diào)的)．

　　In searching for host families, she usually receives no pay．Exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals(呼吁)to include everyone from young couples to retirees．

　　“We are open to many different types of families, ”said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE．A 25-year-old programme that sends about 30 000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programme worldwide．

　　For elderly people and exchange students, “Keep us young－they really do, ”said Jean Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Porst Denmark．

(1)

In the past, Straub’s job was easy, because _________．

[　　]

A．

American families needed more money to live

B．

American families had fewer children to support

C．

American families had spare rooms to rent

D．

American families were not as busy as now

(2)

The underlined word “accommodating” in the 4th paragraph means _________．

[　　]

A．

simple and interesting

B．

colourful but poor

C．

hard to deal with

D．

eager or willing to help others

(3)

To deal with the problem in recent years, Straub and her workmates have to _________．

[　　]

A．

ask different kinds of families to help

B．

limit the number of the exchange students

C．

borrow much money to pay for the costs

D．

force some families to accept students

(4)

How many facts can you find that may have caused difficulty for the exchange programmes?

[　　]

A．

None．

B．

One．

C．

Two．

D．

Three．

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　　WASHINGTON－Laura Straub is a very worried woman．Her job is to find families for foreign teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer．

　　It’s not easy, even desperate．

　　“We have many children left to place：40 out of 75, ” said Straub, who works for a foreign exchange program called LEC．

　　When exchange programs started 50 years ago, more families were accommodating．For one thing, more mothers stayed home．

　　But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home．Exchange-student programs have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30 000 teenagers who come from abroad every year to spend an academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who take part in summer programs．

　　School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept．At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic(異國(guó)情調(diào)的)．

　　In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programs are increasingly broadening their requests to include everyone from young couples to the retired．

　　“We are open to many different types of families, ” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old program that sends about 30 000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programs worldwide．

　　For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young－they really do, ” said Jean Foster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Porst from Denmark．

(1)

Why do foreign teenagers come to American families?

[　　]

A．

To find their parents in America．

B．

To find good jobs in America．

C．

To learn the American culture．

D．

To enjoy American life．

(2)

In the past, Straub’s job was easy, because _______．

[　　]

A．

there were only a few people going in for exchange programs

B．

American families were fond of foreign teenagers

C．

more American mothers wanted to receive pay by hosting foreign teenagers

D．

more American families could offer home-stay mothers and they were helpful

(3)

To deal with the problems in recent years, exchange programs have to _______．

[　　]

A．

extend the range of host families

B．

limit the number of the exchange students

C．

borrow much money to pay for the costs

D．

make hosting foreign students more exotic

(4)

What can be concluded from the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Exchange students are welcome in America．

B．

Elderly Americans can benefit from hosting exchange students．

C．

Elderly Americans can keep the exchange students young．

D．

Jean Foster is an exchange student from Denmark．

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WASHINGTON－Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer. It’s not easy, even desperate.

“We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign-exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating(接納). All families accepted them. For one thing, more mothers stayed home.

But now, increasing number of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend an academic(學(xué)術(shù)) year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate in the summer programmes.

School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.

In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young to retirees.

“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year-old programme that sends about 30,000 teenagers on academic-year exchange programes worldwide.

For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young－they really do”, said Jean Forster, who is hosting 16-year-old Nina Ports from Denmark.

1．Vickis Weiner is the person who ___________.

       A．works for a programme called LEC       B．works for a programme called ASSE

       C．is 25 years old                                     D．hosts foreign students

2．The underlined word “exotic” means ___________.

       A．difficult               B．wonderful            C．exciting               D．a(chǎn)ccommodating

3．From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange pogrammes, __________.

       A．a(chǎn)ll the families could hosts foreign students

       B．only young couples could host foreign students

       C．only those who were retired could host foreign students

       D．those who were not too old could host foreign students

4．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

       A．US Struggle to Find Host Families        

       B．Idea of Hosting Students Is Different

       C．Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On                               

       D．Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

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