Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车)
A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together.
Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.
Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.
1. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
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A．a motor car |
B．a motor home |
C．a motorbike |
D．a big truck |
2.Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.
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A．sold their old house |
B．moved to their grandparents’ house
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C．built a new place for a van |
D．sold their second car |
3.A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
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A．a baby |
B．much money |
C．more than two children |
D．interest in vans |
4.Americans usually use motor homer____________.
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A．to travel with all the family members of holiday |
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B．to do some shopping with all the family members
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C．to visit their grandparents at weekends
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D．to drive their children to school every day |
5.Motor homes have become popular because___________.
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A．they can take people to another city when people are free
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B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
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C．some people think motor homes are cheap
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D．big families can put more things in motor homes |
A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he only had one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meat at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble, ” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you form my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.
Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn’t save her. People had to send her to a hospital in a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the bill. The doctor learned that she couldn’t afford it. So he wrote something down on the bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”
判断下列句子的正（A）误（B）。
1.The boy paid one cent for the milk at last.
2. The young woman had a kind mother.
3.The boy sold goods because he thought it was interesting.
4. The young woman lived in a big city.
5.The woman paid the large medical bill with a lot of money.
When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone , you mean to be 16 . When you put one finger in front of your 17 , you mean“Be quiet.”
Yet , people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak 18 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street , he felt 19 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came , the Englishman 20 his mouth , put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way , he 21 to say , “Bring me something to eat.”But the waiter brought him a lot of things to 22 . First tea , then coffee , then milk , but no food. The Englishman was 23 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was 24 to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was 25 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.
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Could you tell me ______________ now?
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A．When will he come back |
B．if he lived here |
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C．Which color does he prefer |
D．Where he works |
China has became the third nation to send a person into space______________.
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A．successfully |
B．probably |
C．luckily |
D．rapidly |
The air pollution is very serious,we should take___________to stop it.
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A．some advice |
B．some measures |
C．some relations |
D．some effect |
