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(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). 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 bus 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 ____________.
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__________.
A．sold their old house
B．moved to their grandparents’house
C．built a new place for a van
D．sold their second car
3. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
A．a baby B．much money
C．more than two children D．interest in vans
4. Americans usually use motor homer____________.
A．to travel with all the family members of holiday
B．to do some shopping with all the family members
C．to visit their grandparents at weekends
D．to drive their children to school every day
5. Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A．they can take people to another city when people are free
B．they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C．some people think motor homes are cheap
D．big families can put more things in motor homes
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18:00 Around China 18:30 Children’s programme 19:00 News 19:30 Weather report 19:40 Around the world 20:10 TV play: Sisters 21:00 English for today 21:15 Popular music 21:55 Talk show |
17:45 Computers today 18:10 Foreign arts 18:30 English classroom 19:00 Animal world 19:25 China’99 20:20 Sports 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying 21:45 English news 22:06 On TV next week |
1.If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be _____.
A．TV play B．Sports
C．Around the world D．Talk show
2.The programme of ______ will let you know much about western countries.
A．Sisters B．Around China
C．Around the world D．On TV next week
3.If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is __________.
A．Around China B．Animal world
C．TV play D．Foreign arts
4. English classroom is a programme that _________.
A．lets you know something about classrooms
B．tells you something about students
C．lets you know something about school life
D．teaches you English
5.The programme at the end of Channel 2 means _______ on TV next week.
A．news B．programme C．people D．Places
根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的词，并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。（每个词只能用一次，有两个多余的词；共10分，每小题1分）
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I've never been 1. for school,but yesterday I came very close. My alarm clock didn't go 2. and by the time I woke3., my father had already gone into the bathroom and I had to 4. for him to come out. I had to really rush. I 5. a quick shower, had some breakfast, and then ran off to the bus stop. Unfortunately, by the 6. I got there, the bus had already left. I started 7., but I knew I couldn't get to school 8. time. Luckily , my friend Tony and his dad came by in his dad's car and they gave me a 9.. When I got to school, the final bell was ringing. I only 10. it to my class.
阅读短文， 在空白处填上一个适当的词，使短文在意义上和结构上完整，将答案写在答题纸上。（共5分）
One day, Kidom and his friend Dick went to the river fishing. Kidom took his dog Vick with him. But now and then, when the dog saw a small animal or a bird, he would run1 it and try to catch it. Dick hated the dog very much because the dog frightened the fish away. "Why do you2your dog here?" said Dick to Kidom. "he3here and there. All the fish are frightened and swim4 ." "You are right." answered Kidom. "Next time, I shall come without Vick. Shall we go home now, Dick?" Just then Dick shouted, "Wait. A5is biting (咬)my line. I can feel it." Dick was very glad. He forgot the danger. He went to pull the line. The boy fell down into the water. "Help! Help! I can't swiim." Dick shouted, up and down in the water .
But Kidom could not swim, either. Just then Vick came up. The dog jumped into the water and pulled Dick onto the dry land by biting 's shirt with his teeth. Dick was saved. He was still holding the line in his hand. On its end was a big fish.
1.__________
2.__________
3.__________
4._________
5.___________
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，将字母标号写在答题纸的相应位置上.（共10分，每小题1分）
Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. This teaches them how to _1_ the language. Copying is also a good way for students to learn a second language. When you _2_ foreigners speak English, repeat what they say as well as you can.
Children don't practice grammar,, but use the language to 3_ things that they are interested in. They don't _4 their vocabulary or poor grammar. They find ways to express themselves, and they do it successfully.
Students of English schools also pay attention to communication (交流). Look for _5_ to talk with people in English. If you can't find a _6 to talk to, talk with other students in English _7. Start an English discussion group and talk about music, movies or anything that 8 you.
Don't worry about _9, what you want is to learn how to communicate easily. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with _10_small vocabulary.
1. A．tell B．read C．write D．speak
2. A．listen to B．listen C．hear of D．hear
3. A．take exams B．talk with C．talk about D．tell to
4. A．look like B．worry about C．take care of D．look after
5. A．places B．questions C．chances D．changes
6. A．video B．foreigner C．film D．people
7. A．again B．instead C．only D．instead of
8. A．interests B．improves C．allows D．troubles
9. A．exams B．looking on C．making mistakes D．books
10. A．an B．the C．/ D．a
阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子翻译成中文。将答案写在答题纸的相应位置上。（共6分，每小题2分）
1.In 1938, a radio program by actor Orson Welles announced that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. Welles was so convincing that hundreds of people believed the story,and panic set off across the whole country. By the time the authorities revealed that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had fled from their homes.
One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti because the spaghetti.Many people ran to their local supermarket to buy as much spaghetti local supermarket to buy as much spaghetti as they could. 2.By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her to mary him. She was thrilled, because she really wanted to get married. 3. However, when she said "yes", he replied, "April Fool!" That little joke didn't have a very happy ending. The TV star lost both his girlfriend and his show.
