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 with 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 bought a van. The 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 home and 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 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 ran 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 van
4.Americans usually use motor homes _________
A．to travel with all the family members on 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
Most children like watching TV. It' s very interesting. By watching TV they can see and learn a lot and know many things about their country and the world. Of course, they can also learn over the radio. But they can learn better and more easily with TV. Why？ Because they can hear and watch at the same time. But they can' t see anything over the radio.
TV helps to open children' s eyes. TV helps to open their minds (智力), too. They learn newer and better ways of doing things. They may find the world is now smaller than before.
Many children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening. They are always busy with their lessons. But a few children watch TV every night. They go to bed very late. They can' t have a good rest. How about you, my young friend？
1.A few children go to bed late because they _________。
A．are busy with their lessons B．do their homework C．watch TV D．listen to the radio
2.Children can't see anything_________。
A．in the book B．on the radio C．on TV D．by watching TV
3.TV helps to open children' s _________。
A．eyes and minds B．minds C．eyes or minds D．eyes
4._________children watch TV only on Saturday or Sunday evening.
A．A lot B．Much C．A lot of D．A little
5.Children can study better and more easily with TV because_________.
A．they like to watch TV B．they can hear at the same time
C．they can watch at the same time D．they can listen to and see something at the same time
Mr Jones was a millionaire(百万富翁). One day he went to stay at a hotel in New York. He hoped to have the cheapest room to live in. Mr Jones asked, "What price(价格) is the room?". The boss (老板) told him. "And which floor is it on?" Again the boss told him. "Is that the cheapest room you have? I' m staying here by myself and only need a small room. "
The boss said, "That room is the smallest and cheapest we have. But why do you choose a poor room like that? When your son stays here, he always stays at our dearest room. Yours is the cheapest. " "Yes," said Mr Jones, "his father is a very rich man, but mine isn' t. "
1.Mr Jones was a _________。
A．rich man B．writer ` C．worker D．farmer
2.Mr Jones wanted to have_________ room to live in.
A．a beautiful B．a dear C．the cheapest D．a larger
3.The boss told Mr Jones that they had_________ room.
A．no the cheapest B．the cheapest C．no the dearest D．no small
4.Mr Jones' son often stays at _________room.
A．the smallest B．a cheap C．a small D．the dearest
5.Mr Jones was born (出生) in a _________family.
A．rich B．big C．poor D．a farmer's
One day Daddy and I went out 1 a walk. On the way we 2 a lot of people. We went up and 3 a look. Oh, dear! 4 did we see? There 5 a donkey(驴) in the middle of the road. It would not move. The cars and buses could not get 6 .
Then a policeman came. " 7 donkey is this?" he asked. "It' s 8 ," said a farmer, "but I 9 move it. " The policeman and the farmer did 10 best to move the donkey, but it would not move. We laughed, but the 11 of the cars and the buses were 12 . "We can't move the donkey," the farmer and the policeman said. "What shall we do?"
"Give him a carrot," my father said.
" 13 a good idea!" said the farmer.
Soon he found a 14 and showed it to the donkey. When the donkey saw a carrot, it jumped up and walked after the farmer. 15 the cars and buses could get past at last.
1. A．for B．from C．at D．on
2. A．saw B．looked C．looked for D．watched
3. A．enjoyed B．had C．played D．gave
4. A．When B．Where C．What D．Which
5. A．is B．was C．has D．had
6. A．past B．to C．on D．up
7. A．Who B．Who's C．Which's D．Whose
8. A．mine B．me C．you D．my
9. A．can B．can't C．could D．couldn't
10. A．his B．her C．their D．its
11. A．drivers B．workers C．riders D．teachers
12. A．worried B．happy C．glad D．pleased
13. A．He's B．She's C．Which is D．That's
14. A．carrot B．cat C．dog D．camel
15. A．Some of B．Little of C．All D．Few of
The city in Shandong has become famous__________kites.
A．to making B．for making C．make D．makes
On their way_______home, they saw Andy.
A．to B．from C．/ D．at
