Americans love to drive. They have drive-in movie theaters, drive-through restaurants and driving vacations. It’s often called the “Great American Road Trip”: Your whole family gets into a van or recreational vehicle (RV, 旅行房车), and hits the road for a summertime trip across the country.
American cars are always big, but RVs are the biggest. These are houses on wheels. RVs have kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms. All across the country you can find RV parks – places to park your RV and spend the night. And, if you can’t find one, you can always make your home in a grocery store parking lot.
As big as RVs are, they still seem very small to a family who has to spend every hour of every day together. With your little brother kicking you in the face all night in your tiny bed under the table, the dog barking and Mom playing her country music on the radio, your family is not at its best.
What’s worse, RVs are always breaking down. So it’s possible to spend a lot of time watching dad under the RV on the side of a dusty road.
But RV travel can be a great time with the family, too. You can see the country in the comfort of your own “home”. You can spend every night in a different, natural and beautiful place, or just stay where you are. You don’t have to pay for hotels or restaurants, only gas. But, best of all, you are free to go wherever you want at any time in your home-away-from-home.
1.RVs have the following EXCEPT____.
A. Bathrooms B. Bedrooms C. Kitchens D. Gardens
2.Why do American people like to travel in RVs?
A. Because RVs can go faster than other cars.
B. Because they can listen to music on the radio.
C. Because RVs never break down on the road.
D. Because it’s like traveling in their own home.
3. If you travel in RVs, you only have to pay for____.
A. Hotels. B. Gas. C. Food. D. Drinks.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Traveling in RVs is more expensive than living in hotels.
B. RVs are big enough for families traveling together.
C. It is not difficult to find parking places for RVs and spend the night.
D. It is less fun to travel in RVs than to stay in hotels.
Last Tuesday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. So I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into a station coffee shop with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with my coffee, there was someone sitting near to me. It was one of those strange-looking young men, with dark glasses, torn clothes, and long hair. But I wasn't surprised at such a young man. What surprised me most was that he had started to eat my chocolate!
I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to get into trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't say anything. When he took a third one, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "This woman is crazy!" Everyone looked at me. That was embarrassing（令人难堪） enough. But it was worse when I finished my coffee and ready to leave. It wasn't my chocolate I had eaten a moment before. Mine was just under my newspaper.
1. The woman telling the story went to town to_______.
A. catch the train
B. buy some chocolate and coffee
C. have a rest
D. do some shopping for her family
2. The woman was not happy because_______.
A. the train was late
B. she was afraid of the young man
C. she thought the chocolate was hers
D. she couldn't find her coffee
3.According to the story, who got angry at last?
A. The young man B. The woman
C. Neither of them D. Both of them
4.The woman found she had made a mistake
A. just after she saw the young man next to her
B. when the young man was leaving
C. after she finished reading her newspaper
D. right before she was about to leave the coffee shop
1.We can go to _______ to know the history of our city.
A. City Art Museum B. African Safari Park
C. Bell Tower Trips D. Country Club
2.If eight students go to see the animals in the zoo on Sunday, they should pay _______.
A. $ 35 B. $ 70 C. $ 120 D. $ 280
3.What can you do if you only have time between 4p.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday?
A. Dance with your sweet heart
B. Enjoy the scenery from the top of the Bell Tower
C. Go to see the photo show
D. See animals without cages in your own car
Miracles（奇迹）will happen if you don't give up trying. Even if you have for one hundred times, you may succeed when you try for the 10lst time.
When I was born, my doctor told my mother that there was something wrong with my . They were too soft to be able to walk. Although the news was bad, my mother didn't become
. She didn't believe what the doctor said started to look for other ways.
My mother kept looking for other doctors for me, and finally she . The doctor and his team in the hospital did they could to help me. They also asked my parents to teach me to do some to help me walk. One day when my mother came to pick me . I crawled(爬) towards her. She was so surprised and happy that she couldn't believe eyes. Crawling was not walking, but it was a good . Day by day, I could walk by myself.
When I grew up, my mother told me these stories. She said that if I thought of what she said whenever I met , I could do anything successfully. I have been working hard and I have turned out to be a very person. I get best in school and I am a good dancer and swimmer. Thanks to my mother's strong resolution(决心), I live a life now. What the story tells us, as my mother always says, is: Never give up.
1.A. achieved B. failed C. suggested D. told
2.A. legs B. hands C. arms D. eyes
3.A. patient B. confident C. frustrated(沮丧的) D. proud
4.A. or B. and C. if D. because
5.A. forgot B. changed C. succeeded D. worked
6.A. nothing B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everything
7.A. time B. exercise C. medicine D. shopping
8.A. away B. from C. into D. up
9.A. her B. my C. his D. its
10.A. advice B. end C. chance D. start
11.A. hardly B. never C. always D. nearly
12.A. dreams B. experiments C. jobs D. difficulties
13.A. excellent B. dangerous C. busy D. special
14.A. presents B. friends C. books D. grades
15.A. happy B. sad C. tired D. boring
-----May Day is coming. Don’t forget to give my regards to your parents.
-----_____. Many thanks.
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don’t
C. OK, I will D. OK, I won’t
-----Darling, what’s up? -----Could you think of a way to make Tony _____?
A. stop crying B. to stop crying
C. stop to cry D. to stop to cry
