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. In the van, the sixth and seventh seats 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. Then they can 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 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 home____________.
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
Have you ever been ill? When you are ill，you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot，and there are pains all over your body. You don't want to work，you stay in bed，feeling very sad.
What makes us ill? It is germs(细菌). Germs are everywhere. They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes，but you can see them with a microscope. They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing.
Germs are always found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope，we shall see them in it. So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water.
Germs aren't found only in water. They are found in air and dust. If you cut your finger，if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut(割开处)，some of the germs would go into your finger. Your finger would become big and red，and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body，and you would have pain everywhere.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If things are very small，they are germs.
B. If things can't be seen，they must be germs.
C. Germs are only in dirty water.
D. Germs are everywhere around us.
2.What is a microscope used for?
A. Making very small things look much bigger.
B. Making very big things look much smaller.
C. Helping you read some newspapers.
D. Helping you if you can't see things clearly.
3.Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water?
A. You haven't looked at it carefully.
B. Water can't be drunk in this way.
C. There must be lots of germs in it.
D. Water will make you ill.
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Germs can be found both in water and in the air.
B. Germs can go into your finger if it is cut.
C. If your temperature is not OK，there must be germs in your body.
D. If your finger isn't cut，there aren't any germs on it.
5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Germs may make us ill. B. Germs are in dirty water.
C. Don't drink dirty water. D. Take care of your fingers.
完形填空
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Mr. White is a member of his office. He's ______and can easily deal with(处理) all kinds of matters. So he's always _____more than his workmates. Of course he's often _______and has no time to do the housework. His wife______him well and does all at home.
______! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be_______. Now Mrs. White has to look after her there______she can't go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he______ did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly (零乱不堪) .
Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone ____ . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to ____an important telephone number down. But he could find_______a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he _____it and went to work. Two hours later ______ came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was ______ the table. He couldn't _______the number on the table and called out angrily , "Who let you clean the table?"
1.A. important B. strong C. good D. able
2.A. helped B. thought C. paid D. asked
3.A. busy B. quiet C. lazy D. happy
4.A. sees B. knows C. misses D. takes care of
5.A. Well B. Once C. What's more D. Bad luck
6.A. in hospital B. outside C. in bed D. in time
7.A. but B. or C. while D. and
8.A. not B. never C. almost D. often
9.A. shouted B. spoke C. rang D. called
10.A. write B. remember C. understand D. use
11.A. either a pen or B. neither a pen nor C. both a pen and D. not only a pen but
12.A. forgot B. read C. took D. threw
13.A. he B. his friend C. his wife D. his daughter
14.A. brushing B. walking in C. leaving D. cleaning
15.A. find out B. listen to C. see D. write
What does the sign mean?
A. With a speed limit of 40 KM per hour
B. Lift speed limit of 40 KM per hour
C. Below the speed limit of 40 KM per hour
D. Mustn’t drive below the speed limit of 40 KM per hour
Our country will be______
A. stronger and stronger B. more strong and strong
C. much strong and strong D. more strong and more strong
—TV says there will be a storm tomorrow.
—___________, I planned to go climbing with my classmates.
A. I hope so B. I’m afraid so
C. Sounds good D. Bad luck
