Here are many kinds of vacations. People can go traveling abroad or spend their holidays at the seaside. One kind of vacation is camping. Many Americans enjoy going camping because it is good for them. Each summer millions of Americans drive to the countryside where they find places to camp. There are a lot of national parks in the USA and these national parks mostly stand on the mountains. They are people’s favorite camping places.
Campers are free from the busy life in the noisy and crowded city. They throw themselves into the arms of Mother Nature. They enjoy the fresh air, lakes and forests in these parks. Hiking, swimming and fishing are the main kinds of exercise. They can see different sorts of animals and plants there.
Some campers have trailers which they pull behind their cars to the camping places. Trailers are like small houses on wheels, having many of the things that people use in their homes, such as electricity, hot water, kitchen tools and things like that. But most campers don’t have trailers. Tent campers lead a very simple but healthy life.
Camping is a pleasant sports activity. After living a while in the open, campers become as fresh as paintings. They feel relaxed.
1.What kind of life do campers live before they go camping?
A. An easy life. B. A happy life. C. A busy life. D. A healthy life.
2.Most campers don’t have trailers because ______.
A. they are not rich B. they think it is inconvenient
C. they want to live a simple life D. they like to do exercises
3.According to the passage, what do many Americans get from camping?
A. Health and happiness. B. A strong body. C. Convenience. D. A simple life.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep? Are you often late for work or school? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(n) 1bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will 2you up in the morning! Here is how it 3.
The bed is 4an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 5music or other pleasant sounds. The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 6, “Wake up, darling, please.” A few minutes later, a second recording 7. The sound recording can be loud music or 8sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss. His boss 9, “Wake up immediately, 10you’ll be late!”
If you don’t get up 11the second recording, you 12be sorry! A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 13minutes. What! You’re 14in bed! Slowly the 15of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 16, the bed is vertical（垂直的）. You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 17.
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 18a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees—“All-Honda Idea Contest.” The employees think of new 19. If their ideas win, the employees win 20. Hiroyuki Sugiyama won one of the top prizes for his bed.
1.A. expensive B. special C. valuable D. comfortable
2.A. get B. catch C. make D. let
3.A. works B. runs C. happens D. moves
4.A. separated from B. made up of C. connected to D. made into
5.A. loud B. classical C. pop D. soft
6.A. sound B. voice C. noise D. way
7.A. sends B. turns C. plays D. appears
8.A. pleasant B. interesting C. unpleasant D. funny
9.A. shouts B. announces C. whispers D. persuades
10.A. and B. but C. so D. or
11.A. before B. until C. since D. after
12.A. can B. will C. may D. need
13.A. other B. another C. more D. one
14.A. still B. yet C. already D. even
15.A. end B. middle C. body D. top
16.A. However B. Finally C. Therefore D. Otherwise
17.A. angry B. work C. happy D. awake
18.A. achieve B. win C. gain D. defeat
19.A. ideas B. thoughts C. facts D. ways
20.A. praises B. contests C. prizes D. medals
As the busiest woman in Norton, she made_____ her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town.
A. this B. that C. one D. it
To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their_____ and weaknesses.
A. strengths B. benefits C. techniques D. values
People all over the country felt shocked _______ they heard of the news ______eight children were killed at the school gate .
A. the moment , that B. when , which C. immediately , / D. the second ,what
I _________to work there if I have to listen to them.
A. would not rather go B. would not rather not going
C. would rather not going D. would rather not go
