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

 

选词填空

other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use another, friend , carry , trouble, friendly

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can   76   stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the   77   , but it is not   78  for most plants.

　　The animals are   79  to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to    80  shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for   81  things.

The people of the desert have to keep    82  from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to    83  place. The desert people are very   84 . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in   85  and give them food and water

 

完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
46 blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily is something that most people can’t imagine. But many people ­­47  these challenges 48  Liz Smith. Liz can’t use her arms or legs well, and normal things like answering the telephone,opening and 49  the door or carrying things have always been difficult for her.Then one day last year,a friend of her said that she would like to help her out. She talked to “Animal Helpers ” to see if it would be possible for her to get a specially 50  dog.
51  six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, Liz smith was able to 52  him home. Her dog’s name is “Lucky” --- a good name for him 53  Liz feels lucky to have him.
54 does Lucky help her? Well, he has been trained to understand many different 55 .For example, when Liz says, “Lucky, fetch my book!” and he 56 at once. He is very clever and understands many English words ,57  some difficult 58  like “upstaris”.
“Animals Helpers” is an organization 59  to help disabled people .60 is very important that it doesn’t run out of money. The donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like Liz.

【小题1】

A．To be B．Being C．Be D．/

【小题2】

A．who face B．face C．are face D．faced

【小题3】

A．such as　 　 B．likes　　　 C．like　 D．for example

【小题4】

A．shuting　　 B．closing 　 C．shut　　 D．close

【小题5】

A．trained B．train　　　 C．training D．trains

【小题6】 A. With　　　   B After. 　　   C. Before    D. Because

【小题7】

A．fetch　　 B．take 　 C．carry　 D．return

【小题8】

A．and 　　　 B．but 　　 C．or　 D．because

【小题9】

A．When 　　 B．How C．Where. D．Why

【小题10】A information　 B conclusions  C. experience  D. instructions　

【小题11】

A．does it 　　 B．fetch it C．does　 D．fetches

【小题12】

A．even　　 B．and C．like　 D．but

【小题13】

A．words　 B．word　 C．ones D．one

【小题14】

A．sets up　 B．set up C．that set up D．which set up

【小题15】

A．That　 B．It 　 C．He D．She

阅读理解

Football

　　The game is played by two teams. There must be eleven players in each team.

　　The field must be about 100m long and 73m wide. There are two goals, 7.32m long and 2.44m high.

　　To score a goal, a player must put the ball into the other team’s goal. They may use their feet, heads or other parts of the body, but they must not touch the ball with their hands. Only one oil each team, the goal-keeper, may use his hands.

Volleyball

　　This is played on a court 18m long and 9m wide. The net is 2.44m high for men and 2.24m for women. There are two teams and there are usually six players in each team.

　　The players try to make the ball hit the ground on the other side of the net. They may use their hands, fists or arms, but they must not catch the hall or hold it while playing.

Basketball

　　The court must be 26m long and 14m wide. There can be ten players in a team but not more than five players in each team may play at one time. The players must not change until the referee allows them to leave the court.

　　To score a point a player must throw the ball into the other team’s basket.

　　Players may throw the ball, but they must not carry it. A player must not touch another player.

　　After 20 minutes play there must be a rest period for ten minutes. Then there is another period of 20 minutes before the game ends.

1．How big is a football field?

[　　]

A．7.32m long and 2.44m high.

B．100m long and 73m wide.

C．107.32m long and 75.44m wide.

D．26m long and 14m wide.

2．The volleyball players can only ________ while playing.

[　　]

A．catch the hall

B．hold the ball

C．use their hands, fists or arms

D．use their hands

3．Each basketball team can have ________ players at most.

[　　]

4．What’s the Chinese for referee in the passage?

[　　]

A．队长　　B．教练　　C．裁判　　D．观众

5．Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?

[　　]

A．In a football match, only one person can use his hands.

B．The volleyball net is 2.44m high for men.

C．The basketball team will score when they throw the ball into the other team’s basket.

D．In a basketball match, twenty minutes is a period