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

 

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.
【小题1】From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A．a motor car	B．a motor home
C．a motorbike	D．a big truck

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

【小题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

A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr. Smith left the house. He just wanted to 　　 the car when a gunman (持枪者) jumped up from the back seat. He 　　 a gun to Mr. Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!” he shouted.

　　“All right,” Mr. Smith answered. He started the engine (发动机), pulled away (开走) from the side of the street and 　  down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not fight with the gunman. He knew he needed help . Where were the police？ As he drove 　   each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to find a police car, but he could see 　    . “Just my luck,” he thought. “If I were driving too 　, there would be a police car on every corner.”

　　Suddenly he pushed his foot down on the accelerator (加速器), and the car went    faster. “What are you doing？” shouted the gunman. “To 　   the police,” Mr. Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car near there.”

　　He ran red lights, drove wrong on one-way streets. On the two-way streets, he drove on the wrong side of the road. None of the policemen saw him. Again, Mr. Smith’s plan was not working. He had to try a new plan.

　　He turned at a corner and saw the 　  in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car knocked a police motorbike over and stopped. Mr. Smith shouted, “Help! Help!” Then he 　  back to grab (抓住) the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the noise and quickly caught the gunman.

1.A．stop 　　　B．begin　　　 C．leave　　  D．start

2.A．brought　　B．pointed　　 C．held 　　  D．carried

3.A．drove 　　 B．left 　　　 C．took　　　 D．pushed

4.A．past 　　　B．over 　　　 C．through　　D．towards

5.A．somebody　B．anybody　　C．everybody　 D．nobody

6.A．fast　　　　B．slowly　　 C．generally　  D．commonly

7.A．more　　　 B．much　　　C．very　　　　D．quite

8.A．look for　　 B．keep away from　　C．look at　　D．care about

9.A．train station　B．police station　　C．hospital　　D．bank

10.A．got 　　　　B．looked　　　C．turned　　　D．came

 

Fire can help people in many ways． But it can also be very harmful (有害的)． Fire can keep your house  1  , give light and cook food ． But fire can burn things  2  ．Big fire can burn ,trees ,houses , animals or people ．

Nobody knows how people began to use fire ．But there are  3  ．interesting old stories about how a man or woman started a fire ．One is  4  a man ． The man  5  a very long time ago ． He went up the sun and  6  fire down．

Today people know how to make a fire with matches(火柴)． Children sometimes  7  to play with them ． But matches can be very dangerous． One match can burn a piece of paper． And  8   it could burn a house． A small fire can turn a big fire． very quickly． So you    9  be careful with matches．

Be careful with fire , and it will  10  you ．But if you aren’t careful with fire ． and it may hurt you．

1．A． warm 　　B． warmer 　　 C． cool 　　　　D． cooler

2．A． also 　　　B． too 　　　　C． either 　　　D．neither

3．A． many 　　B． much 　　　 C． little　 　　 D． no

4．A． over 　　 B． about 　　　 C． a little 　　 D． no

5．A． worked 　B． studied 　　　C．learned 　　 D． lived

6．A． bring　　 B． take 　　　　C． brought 　　D． took

7．A． enjoy 　　B． like 　　　　C．don‘t like 　　D． become

8．A． after 　　B． late 　　　　 C． yet 　　　 D．then

9．A ．can 　　 B． man 　　　　 C． will 　　　　D． must

10．A． help 　　B． do 　　　　　C． tell 　　　　D． hope

口语运用

补全对话：根据对话内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(10分)

A. Did you see the doctor?

B. Are you feeling better now?

C. Was it serious?

D. What was wrong with you?

E. What did the doctor say?

A: Hi, Li Jun. You were not at school yesterday. 　　　 56　　　

B: Oh, I had a headache and I had to ask for a sick leave.

A: Sorry to hear that. 　　　 57　　　

B: Yes, my mother took me to the hospital.

A: 　　　 58　　　

B: The doctor checked me over and said I had a cold.

A: 　　　 59　　 　

B: Yes, a little. The doctor told me to take the

medicine three times a day and have plenty of water.

A: 　　　 60　　 　

B: Yes, much better. But I’ve missed so many lessons.

A: Don’t worry about it. I’ll help you later.

B: Thanks a lot.