The panda's face looks like a cat's, but its fat body and short tails look like a bear's. S 1 people call this animal “bearcat”. But scientists call it “cat-bear”. The panda is v 2 lovely（可爱的）.

　　The panda is an unusual animal in China. The southwest of China's Sichuan Province and south of Gansu Province are its h 3 . Pandas like most to climb trees. They live in the thick forest of high mountains there, eating bamboo shoots（竹笋）and drinking spring water. In the past, pandas were killed at will. Some people used panda's fur（毛皮）to sleep on or to make fur coats. So they b 4 fewer and fewer.

　　Today our government made a law（法律）to protect unusual animals. In the places where pandas live, hunting（打猎）is not a 5 . Experts are sent there to do panda protection work and now pandas are not a 6 of seeing people. They often go to farmers' houses to eat their food and then walk slowly to their mountains.

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 with 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. Their children 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, the van 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 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 ____________.

2.Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.

3.A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

4.Americans usually use motor homes____________.

5.Motor homes have become popular because___________.

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 ____________.

Microblogging(微博) is sweeping across the world. You Can express your ideas on any topic on it. Of course, you might also make comments(评论) on others' microblogs.
The following is Tonv's microblog at Enviroboard and its comments.
Subject: Eco-Friendly Transportation
Saturday 9th June 8:05 am " 
Hi everyone! My name's Tony. I'm doing a project about greener ways to travel. I want to know if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks for your help!                
                                                                  Comments [4]
I think people should do more things online from home. Why pollute the air by driving your car to the supermarket, when you can order your weekly shopping on the Internet~ You can also book holidays as well.                    
                                               Posted by Billy on June 1 lth 7:36 am
I try to use public transportation whenever I can. I take the bus to college and walk home. When my mum wants to give me a lift, I always refuse, as I can get there quickly by bus. Also the buses in my town are electric so they are environmentally friendly!
                                             Posted by Carol on. June 12th 10:35 am           
Why not use two wheels? Any motorcycle will use less fuel (燃料)an a car. You don't get caught in traffic jams either. But in my opinion, the best thing is a bicycle. They don't produce any pollution and help you to keep fit at the same time.                                                      
                                               Posted by Daz on .lune 12th 16:00 nm
I can't get to my university by bus or train. So I found three other girls who live nearby to have a car share with. And now we take it in turns to drive every day. I have cut down the costs -- and most importantly,- I am helping the environment!
                                             Posted by Angela on June 15^th 9:36pm
【小题1】Billy thinks that we can make less air pollution by            .
A. doing things online at home        
B. driving cars to shopping centres
C. taking buses to the supermarkets
【小题2】Buses in Carol's town are environmentally friendly because             .
A. they use fuel         B. they are cheap         C. they are electric
【小题3】Daz thinks riding bicycles ___________.
A. will help us save more fuel        
B. will get caught in traffic jams, too
C. can be very clean and help keep fit
【小题4】Angela goes to school by car sharing because ___________.
A. she doesn't like buses           
B. she wants to help the environment
C. she wants to go to school quickly
【小题5】Tony wrote the message on his microblog to ____________.
A. get some good ideas on making net pals
B. get some tips on travelling to the places with green trees
C. ask for some advice on cutting down pollution while travelling

American boys and girls love to watch television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday.                                                   Television are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some shows help children to understand the news, others show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With television, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see play, a concert or game at home. Television brings many places and events(事件) into our homes. Some programs show crime(犯罪) and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.

1.Some children spend eight hours or more _____ 

A studying

B. playing game

C. watching TV

D. helping their parents

2.On television children can see _____ .

A．games                                B．big animals

C．oceans                               D．almost everything

3.Children usually spend _____   a day in school.

A．six hours

B．more than eight hours

C．only a few hours

D．four hours

4.“Television brings many places and events into our homes” means “_____ ”.

A．Television makes things happen in homes

B．We can know places and events without going to see them

C．We can see houses and buildings on TV

D．We can find them easily.

5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is ____ for children.

A．a bad program                         B．an animal

C．a game                               D．an uninteresting film