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. 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

 

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap
(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular
(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things              
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money     B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes
(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .

What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .

A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .

We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.

The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

1.                A．dislike　　　    B．protect         C．admire　　　  D．suspect

 

2.                A．power　　      B．thoughts        C．knowledge    D．abilities

 

3.                A．funny　　      B．difficult　　     C．attractive　　 D．easy

 

4.                A．control         B．stop　　　      C．remove　　　　   D．break

 

5.                A．walking　　     B．driving　　　    C．marching　　  D．searching

 

6.                A．murder         B．robbery        C．accident  D．theft

 

7.                A．peace　　　    B．balance         C．situation　　　 D．rule

 

8.                A．order　　      B．encourage      C．allow　　　   D．expect

 

9.                A．family　        B．safety　　      C．future　　　  D．work

 

10.               A．only if　　      B．as 　　        C．since　　 D．even if

 

11.               A．interview　　　 B．notice          C．arrest　　　   D．warn

 

12.               A．how　　　　    B．where         C．what　　　    D．who

 

13.               A．hope　　　     B．promise　　　   C．prepare　　   D．decide

 

14.               A．comfortable     B．hopeless        C．necessary  D．meaningless

 

15.               A．hardly　　      B．ever　　       C．forever　　　 D．never

 

 

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Taxi driver wanted Work full-time or part-time. Experience and a good knowledge(认识) of the city are necessary. English is also a must. Under 45 years old. Call Mr White at 513-2683.

1.If you want to have a guitar lesson, you may     .

A. call Susan at 732-8059.

B.Visit the website: www.music.com.au

C.call Mr White at  513-2683.

D.send an e-mail to sdgt@yahoo.cn

2.Who is the owner(主人)of the lost dog?

   A. Mr White   B. Larry   C. Susan   D. David

3.If you want the job as a taxi driver, you should      .

A.know at least three language.

B.take a full-time job before.

C.be over 45 years old and know the city well.

D.know the city very well and be an experienced driver.

 

Chairman Mao once said: “It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, 52, a worker in Anshan, Liaoning, did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo has donated 60,000 milliliters(毫升) of blood. That is the blood of 10 people put together.
　　 Once, on a cold winter of 2009, Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him that a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to eat lunch. He travelled in the snow to get to the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.
　　 Guo and his family live a simple life. He and his wife and daughter live in a house of only 40 square meters. They don’t have a lot of money, but Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has donated over 100,000 yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried. “He looks poorer than us,” they said.
　　 Guo has also offered hands to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They call him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.
　　 Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion(无私奉献).But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give them a hand,” he said.
【小题1】When was Guo Mingyi born in Anshan, Liaoning?

A．In 1940

B．In 1950

C．In 1960

D．In 1970

【小题2】Why did Guo Mingyi donate the blood to a patient on a cold winter of 2009?

A．Because they are good friends.

B．Because he had no money to eat lunch.

C．Because he wanted to sleep in the hospital

D．Because he wanted to help the patient very much.

【小题3】Which of the following is RIGHT about Guo Mingyi?

A．He is a common businessman.

B．He has a very rich family.

C．He wants to be famous a lot.

D．He devotes what he has to helping others

【小题4】What does the writer write the passage for?

A．To learn from Gou Mingyi’s selfless devotion.

B．To donate blood to the people in need.

C．To raise money for poor students.

D．To remember Lei Feng.

【小题5】Which part of the newspapers can we see the passage ?

A．Sports news

B．Health care

C．People

D．Nature