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 bought a van. The 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 home and 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 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 ran                 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 van

4.Americans usually use motor homes _________

A．to travel with all the family members on 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

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 1.How many days will the show be on?

      A. For 10 days       B. For 12 days   C. For 15 days         D. For 18 days

2.How long does each show last?

      A. Half an hour      B. One hour     C. One hour and a half   D Two hours

3.If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening，they have to pay at least          __________dollars for the tickets.

      A. 85               B.100           C.120               D. 140

4. ______________ are not allowed to enter the theatre

      A. Latecomers                B. Adults without children

      C. School students             D. Kids below three years old

5.What information CANNOT be found in the advertisement?

      A. The name of the show．      B. The name of the director．

C. The telephone number        D. The name of the theatre

I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.

My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.

People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.

My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.

1.This is a family of_________

A．three            B．five              C．six               D．seven

2.Her grandfather is __________.

A．from England       B．from China         C．from India         D．from America

3.Her father is a ________

A．worker           B．doctor            C．teacher           D．player

4.Her mother likes Chinese food because she_________.

A．has been to China                       B．is from China

C．can do Chinese food                     D．knows her children like it

5.The three children like___________ food very much.

A．Chinese           B．English            C．Indian            D．American

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

What is this       English ?         a picture.  It’s my     picture.       that?  It’s Tom. He is my brother.  He is only      .  I love       very much.  This is Jack.  He is my brother,       .  He is nine.  My name is Sally.       are in the same class.   My       names are Helen and Alan.   They are both     . My father teaches English .  My mother teaches math .  

1.A．in     B．on       C．for       D．at

2.A．He’s B．She’s   C．It’s       D．Is

3.A. family of           B. families         C. family’s           D. family

4.A．What        B．What’s         C．Who            D．Who’s

5.A．5 years old        B．5 year old       C.5 years  D．5 old

6.A．he    B．his            C．him       D．his

7.A．also B．too            C．either  D．as 

8.A．I and Jack         B．Jack and I       C．Jack and me      D．me and Jack

9.A．parent’     B．parent’s         C．parents’                 D．parents

10.A．teachers         B．doctors          C．drivers         D．nurses

I am an American student. My name is Vicky King. I have a big family. I have two brothers. They and I are in the same school. My grandma and grandpa live with us. They are my father’s parents.
My father is from England, but my mother’s hometown is at the foot of the Great Wall of China. My brothers and I were all born in New York. Because my father works in a school in New York. He teaches English.
People often ask us, “What do you like eating?” It is not easy to answer this question! Well, let me tell you.
My grandpa has been to India, so he likes Indian food. My father likes hot dogs, potato chips and hamburgers. My mother likes rice, noodles and dumplings. She often does very nice Chinese food for us. So my brothers and I like Chinese food a lot but English food a little. We don’t like Indian food at all.
【小题1】This is a family of_________