Most American families like to have a holiday in summer. Summer is a good season for holiday. It is often very hot during the months of July and August. Students do not go to school during these two months. Some people like to stay at home during their holiday. They work in the garden, visit their friends, read books, or watch television. Many families take their lunch to the park or somewhere far from the city. They like to eat where there are many trees or a nice lake. If they live near the ocean(海), they often go to the beach(海滩). There they can fish, swim or enjoy the sun.

　　Many Americans like to meet people from other countries like Meaxico or Canada. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan or Argentina. They usually fly to these countries on planes.

　　The United States is a very large country. Lots of families travel by car or by train to see interesting places in their own country. Some favourite cities to visit are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles. These big cities have many famous buildings, theatres(戏院), shops and other places of interest for tourists(游客). They also travel to places such as Florida and Hawaii to enjoy themselves.

　　Certainly not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys or canyons(峡谷). They usually take a camera(照相机) and return with a lot of nice coloured pictures and slides of the places they visit. Then they would share(分享) them with their friends.

1．Those who stay at home during their holiday ________.

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A．do nothing but have a good rest

B．do some cooking

C．go to the cinema

D．visit their friends

2．How can Americans travel to the foreign countries?

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3．Most American families like to have a holiday in summer because ________.

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A．the weather in summer is very good

B．it is not hot in summer

C．students do not go to school during the months of July and August

D．people needn't go to work in summer

4．Some families travel to the mountains or to beautiful valleys because ________.

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A．it is cool there in summer

B．they can have a picnic

C．they can take pictures of these beautiful scenes(风景)

D．it is time for them to go hunting

5．Which of the following statements(陈述) is correct?

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A．Some Americans like to visit other countries by train.

B．Miami is a beautiful city, which has a lot of wonderful valleys and canyons.

C．In summer holiday all the people like to have lunch at restaurants(饭馆).

D．Not all the people like to visit busy cities.

Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga（瑜伽）is women’s favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people’s health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather（天气）but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy.
【小题1】Why do many people like to do sports every day?

Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga（瑜伽）is women’s favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people’s health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather（天气）but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy.

1.Why do many people like to do sports every day?

2.What does David Beckham do?

3.If you want to do sports in winter, which sports is popular?

4.From the passage, which season is suitable for us to go on a trip?

5.What is the best title (题目) for this passage?