Question

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 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 bus a van. Their 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 out. 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 van

D. sold their second car

3.Americans usually use motor homes____________.

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

4. 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

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍美国家庭拥有汽车的情况，介绍房车的使用和为什房车在美国越来越受欢迎。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Americans call vans motor homes.”可知在美国vans被叫做motor homes，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段“This made them sell a second car and buy a van.” 可知Hagen先生和妻子在买房车前卖了他们的二手车，故选D。

3.3】细节理解题。根据第四段“A motor home is always used for holidays.” 可知美国人用房车是为了出去度假的，故选A。

4.4】细节理解题。根据第四段“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.” 可知房车这么受欢迎是因为它可以让大家庭出去度假更加愉快，故选B。

考点：考查日常生活类短文