Question

AThe Van

Americans with small families own (拥有) 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 can hold seven persons easily,so a family with three children can ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They all can 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 have their own seats in the van. The sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things,for (因为) a family of five must carry many suitcases (箱子) when they travel. When they arrived at their grandparents’ home,the suitcases are put away,and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holiday. When a family is travelling to the mountains or the seaside,they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the family members can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

() 1. From the passage,we know a van is also called .

   A. a motor car   B. a motor home   C. a motor bike

() 2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van,they .

   A. sold their old house   B. built a new place for a van   C. sold their second car

() 3. A van is usually owned by a family with

   A. a baby   B. much money   C. more than two children

() 4. Americans usually use vans to

   A. travel with all the family members for holiday

   B. do some shopping with all the family members

   C. visit the grandparents at weekends

() 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 more enjoyable life when they go out on vacation

   C. big families can put more things in motor homos

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B

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1. B 根据 “ Americans call vans motor homes. ” 描述可知

选B。

2. C 根据 “ This made them sell a second car and buy a

van. ”可知选C。

3. C 根据 “ so a family with three children can ask their

grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They all can travel together. ”及上下文描述可知选C。

4. A 根据 “A motor home is always used for holiday. ” 可知

选A

5. B 根据“ All the family members can enjoy a happier life

when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. ” 描述可知选B。