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. In the van, the 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 into the two seats. Then they can 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.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 home____________.

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

There once lived a young man who thought himself to be poor. One day he went to a wise man（智者） to ask how to become rich. The wise man said,“Young man, you are already rich now.”

“But where is my wealth(财富)?” the young man asked.

“It is with you. Your eyes are your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the beautiful things in this world. Your feet are your wealth. You can go to any place...” the wise man said.

“You call these wealth? But everyone has them,” the young man said.

“These are wealth. What you have now is not what someone else can luckily have. Are you willing to give your eyes to me? I’m willing to give you a lot of money to exchange for them,” the wise man said.

“No, I’m not going to do so! My eyes are important to me!” the young man said.

Everyone is rich. We should treasure(珍惜)our wealth, and take care of it. We should not overuse it because once it is gone, it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1.

A. Because he was ill.

B. Because he wanted to be wise.

C. Because he was the wise man’s friend.

D. Because he wanted to know how to be rich.

2.The wise man thought the young man himself .

A. was rich B. was poor C. was wise D. was silly

3.The wise man called wealth.

A. the young man’s money

B. the young man’s eyes and feet

C. the young man’s buildings

D. the young man’s cars

4.The young man wasn’t willing to exchange his eyes for money because .

A. he was rich

B. he didn’t like the old man

C. he thought his eyes were important to him

D. he didn’t like money

5.

A. We can overuse our wealth.

B. We should treasure our wealth.

C. The wise man told the young man how to make money.

D. What you have now is what someone else can luckily have.

从所给句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话。

A: 1., Susan. Now, Susan you have a few minutes to rest. Can you tell us something about yourself? 2.

B: I’m twenty-two and I am a bus conductor. Cycling is my hobby.

A: Ah, bus conductor. So you’re used to collecting money. Good! 3.

B: Nobody. I taught myself.

A: 4.

B: I’ve been cycling since I was five.

A: Who bought you the racing bike?

B: I bought it myself. I worked overtime.

A: Good for you. 5.

B: Now? If you mean this minute, I’m going to have a long hot bath.

A: Well, you must need to relax. Again, congratulations! That was Susan James, winner of this year’s London-to-Brighton Cycle Race.

A. Did your parents teach you?

B. In fact, I wanted to be a taxi driver.

C. What’s you age and what’s your job?

D. And what are you going to do now?

E. How long have you been cycling?

F. Who taught you cycling?

G. Congratulations on winning the race

根据所给中文完成句子翻译。

1.你的未来取决于你现在如何努力学习。

Your future_____ _______ how hard you are working now

2.令我们惊讶的是,在中国达人秀里,刘伟用脚弹钢琴弹得如此之好。

______ our _______, Liu Wei played the piano by foot so well in China’s Got Talent.

3.考试的时候越认真犯错就越少。

The more____ you are, the ____ mistakes you will make.

4.他习惯了早起。He______ ____ to getting up early.

5.人类会被机器人取代吗？

6.她穿上衣服然后出去了。

7.他决定不再饮酒了。

阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子翻译成中文。

73. People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books, documents and records.

Why do we have libraries? 74.What good are these documents and history books? Why do we record and save the actions of men, the negotiations1 of government officials and the events during wars?

75.We do it because, sometimes, the voice of experience can cause us to stop, look and listen. Sometimes, past records, when understood in the right way, can help us decide what to do and what not to do. If we are ever to create lasting peace, we must seek its origins in human experience and in the records of human history.

1._____________

2._____________

3._____________

短文填空。（共10分，每小题1分）

阅读短文，并选择方框中的词用适当形式填空，每个词最多选用一次，有一项是多余的，每空一词。

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Sometimes, we see some people reading books while biting their nails (咬指甲). According to the BBC(英国广播公司), up to 45 percent of teenagers bit their nails. There is not an exact answer to 1. why people bite their nails. But most commonly, nail biting is said to be a nervous habit. It is done 2. of stress(压力), boredom or excitement.

What’s more, a report says that people with higher levels of intelligence(智力) 3. biting their nails at an early age. It believes that compared 4. common person, 5. with higher levels of intelligence may feel higher levels of stress more easily.

This habit is 6. for the biters. It can give them red or sore fingertips. And long-term nail biting can affect(影响) 7. nails grow.

But don’t worry! There are many 8. to stop biting your nails. First, keep your nails clean. The more you focus on taking care of your nails, the 9. likely you may bite them again. Also, when you feel stressed, try to relax. 10. exercise or having a warm bath both help.

Can dolphins talk ? They can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.

Dolphinp travel in a group. We call a group of fish a“school”. They don't study, but they travel together Dolphins are mammals, not fish, but they swim together in a school.

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid .They say “Welcome” when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.

They make a few sounds above water They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because the sounds are very, very high. Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.

Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium. People can watch the dolplains in a show Dolphins don't like to be away from their school in an aquarium. They are sad.

There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody’s life. Dolphin meat is good, but people don't like to kill them. They say that dolphins bring good luck. Many people believe this.

Answer the following questions according to what you read.

1.Can dolphins talk with words?

2.What do we call a group of fish?

3.When do they say “Welcome” ?

4.Do they make more sounds above water or under water?

5.In fact, do dolphins really bring good luck? Why?

阅读短文，填写表格，每空一词。

Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes, and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use English words?

Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. Sometimes designers use a special picture or symbol called a logo. Logos appear(出现) on many different products(产品). They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.

It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short. Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to remember. Nike, for example, has a simple English sentence all around the world: “Just do it.” Advertisements often use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.

All advertisements are designed to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink, for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the soft drink. Advertisers are saying to you, “Why don’t you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be young and modern.”

You might think that advertisements are not after you, but the next time you buy a soft drink，ask yourself this question: Why am I buying this special product?

阅读短文，从A-E五个句子中选择正确选项还原到文中，使短文内容完整、正确。

Chen Yujie, 15 studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang 1.. It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card , so she didn’t have to travel so often.

2. “It’s usually the most relaxing time for our family.” Said Chen.

She chose the right time. After a few turns of lobbying (游说) , her parents finally agreed with Chen . 3. So they have to choose a right time .

US magazine Highnight recently surveyed 1,521 kids aged 6-12 in the country , asking questions like “ 4.” Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive(乐于接受的)。Meal time is discovered to be their most favorite time to talk to their parents. Bed time comes second , followed by time spent in the car.

Chinese teenagers seem to have a similar tendency (倾向) over the problem. Qianjiang Daily ,a newspaper in Zhejiang, did a survey about it . 5.

So do you have anything to talk to your parents about? Choose a good time.

A. When you want to talk to your parents about something important ,when is the best

time to do it?

B. She decided to discuss it with her parents during TV time to talk to their parents.

C. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week to get money from her parents.

D. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose meal time to talk to their parents .

E. For most teenagers like Chen talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying.

根据要求完成小作文，词数：30—40词左右。

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