17.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(住房汽車)
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 bus a van.Their children 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 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 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.
8.From the passage,a van is also calledB.
A.a(chǎn) motor car
B.a(chǎn) motor home
C.a(chǎn) motorbike
D.a(chǎn) big truck
9.Before Mr.Hagen and his wife bought a van,theyD.
A.sold their old house
B.moved to their grandparents'house
C.built a new place for a van
D.sold their second car
10.A motor home is usually owned by a family withC.
A.a(chǎn) baby
B.much money
C.more than two children
D.interest in vans
11.Motor homes have become popular becauseB.
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.
分析 本文是一篇說明文.本文主要介紹了美國家庭成員多的時候,會買住房汽車,因為車?yán)锟梢匀菁{的人多.
解答 答案:BDCB
8:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"Americans call vans motor homes."可知,住房汽車也叫車房車,故B選項正確.
9:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"This made them sell a second car and buy a van."可知,在他們買住房汽車之前,會把第二輛先賣了,故D選項正確.
10:C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段最后一句"When the family is large,one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽車)."可知,當(dāng)一個家庭很大的時候,他們就會賣一輛車,然后買住房汽車,故C選項正確.
11:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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,住房車變得流行的原因是當(dāng)他們一起旅行的時候,會享受到一個更快樂的生活,故B選項正確.
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