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(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). 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.

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 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

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

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：美国人口少的家庭有一个小汽车或一个大的。如果两个家长都在工作，他们通常有两辆车。当家庭变大时，一辆车卖掉，会买个房车。小车能容纳四个人，大车能容纳六个人，但非常挤，房车能轻松地容纳七个人，所以一个有三个孩子的家庭可以让他们的祖父母们去假期旅行。房车总是用于假期，当他们一起旅行时，所有的大家庭成员过的更开心，这是为什么房车变得非常受欢迎的原因。

1.1】细节理解题。根据Americans call vans motor homes美国人把vans称为房车，可知答案选B

2.2】细节理解题。根据This made them sell a second car and bus a van. 这使得他们卖了一辆车，买了车房车，可知答案选D

3.3】细节理解题。根据A van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel 房车轻松容纳七个人，所以一个有三个孩子的家庭可以让他们的祖父母们去假期旅行，可知答案选C

4.4】细节理解题。根据 A motor home is always used for holidays房车总是用于假期，可知答案选A

5.5】细节理解题。根据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.所有的大家庭成员过的更开心，当他们一起旅行时，这是为什么房车变得非常受欢迎的原因，可知答案选B

考点：日常生活类短文阅读