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.

(  )31. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A. a motor car  B. a motor home  C. a motorbike  D. a big truck

(  )32. Before Mr. Hagen bought a van, he___________.

A. sold their old house       B. moved to their grandparents’ house

C. built a new place for a van   D. sold their second car

(  )33. 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

(  )34.Americans usually use motor homer____________.

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

(  )35. 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

Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol(汽油). They have to work, so that they can pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work..

　 People have found out that it is a good idea to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.

　 Children often go tot school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too. “The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap. It is a good way for those who do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes at the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use expensive petrol. A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.”

　 Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike-riding is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell my patients(病人) to buy bikes. In addition, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam.(交通堵塞).”

11. Some people don’t want to drive to work because _______________.

　 A. the cares are getting expensive　　　　 B. the petrol is getting expensive

　 C. the care are difficult to take care of　　 D. petrol is hard to buy

12. In the second paragraph(段落), “return to bikes” means ____________.

　 A. begin to ride bikes again　　　　　 B. give bikes back to others

　 C. go back by bike　　　　　　　　 D. borrow bike from others

13. After reading, we know that Molly is a _____________.

　 A. doctor　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. patient　　　　　 D. businesswoman

14. Mr Brow thinks that bike-riding has _________ good points.

　 A. two　　 B. three　　　 C. four　　　　 D. five

15. This passage tells us about _________________.

　 A. cars and petrol　 B. expensive petrol　

C. back to bike time　 D. bike-riding for a long life

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Ⅰ．情景反应：根据你听到的内容选择正确答案。

1．

[　　]

A．Yes, I like.　　B．Yes, please.　　C．No, I don't.

2．

[　　]

A．During holidays.

B．On Sundays.

C．Three weeks.

3．

[　　]

A．I'll think about it.

B．It's very nice.

C．Twenty-five yuan.

4．

[　　]

A．Winter.　　B．Autumn.　　C．Spring.

5．

[　　]

A．English.　　B．Chinese.　　C．Japanese.

6．

[　　]

A．I was watching TV.

B．I would like to watch TV.

C．I never watch TV.

7．

[　　]

A．It may be a bit late.

B．It gets there at twenty to nine.

C．Twenty-five past nine.

8．

[　　]

A．On Saturdays.

B．On Teachers' Day.

C．Last Saturday.

9．

[　　]

A．I'm going to.　　B．Yes, I did.　　C．Yes, twice.

10．

[　　]

A．January.　　B．December.　　C．October.

Ⅱ．对话理解：根据你听到的小对话回答问题。

11．What does the man think about John?

[　　]

A．John is angry.

B．John is hungry.

C．John will tell the woman.

12．How much are two cups?

[　　]

A．1.5 yuan.　　B．2 yuan.　　C．3 yuan.

13．What is the probable relationship (关系) between the two speakers?

[　　]

A．Teacher and student.

B．Doctor and patient.

C．Husband and wife.

14．How does the man prefer to go to work?

[　　]

A．By car.　　B．By bus.　　C．By taxi.

15．Where is the woman living now?

[　　]

A．In an old house.

B．In the school.

C．With her parents.

Ⅲ．篇章理解：听下面各段独白并回答问题。

听第16段材料，回答16～20小题。

16．How many people are there in the family?

[　　]

A．Three.　　　B．Four.　　　C．Five.

17．What did his father use to do?

[　　]

A．He used to plant rice only.

B．He used to grow fruit trees.

C．He used to be an experienced farmer.

18．What does his mother do?

[　　]

A．She helps in the farm.

B．She keeps the house, raises pigs and chickens.

C．She looks after the neighbours' children.

19．How old is his grandmother?

[　　]

A．She will be eighty next year.

B．She is eighty years old this year.

C．She is seventy-nine years old this year.

20．What do he and his sister study at college?

[　　]

A．They both study art and computer science.

B．They work hard at literature and science.

C．One studies art, the other studies computer science.

听第17段材料，回答21～25小题。

21．What didn't they mention in their talk?

[　　]

A．The weather.　　B．Clothes.　　C．Their teachers.

22．Why was the man going to New York?

[　　]

A．On business.

B．Attend a meeting.

C．On holidays.

23．Who did the woman know in New York?

[　　]

A．Her cousin.　　B．Her friend.　　C．Her brother.

24．What is Roger's telephone number?

[　　]

A．8765036.　　B．8765493.　　C．8765093.

25．Where does Roger live?

[　　]

A．1973, Downing Street.

B．1974, Brandon Street.

C．1976, Bender Street.

听第18段材料，回答26～30小题。

26．How does Mike go to work every day?

[　　]

A．By train.　　B．By bus.　　C．By taxi.

27．What does he always buy?

[　　]

A．A magazine　　B．A book.　　C．A newspaper.

28．What report did he read one Thursday morning?

[　　]

A．On basketball match.

B．On football match.

C．On volleyball match.

29．How was the report?

[　　]

A．Interesting.

B．Disappointing.

C．Uninteresting.

30．What did he forget?

[　　]

A．To go to work.　　B．To go home.　　C．To get off.

Ⅳ．对话理解：根据你听到的小对话回答问题。

31．What does the woman want to be?

[　　]

A．A doctor.　　B．A teacher.　　C．A lawyer.

32．What's the man's telephone number?

[　　]

A．8765940.　　B．8765904.　　C．8675904.

33．How many drinks does the man order altogether?

[　　]

A．One.　　B．Two.　　C．Three.

34．What does the woman want to know?

[　　]

A．Jackson's address.

B．Jackson's age.

C．Jackson's telephone number.

35．What is the probable relationship between the two people?

[　　]

A．Husband and wife.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Customer(顾客) and saleslady.