C

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 in 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. The 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 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.

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

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

(　 ) 67. 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

(　 ) 68. 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

(　 ) 69. Americans usually use motor homes____________.

A. to travel with all the family members for holidays　

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

(　 ) 70. 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

卷Ⅱ(非选择题 共35分)

B

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping - watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made＄100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about＄20 million a year to buy things through those channels.

In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more telepshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24－hour teleshopping company. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping “junk on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

(　 ) 61. Teleshopping is_______ in Europe.

　　　 A. not popular 　　　 　　B. growing　　　 C. not possible 　　　　　　 D. cheap

(　 ) 62. People like teleshopping because it is_________.

A. American 　 　B. cheaper 　　　　　　　 C. easier 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more popular

(　 ) 63. Some Europeans don’t like teleshopping because they________.

A. don’t like to buy things 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. don’t watch TV

C. believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D. think the things sold on TV are bad quality

(　 ) 64. In Germany, teleshopping may_________.

A. help businessmen get more money 　　　　　 B. keep the shops open longer

C. have fewer buyers 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring better TV programs

(　 ) 65. The best title of this passage is_________.

A. American Teleshopping　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. Teleshopping Companies

C. Teleshopping in Europe 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Teleshopping - Junk on the Air

A

Are not you glad that mothers and fathers give names to their children? Names are the quickest and easiest and the most friendly way to say who’s who. Another nice thing about names is that they do not change as people do. Yesterday Mary’s hair was long. Today her hair is short. But her name is still Mary. On his birthday Uncle Tom didn’t have moustache (胡子). At Christmas time he did. But his name is still Tom. People are always changing a little or a lot. But people’s names are still the same. A name sometimes says something nice about someone. Girls’ names often come from words meaning “pretty ”, “happy”, “loving”... Boys’ names are often borrowed from words which mean “strong”, “brave”....Do you know how your name comes?

(　 ) 56. ______usually give names to the children.

A. Parents　 　　 　　B. Friends　 　 　　C. Teachers　 　　D. Family members

(　 ) 57. A man’s name ________.

A. is always changing　　　　　 B. changes as he does　 　

C. is seldom changing　　　　 　　 D. changes at any time

(　 ) 58. Some people sometimes have their _______ when writing for newspaper.

A. family names　 　 B. given names　 　 C. full names　 　　　 D. pen names

(　 ) 59. If there is a word “brave” in a boy’s name, that mean his parents wish him _______.

A. to have a strong body　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be stronger, when he grows up

C. to have a name for love 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. not to be afraid of anybody

(　 ) 60. In the last paragraph, the underlines word “borrowed” means________.

A. 使用 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 借用　 　　　　　　 C. 拿走　 　　　　　　 D. 带来

45. You can’t imagine _______ when they received these nice Christmas presents.

A. how they were excited　　　　　　　　 B. how excited they were

C. how excited were they　　　　　　　　 D. they were how exited

44. I’ve _______ all the photos in the drawer, but I still can’t find the one you need.

　　　 　 A. opened up　　　　　 B. given away　　　　 C. looked over　 　　 D. taken off

43. -How was your weekend?　 -It was ______. I had lots of fun.

　　　 　 A. terrible　　　　 　　 B. tiring　　　　　　　　 C. wonderful　　　　 D. bad

42. -________ do you study for a test?　 -I study by working with a group.

　　　 　 A. What　　　　　　　　　 B. Whom　　　　　　　　　　 C. How　　　　　　　　 D. Where

41. She _____ that same song so many times. I’m getting sick of it!

　　　 　 A. sings　　　　　　　　　 B. sang　　　　　　　　　 C. will sing　　　　　　 D. has sung

40. He didn’t tell his parents he was going home because he wanted give them a _______.

　　　 　 A. kiss　　　　　　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprise