ATheVanAmericanswithsmallfamiliesown(拥有)asmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworkingtheyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislargeoneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车).Asmal

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A The Van

Americans with small families own ( 拥有) 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 can hold seven persons easily so a family with three children can ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They all can travel together.

Mr. Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. Their children have their own seats in the van. The sixth and seventh seats are used to put other things for ( 因为 ) a family of five must carry many suitcases ( 箱子 ) when they travel. When they arrived at their grandparents’ home the suitcases are put away and the two seats can then carry the grandparents.

Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holiday. When a family is travelling to the mountains or the seaside they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the family members can enjoy a happier life when they are travelling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

( ) 1. From the passage we know a van is also called ____ .

   A. a motor car   B. a motor home   C. a motor bike

( ) 2. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van they ____ .

   A. sold their old house   B. built a new place for a van   C. sold their second car

( ) 3. A van is usually owned by a family with ____

   A. a baby   B. much money   C. more than two children

( ) 4. Americans usually use vans to ____

   A. travel with all the family members for holiday

   B. do some shopping with all the family members

   C. visit the grandparents at weekends

( ) 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 more enjoyable life when they go out on vacation

   C. big families can put more things in motor homos

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. BWEEK TWO Friday 星期五本文主要介绍房车及其优缺点。1. B 根据 “ Americans call vans motor homes. ” 描述可知选B。2. C 根据 “ This made them sell a second car and buy avan. ”可知选C。3. C 根据 “ so a family with three children can ask theirgrandparents to go on a holiday travel. They all can travel together. ”及上下文描述可知选C。4. A 根据 “A motor home is always used for holiday. ” 可知选A5. B 根据“ All the family members can enjoy a happier lifewhen they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become very popular. ” 描述可知选B。