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 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 buy a van. Their children 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 into the two seats, the van 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.
小题1:From the passage, a van is also called ____________.
A．a motor car
B．a motor home
C．a motorbike
D．a big truck小题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小题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小题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小题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
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题1:细节理解题，根据文中语句“Americans call vans motor homes.”理解可知。
小题2:细节理解题，根据文中语句“This made them sell a second car and buy a van.”理解可知。
小题3:理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知。
小题4:细节理解题，根据文中语句“A motor home is always used for holidays.”理解可知。
小题5:细节理解题，根据文中语句“All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together.”理解可知。