甘肃省临夏河州中学2012-2013学年高一下学期期中(3)

30. A. shine B. return C. keep D. carry 31. A. coffee B. time C. rain D. work

32. A. closed B. locked C. stopped

D. opened

Ⅳ. 阅读理解（每题2分）

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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, and 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. After their children sitting, the sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. When they arrive at their grandparents’ home, the suitcases are moved away so that the van can 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 also many parks for motor homes.

41. From the passage, a van is also called ____________.

A. a motor car B. a motor bike C. a motor home D. a big truck 42. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.

A. sold their second car B. moved to their grandparents’ house C. built a new place for a van D. sold their old house 43. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.

A. a baby B. much money C. interest in vans D. more than two children 44. Americans usually use motor homer____________. A. to do some shopping with all the family members B. to travel with all the family members of holiday C. to visit their grandparents at weekends D. to drive their children to school every day

45. Motor homes have become popular because___________. A. they can take people to another city when people are free B. some people think motor homes are cheap