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 bought 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 home and 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. From the passage, a van is also called _________。
| A．a motor car | B．a motor home | C．a motorbike | D．a big truck |
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 ran | D．sold their second car |
A motor home is usually owned by a family with _________。
| A．a baby | B．much money | C．more than two children | D．interest in van |
Americans usually use motor homes _________
| A．to travel with all the family members on 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 |
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 |
You may not realize it，but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school．School is also the place where you learn to get on well with people．But this is not always easy．What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates？
If you discover that you have problems getting on with your classmates or friends，the most important thing to learn is tolerance．Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others．We can not change the way that other people do，so it is important to learn to live happily with them．
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other．Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently．Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad．Tolerance teaches us to keep a temperate and open mind．
You need to remember an old saying，"Treat others how you want to be treated"．If you tolerate something，it does not mean that you have to like it．No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in．Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change．
It is important to practice tolerance，because it will make everyone's life easier．Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests．The world is very different，and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference．
（1）This passage is trying to tell us ．
| A． |
what's important for a student |
| B． |
what students should do at school |
| C． |
how to treat people different from us |
| D． |
how to get others to do things in the right way |
（2）From the first paragraph we know that at school ．
| A． |
it's easier for someone to hate others |
| B． |
getting along with others is not a great deal |
| C． |
most students are getting on well with each other |
| D． |
students are learning other things besides studying |
（3）What is tolerance according to the passage？
| A． |
Accept people as they are． |
| B． |
Believe you are always right． |
| C． |
Expect everybody to be the same． |
| D． |
Change yourself to please other people． |
（4）Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word in Paragraph 3？
| A． |
gentle |
| B． |
impolite |
| C． |
active |
| D． |
responsible |
（5）The last paragraph suggests that ．
| A． |
tolerance can only be learnt at school |
| B． |
living with people of the same interests is easier |
| C． |
practicing tolerance at school can help make a better world |
| D． |
people in different countries have different interests and abilities． |
Students who get tired of looking at the four walls of a classroom might like to take the nature course being offered by Carvel College again this summer．Groups of about a dozen students each，led by an experienced guide，will go on ten﹣day camping trips to the mountains to study the plants and animals that grow and live there．
Students carry their own things，which includes sleeping bags，warm clothing，food and water，and other useful tools．And what do the students do all day？Well，as soon as the sun comes up，they eat breakfast and start climbing up the mountain trail to the next campground，which is five to ten miles away．As the students take notes，the guide points out different plants and animals alongside the trail．The climb is usually over by early afternoon，so the group spends the rest of the day resting or swimming in a mountain lake．Before dinner each night，they all come together and discuss the day's activities．
At the end of the course，the students write reports using the information they have collected．But they don't mind at all．What they do mind is leaving the beauty of the wilderness and the good friends they've made to return to their normal lives in the city．
（1）What can the course offer to the students？
| A． |
Better grades in tests． |
| B． |
Free vacations in mountains． |
| C． |
A different learning experience． |
| D． |
Better chance to study in Carvel College． |
（2）How far does a student have to walk throughout the course？
| A． |
About five to ten miles． |
| B． |
About two hundred miles． |
| C． |
About fifty to one hundred miles． |
| D． |
About sixty to one hundred and twenty miles |
（3）What do the students have to do before dinner？
| A． |
Wash themselves up in a mountain lake． |
| B． |
Attend classes by the experienced guide． |
| C． |
Write about what they see along the trail． |
| D． |
Review what they learn through discussion． |
（4）What can we tell about the course？
| A． |
They will change campgrounds everyday． |
| B． |
The students have to learn all by themselves． |
| C． |
Pens and books will be useless in the course． |
| D． |
Carvel College will provide everything for the students． |
（5）From the last paragraph we know the students are ．
| A． |
serious with the final report |
| B． |
unwilling to go back to the city |
| C． |
looking forward to returning home |
| D． |
too tired to stay in the course any longer． |
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Got a bad grade，afraid to show my parents Report cards are going out this Friday，and I realized I had failed in chemistry．My parents are probably going to kill me for that．What should I do？ |
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It is better to be honest with them and tell them it is a very difficult course and you are trying your hardest．Promise them you will work harder．Study a little every night so when your next test comes you'll be much more prepared． |
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Let me guess，you have always been a great student and slipped up just this one time？Explain that to your parents． |
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You should learn from insects﹣when they try to cross a wall，they fall down again and again until at some time they get success． |
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Do what I did…show your parents your report cards and then simply ask them…"Did any one of you guys ever fail a test？" |
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I never showed my parents my test scores．It's none of their business! |
41．Lady Rita put her question here to ．
| A． |
ask for help |
| B． |
draw others'attention |
| C． |
please her parents |
| D． |
share her grades with others |
42．How many people advised Lady Rita to tell the truth？
| A． |
Five． |
| B． |
Four． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Two． |
43．According to Butterfly， ．
| A． |
nobody can do well in chemistry |
| B． |
better preparation may lead to better grades |
| C． |
you won't get bad grades if you do your best |
| D． |
parents don't care how their kids do at school |
44．What can we learn from Male T's suggestion？
| A． |
Good news never goes beyond the gate． |
| B． |
Knowledge is power． |
| C． |
Failure is the mother of success． |
| D． |
There's no smoke without fire． |
45．What do we know about Naughty？
| A． |
He does well in all his subjects． |
| B． |
His parents used to be great students． |
| C． |
He thinks it's normal to fail sometimes． |
| D． |
He dare not show his grades to his parents． |
Josh and Amy are like many teenagers these days．They have jobs to do to help out around the home．Josh washes cars for his neighbors while Amy helps their neighbor's kids with their homework．Like many families，both of Josh and Amy's parents work outside the home．
Everyone in Josh and Amy's family is busy．Their mom works in an office and often has to stay late for meetings．Their father owns his own small business and stays late to finish his work．Josh and Amy go to school．Both belong to clubs and sports teams．They also have lots of friends with whom they want to spend time．
Josh and Amy's mom leaves for work at 7：00in the morning and does not get home most days until 6：30pm．The same is true for their dad，but he leaves home in the morning even earlier．
Josh and Amy's parents work to be able to provide for their family．They need money to pay for their home and to pay their bills．Next year they want to buy a new car．The family also wants to go on a vacation to California．Josh and Amy need clothes，books，and other things for school．Their parents are also saving money so Josh and Amy can go to college when they finish high school．
36．How many people are there in the family？
| A． |
One． |
| B． |
Two． |
| C． |
Three． |
| D． |
Four． |
37．What does the father do？
| A． |
Work in an office． |
| B． |
Run his own business． |
| C． |
Plan vacations to California． |
| D． |
Drive kids to school． |
38．What do the kids do to help their parents？
| A． |
Take part﹣time jobs． |
| B． |
Join clubs and sports teams． |
| C． |
Spend time with their friends． |
| D． |
Go to school early． |
39．Where do the parents spend most of their daytime？
| A． |
At home． |
| B． |
At workplace． |
| C． |
In their kids'school． |
| D． |
On business trips． |
40．What's the best title for this passage？
| A． |
Lovely kids |
| B． |
Hard﹣working parents |
| C． |
Family wishes |
| D． |
A busy family． |
Last week we went lo the countryside to have a picnic．We bought some sandwiches，fruits and water for lunch．We started out quite early before there was too much traffic．After two hours' driving，we came to a nice place．It was at the foot of a hill and near a river，with some large trees beside it．As it was a very hot day，we parked the car under a large tree and went for a swim in the river．The water was refreshing．After having a swim we had lunch in the cool shade under the trees．
Then we went for a walk．We saw some beautiful birds and butterflies．After walking for about an hour we returned to the car．However，we couldn't get the car started．Finally we had to push the car off the road and wait for help．Of course，the car's breaking down spoilt（破坏）our picnic in the end!
66．When did they go to the countryside？
67．How long did it take them to get to the fool of the hill？
68．How was the weather that day？
69．What did they see when they went for a walk？
70．Why did they have to push the car off the road？
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