北邮网络教育大学英语阶段作业.doc

一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共50.0分） 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 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. The sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases when they travel. 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. 1. From the passage, a motor home is also called ______. A. a motor car B. a motorbike C. a big truck D. a van 2. A family owns a motor home usually with ______. A. more than two children B. interest in vans C. a baby D. much money 3. Americans with a small family and with two parents working usually have ______. A. a car B. two cars C. two vans D. a van 4. What is the main use of motor homes for Americans? A. to do some shopping with all the family members B. to drive their children to school every day C. to travel with all the family members for holidays D. to visit their grandparents at weekends 5. The reason why motor homes have become popular is that _______. A. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays B. they can take people to another city when people are free C. big families can put more things in motor homes D. some people think motor hom