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 |
When she was just 9 years old， Katie Stagliano planted a cabbage seed（卷心菜种子） in a garden outside her house． She cared for it every day by watering it， weeding it and giving it plant food． It grew to be HUGE! Forty pounds huge!
Katie wanted to do something special with this very special cabbage． With her mom's help， she decided to donate（捐赠） it to a local soup kitchen to help feed the hungry in her community of Summerville， South Carolina．
When she arrived to make her donation， she saw a long line of people waiting for food． Then， Katie served her cabbage to the guest． As the many people thanked her， she knew she could and should do more to help．
With the help of her parents and school， Katie's Krops was born! Katie's Krops plants gardens to grow food that is donated to local soup kitchens to feed the hungry．
Katie's dream is to end hunger around the world． So， after she created several gardens in her community， she decided to do more． She wanted to help other kids create gardens in their communities!
As of 2017， 7 years after she started， there are now 83 Katie's Krops gardens growing across the United States! All of the gardens are led by kids between the ages of 9 and 16．
（1）What is "something special" Katie did at last in Paragraph 2？
A． Building her first garden．
B． Giving the cabbage plant food．
C． Helping mom in the local soup kitchen．
D． Donating the cabbage to people in need．
（2）Who runs the 83 gardens？
A． Hungry people there．
B． Katie Stagliano herself．
C． Teenagers from 9 to 16．
D． Parents and schools together．
（3）Katie's Krops ．
A． creates a lot of jobs for local people
B． has its own soup kitchens everywhere
C． is now all over South Carolina， the US
D． helps fight hunger in their own communities
（4）Katie's story sounds ．
A． encouraging
B． relaxing
C． boring
D． tiring
Sara wants to buy a motorcycle． She sees an ad in the newspaper for a used one． She calls the telephone number in the ad． The person who is selling the motorcycle lives on Flag Street in Clifton， about 15 miles from Fairview where Sara lives． She'll take a bus to get there on Sunday．
At the bus station， Sara looks through the bus schedules（时刻表）． She sees one that says "Fainiew． Clifton" on the front． That's what Sara needs．
Please look at the bus schedule carefully． Then help Sara make her decision， and answer the following questions．
Bus Schedule
（1）Why does Sara want to go to Flag Street？
（2）What bus can Sara take according to the schedule？
（3）Sara decides to arrive at Flag Street before 12： 00 by the No． 7 bus． What time should the bus
leave Fairview Station？
（4）When Sara gets on the No． 7 bus， she finds that Flag Street stop has been closed because of the street repairs． She has to get off at another stop． Look at the schedule again． Where should Sara get off the bus so that she can have a shorter walk to Flag Street？
（5）Now Sara is on Flag Street． She wants to visit a friend on her returning trip． Her friend is around the corner of Church and North Street． Which is the proper bus for her to take and where to get on the bus？
阅读，判断正（A）误（B）．请将答案编号涂卡．A表示正确，B表示错误．
Bangladesh（孟加拉） is an agricultural country between India and Burma． Storms from the Indian Ocean sweep across the country every year， and large areas of farming land are flooded（冲毁）． The people are very poor．
Fewer than half of the country's children complete their primary education． When they are six or seven years old， many children leave school to work in the fields or at home． The rest of their "education" consists of looking after cattle， collecting firewood or doing household jobs．
Not long ago， an experimental school was opened near the capital， Dacca， to help poor children． There are only 120 children in the school， which has three classrooms． In each class， forty pupils are divided into four groups of ten． Each pupil is free to decide which group he or she wants to join．
The most able pupils do a great deal of the teaching． They act as group monitors． Their duty is to ensure that all pupils in their group understand and practice what the teacher has taught．
There are a number of unusual features in the Bangladesh school． Children do not move up a class automatically when they grow older． Each group is promoted （升级）only when EVERY pupil in it has succeeded in getting to the right standard． As a result， all members of a group work hard to help the less able pupils． Nobody is left behind．
Lessons are extremely practical and include work on farming， carpentry， health and running a home﹣as well as lessons on the basic skills of reading， writing and arithmetic． At school， pupils prepare for adult life by learning to carry out almost all the tasks which they will face when they grow older．
If pupils have to look after cattle or young children， they are allowed to bring them to school． If a child has to stay at home to help his parents， there is no scolding or punishment （责罚） at school． Children enjoy their lessons and the school is cheap to run． It is so successful that other schools in Bangladesh are beginning to imitate（模仿） its methods．
Visitors are even coming from other agricultural countries to see if they can use a similar method．
（1）Many people in Bangladesh work on farms．
（2）Most children in Bangladesh complete their primary education．
（3）In each group， the biggest or oldest pupil is made a monitor．
（4）At the end of each school year， all the pupils move to a higher class．
（5）At school， pupils learn to do almost all the tasks needed in adult life．
Amanda Kitts is one of "tomorrow's people"﹣people who have artificial（人工的） body parts． She has a bionic（电子操控的）arm．
Now Kitts runs a day﹣care center． Children run up to her happily as she comes into the classroom． She bends over to talk with a small girl． As she bends， Kitts puts her hands on her knees． For most people， this would be easy． However， just a few years ago， this was impossible for Kitts．
In 2006， Kitts was in a car accident． A truck crushed（挤坏） her left arm and the doctor had to cut it off． "I was angry， sad， depressed． I just couldn't accept it，" she says． But then she heard about a new technique that could use the remaining nerves（神经） in her shoulder to control an artificial arm．
In a difficult operation， a doctor moved Kitts's nerves to different areas of her upper﹣arm muscles． For months， the nerves grew． Millimeter by millimeter， they moved deeper into their new homes． "At three months I started feeling little tingles and twitches（刺痛和抽搐），" she said． A month later， she got her first bionic arm． A research engineer worked with Kitts to make the computer programs match her real movements more and more closely．
Today， Kitts's arm is great， but it's not yet perfect． She wants feeling in her hands． For example， she needs to feel whether something is rough or smooth． She also needs feeling to do one of her favorite things﹣drink coffee． "The problem with a paper coffee cup is that my hand will close until it gets a solid grip，" she says． One time at a coffee shop， her hand kept closing until it crushed the cup． But Kitts says positively， "One day I'll be able to feel things with it…and clap my hands…to the songs my kids are singing．"
（1）What is the difference between Kitts and normal people ？
A． She has a bionic arm．
B． She can bend．
C． She can put her hands on her knees．
（2）Kitts got her first bionic arm after the difficult operation．
A． almost three months
B． over one month
C． more than four months
（3）Kitts is able to with her bionic hand．
A． clap her hands
B． hold things
C． feel rough or smooth things
（4）Kitts's attitude toward her new arm is ．
A． positive
B． angry
C． perfect
（5）Choose the right order of the events ．
①Kitts heard about a new technique．
②Kitts crushed a paper coffee cup．
③Kitts had two human arms．
④A truck hit Kitts's car．
⑤Kitts got her first bionic arm．
⑥Doctors moved some of the nerves in Kitts's arm．
A．④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②﹣③
B．③﹣④﹣⑤﹣①﹣②﹣⑥
C．③﹣④﹣①﹣⑥﹣⑤﹣②
One day Vimala and her new friend， Mary， were playing at school． Mary was a very quiet and shy girl but Vimala liked her． While jumping， Mary's glasses fell off and broke． Just then the bell rang and they had to hurry to their science class．
"Oh dear， I'm going to be as blind as a bat． But we'd better hurry． It's Miss Lee's class，" said Mary．
At the start of the lesson， Miss Lee explained how to do the experiment to produce large crystals． Then she started to question the class． Nobody dared to give a wrong answer because Miss Lee was a very strict teacher． Miss Lee held up a clamp （夹具） and said， "What do we use this for？ What do we call it？" All the girls looked down， while she looked at their heads for one to pick on． "Mary？" she finally asked．
Mary was sitting at the back of the class． She stood up and peered at Miss Lee， but she could not see clearly what the teacher was holding． She was nervous a bit and did not answer．
Miss Lee repeated her question． This time she spoke more slowly and there was anger in her voice．
"What is this used for？" she asked．
Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face． She knew that the storm was about to burst on Mary， so she put up her hand． Miss Lee paid no attention to her and stared through narrowed eyes at Mary， waiting for an answer．
Mary did not know what to say． She looked to her left and right for help． Too scared to say out that she couldn't see clearly， Mary hoped that if she kept quiet Miss Lee would ask somebody else．
Vimala guessed what was wrong， so she decided to take a risk． She jumped to her feet and said， "Excuse me， Miss Lee． Mary broke her glasses just before the lesson stared． I don't think she can see the clamp clearly．" Then she sat down， praying（祈祷） that the ceiling would not fall on her．
"Oh!" Miss Lee said， a little surprised． She had thought that Mary was refusing to answer． Now that she understood， her anger faded away． "Thank you， Vimala．" she said．Then the turned to Mary and said， "Come and look at this．"
Mary left her chair and went to the front of the class．
"It's a clamp．" she said． "We can put it on a metal stand（支架） and use it to hold things in place．"
"Well， you got it right at last．" Miss Lee said with a brief smile． "But you'd better not do any experiments until your glasses have been repaired． You can watch Vimala while she does the experiment．"
The storm clouds disappeared． The smile disappeared from Miss Lee's face and she continued with the lesson． Vimala winked at Mary who peered at her and smiled weakly．
（1）What's the matter with Mary's glasses ？
A． They were lost．
B． They were broken．
C． They were left at home．
（2）Miss Lee was teacher．
A． an English
B． a science
C． a math
（3）Why couldn't Mary answer Miss Lee's question ？
A． Because she didn't know the answer．
B． Because she couldn't hear what Miss Lee was saying．
C． Because she couldn't see what the teacher was holding．
（4）The sentence "Vimala saw storm clouds climbing up to Miss Lee's face．" means vimala found ．
A． the sky was cloudy
B． a heavy storm was coming
C． Miss Lee was becoming angry
（5）Which of the following is not right ？
A． Mary was quiet and shy and also as blind as a bat．
B． Miss Lee was a strict and serious teacher．
C． Mary knew what a clamp was used for．