Question

    Imagine you are living in a moving house. Inside the house, there is a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. ________ they are much smaller than those at your home, they are easy for you to use.

In the US, you can see these moving houses on the road. They are called recreational vehicles (RVs,房车). People call them houses on ________. When it’s holiday time, the whole family will get into these small homes and hit the road for a ________ across the country.

Compared to (与…相比) a real house, this home on the road is a bit ________ for a family who has to spend every hour of every day together. But the best thing about it is that you can do everything you like ________. You can drive as long as you like ________ worrying about finding hotels and restaurants. Or you can just ________ somewhere nice and stay for a few weeks. You may also come across other ________ that are on road trips. Together, you ________ your tents. It’s camping time with a lot of talk and laughter.

________, RVs are not always convenient (便利的). They can sometimes break down and you have to spend time fixing them. But people still like this kind of road trip because they can go where they want whenever they want.

1.A.Although B.Until C.If D.When

2.A.buildings B.roads C.foot D.rivers

3.A.sale B.walk C.show D.trip

4.A.large B.useful C.small D.heavy

5.A.quickly B.freely C.openly D.luckily

6.A.with B.without C.after D.by

7.A.hang B.appear C.leave D.stop

8.A.teams B.children C.families D.pairs

9.A.put up B.look over C.take off D.send out

10.A.Nearly B.Also C.However D.Then

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本文讲述了房车。房车里有厨房、浴室和卧室，虽然它们比你家里的那些要小得多，但对你来说很容易使用。一到假期，全家人就会挤进这些小房子，开始全国旅行。最棒的是，人们可以自由地做任何喜欢的事情。人们想开多久就开多久，不用担心找不到旅馆和餐馆。然而，旅游房车并非总是方便，它们有时会出故障，人们必须花时间来修复它们。

1.句意：但对你来说很容易使用。

Although尽管；Until直到；If如果；When当……时；根据“they are much smaller than those at your home, they are easy for you to use.”可知两句话之间表示让步关系，所以此处用“Although”，故选A。

2.句意：人们称它们为公路上的房子。

buildings大厦；roads路；foot；rivers何；根据“In the US, you can see these moving houses on the road.”可知此处是在路上，故选B。

3.句意：开始全国旅行。

sale销售；walk步行；show展示；trip旅行；根据下文“on road trips.”可知此处是旅游，故选D。

4.句意：这个家在路上有点小，家人一起过每一天中的每一小时。

large大；useful有用的；small小；heavy沉重的；根据“they are much smaller than those at your home”可知房车有点小，故选C。

5.句意：但最棒的是，你可以自由地做任何你喜欢的事情。

quickly快地；freely自由地；openly打开地；luckily幸运地；根据“You can drive as long as you like”可知可以做任何你喜欢的事情，所以此处用“自由地”，故选B。

6.句意：不用担心找不到旅馆和餐馆。

with和；without没有；after在……之后；by通过；根据“ You can drive as long as you like”可知可以做任何你喜欢的事情，可推测此处是“不用担心”，故选B。

7.句意：或者你可以在某个不错的地方停留几周。

hang悬挂；appear出现；leave离开；stop停止；根据“stay for a few weeks.”留几周，可推测出此处是“停下来”，故选D。

8.句意：你也可能会遇到其他正在公路旅行的家庭。

teams团队；children儿童；families家庭；pairs夫妻；根据上文“When it’s holiday time, the whole family will get into these small homes”可知一般是家庭出去旅游，可推测出此处是“家庭”，故选C。

9.句意：你们一起搭建帐篷。

put up搭建；look over检查；take off起飞；send out发送；根据“your tents. It’s camping time with a lot of talk and laughter.”可知此处是一起搭建帐篷，故选A。

10.句意：然而，旅游房车并非总是便利的。

Nearly几乎；Also同时；However但是；Then那么；根据“RVs are not always convenient”可知旅游房车并非总是便利的，所以此处表示转折，故选C。