【正文】 a photographer　　 a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840j, he had to__________.　　a. watch lots of films　　　　　　　　　　　　b. buy an expensive camera　　c. stop in most cities　　　　　　　　　　　　d. take many films and something else with him.　　9. mathew brady______________.　　 very lifelike　　　　　　　　　　　　　b. was famous for his unusual pictures　　c. was quite strong　　　　　　　　　　　　　d. took many pictures of moving people　　 passage tells us_____________.　　a. how photography was developed　　　　　　　b. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures　　c. how to take pictures in the world　　　　　d. how to use different cameras3)　　　　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(住房汽車)　　a small car can hold(容納)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(擁擠). a van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel they could all travel together.　　 and his wife had a third child last year. this made them sell a second car and bus a van. their children 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 grandparents39。home , the suitcases are brought into 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 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 bee very popular. in america there are many parks for motor homes.　　11. from the passage, a van is also called ____________.　　a. a motor car　　　b. a motor home　　　　c. a motorbike　　　　　　　d. a big truck　　12. before mr. hagen and his wife bought a van, they__________.　　a. sold their old house　　　　　　　　　　b. moved to their grandparents39。house　　 a new place for a van　　　　　　　d. sold their second car　　13. a motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.　　a. a baby　　　　　b. much money　　　　　c. more than two children　　d. interest in vans　　14. americans usually use motor homer____________.　　a. to travel with all the family members of 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　　15. motor homes have bee 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 homes4)i will always remember my mother‘s last few days in this world.on february 14th，2000，my class went on a field trip to the beach. i had so much fun. when we returned to school，my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. when i got into the office，i saw a police officer. suddenly i realized something was wrong. the police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. after that，we went to the hospital and waited. time went slowly. finally，we got to see our mother. it was terrible.on the next day，the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. i was taking a rest that day. i knew it had something to do with my mother. i kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. how i wished that she had gotten better. when my teacher took me outside，my sister ran up to me. she started crying，“she‘s gone. teresa，mommy’s gone. she‘s dead.” i couldn’t believe it. we jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. most of my family were there. the silence was terrible. i knew i had to say goodbye.today when i look back，i still miss my mother very much，but i know that i will live. my mother was a strong mother，who had the biggest heart. my mother was an angel walking on the earth. i will always remember her as living. when someone is asked who their hero （英雄） is，they usually say someone famous，like michael jordan or britney spears. when someone asks me who my hero is，i tell them，my mother. my mother lives every day. that is what makes her a true hero.根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。1. where was the writer when she learned her mother was very ill？a. on the beach. b. at the hospital.c. at school. d. at home.2. who brought the writer the bad news that her mother was ill？a. her sister. b. the headmaster.c. her teacher. d. the police officer.3. what did the headmaster tell the two teachers on the next day？a. her mother had been very ill.b. her mother had been dead.c. her mother had gotten better.d. her sister came to see her.4. from the last paragraph of the passage we know that _______.a. the writer is afraid of her motherb. the writer is proud of her motherc. the writer feels sad about her motherd. the writer feels sorry for her mother5. the writer must think her mother is a _______ woman.a. famous b. freec. rich d. great「答案與解析」1. we returned to school，my teacher told me to…可知，當(dāng)我回到學(xué)校以后，才得知母親生病的消息，即當(dāng)作者得知母親病重時(shí)，當(dāng)時(shí)她is at school（在學(xué)校）。2. police officer told me what had happened and…可知，老師叫我去校長(zhǎng)辦公室，但真正告訴我發(fā)生了什么事的是the police .3. 。校長(zhǎng)告訴我的兩個(gè)老師發(fā)生了什么事，然后緊接著借妹妹之口：she‘s gone. teresa，mommy’s gone. she‘s ，校長(zhǎng)告訴老師的事是my mother had been dead（我的母親死了）。4. ，作者反復(fù)提到這樣的字眼：a strong mother，had the biggest heart，an angel，字里行間都充滿著自豪之情。故答案選b.5. ，她是一位 strong母親，她是一位真正的英雄，這些都說(shuō)明了在作者心中母親很great（偉大）。5)mr king works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. he dr