Avanmayoftenlooklikeanartmuseumonwheels.Theexteriorofvansisavisualfeastofcolorsandstyles.Manyvanshavepaintingsofvariouskindsonthesides.Eachvanisdecoratedandfinishedtoreflectthepersonalityofitsowner.Themostluxurious（豪华的）vanhasTV,arefrigeratorandasink,etc.Someevenhavepaintingsonthewalls.
Vanisverypopularwithyoungmarriedcoupleswithsmallchildren,andwithyoungpeople,suchashighschoolanduniversitystudents.Thelatterfrequentlyusetheirvansfortravelingparties,oftengoingfromplacetoplace,orcitytocity,gatheringfriendsalongtheway.
In1966therewereabout190,000vansregisteredinUS.By1976salesofvansweremorethan2millionayear.Whatisthereasonforvanboom（快速发展）?Freedomandchancetobewithotherpeoplearesomeofmostoftenexpressedreasons.1）、Vanswereusedasdeliverytrucksbefore.A.TB.F
答案：A
2）、TheRapidIncreaseofVansisthemaintopicofthepassage.A.TB.F
答案：A
3）、Avanoftenlookslikeanartmuseumonwheals.A.T
B.F
46答案：A
4）、Peoplewithsmallchildrenaren'tvanslovers.A.TB.F
答案：B
5）、Vansarebooming,becausevannersneedfreedom.A.TB.F
答案：A
32、VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thefoodinhisrestaurantwascheapandgood,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.
Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalwaysfullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine;whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuchhigherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!
1）、Thewaitergaveabeautifulmenutotheguestswhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcameintotherestaurant.A.TB.F
答案：B
2）、Themenusfortheguestswerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferent
inside.A.TB.F
47答案：A
3）、Themaleguestcouldremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdish
becausehewasrich.A.TB.F
答案：B
4）、Theladythoughtofherfriendverygenerousafteramealatthis
restaurant.A.TB.F
答案：A
5）、Thestorymainlysuggeststhatpeopleliketogotoexpensive
restaurants.A.TB.F
答案：B
33、TheAntarctic（南极洲）isactuallyadesert.Itistheonlycontinentontheearthwithoutariveroralake.
TheAntarcticisalliceallyearround.Thewarmesttemperatureeverrecordedthereiszero,attheSouthPole.Explorersusedtothinkthataplacesocoldwouldhaveaheavysnowfall.Butlessthanteninchesofsnowfallseachyear.Thatislessthanhalfaninchofwater.TentimesthatmuchmoisturefallsinpartsoftheSahara.
ThelittlesnowthatfallsinAntarcticnevermelts.Itcontinuestopileupdeeperanddeeperyearafteryear.Whenthesnowgetstobeabouteightyfeetdeepitisturnedtoicebytheweightofthesnowaboveit.
1）、Antarcticaiscalledadesertbecauseithaslittlemoistureandnolakesorrivers.A.TB.F答案：A
2）、TheAntarctichastentimesasmuchmoistureastheSahara.A.T
48B.F答案：B
3）、ThetemperatureintheAntarcticisalwaysabovezero.A.TB.F答案：B
4）、ThesnowinAntarcticisverydeepbecauseitpilesupyearafteryear.A.TB.F答案：A
5）、Thesnowturnstoicewhenthesnowaboveitisheavyenough.A.TB.F答案：A
34、Timespentinbookshopcanbemostenjoyable,whetheryouareabook-loveroronlytheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whatevertheperson,youcansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedesignisirresistible,althoughthismethodofselectionoughtnotbefollowed,asyoumightendupwitharatheruninterestingbook.Yousoonbecomelostinsomebooksorother,andusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmusthurrytokeepsomeforgottenappointment---withoutbuyingabook,ofcourse.
Theopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.Amusicshopisverylikea
49bookshop.Youcangotosuchplacesasmuchasyouwish.Ifitisagoodshop,noassistantwillapproachyouwiththegreeting:\Ihelpyou,sir?\Youneedn'tbuyanythingyoudon'twant.Inabookshop,anassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedreading.Youmaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionis.Then,andonlythen,arehisservicesnecessary.Butwhenhehasledyouthere,theassistantshouldleavepolitelyandlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.
1）、ThebesttitleforthispassagemaybeTheAttractionofBookshops.A.T
B.F答案：A
2）、Accordingtotheauthor,thebestwaytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeistochatwithassistantsinabookshop.A.T
B.F答案：B
3）、Inagoodbookshop,youaresatisfied.A.T
B.F答案：A
4）、Anassistantinabookshophelpsyouonyourenteringtheshop.A.T
B.F答案：B
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