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美國人鐘情于汽車房屋

News Background

新聞背景　　汽車旅館是我們常說的“路邊店”。它只提供標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化的住宿服務(wù)和停車服務(wù)，房間的設(shè)施也比較簡單。事實上這一切已足夠滿足大部分旅客的基本需要。汽車旅館最初是在1923年由美國加利福尼亞州一位名叫哈利??埃利奧特的商人大膽創(chuàng)意的結(jié)果。 此后，隨著旅游業(yè)的發(fā)展，又出現(xiàn)了汽車小屋，也就是拖著家到處走的汽車。上面可以睡覺，做飯。在美國有很多這樣的車，人們可以租這種車到處旅游，又不用擔(dān)心找不到住宿的地方，比汽車旅館更為方便。

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America is full of vacation lodges ... on wheels!

They are known as motor homes - literally kitchens, living rooms, and beds on the moveacross America. There are more than 1.5 million of these self-propelled rolling dwellings inthe United States. They range from simple pick-up trucks with camper units attached to deluxerecreational vehicles - or RVs - as big as a moving van.

Since a motor home vacation is often cheaper than a triprequiring stays at hotels and resorts, one might think the RVindustry is thriving, despite the longest and deepest recessionsince the 1930s. But not so. About 62,000 new motor homesrolled out of dealerships in 2004, but just one-third that manywere sold last year. Orders are up early this year, however, asNews Item9News Transcript

Listening Comprehension聽力理解

1. self-propelled rolling; simple pick-up trucks2. C 3. D Keyconsumer credit loosens somewhat.

Out west, especially, where there are plenty of campgrounds and nationalparks, you see thousands of motor homes. They are warmly welcomed in mostplaces.

And while drivers and passengers alike in large motor homes are supposedto keep their seat belts fastened on the road, it’s not uncommon to fi nd someonein back reaching for cold refreshments, spreading maps out on a table - eventaking a nap, fully reclined!

1 There are more than 1.5 million of these dwellings in theUnited States. They range from______________with camper units attached todeluxe recreational vehicles–or RVs - as big as a moving van.

2 Which statement is not right according to the context? ( )A. America is full of vacation lodges.

B. They are known as motor homes - literally kitchens, living rooms, and bedson the move across America.

C. A motor home vacation is often more expensive than a trip requiring stays athotels and resortsD. All the above are not right.

3 In the following statements, which one is right? ( )A. About 62,000 new motor homes rolled out of dealerships in 2004.

B. Just one-third of the motors were sold last year.

C. Out west, especially, where there are plenty of campgrounds and nationalparks, you see thousands of motor homes. They are warmly welcomed inmost places.

D. All the above are right.

lodge n.

旅舍dwelling n.

住所recreational a.

娛樂的resort n.

旅游勝地recession n.

經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退campground n.

露營場所refreshment n.

茶點recline v.

倚靠詞匯加油站

美國是一個到處都有帶輪子的度假小屋的國家。

在美國它們被稱為汽車房屋——簡易廚房，起居室還有可以四處動的床。在美國有超過150萬個這樣的，機(jī)動式的可以滾動的住所。從帶有露營用具的簡易的客貨兩用車，到豪華娛樂車，——和家具搬運(yùn)車一樣大。

因為汽車房屋旅行比住旅館和度假村的，旅行社要便宜得多，我們可能會認(rèn)為，盡管受20世紀(jì)30年代歷，時長，影響大的經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的影響，娛樂車產(chǎn)業(yè)還是蒸蒸日上。其實不然。2004年，大約有62000個新的汽車房屋轉(zhuǎn)讓了經(jīng)銷權(quán)，但去年只有三分之一被賣出。然而今年年初秩序就穩(wěn)定了，因為消費者的信用卡多少有點寬松起來了。

尤其是西部以外，在很多露營地和國家公園，你可以看見成千上萬個汽車房屋。他們在大部分地方都非常受歡迎。

大的汽車房屋的司機(jī)和乘客，同樣應(yīng)該在路上系上安全帶，人們經(jīng)常會發(fā)現(xiàn)汽車后面的某個人，正伸手去夠冷茶點，在桌子上展開一張地圖——甚至是完全躺下小憩一會。

1 America is full of vacation lodges...on wheels!“be full of”充滿。例：be full of interestand charm意趣橫生，We should be full of confidence我們應(yīng)當(dāng)充滿信心。

2 Out west, especially, where there are plenty of campgrounds and national parks, you seethousands of motor homes. Especially是插入語，強(qiáng)調(diào)特別是什么樣的一種情況。后面where引導(dǎo)的是非限制性的定語從句修飾Out west。

3 They are warmly welcomed in most places.“be warmly welcomed”是固定用法。表示受到了熱烈的歡迎，受到好評。例：That star is well welcomed all around the world.那個明星在全世界都備受歡迎。