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美国人钟情于汽车房屋

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新闻背景　　汽车旅馆是我们常说的“路边店”。它只提供标准化的住宿服务和停车服务，房间的设施也比较简单。事实上这一切已足够满足大部分旅客的基本需要。汽车旅馆最初是在1923年由美国加利福尼亚州一位名叫哈利??埃利奥特的商人大胆创意的结果。 此后，随着旅游业的发展，又出现了汽车小屋，也就是拖着家到处走的汽车。上面可以睡觉，做饭。在美国有很多这样的车，人们可以租这种车到处旅游，又不用担心找不到住宿的地方，比汽车旅馆更为方便。

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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

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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.

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旅舍dwelling n.

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娱乐的resort n.

旅游胜地recession n.

经济衰退campground n.

露营场所refreshment n.

茶点recline v.

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美国是一个到处都有带轮子的度假小屋的国家。

在美国它们被称为汽车房屋——简易厨房，起居室还有可以四处动的床。在美国有超过150万个这样的，机动式的可以滚动的住所。从带有露营用具的简易的客货两用车，到豪华娱乐车，——和家具搬运车一样大。

因为汽车房屋旅行比住旅馆和度假村的，旅行社要便宜得多，我们可能会认为，尽管受20世纪30年代历，时长，影响大的经济衰退的影响，娱乐车产业还是蒸蒸日上。其实不然。2004年，大约有62000个新的汽车房屋转让了经销权，但去年只有三分之一被卖出。然而今年年初秩序就稳定了，因为消费者的信用卡多少有点宽松起来了。

尤其是西部以外，在很多露营地和国家公园，你可以看见成千上万个汽车房屋。他们在大部分地方都非常受欢迎。

大的汽车房屋的司机和乘客，同样应该在路上系上安全带，人们经常会发现汽车后面的某个人，正伸手去够冷茶点，在桌子上展开一张地图——甚至是完全躺下小憩一会。

1 America is full of vacation lodges...on wheels!“be full of”充满。例：be full of interestand charm意趣横生，We should be full of confidence我们应当充满信心。

2 Out west, especially, where there are plenty of campgrounds and national parks, you seethousands of motor homes. Especially是插入语，强调特别是什么样的一种情况。后面where引导的是非限制性的定语从句修饰Out west。

3 They are warmly welcomed in most places.“be warmly welcomed”是固定用法。表示受到了热烈的欢迎，受到好评。例：That star is well welcomed all around the world.那个明星在全世界都备受欢迎。