题目内容

Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented(租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments(公寓).

74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.

Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived at home in the early 1990s. In the1960s, the average was 3.5.

Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.

An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.

1.Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.

A. in or around the cities     B. in cities       C. around cities          D. in the country

2.Ho w many American families own a cat?

A. About 40%.                     B. About 20%. C. About 74%.     D. About 26%.

3.On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.

A. more than 3                    B. only 3.5        C. less than 2              D. about 2.64

4.________ in the US have their own bedrooms.

A. All of the people                                           B. Most of the children  

C. Half of the teenagers                              D. Only some of the teenagers

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.

B. Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.

C. A Japanese moves more often than an American.    

D. An American moves more often than an Englishman.

 

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要介绍了美国人拥有的房屋情况及其家庭居住情况。包括每个家庭的人均数量及频繁的搬家次数要胜于日英等国。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第二段74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities.可知,大多数美国人居住在城市里或城市周围;故选A。

2.数字计算题。根据短文第二段Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats可知美国家庭有40%的住户家中有狗,而养猫的数量是狗数量的一半,即20%;故选B。.

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived at home in the early 1990s.可知,在20世纪90年代,美国家庭的平均数量在2.64个人;故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第四段Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.可知,美国一半的年轻人有自己的卧室;故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据短文第一段 In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes可知A项内容与之表述不符,故错误;第三段Families in the US are becoming smaller.可知B项错误;最后一段An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.可知美国人平均一生搬家的次数要多于日本人和英国人;所以C项错误;故选D。

考点:社会现象类短文阅读。

 

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