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 early 1990s．In 1960, 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)
How 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．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
