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Most Americans enjoy moving from one place to another. They are always in constant motion. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one house in five has people living in it for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school education in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from job to job, which is called “job-hopping”,is a very common practice in the United States.

Job-hopping does good to workers, because every chance to change a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives employers, bosses, managers the chance to benefit from the new ideas and skills that different people bring to their factories.

1.The meaning of the underlined words is close to “_____”.

A. looking for jobs everywhere B. always feeling excited in movement

C. enjoying themselves while moving D. keeping moving from place to place

2.In some places in America,______ in one place for more than five years.

A. most people stay B. about one fifth of the people live

C. the owner of one house stays D. the owners of five houses stay

3.It seems that the writer thinks job-hopping________.

A. is a practice worth trying B. only does good to workers

C. may cause troubles D. make many people lose their jobs

【答案】

1.D2.B3.A

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Americans depend much on their cars．The family	(1) ______
cars has been a common thing since the early 20th	(2) ______
century, and it has changed America life．Many people	(3) ______
have moved from big city to the suburbs．Some Ameri-	(4) ______
cans spend two hours a day or more by their cars	(5) ______
going to work and home again．Cars have became a	(6) ______
must for most Americans go shopping, and even going	(7) ______
on holidays．Americans used to liking big cars, but	(8) ______
now smaller cars have become more commonly．They	(9) ______
also liked foreign cars．They have bought many cars	(10) ______
from Japan and Germany．

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　　Sweden's pop phenomenon, which started with ABBA in the seventies, has exploded into A large industry ranging from CD sales to concert tours. But homegrown bands And CD makers Are only A part of the success. World stars Are beating A path to Sweden's music producers whose studios And songwriters lie behind many An Ameri can And British success.

　　Denis Pop— one of the greatest Swedish pop producers — put Sweden on the map, writing And producing hitA fter hit for stars As the Back street Boys, Boll Jovi And Britney Spears. French-Canadian Celine Dion, American Boy band 98 Degrees And American singer Jenni fel Lopez turn to Sweden for songs composed by music writer And producer Arnthor Birgison.

　　All this has made Sweden the world's third biggest exporter of music But how did Sweden manage to spread its sound All over the globe?

　　Birgison, 25, believes the traditional Swedish Approach to hard work And An unfriendly climate Are key to the music sensation (轰动). Besides, Swedes Are Also very good At speaking English, which is very. important, because very little music sung in other languages succeeds Anywhere outside its home country. Another piece in the puzzle is that Swedish children At An early stage get to try out musical instruments And learn music theory in school, At little cost to their parents.

(1)

We can learn from the Above passage that.
[　　]
A．	Sweden exports tile largest Amount of music to the outside world
B．	Swedish musical training theory is puzzling to kids of early Ages
C．	Swedish musicians have made great contribution to world music
D．	most of the western singers' success bases on the work of the Swedish Artists

(2)

What does "ABBA' in the opening paragraph most probably refer to?
[　　]
A．	a music group.
B．	A successful industrialist.
C．	A CD maker.
D．	A music producer.

(3)

Which of the following leads to the success of Swedish music And musicians?
[　　]
A．	The Artists' hard work.
B．	Poor weather conditions.
C．	The musical training system.
D．	All of the Above.

(4)

If the Swedish musical Artists couldn't speak good English,____.
[　　]
A．	they wouldn't be Able to learn the up-to-date music theories
B．	the Swedish music wouldn't have been so internationally successful
C．	they would have difficulty in communicating with foreign singers
D．	they wouldn't have children start to learn music At An early Age

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they have their houses there

they settle there now

they want to make their home there

they like that land very much

Side - by - side living style means .

A . to make friends with native people

B . to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas

C . that the groups of people live nearby

D . that they get closer to American society

According to the passage, people in the USA .

A share American customs and cultures

B live in a kind of side - by - side society

C keep their own customs and habits firmly

D make no choice to accept American customs

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A They always stick to their own customs and habits.

B Side - by - side living style is not suitable.

C They face the society they are not familiar with.

D The advantages coming from the variety of cultures make life in America colorful.

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A Advantages and Disadvantages

B Different Customs and Habits

C Home for the People

D Side - by - Side Living Style in America

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【小题1】More than 250 million people call America ”home" because .

A．they have their houses there

B．they settle there now

C．they want to make their home there

D．they like that land very much

【小题2】Side - by - side living style means

A．to make friends with native people

B．to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas

C．that the groups of people live nearby

D．that they get closer to American society

【小题3】According to the passage, people in the USA

A．share American customs and cultures

B．live in a kind of side - by - side society