阅读理解

　　In the United States Government, the Congress (国会) makes the laws. The Congress has two parts, which are more or less equal in power. They are known as the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is larger than the Senate whose 100 members (two from each state) serve for six years, and the number from each state is determined by the population of the state. For example, California, which has a large population, has forty-three representatives (代表), while the state of Nevada has only one.

　　The House and Senate are divided into small groups which take care of special matters such as education or foreign affairs. The most important work of the Congress is often done in these groups, which are called committees (委员会). According to the Constitution (宪法) of the United States, a Senator (参议员) must be at least thirty years old and he must have been a citizen of the United States of nine years at the time of, his election. To be elected to the House a person must be twenty-five years old and must have been a United States citizen for seven years. At the present time, members of Congress include businessmen, farmers, teachers, and especially lawyers.

　　In general, Senators are better known than Representatives because they are fewer in number and serve for a longer time. Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became Presidents.

1．Which of the following statements is right?

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A．50 per cent of all the members of Congress are women.

B．Nearly ten percent of all the members of Congress are from California.

C．Nevada has a small population, but it has two Senators.

D．The House is larger and more powerful than the Senate.

2．What makes Senators more famous than Representatives is that ________.

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A．the Senate has much more power than the House

B．a Senator's salary is higher than a Representative's

C．Senators are older than Representatives

D．there is much difference between Senators and Representatives in number and term of office (任期)

3．It is easier for one to become ________ than to become ________.

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A．a Senator; a Representative

B．a Representative; a Senator

C．president; a senator

D．a Member of Congress; a Representative

4．We can infer (推断) that ________.

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A．Nevada has not more than one million people

B．Nevada is the smallest state in both population and size

C．Nevada is the largest state in size but the smallest in population

D．California is the largest state in both size and population

5．Which of the following statements is right?

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A．All those who, in their forties, have lived in the US for ten years have rights to be elected Senators.

B．A woman of 28 who has been a United States citizen for nine years can be elected to the House.

C．Each member of Congress was surely born in the USA.

D．Those who didn't serve in Congress have no rights to become Presidents.