Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.

Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to telephone their parents. And they go to visit their parents during在---期间 their holidays.

Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide 决定on their lives by themselves.

1.The size of most American families is ______ that of other countries.

A.larger than B.smaller than

C.as big as D.as small as

2.When children grow up,they leave their parents’ home to______.

A.go to other countries

B.be free

C.find good jobs

D. find jobs for their parents

3.They visit their parents ______.

A.on weekdays B.on weekends

C.at any time D.on holidays

4.From the passage we can know that children in America_____.

A. leave their parents when they are still young

B. often spend holidays at their parents’ house

C. sometimes look for jobs for their own patents

D. often call or write to their parents for money

5.What is the passage NOT about?

A. American parents. B. American holidays

C. American families. D. American children.

完形填空

The world is divided into two parts. One half of the world is rich and the _______ half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people _______ get enough to eat. When they are ill, none of the hospitals can _______ them because they have no money. In the rich part, a lot of people eat too much. For example, a dog _______ a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. The poor countries have some _______ problems. Sometimes the land is too poor to grow _______ on. People there have neither rich land nor enough water. The land can be made better, _______ a lot of things must be done. The people must be taught and water must be found.

But rich countries have _______ too. There are not always good places to live in. Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too _______ to swim in or to drink. The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move _______ . There is too much noise. Something must be done about these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be kept clean. More houses have to be built. But these can’t be done easily.

1.A. other B. another C. others D. rest

2.A. usually B. always C. often D. never

3.A. worry B. receive C. show D. protect

4.A. like B. as C. or D. and

5.A. difficult B. interesting C. important D. different

6.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

7.A. until B. and C. but D. since

8.A. problems B. pollution C. population D. production

9.A. public B. narrow C. dirty D. waste

10.A. slowly B. against C. carefully D. dangerous

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