Question

Most American families are smaller 1.t__________ the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each. Children 2.i__________ the USA will leave their parents' home when they3.g____________up. They usually live far from their parents 4.b____________ they want to find good jobs. They often 5.w_____________ to their parents or telephone them . And they often go to visit their parents 6.o_____________ holidays.

Parents usually let their children 7.c____________ their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by8. t_______________.

Parents ask 9.c___________ to do some work around their house. And in many families , parents pay children for doing some housework so that they learn 10.h_______________to make money for their own use.

 

Answer 1

1.than

2.in

3.grow

4.because

5.write

6.on

7.choose

8.themselves

9.children

10.how

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：大多数美国家庭比其它国家的小。美国的孩子当他们长大后就会离开父母的家。他们通常住在离父母很多的地方，因为他们想找到好工作。他们经常给父母写信或打电话。他们经常在假期看望父母。父母们通常让孩子选择自己的工作。美国人认为年轻人独自决定自己的生活是重要的。在许多家庭，家长付钱给做家务的孩子，以便他们学会如何挣钱为自己所用。

1.1】考查连词。句意：大多数美国家庭比其它国家的小。than比；smaller更小的，形容比较级后接than，故答案填than

2.2】考查介词。句意：美国的孩子当他们长大后就会离开父母的家。in在……里，在大的地方用介词in，介词短语做定语，修饰children,故答案填in

3.3】考查动词。句意：见【2】。grow成长，grow up长大成人，固定短语，故答案填grow

4.4】考查连词。句意：他们通常住在离父母很多的地方，因为他们想找到好工作。because因为； want to find good jobs.好找到好工作，是live far from their parents 住在离父母远的地方是原因，故答案填because

5.5】考查动词。句意：他们经常给父母写信或打电话。write写，write to 给……写信，故答案填write

6.6】考查介词。句意：他们经常在假期看望父母。on在，on holidays在假期，故答案填on

7.7】考查动词。句意：父母们通常让孩子选择自己的工作。choose选择；.根据Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.美国人认为年轻人独自决定自己的生活是重要的，可知是选择自己的工作，故答案填choose

8.8】考查代词。句意：美国人认为年轻人独自决定自己的生活是重要的。by oneself独自，young people年轻人，复数，故答案填 themselves

9.9】考查名词。句意：家长们要求孩子在家周围做一些工作。children.孩子；根据parents pay children for doing some housework家长付钱给做家务的孩子，可知答案填children.

10.10】考查副词。句意：在许多家庭，家长付钱给做家务的孩子，以便他们学会如何挣钱为自己所用。how如何；make money挣钱；how to do疑问词加不定式做宾语，故答案填how

考点：教育类短文阅读