Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. They have one or two parents and one or two children. Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide their lives by themselves. Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
【小题1】There are _____ people in most American families.

A.1—2B.2---4C.3---4D.4---6
【小题2】When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _____.
A.get marriedB.find good jobsC.be freeD.study
【小题3】They visit their parents ______
A.on weekdaysB.at weekendsC.at any time D.on holiday
【小题4】Which of the following statements is wrong?
A.Children have the freedom to choose their own jobs.
B.Parents don’t ask their children to do housework.
C.Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.
D.When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.
【小题5】Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______.
A.children can learn how to make money for themselves.
B.their children asked them to do so
C.they are rich
D.the children work hard

There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .

 In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .

Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .

Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are  also starting business and buying more and more land .

1.The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ____________.

     A. a necklace of flower                 B. a plant in Hawaii.

C. a group of flower                   D. a flowered dress

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?

     A. They live together in peace. 

B. There are no problems at all in Hawaii .

  C. It is difficult for them to live together .

D. There are serious problems among them .

3. Most of the rich men in Hawaii are _____________ .

     A. Japanese                          B. Americans and Chinese

C. Japanese and Americans             D. Chinese and Japanese

4.The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______________ .

     A. America    B. Philippines    C. China and Japan   D. All the above

5.From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly __________.

     A. rude to others

     B. friendly to others

     C. visitors from the mainland

     D. tourists from Japan

 

 

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