Question

【題目】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 or telephone their parents. And they go to visit their parents during 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 on their lives by themselves.

【1】 In most families in the USA there are usually ______.

A. no parents B. no children

C. over 5 people D. less than 5 people

【2】 When they are old enough, American children will ______.

A. go to other countries

B. decide on their lives themselves

C. find jobs for their parents

D. do better jobs around their houses

【3】Why do most American children live far away from their parents?

A. They are old enough to live all by themselves.

B. The parents are too busy to look after their children.

C. They want to have more chances (機會) to look for better jobs.

D. They can keep in touch (聯系) with their parents by writing and telephoning.

【4】 Parents will give their children some money if the children do some housework. What do the American parents think of it?

A. Useful B. Strange C. Dangerous D. Funny

【5】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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：大多數美國家庭都小于其他國家的家庭。大多數美國家庭有最多有三四個人。在美國，兒童長大將離開父母的家，他們通常生活在遠離他們的地方，因為他們想找到好工作。美國人認為，青年人來決定自己的生活是非常重要的。他們還要求孩子們做一些家務，而且在許多家庭中，做一些家務經常給些費用，讓他們學會如何賺錢供自己使用。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中 Usually there are one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.可知在大部分的美國家里通常都少于5個人。故選D

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中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.可知他們長的足夠大以后，他們將自己決定他們的生活，故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents可知在美國的孩子遠離父母，因為他們想找到更好的工作.。故選C

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據文中Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves.可知美國人認為孩子們做家務得到一些錢，對于鍛煉孩子們是非常有用的。故選A。

【5】標題大意題。通讀全文可知在美國的孩子們當他們長大后會離開他們的父母。故選A。