Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.
In the early 1990s, there were more than 91 million homes, or households(家庭) in the US. About 64% of the people in the US own their homes. The rest(其余的) rent(租) their homes. The rented homes are usually apartments(公寓).
74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country(乡下). Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average(平均), 2.64 people lived in a home in the early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers (青少年) in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves(搬家), on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight times.Where do most Americans live?
| A．Around the country. | B．In or around cities. | C．In the country. | D．In cities. |
How many American families own a cat?
| A．40% | B．64% | C．20% | D．74% |
Families in the US are .
| A．becoming bigger . | B．becoming smaller |
| C．becoming happy. | D．not sure |
Which of the following is TURE?
| A．Americans move more often than the English. |
| B．The average number in a family now is getting bigger than that in the 1960s. |
| C．The Japanese move . more often than the British. |
| D．Most young people of the US have no bedrooms of their own. |
The best title for the passage is about .
| A．Americans moving homes all the time |
| B．Pets in American families. |
| C．City families & country families. |
| D．Americans families. |
What is a museum? A museum is a good place to keep old and beautiful things. A museum may be a place to learn about science and a place to find out about art or people or animals.
What is inside a museum? Some museums have old cars and airplanes. Many museums have pictures and statues(雕塑). Others have rocks and old bones. One museum even has a real old street inside. It has shops and people’s statues doing business. It looks so real that one might feel that he was back to the old time.
Many cities have museums. Some very small towns have museums, too. Indianapolis has a children’s museum. Children do not have to pay to get in. Children often go to the museum. They like to look at the dinosaur(恐龙) bones. They see a white bear ten feet tall.
On Saturdays, Indianapolis children can hear talks about animals and trees. They see movies. They take hikes. They even learn to make things there.What is Not true about a museum?
| A．It’s a good place to do some shopping. |
| B．People can learn about the history of a place there. |
| C．People can learn about science there. |
| D．It’s a good place to learn about art. |
People can Not __________ in a museum.
| A．see movies | B．listen to talks |
| C．make things | D．play with bears |
In Indianapolis _______________.
| A．there is only one museum for children |
| B．it’s free for children to visit the children’s museum |
| C．people do not have to pay to visit the children’s museum |
| D．museums are all the same |
In the children’s museum in Indianapolis, children like to see ___________.
| A．the dinosaur bones | B．all old bones |
| C．old streets | D．airplanes |
The main idea of the passage is that____________.
| A．old cars and airplanes are kept in museums |
| B．animals and trees are found in museums |
| C．there are all kinds of museums |
| D．children like museums |
Life in Britain today
Food
British people like good food, and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular---30% of all adults have a burger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips!
Sports
British people don’t do a lot of sport. Only 17% of people go swimming every week. 9% go cycling and 8% play golf. Only 6% people play football (but 32% go to watch it).
Cinema and TV
Films are very popular in Britain, and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day—half an hour more than women.
Holidays
British people love going on holidays. Most of these holidays aren’t in the UK---27% are in Spain, 10% are in the U.S, and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain is terrible!The favourite food in Britain is _____________.
| A．burgers | B．fish and chips |
| C．vegetables | D．fish |
17% of British people ____________ every week.
| A．go swimming | B．play golf |
| C．play football | D．go cycling |
British women watch about _____________ of TV every day.
| A．2 hours | B．3 hours |
| C．2.5 hours | D．4 hours |
Their favourite country for a holiday is _______________.
| A．the USA | B．France |
| C．Britain | D．Spain |
The weather in Britain _______________.
| A．is very good | B．isn’t very good |
| C．is too hot | D．is not mentioned(提及) |
I am a mother of two children. Like many other parents, I worry that my children watch too much TV. Why? First, there are lots of bad programmes on TV. They may learn from them. Second, watching too much TV is bad for their eyes. Many students wear glasses because they watch TV for long hours. Third, watching too much TV makes children think little. I think it is very important for children to read some books. Reading books makes children think more. When I tell this to my children, they just don't listen to me. So I decide to sell the television set. Maybe it is a good idea.
| A．Because they study too hard. |
| B．Because they read many books. |
| C．Because they watch too much TV. |
| D．Because they have a pair of glasses. |
| A．An interesting story. | B．A mother's worry |
| C．Bad programmes on TV | D．Don't read books. |
Benny drives a school bus, but his bus isn’t the same as other school buses because there aren’t any children on it. There are only dogs. Benny’s bus takes dogs to school at 8:00 in the morning and brings them back home at 5:00 in the afternoon. Benny takes the dogs to a dog school. There he teaches the dogs to do many things: sit down, stand up, bring the shoes to the master, keep the master from danger (危险). Many dogs go to Benny’s school—big dogs, small dogs, old dogs, young dogs. Benny says that young dogs can learn more quickly.
| A．He teaches dogs in a school. |
| B．He drives children to school. |
| C．He has a school for young children. |
| D．He teaches children in a school. |
| A．Eat. | B．Sleep. |
| C．Run. | D．Do things for their masters. |
| A．How to Keep Dogs | B．A School for Dogs |
| C．How to Drive a Bus | D．Taking Children to School |
Picture Show
There are 12,000 pictures on show here. You can see the whole Chinese history!
Place: City Museum
Price: ￥30
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
Films at the Museum
There are two European(欧洲的) films on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 2:30. The Workers is at 4:45. For more information, call 84987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon
to 5:00 p.m.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”?
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert(音乐会) this Saturday night, at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.
The Music Shop’s Sale
Sale on every record and tape in the shop, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Disco, Folk. Sale starts on Tuesday and ends on Thursday.
| A．I can enjoy the delicious food in Central Park. |
| B．I can see two films and buy some tapes. |
| C．I can go to the City College to watch animals. |
| D．I can see a picture show and listen to music. |
| A．In the Museum Theatre. | B．In the City College. |
| C．In the City Museum. | D．In the Music Shop. |
| A．It’s a zoo with many animals in it. |
| B．It’s the first US concert. |
| C．It gives a concert on Sunday night. |
| D．It’s an Australian music group. |
| A．Tuesday | B．Wednesday |
| C．Thursday | D．Saturday |
| A．People can see the whole European history in the City Museum. |
| B．People can call 84987898 to find more information about food and music. |
| C．People can eat different kinds of food in Central Park. |
| D．People can watch films on Sunday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. |