Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, 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.
1.Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
A. in or around the cities B. in cities
C. around cities D. in the country
2.How many American families own a cat?
A. About 40%. B. About 20%.
C. About 74%. D. About 26%.
3.On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
A. more than 3 B. only 3.5
C. less than 2 D. about 2.64
4. ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
A. All of the people B. Most of the children
C. Half of the teenagers D. Only some of the teenagers
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes.
B. Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger.
C. A Japanese moves more often than an American.
D. An American moves more often than an Englishman.
Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“I have been a taxi driver 36 nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, 37 there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually 38 between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some 39 things happened late at night. 40 day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her 41 . So I waited in the car 42 she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out 43 was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to 44 in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She 45 have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”
1.A. in B. for C. before D. after
2. A. if B. so C. though D. because
3.A. go home B. go shopping C. do sports D. do housework
4. A. sad B. good C. strange D. disappointing
5. A. The other B. Another C. The others D. Other
6. A. money B. bag C. box D. key
7.A. until B. while C. since D. as soon as
8. A. what B. which C. who D. that
9. A. drive B. walk C. climb D. run
10.A. will B. can C. may D. must
—Come back quickly, Tom.
—Sure, Mum. _______.
A. Please go ahead B. It won’t be long
C. I’ll say it again D. Good idea
—It’s dangerous to swim here. Look at the sign.
—Oh, I _______ notice it. Thanks for telling me.
A. haven’t B. won’t C. don’t D. didn’t
He never ________ no matter how many difficulties he has.
A. gives up B. gives in C. works out D. goes away
— _______ can we get there?
—In five minutes.
A. How often B. How far C. How soon D. How long
