Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
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 is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Parents ask children to do some work around their house.And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that hey learn how to make money for their own use.The size of most American families is ____ that of other countries’.
| A．larger than |
| B．smaller than |
| C．as big as |
| D．as small as |
When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to __.
| A．get married |
| B．be free |
| C．find good jobs |
| D．study |
They visit their parents ______ .
| A．on weekdays |
| B．on weekends |
| C．at any time |
| D．on holiday |
Which of the following is NOT true ?
| A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
| D．Parents think it is important for children to make their own decision. |
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because _____ .
| A．they want their children to learn how to make money for themselves |
| B．their children asked them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．the law requires(要求)them to do so |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” “I don't know,” says Fred. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess.” “In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer(便携式计算机). The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. ” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. ” “Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there. ” “I’m looking forward（期待）to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon! ” “And 1 hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish! ”Tom and Fred talked about ____ .
| A．their school life |
| B．some interesting news |
| C．their life in the past |
| D．their life in the future |
Machines will ____ .
| A．do most of the work instead of people |
| B．do some of the work instead of people |
| C．do as much work as people |
| D．do less work than people |
From their talk, we know that ____ .
| A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon |
| B．both of them hope to fly to the moon |
| C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon |
| D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon |
Fred said ____ .
| A．he liked fish very much |
| B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish |
| C．he would go fishing under the sea |
| D．he would spend a few days on the moon |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned(提及)?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea |
October 1st, 2011
Dear Ann,
I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.
Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here. See you soon.
Best wishes,
LindaThe letter was from ________________.
| A．Ann | B．Linda | C．Jill | D．Tom |
Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.
| A．October 1 | B．October 7 |
| C．October 15 | D．October 28 |
Linda lives in ________________ .
| A．a big city | B．a small town |
| C．a big town | D．a country |
Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．on foot | D．by train |
From the letter we know that Tom loves and Jill loves .
| A．sports, animals | B．music, animals |
| C．sports, dancing | D．animals, sports |
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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?" The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains." The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.One day the mother took a bus ______.
| A．to a small city | B．to get some money | C．with her son | D．to school |
The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D 4The mother was______.
| A．not honest(诚实) | B．honest | C．very clever | D．not pretty |
The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother B. the little boy C. the bus driver D the passengerThe boy was ____ years old then.
A. four B. two C. two and a half D six and a half
下面是Mr. Zhang 入住宾馆的房卡，阅读以下信息，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Zhang lives in Hotel_____.
| A．Eiffel | B．King | C．Napoleon | D．Mapol |
The hotel is______.
| A．on King Street near a bank |
| B．next to a museum |
| C．near a train station |
| D．on George Street near a park |
Which bus can’t reach the hotel?______
A. Bus 705. B. Bus 750. C. Bus 12. D Bus 47.If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can_____.
| A．take Bus 507 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．go back to the hotel to search the Internet |
| D．call the hotel at the number on the card |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Open the door when the red light is on. |
| B．The card can be used for shopping. |
| C．The card can help you when you get lost. |
| D．Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checked out. |
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