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.
小題1:Most Americans live ________, according to the passage.
A．in or around the citiesB．in cities
C．a(chǎn)round citiesD．in the country
小題2:How many American families own a cat?
A．About 40%.B．About 20%.
C．About 74%.D．About 26%.
小題3:On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994.
A．more than 3B．only 3.5
C．less than 2D．a(chǎn)bout 2.64
小題4: ________ in the US have their own bedrooms.
A．All of the peopleB．Most of the children
C．Half of the teenagersD．Only some of the teenagers
小題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.

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:從句子74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities.得知選A
小題1:從這兩句話Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.得知是 About 20%.
小題1:2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s.所以選D
小題1:倒數(shù)第三行Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.所以選C
小題1:in England a person moves eight times.An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life所以選D
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