Children in America will leave their parents’ houses w 1  they grow up. They u 2    live far away from their parents b  3   they want to find good jobs. Their parents often let them c 4　　  

their own jobs. Americans think i  5   important f  6    them to depend on their children to do some work a  7   their homes. And in many families, the children are paid for d 8   some housework, so that they can  l   9   to make money for their own u  10    .

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6. 　　     7. 　　     8. 　　     9. 　　     10. 　　   

   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 USE 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 to 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.

(   )16. In most families in the USA there are usually ______.

A. no parents  B. no children  C. over 5 people D. less than 5 people

(   )17. 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

(   )18. 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(lián)系) with their parents by writing and telephoning.

(   )19. 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

(   )20.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

   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 USE 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 to 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.

(   )16. In most families in the USA there are usually ______.

A. no parents  B. no children  C. over 5 people D. less than 5 people

(   )17. 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

(   )18. 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(lián)系) with their parents by writing and telephoning.

(   )19. 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

(   )20.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

閱讀理解。

閱讀下面短文，從每小題所給的選項中，選出最佳選項。

　　Are you a TV lover? Can you imagine living without TV? Well, you could give it a try.

　　A group of Americans, TV-Turnoff Network(網(wǎng)絡(luò)), have an idea. From April 19 to 25, they are asking children all over the world to turn off their TVs for one week. They hope children will find more interesting things to do. Maybe they can read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture. Since 1995, about 24 million people in America have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week.

　　TV-Turnoff Network says watching TV too much can bring children big problems: with school, health and family. They want kids to watch a lot less TV. What do you think?

　　Bad for your studies

　　American scientists did a study of 1,300 children. They watched the children for four years. They say that if children watch lots of TV, they don't do well in school.

　　Bad for your health

　　Studies show that when children watch lots of TV, they eat more unhealthy food. More children are getting overweight(超重的). Overweight children become ill more easily. Watching too much TV is also bad for their eyes.

　　Bad for family life

　　About 40% of American families watch TV at dinner time. That means that they don't talk very much when they eat together.

　　Also, too many violent(暴力的) things

　　An American study says that before a child turns 18 years old, that child will see 200,000 violent things on TV. some kids become violent in real life.

　　If you want to learn more about this unusual week, you can go to this Website, www. tvturnoff. org.

1．When is TV-Turnoff Week?

[　　]

A．Any week in April.

B．It doesn't tell us.

C．The first week in April.

D．From April 19 to 25.

2．What do children do during that week?

[　　]

A．They watch TV much less.

B．They go to this Website, www. tvturnoff. org.

C．They read some books, or learn to swim, or paint a picture.

D．Both A and C.

3．The passage tells people if children watch too much TV, they may ________.

[　　]

4．A group of Americans have the idea about TV-Turnoff Week because they ________.

[　　]

A．think watching TV too much is bad

B．think watching TV is a waste of time

C．think the children should study harder

D．want to know what else children will do if they don't watch TV

5．Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

[　　]

A．Millions of people have taken part in TV-Turnoff Week since 1995.

B．The Website www. tvturnoff. org can tell you more about TV-Turnoff Week.

C．Children in America aren't allowed to see violent things on TV until they are 18.

D．About three fifths of American families don't watch TV when they have dinner.

　　School system（制度）in America is a little same with the Britain. They also go to the primary school（小學(xué)）first. Some children go to kindergarten（幼兒園）for two years before the primary school. But children in America take compulsory education（義務(wù)教育）from 6～18. And there are four kinds of primary schools.

　　If you go to middle school, you will study there for 3 years. If you go to high school, you will study there for 6 years. It's a secondary school, especially for children over the age of 14 you can go to college（大學(xué)）after that. You can also go to junior high school for 2 or 3 years first and then go to senior high schools for another 3 or 4 years.

A．go to Kindergarten and then go to the primary school

B．take compulsory education for 5 years

C．go to the primary school first

(5) What does“elementary”mean?

Most people in America live in small family groups．More than a quarter of homes in America have only got one person in them．Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty years old who would like to live alone．35% of homes have two people in them, and another 17% have three people．15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more．

The families in America are small．It is unusual for parents to have more than two children．When children are about eighteen or nineteen years old, they leave their parents' homes, and they often go to different cities．Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year．

1．How many homes in America have 3 people living in them?

A．17%                          B．15%                       C．35%                       D．5%

2．At what age do children in America usually go away from their parents' homes?

A．About 30 or 31．                                    B．About 20 or 21．

C． About 17 or less．                                       D．About 18 or 19．

3．What is the, passage?

A．A travelling story．                                     B．A report．

C．An invention．                                           D．A joke．

4．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．Families in America．

B．Young people in America．

C．Old people in America．

D．The American population．

5．According to the passage, which of the diagrams (圖表) is right?

One of ________ doctors in America will visit our hospital and give us a report.

1. A.
   the famous
2. B.
   most famous
3. C.
   the most famous
4. D.
   the more famous

Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty to thir­ty who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents’ home, and they often go to a different city. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.
【小題1】  How many houses in Britain have 3 people living in them?

One of ________ doctors in America will visit our hospital and give us a report.

根據(jù)下面對話情景，在每個空白處填上一個適當(dāng)?shù)木渥?，使對話的意思連貫、完整。

A: Hello, Fangfang. We are looking for you everywhere.1.______________________?

B: I went to the school library. What’s up?

A: We’re going to help the children in hospital. Will you join us?

B: Of course. 2._____________________?

A. This Saturday morning. We’ll stay there for the whole day.

B. That’s great. See you then.

(At the Children’s Hospital)

B: Hello, I’m Fangfang. Can I have your name, please?

C: I’m Li Huan.

B: Hello, Li Huan. 3._____________________?

C: I’ve got a high fever. I have stayed here for five days.

B: How are you feeling now?

C: 4.______________________.I hope I can go back to school soon.

B: Don’t worry. I will help you with your lessons.

C: 5._____________________.

B: It’s a pleasure. Now, let me read you a story.

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Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提錄音機).

The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.

The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.

“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”

1.At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?

2. How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

3.How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

4.Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.

5.What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?

Zach Linsky, 11, watches TV for 3 and a half hours a day and plays video games every other day. Zach, a sixth grader in Washington, D. C., is an American. But unlike many kids, he doesn’t have a TV, VCR, or computer in his bedroom. He only has a boom box (手提錄音機).

The survey of 3,155 kids, aged 2 to 18, shows that they spend 5 hours and 29 minutes on average(平均的) a day using some types of media outside of school, including 2 hours and 46 minutes watching TV, 21 minutes on the computer, 20 minutes playing video games, and 8 minutes on the Internet. The good news: The total includes 44 minutes spent reading.

The survey also shows that those aged 2 to 7 spend 3 hours and 9 minutes watching TV every day and shows that 32 percent in that age group have TV sets in their rooms. Among those aged 8 to 18, 21 percent have computers in their rooms, 65 percent have TV sets, and 61 percent say their parents don’t stop them from watching TV. Nearly 1 in 4 say they watch more than 5 hours a day.

“Kids are living much more lonely lives than ever before,” says Kay S. Hytnowitz. “They just disappear into their rooms and spend all of their time with these media.”

1.At what age do children in America spend about five and a half hours on the media a day?

2.How long do kids aged 2 to 18 spend reading?

3.How many kids aged 2 to 7 have TV sets in their rooms?

4.Why do the children spend all of their time with these media? Because _______.

5.What’s the problem of the kids in America according to the passage?