题文

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. 小题1:Where do most Americans live? A．Around the country. B．In or around cities. C．In the country. D．In cities. 小题2:How many American families own a cat? A．40% B．64% C．20% D．74% 小题3:Families in the US are      . A．becoming bigger . B．becoming smaller C．becoming happy. D．not sure 小题4: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. 小题5: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.

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小题1:B 小题2:C 小题3:B 小题4:A 小题5:D

试题分析：美国人的生活和人口情况是什么样的呢？有人买房，还有人喜欢租房，大多数人把家安置在城市里或靠近城市的地方。美国人比英国人更喜欢搬家。美国家庭正在逐渐变小。有一半的青少年有自己的卧室。 小题1:细节理解题。由“74%of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. ”可知大多数人把家安置在城市里或靠近城市的地方。故选B。 小题2:推理判断题。由“ Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US and about half that number have cats.”可知有40%的人养狗，养猫的是养狗的人的一半，因此有20%的人养猫。故选C。 小题3:细节理解题。由“Families in the US are becoming smaller.”可知美国家庭正在逐渐变小。选B最佳。 小题4:细节理解题。由“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.”可知美国人比英国人更喜欢搬家。故选A。 小题5:主旨大意题。由“Here is some information about homes in the United States and the people who live in them.”可知，全文讲了美国的人口生活现状，因此题目应为“美国家庭”。故选D。

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• 描述社会现象英语：
  安居工程 housing project for low-income families
  安居小区 a neighborhood for low-income families
  保障妇女就业权利to guarantee women’s right to employment
  补发拖欠的离退休人员统筹项目内的养老金 All back pension entitlements have been paid for the retired covered by the overall government plan.
  裁定保险赔偿 adjudication of benefits
  城镇居民最低生活保障 guarantee of subsistence allowances for urban residents
  城镇社会保障体系the social security system in urban areas
  城镇职工基本医疗保险制度the basic medical insurance system for urban employees
  大力推行个人助学信贷 Personal loans to finance education should be vigorously promoted.
  待业人员 job seekers
  待遇优厚的工作 a well-paid job
  单亲家庭 single parent family
  定向培训 training for specific posts
  独生子女 the only child
  对保障方案进行精算评估 Security programs should undergo actuarial review.
  对口扶贫 provide poverty alleviation aid to the designated sister regions
  福利分房 buy a benefit-oriented apartment from the organization one works with
  岗位培训 on-job training
  个人自愿计划 voluntary private plans
  工伤保险制度the on-job injury insurance system
  工资收入分配制度the wage and income distribution system
  关系国计民生的大事 matters vital to national well-being and the people’s livelihood
  关心和支持残疾人事业 Programs to help the physically and mentally challenged deserve our care and support.
  关心老龄人 care for senior citizens.
  国企下岗职工基本生活保障 guarantee of basic cost of living allowances for workers laid off from state-owned enterprises
  过温饱生活 live a life at a subsistent level
  合理调整就业结构to rationally readjust the employment structure
  后勤服务社会化 make logistic services independent in their operation
  基本养老金basic pensions
  计划生育责任制 responsibility system of family planning
  加快住房分配货币化进程 capitalization process of housing distribution/allocation
  加强计划生育工作 further improve family planning
  加强舆论监督 ensure that the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion
  家庭美德 family virtues
  建立集体合同制度to establish a group contract system