Question

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 important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
【小題1】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

【小題2】When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to        .

A．go to better schools

B．make more friends

C．find jobs

D．spend a holiday

【小題3】They visit their parents       .

A．on weekdays	B．on weekends
C．every day	D．on holiday

【小題4】Which of the following statements 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．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.

D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.

【小題5】Some parents pay their children for doing housework because                  .

A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

B．their children wanted them to do so

C．they are rich

D．they live far from each other

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：大多數美國家庭都小于其他國家的家庭。大多數美國家庭有最多有三四個人。
在美國，當兒童長大將離開父母的家，。他們通常生活在遠離他們的父母，因為他們想找到好工作。但是他們經常寫信給他們的父母，或者打電話。在假期他們經常去探望父母。
父母通常讓自己的孩子選擇適合自己的工作。美國人認為，青年人來決定自己的生活是非常重要的。他們還要求孩子們做了一些家務，而且在許多家庭中，做一些家務經常給些費用，讓他們學會如何賺錢供自己使用。
【小題1】細節(jié)理解題，根據文中語句“Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.”理解可知。美國的家庭比其他國家的家庭都小，故選B。
【小題2】細節(jié)理解題，根據文中語句“They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.”理解可知。美國青年人遠離父母的主要原因就是找工作，故選C。
【小題3】細節(jié)理解題，根據文中語句“And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.”理解可知。他們在假期去探望父母，故選D。
【小題4】細節(jié)理解題，根據文中語句“Children are asked to do some work around their house.”理解可知。有時家長讓年輕人做點家務，因此不讓學生做家務的句子是錯誤的，故選B。
【小題5】細節(jié)理解題，根據文中語句“And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.”理解可知。給孩子做家務的費用是讓他學會自己掙錢，故選A。
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