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51. Over ______ cross the Golden Gate Bridge during rush hours every day. A. 100,000 people B. 50,000 people C. 100,000 cars D. 50,000 cars 52. Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge by car is not pleasant because _______ . A. it takes people 30 minutes B. the Golden Gate Bridge is very long C. the bridge is crowded with cars, buses and trucks D. most of the car owners can not enjoy the beauty of San Francisco 53. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ______ A. Going to work by boat doesn’t cost too much. B. Some people like to go to work by boat because they can enjoy the beautiful scene of the city. C. It takes fifteen minutes for people to go to work by boat. D. People can make friends during the trip. 54. In the future, _____. A. larger boats will be used to carry commuters B. a big coffee shop will be built C. more and more people will get married on the boat D. people will all go to work by boat 55. Many people don’t like the new idea for a high-speed boat because _____. A. they don’t want to go to work earlier B. they like to stay on the boat C. they won’t have enough time to rest D. there will be more people on the boat B Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend. No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself. 56. The main idea of this passage is________. A. that people are all friends B. that people need friends C. how to get to know friends D. how to name a place 57. The first paragraph tells us__________. A. none needs friends B. we always needs friends around us C. making friends is the need in people’s life D. we need to be alone 58. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. People are not happy when their friends leave them. B. People can know their friends in different ways. C. People will never see their friends after they move away. D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them. 59. Why do people who have friends live longer than those who don’t? A. Because they feel happier and are healthy. B. Because they get a lot of help from their friends. C. Because they take better care of their friends. D. Because they are being well taken care of by their doctors. C Here are some facts 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 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. 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 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. 60. According to the passage, where do most Americans live? A. Around the country. B. In or around cities C. In the country D. In cities 61. How many American families own a cat? A. 40% B. 64% C. 20% D. 74% 62.Which of the following is TRUE? 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. 63.The best title for the passage would be_____. A. Americans moving homes all the time B. Pets in American families C. City families & country families D. Facts of American families (责任编辑：admin) |