国开网100万⁺专项题库

操作提示：通过题干后的下拉框选择题目的正确答案。

In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents raising five or more children were common. Over the years, the size of the family is becoming smaller. One reason for this is an increase in the cost of living.

Generally children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them financially dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better dressed and have more money to spend on entertainment. The parents are usually responsible for all the expenses. And families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers work away from home. The break-up of the family appears when the parents' divorce. A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Children grow up feeling unsettled as they are moved between their parents. Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are forced to develop brother or sister relationship.

The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs show that things are getting better. The divorce rate is declining（降低）. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

In the past, American families tended to be 1 .

A. quite small

B. medium sized

C. quite large

2. To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases because 2 .

A. children attend school for more years

B. children are better dressed and spend more money on entertainment

C. all of the above

3. Children whose parents divorced always feel unsettled because 3 .

A. they are moved between their parents

B. they are forced to develop brother or sister relationship

C. they have little money to spend

4. According to the author, the situations of American families in the future may 4 .

A. get better

B. remain the same

C. become worse

5. The title of the article might be 5 .

A. American Children

B. American Families

C. American Parents

Ten workers in China pushed their boss's car three miles home after an office party because they were all too drunk to drive. The group was enjoying a meal at a restaurant in downtown Changchun, Jilin Province (northeast China). When the party was over, Boss Zhang Fei found that he was too drunk to drive. Then suddenly they realized nobody had stayed sober enough to drive his car.

Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2014, esp. when the driver is drunk. Those who break the law will have their driving license revoked, face a heavy fine and may be put in jail. Zhang did not want to leave his car downtown and it was too late to call out another driver to drive the car for him. Someone then suggested they push the car home, and said that the exercise would do them all good. Thus, all ten quickly agreed and set off with Zhang at the wheel. All ten workers pushed their boss's car home through the city streets, laughing and singing during the 45-minute journey. Passers-by were shocked to see the group.

Traffic officers said that as long as the car’s engine was not running, it would not be classed as drink-driving under the law. However, it is still very dangerous for so many people to push the car along the road, as it may cause traffic accidents.

____________workers in China pushed their boss's car home in __________minutes. 1

A. 45, 10 B. 3, 8 C. 10, 45

2. Drink-driving was listed as a dangerous offence in China in 2 .

A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015

3. Those who break the law may 3 .

A. not have their driving license revoked

B. not face a heavy fine

C. be put in jail

4. People pushing the car along the road would not be classed as drink-driving because 4 .

A. the car engine was not running

B. those people didn’t drink

C. there were no police on the road

15. We can infer from the passage that drink-driving 5 the law.

A. is not against

B. is against

C. has nothing to do with