Question

Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in Britain have only one person living in them. Some of these persons are old but some are of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of homes have two people living in them, and another 17% have three people, 15% have four people living 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 other cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents twice or three times a year.

根据短文内容，判断正(A)误( B)。

1.The passage is a report.

2.35% of homes in Britain have 3 people living in them.

3.The families in Britain are large.

4.Some people are of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone.

5.The passage mainly tells us the population in America.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国的家庭情况。

1.A主旨大意题。本句是说这篇短文是一则报告。阅读短文可知，本文主要是介绍了英国人的家庭生活。可知这可能是个关于家庭的调查报告。故本句描述正确。故选A。

2.B本句是说百分之三十五的英国家庭有三个人在一起生活。根据35% of homes have two people living in them,描述，可知百分之三十五的家庭有两个人在一起生活。故本句描述错误。故选B。

3.B细节理解题。本句是说英国的家庭很大。根据短文第一句Most people in Britain live in small family groups及下文The families in Britain are small.描述，可知英国的家庭规模很小。故本句描述错误。故选B。

4.A细节理解题。本句是说一些二十到三十岁的人选择独自生活。根据some are of twenty to thirty who choose to live alone.描述，可知本句描述正确。故选A。

5.

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。