问答题 8. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage, except the first sentence, will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given ONE minute to check through your work once more.
Write on ANSWER SHEET ONE. The first sentence of the passage is already provided.

American Houses

American houses usually have private kitchens and living rooms.

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American Houses

American houses usually have private kitchens and living rooms. Many Americans live in cities, but nearly as many live in suburbs. / Most of the houses in the suburbs are one or two stories tall, / with private yards, gardens or garage. /There are few tall buildings in the suburbs. / Cities have neighborhoods, warehouse stores, / and public transportation is usually pretty good. / Private houses might only have a backyard, / and if there is a garage it probably is small. / Cities have a lot of tall buildings that seem to "scrape the sky", /so they are called "skyscrapers". /

美国的房子

美国的房子通常都配有厨房和客厅。很多美国人住在城市，而住在郊区的人也不为少6郊区大部分住房都是一两层高，有私人庭院、花园和车房。郊区很少见到高层建筑。城市有居民小区、仓储式商店，公共交通都很不错。私人住宅也许只有一个后院，要是有车房，车房也不会大。城市有许多高楼大厦，一些高层建筑看似“摩擦到天空”，因此称作“摩天大楼”。