More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. Although 40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape pressure from work, almost all said they worry more than they do at home. Only four in every 100 said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary(入室盜竊), with four out of 10 worrying about their homes being broken into while they’re abroad. More than a quarter fear they will feel crazy with some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and 22 percent worry they may be attacked or their possessions will be missing. One in five think the car may break down, and the same number worry about the chances of bad weather.
The survey also showed that the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, a great increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americans preferring to go on a self-catering(自助) holiday.
小題1:The underlined word “survey” in the first paragraph most probably means _______.
A．researchB．reviewC．exhibitionD．examination
小題2:according to the text, about _____ of people worry more on holiday than when they are at home.
A．25%B．40%C．80%D．95%
小題3:The third most common worry of American holiday-makers is that they may______.
A．be attacked or lose their possessions
B．have problems with their cars on the road
C．have bad weather on holiday
D．get mixed with some rough fellow holiday-makers
小題4:Where do American holiday-makers like to stay most?
A．At a hotel. B．In a quiet place.
C．At a friend’s house. D．Where they can cook for themselves.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:A
文章講述了美國人度假時卻又多種擔(dān)憂，以及對各種擔(dān)憂的分析。
小題1:猜測詞義題。根據(jù)上下文可知，這是做一項研究，研究人們對旅游的擔(dān)心。
小題2:計算題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Only four in every 100 said that they are happy and free of care.知道又百分之4的人不擔(dān)心，說明大約百分之95的人擔(dān)心。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。第二段前四行可知排名第一百分之40的人擔(dān)心家里被闖入；第二超過百分之25的人擔(dān)心受其他游客的影響。排名第三的百分之22的人擔(dān)心受攻擊或者財產(chǎn)丟失。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段。
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