Made of canruohanxing 灿若寒星制作新译林 9AUNIT4 英语课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读美国居民住房美国城市居民的住房从总体规划与布置，到具体的设计与安排， 都是比较实用舒适的。在一个小区里除住房外，学校、商店、文体设施、公园、银行、邮局等等都一应俱全。美国老百姓住房， 就一般水平而言，不论楼房或平房也不论几居室，在设计上大致有这样几个特点：一是客厅与餐厅连为一体，比较大，因为家人活动大部分时间在客厅;二是厨房比较大，并且与餐厅相连。 厨房里壁橱很多， 餐具与食物都放在橱里，看起来很简洁。 电冰箱容量大。另外就是其它电器一应俱全，墙壁上电插头多。这当然要有充足的电力为基础。旧金山一般每月电费四、五十元。据说电力公司鼓励多用电，办法是一度电是十美分的话，十度电可能只收九十美分 ;三是卧室小，但壁橱大而且多，十分实用。一般卧室除摆一张双人床外，再没有很多空间。所有衣物都挂放壁橱里。美国人极少用箱子，如遇搬家(比较起来，他们喜欢搬家 )就到商店里要几只纸箱;四是洗手间多。一般二间以上卧室的民房都有二间以上的洗手间，而且空间大，设备完善，使用方便。The White Family There are three people in the White family. They are Mr. and Mrs. White and their son Sam. The Whites have a nice home. There is a small garden in front of the house. There are many kinds of beautiful flowers in the garden. But there aren ’t any trees in it. Behind the house there are two orange trees. Between the trees there is a garage. Mr. White ’s nice black car is in the garage now. On the first floor, there is a large living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The Whites like watching TV in the living room. On the second floor, there is a study and two bedrooms. Mr. White ’s son Sam loves playing on the computer in the study. 练习题（一）John liked chocolates very much, but his mother didn't give him 1 , because they were 2 for his teeth, she thought . But John had a very nice grandfather. The old man loved John very much, and ...
