Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.
　　 The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
　　 Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure（壓力）. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
　
小題1:The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount          of space” means “______”.
A．Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space
B．Living space requirements are not always the same
C．The world requires the same amount of living space
D．Nobody needs a required amount of living space
小題2:Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ______.
A．they have limited living space　　　
B．they are brought up in a large family
C．it satisfies（滿足） their psychological space needs
D．the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth.
B．Economic situation decides one’s amount of space needs.
C．People in different countries demand(need) different psychological space.
D．Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future.
小題4:The best title for this passage is ______.
A．American Way of Living
B．Psychological Space
C．Space Needs in Different Countries
D．Psychological Space and Economic Pressure

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)下文The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one.描述,可知選B,居住空間的需求并不總是一樣的.
小題1:根據(jù)第二段The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it.描述,可知選C
小題1:根據(jù)第一段The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference 及下文描述,可知不同的國家的人有不同的心理空間,故選C
小題1:這篇短文重點介紹了心理空間的問題,重點介紹了決定心理空間范圍的一些重要因素,故選B,心理空間
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