专题-J831 Unit 3 Could you please clean your room？阅读理解【题型易-考试题型精练】八年级下册英语单元话题中心题型梯度训练 月考突破 题型特训（人教版Go for it!）

八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 专题-J831阅读理解 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 My parents do 10 hours’ housework a week. My mother does most of the housework, like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the trash. He really needs to learn how to do housework. Linda, 14 My mother and my father each do 50% of the housework. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Celina, 13 My father doesn’t do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother does the washing and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. Paul, 16 My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do housework. In fact she isn’t good at doing housework. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. Bill, 15 1. Linda’s father doesn’t ________ at home. A．do the washing B．take out the trash C．sweep the floor D．fold the clothes 2. How does Celina go to school? A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car. D．By subway. 3. The underlined phrase “hangs up” means ________ in Chinese. A．闲逛 B．晾晒 C．熨烫 D．清洗 4. Whose father does most of the housework? A．Linda’s. B．Celina’s. C．Paul’s. D．Bill’s. 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill. B．Celina’s father needs to learn how to do housework. C．Paul’s mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with housework. D．Bill’s grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork. Passage 2 Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family. Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays. Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves. 1. In most families in the USA there are usually ________. A．no parents B．no children C．over 5 people D．less than 5 people 2. When they are old enough, American children will ________. A．go to other countries B．decide on their lives by themselves C．find jobs for their parents D．do better jobs around their house 3. Why do most American children live far away from their parents? A．They are old enough to live all by themselves. B．The parents are too busy to look after their children. C．They want to have more chances to look for better jobs. D．They can keep in touch (联系) with their parents by telephoning. 4. Parents will give their children some money if the children do some housework. What do the American parents think of it? A．Useful. B．Strange. C．Dangerous. D．Funny. 5. From the passage we can know that children in America ________. A．leave their parents when they grow up B．often spend holidays at their parents’ house C．sometimes look for jobs for their own parents D．often call or write to their parents for money Passage 3 Linda, 14 My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish. He really needs to learn how to do the housework. Celina, 13 My mother and father do 50% of the housework each. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Paul, 16 My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. Bill, 15 My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do the housework. In fact, she isn't good at doing it. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. 1. Linda's father doesn't ________ at home. A．fold the clothes B．take out the rubbish C．sweep the floor 2. How does Celina go to school? A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car. 3. The underlined phrase "hangs up" means "________" in Chinese. A．闲逛 B．清洗 C．晾晒 4. Whose father does most of the housework? A．Linda's. B．Bill's. C．Paul's. 5. Which of the following is TRUE? A．Linda is one year older than Celina, but one year younger than Bill. B．Celina's father needs to learn how to do the housework. C．Bill's grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork. Passage 4 Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them. Play some music. Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores. Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝). It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it. Change often. If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task. Do it together. It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun. 1. The article is for ________. A．schools B．teachers C．parents D．kids 2. There are________ pieces of advice in the article. A．three B．four C．five D．six 3. The writer thinks it’s better to ________ while asking kids to clean the house. A．play their favorite music B．hide something for them to find C．give them a new task D．do it together with them 4. Kids may feel ________ if they keep on doing the same chores for months. A．tired B．fun C．interested D．bored 5. Which is the best title of the article? A．Doing chores is good for kids B．Help kids set a good habit C．Make chores fun for kids D．Everyone should do chores Passage 5 Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram (图表) of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.   Chores 2,000 teenagers in small villages 2,000 teenagers in big cities take out the rubbish 1,600 1,000 sweep the floor 1,200 850 make the bed 1,400 750 do the dishes 1,100 600 fold the clothes 900 1,500 1. Why do the teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities? A．Maybe it is because the teenagers from villages live a harder life. B．Maybe it is because the teenagers from villages like doing chores. C．Maybe it is because the parents of the teenagers from big cities don’t need them to do it. D．Maybe it is because the parents of the teenagers from villages always ask their kids to do it. 2. How many teenagers from small villages did they ask in the survey? A．1,000. B．2,000. C．3,000. D．4,000. 3. Which kind of chores do most teenagers in small villages do? A．Making the bed. B．Sweeping the floor. C．Doing the dishes. D．Taking out the rubbish. 4. How many teenagers in big cities sweep the floor? A．600. B．750. C．850. D．1,000. 5. Why did they make the survey? A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. B．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home. C．Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. D．Because they thought it would help teenagers to do chores at home to take good care of themselves. 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that it’s boring to clean the bathroom or cook dinner for the family. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think. Learn to do small things. You should learn to do small things. For example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任心的). Divide (划分) housework among the family. In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier. Make it fun. Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very interesting if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction. 1. What can NOT you do to start by learning to do some small things? A．Do the dishes. B．Sweep the floor. C．Make the bed. D．Make clothes. 2. Why should NOT a person do all the housework alone? A．Because it’s boring. B．Because it’s difficult. C．Because it’s tiring. D．Because it’s unfair. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ A．It’s not useful to do small things if you want to learn how to do the housework well. B．It is important to learn how to take care of yourself. C．It’s good to divide the housework into different parts for each family member. D．You will feel satisfied if you can cook your favorite food. 4. How many ways can you try to make the housework not as boring as you think? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six. 5. What is the passage mainly about? A．The importance of doing housework. B．How to make the housework not as boring as we think. C．Why we should help parents do housework. D．Doing housework is as important as study. Passage 7 Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think. ◆Learn to do small things You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible(责任感的). ◆Divide(分担) housework among the family In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier. ◆Make it fun Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very fun if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction. 请根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。 1. You can start by learning to do some small things EXCEPT(除了……外) _______. A．doing the dishes B．sweeping the floor C．making the bed D．repairing the house 2. Why shouldn’t one person do all the housework alone? A．Because it is boring. B．Because it is difficult. C．Because it is tiring. D．Because it is not exciting. 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A．It’s no use doing small things if you want to learn how to do the housework well. B．Starting to learn how to take care of yourself is important. C．It’s good to divide the housework into different parts for each family member. D．You will feel satisfied if you can cook your favorite food. 4. How many ways can we try to do the housework according to the passage? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six. 5. What’s the main idea of the passage? A．It’s about some boring chores we have to do. B．It’s about how to make the boring housework more interesting. C．It’s about how to divide housework into parts. D．It’s about how to find the joy of our life. Passage 8 When you finish some chores at home, will your parents give you a reward (奖励)? It is common for parents to do that. But some people do not think it is a good idea. One of them is Susie Walton, an education expert. She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that housework is not worth (值得) doing unless they get something in return. Kids won’t sweep the floor if they see it is dirty. But they will if their parents reward them for it. Walton also said, “A home is a living place for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all should play our part in keeping our home clean.” Other people don’t think so. They believe that rewards encourage kids to do more chores. Rewarding also teaches them real world lessons. They can learn that we need to work to make money. Now, there are also mobile phone apps like ChoreMonster. With the app, kids get points after doing chores. After getting some points, they can do something they like. For example, parents will allow them to play video games for half an hour if they get 80 points. So each side seems to have their own reasons. Whether you give children rewards depends on your own ideas. Maybe you have better ways to solve this problem. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. Which of the following is Susie Walton’s opinion? A．Don’t ask kids to do housework. B．Don’t give kids rewards for doing chores. C．Don’t allow kids to play computer games. D．Don’t let children play a part in doing chores. 2. How many reasons does Susie Walton give in the second paragraph? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 3. What do people want to teach kids by giving kids rewards for doing chores? A．People need to work to make money. B．Doing chores is a good way to make money. C．They can only be allowed to watch TV by doing chores. D．They must share housework because they live in the same house. 4. Where can we find the topic in the passage? A．In the first paragraph. B．In the second paragraph. C．In the third paragraph. D．In the last paragraph. 5. Which idea may the writer agree with? A．Parents should give rewards to let their kids do chores. B．Kids should offer to help with chores at home. C．Apps are better choices for parents than money. D．We don’t know what’s the best way to get kids helping. Passage 9 It was half past five in the afternoon when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were happily watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy (凌乱的). There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were everywhere. Sarah got angry. “What a mess!” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do housework all the evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do housework anymore!” Sarah did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can was full. The whole house was out of order. Then one day when Sarah got home, she got very surprised. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it! The second day, when Sarah got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah was happy and went to help them. Now Sarah and her three children do housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV. 1. What did Sarah usually do in the evening before she got angry? A．She usually cleaned the house. B．She usually sat on the sofa and talked to her children. C．She usually watched TV. D．She usually did housework with her children. 2. How old was Sarah’s youngest child? A．Fourteen years old. B．Thirteen years old. C．Nine years old. D．Six years old. 3. Every day when Sarah got home, ________. A．the dishes were clean B．the room was dirty C．the children were studying D．her mother was looking after her children 4. Sarah’s children all felt ________ when Sarah got angry and didn’t do any housework for over a week. A．happy B．sad C．sorry D．unlucky 5. Which of the following is NOT true? A．Sarah came home from work at 5:30 p.m. B．Sarah didn’t do housework for over a week. C．The children were too young to wash their clothes. D．Now Sarah and her children do housework together before watching TV. Passage 10 Dear Jenny, I’m going to take some important exams next month and I am really worried about them. I can’t eat or sleep well. I keep thinking I may get bad grades. Please help me! May, 15 Chicago Dear Jenny, My little brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead, he watches whatever he wants all the time. What can I do? Nina, 14 New York Dear Jenny, My dad has got a new job and he works long hours. He often has to work at weekends, too. So we spend very little time together. I miss him. What should I do? Jim, 13 Boston Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students' life A．You should discuss this problem with your parents. Have you talked to your father? Surely, he misses you, too. Tell him how you feel, and perhaps he would spend more time with you. You can also ask your mother to do something fun with you when your father isn’t home. B．You shouldn’t worry so much. If you study hard, you’ll do well. Try to relax, find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day. Don’t drink coffee or tea, or you won’t be able to sleep. You’d better drink a glass of hot milk before going to bed. 1. What does Jenny do? A．A teacher. B．A doctor. C．An editor. 2. Match the letters with the replies. Which is right? A．2-A;1-B B．3-A;1-B C．3-A; 2-B 3. What problem does Jim have? A．He misses his dad. B．He worries about his dad. C．He has to work at weekends. 4. What may be the proper advice to Nina? A．Turn off the TV when her brother is watching it. B．Find programs that they're both interested in. C．Ask their parents to punish her brother. 5. Where do the three teenagers probably live? A．In the US. B．In Australia. C．In the UK. 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11 I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m too harsh. In her opinion, parents shouldn’t be too strict with children. It is adults’ job to do housework. I think our family is made up of five family numbers. No one in the family is more important than others, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different. At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much. I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life—harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not about to start doing it now. Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant (使人不愉快的) and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early. 1. What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law? A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids. B．She doesn’t like doing housework. C．She doesn’t want the children to do housework. D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework. 2. The underlined word “harsh” here means “________” in Chinese. A．严厉的 B．幼稚的 C．纵容的 D．嚣张的 3. When the writer asks her children to do chores, ________. A．she often asks them to do the hard ones B．she often asks them to do the easy ones C．she asks them to do different ones D．she asks her mother-in-law for advice 4. If her children don’t put away their toys, the writer ________. A．won’t give the children pocket money B．will ask her mother-in-law to do it C．will put the toys away by herself D．will probably throw the toys away 5. From the last paragraph, the writer wants to tell us “________”. A．parents should protect children B．parents should help children be independent C．it’s unfair for parents to do all the chores at home D．children should be able to understand their parents Passage 12 According to a report, about 60% of American families have working parents. Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week, and fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. What about the kids? Children aged between six and twelve spend less than three hours doing the housework every week, but almost 14 hours watching TV. How about teenagers? They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet, but only three hours helping with the housework every week. However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing how to do the housework is an important life skill. Doing chores sends children the messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others. Every morning children care for the family pets by feeding them or walking them. It can also help the children keep healthy. Children should take part in almost all the chores. They will feel happier when they make a contribution (贡献) to the family. And it may help them understand the idea of working hard better. At the same time, they can learn a lot from doing the housework. It can help them live a better life in the future. 1. American mothers spend about ________ hours doing the housework each week. A．18 B．16 C．14 D．10 2. ________ spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet every week. A．Old people B．Parents C．Teenagers D．Only children 3. The underlined word “skill” means “________” in Chinese. A．过程 B．趣味 C．练习 D．技能 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A．Doing chores can help children keep healthy. B．Young children do not need to do any chores. C．Children can learn a lot from doing chores. D．Mothers should do more chores at home. 5. The best title for the passage may be “________”. A．Doing Chores is Good for Children B．Parents should Do Housework C．How Much Housework There is D．Doing Chores is Different Passage 13 “Time to wake up!” I pull the pillow over my head. It isn’t time to wake up already, is it? “Come on, get out of bed,” says Dad. “I need your sheets.” Oh, right. It’s Saturday. Laundry day. Dad has a new idea. He doesn’t use the dryer anymore, at least in summer. Instead, I have to hang all the laundry on a clothesline in the backyard. It seems like a lot of work. And it means I can’t sleep in on Saturday. Dad gets the washing started early. That way all the clothes can dry by the end of the day. “Up,” says Dad as he starts pulling the sheets off the bed. I drop off the bed onto the floor. “Go hang these!” Dad drops a wet sheet on me. It’s so cold! What a way to wake up! After I hang up the sheet, I come inside and find Dad in the kitchen. He’s made pancakes. Dad sits down across from me. “Why so sad?” “Stupid laundry,” I said. “It takes forever!” “Well, you know we have to do laundry, right?” “Yup.” “And you realize that I collect the laundry, wash it, take it off the line, fold it, and put it away?” I am starting to feel guilty. “And you have to help out around here, right?” “I know, Dad. I also know that by hanging the laundry instead of using the dryer, we can save more energy. And that means we spend less and pollute less.” Dad is glad that I remember all that. I’m quiet for a minute. I think I have to stop complaining（抱怨）about hanging the rest of the laundry. 1. Why does the father wake the writer up? ①He wants to wash the sheets.                 ②He needs the writer to wash the sheets. ③He needs the writer to hang the laundry.        ④He wants the writer to help with cooking. A．①② B．①③ C．②③ D．③④ 2. The passage is written in the order of ________. A．space B．time C．people D．opinions 3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “guilty”? A．愉悦的 B．饥饿的 C．内疚的 D．疲惫的 4. Which of the following questions is answered in the passage? A．Why doesn’t the father use the dryer anymore? B．What time does the writer wake up on Saturday? C．What do the writer’s parents do on Saturday morning? D．How does the father like the laundry day? Passage 14 Once there were two neighbors. One of them was an old teacher and the other was an office worker. Both of them planted the same plants in their gardens. The old teacher gave a little water to his plants every day and didn’t always care for them, while his neighbor gave much water to his plants and looked after them well. The old teacher’s plants were simple but looked good. The office worker’s plants were much taller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next morning, the office worker saw his plants were uprooted (连根拔起), but the old teacher’s plants stood firmly (稳固地). The neighbor was surprised and went to the old teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together. I looked after my plants better than you did, and I even gave them more water. However, my plants were uprooted, while yours weren’t. Why?” The old teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more water, so they didn’t need to work for it. I gave them a little water, so their roots grew deeper to get more water. It made them stronger.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. How did the old teacher care about his plant? A．He gave his plants a little water. B．He was too old to look after his plants. C．He took good care of his plants. D．He asked his neighbor to help with his plants. 2. What happened to the office worker’s plants after a heavy rain? A．His plants stood firmly. B．His plants looked better. C．His plants were uprooted. D．His plants became greener. 3. What do you think of the old teacher according to the passage? A．Interesting. B．Smart. C．Friendly. D．Stupid. 4. What can we know from the passage? A．The old teacher was very good at planting. B．The office worker was the old teacher’s student before. C．The old teacher didn’t like working with the office worker. D．The office worker’s plants were different from the teacher’s. 5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Growing plants is not as easy as it looks. B．Too much care can make us become weak. C．A heavy rain can make the plants in the garden die. D．Plants know how to look after themselves in the heavy rain. Passage 15 Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good. Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports. Here is how to preview. ●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs. Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want or need to read. Skim — if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper. Here’s how to skim. ●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line. ●Pick up only a few key words in each line. Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about. 1．What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese? A．精读 B．默读 C．朗读 D．略读 2．What should we do when we read a science report? A．Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. B．Spend a lot of time reading the details. C．Read the first and the last sentences of each paragraph. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 3．What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily paper according to the passage? A．Get our eyes to move fast. B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. C．Sweep our eyes across each line. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 4．What is the best title for this passage? A．Why we should read B．What to read C．When to read D．How to read faster 15 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$专题-J831阅读理解 初中英语八年级下册 题型特训 Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 - 5 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 -10 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11-15 一、 初阶练手 Passage 1 My parents do 10 hours’ housework a week. My mother does most of the housework, like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the trash. He really needs to learn how to do housework. Linda, 14 My mother and my father each do 50% of the housework. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Celina, 13 My father doesn’t do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother does the washing and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. Paul, 16 My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do housework. In fact she isn’t good at doing housework. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. Bill, 15 1. Linda’s father doesn’t ________ at home. A．do the washing B．take out the trash C．sweep the floor D．fold the clothes 2. How does Celina go to school? A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car. D．By subway. 3. The underlined phrase “hangs up” means ________ in Chinese. A．闲逛 B．晾晒 C．熨烫 D．清洗 4. Whose father does most of the housework? A．Linda’s. B．Celina’s. C．Paul’s. D．Bill’s. 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill. B．Celina’s father needs to learn how to do housework. C．Paul’s mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with housework. D．Bill’s grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 【导语】本文主要讲了几个孩子谈论爸爸妈妈做家务的事情。 1. 细节理解题。根据Linda的介绍中“My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the trash.”可知，没有提到她的父亲叠衣服。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据Celina的介绍中“My father makes the bed and drives me to school.”可知，Celina乘坐父亲的车去上学。故选C。 3. 词义猜测题。分析画线短语所在句的语境及“…after my mother does the washing”可知，当Paul的母亲洗完衣服后，他的父亲总是晾衣服，hangs up意为“晾晒”。故选B。 4. 细节理解题。根据Bill的介绍中“So my father has to do most of it.”可知，他的父亲做大部分家务。故选D。 5. 推理判断题。根据表格内容可知，Linda是14岁，而Celina是13岁，Bill是15岁，因此Linda比Celina大一岁而比Bill小一岁，A选项表述正确。故选A。 Passage 2 Most American families are smaller than those in other countries. Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family. Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up. They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents. They often write to their parents or call them. And they go to visit their parents during their holidays. Parents will ask their children to do some work around their house. In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own. Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves. 1. In most families in the USA there are usually ________. A．no parents B．no children C．over 5 people D．less than 5 people 2. When they are old enough, American children will ________. A．go to other countries B．decide on their lives by themselves C．find jobs for their parents D．do better jobs around their house 3. Why do most American children live far away from their parents? A．They are old enough to live all by themselves. B．The parents are too busy to look after their children. C．They want to have more chances to look for better jobs. D．They can keep in touch (联系) with their parents by telephoning. 4. Parents will give their children some money if the children do some housework. What do the American parents think of it? A．Useful. B．Strange. C．Dangerous. D．Funny. 5. From the passage we can know that children in America ________. A．leave their parents when they grow up B．often spend holidays at their parents’ house C．sometimes look for jobs for their own parents D．often call or write to their parents for money 【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 【导语】本文主要讲述了美国的家庭情况。 1. 推理判断题。根据“Usually there is one or two parents and one or two children in each American family.”可知，美国家庭通常有一个或两个父母，以及一个或两个孩子，由此可推，美国家庭通常少于5人。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据“Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think that for young people it is important to decide on their lives by themselves.”可知，美国父母通常会让孩子们选择自己的职业，他们觉得对于年轻人来说，由年轻人自己来决定自己的生活是很重要的一件事，所以美国孩子长大后，会由他们自己来决定他们的生活。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据“They want to find better jobs, so they usually live far away from their parents.”可知，美国孩子们住得离父母较远是为了能找到更好的工作。故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据“In many families children will get money for doing some housework so that they can learn to make money for their own.”可知，在很多的美国家庭里，孩子们通过做家务是可以获得钱的，这样孩子们就能学会自己赚钱，由此可推，美国父母们是觉得让孩子们通过做家务赚钱是有用的一种举措。故选A。 5. 细节理解题。根据“Children in the USA will leave their parents when they grow up.”可知，美国的孩子在长大后会离开父母。故选A。 Passage 3 Linda, 14 My mother does most of the housework like cooking and folding the clothes. My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish. He really needs to learn how to do the housework. Celina, 13 My mother and father do 50% of the housework each. My mother does the washing and cleans the living room. My father makes the bed and drives me to school. Paul, 16 My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help. He hangs up the clothes after my mother washes them and my mother is happy that he always gives her a hand. Bill, 15 My mother is a doctor. She is busy with her work every day, so she has little time to do the housework. In fact, she isn't good at doing it. So my father has to do most of it. Sometimes my grandmother comes to help. 1. Linda's father doesn't ________ at home. A．fold the clothes B．take out the rubbish C．sweep the floor 2. How does Celina go to school? A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car. 3. The underlined phrase "hangs up" means "________" in Chinese. A．闲逛 B．清洗 C．晾晒 4. Whose father does most of the housework? A．Linda's. B．Bill's. C．Paul's. 5. Which of the following is TRUE? A．Linda is one year older than Celina, but one year younger than Bill. B．Celina's father needs to learn how to do the housework. C．Bill's grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 【分析】四则表格主要介绍了四个孩子的爸爸和妈妈在家里承担做家务活的情况。 1. 细节理解题，根据“My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.”可知我爸爸只会洗衣服、扫地和倒垃圾，不会叠衣服。故选A。 2. 细节理解题，根据“My father makes the bed and drives me to school.”可知Celina的爸爸开车送她去学校，故选C。 3. 词句猜测题，根据“…the clothes after my mother washes them ”，可推知洗完衣服应该晾晒，故选C。 4. 细节理解题，根据Linda的爸爸“ My father can only do the washing, sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.”；Paul的爸爸“My father doesn't do a lot but he tries to help.”；Bill的爸爸 “So my father has to do most of it.”对比可知Bill的爸爸做的家务最多，故选B。 5. 推理判断题，根据文章内容可知Linda14岁，Celina13岁，Bill15岁。可知Linda比Celina大一岁，Linda比Bill1小一岁，故选A。 Passage 4 Nobody likes to do chores, especially kids. How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them. Play some music. Music makes everything seem like a party, doesn’t it? Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores. Make it a treasure hunt (寻宝). It’s a good way when you would like them to clean the house. Let them know that you hide (隐藏) a $5 bill someplace. If they find it, they can keep it. Change often. If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored. Teaching them a new task (任务) is fun for both you and the kids. They will feel more grown up when they get a new task. Do it together. It’s never fun to be the only one working and watching everyone else relaxing. If everyone takes part in doing chores, you will finish them faster and have more fun. 1. The article is for ________. A．schools B．teachers C．parents D．kids 2. There are________ pieces of advice in the article. A．three B．four C．five D．six 3. The writer thinks it’s better to ________ while asking kids to clean the house. A．play their favorite music B．hide something for them to find C．give them a new task D．do it together with them 4. Kids may feel ________ if they keep on doing the same chores for months. A．tired B．fun C．interested D．bored 5. Which is the best title of the article? A．Doing chores is good for kids B．Help kids set a good habit C．Make chores fun for kids D．Everyone should do chores 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了怎样使孩子们对做家务感兴趣。 1. 细节理解题。根据文中第一段“How can you make your kids get into a good habit of doing their chores? Try making chores fun for them.”可知怎样才能让你的孩子养成做家务的好习惯呢? 试着让他们觉得做家务很有趣。可见这是对父母们来说的，故选C。 2. 细节理解题。根据文中第二、三、四、五段的首句“Play some music.”；“Make it a treasure hunt.”；“Change often.”；“Do it together.”。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据文中第二段“Play your kids’ favorite music and let them dance around while they are doing their chores.”可知播放孩子们最喜欢的音乐，让他们在做家务的时候跳舞。故选A。 4. 细节理解题。根据文中第四段“If your kids keep doing the same chores for months, they may feel bored.”可知如果你的孩子连续几个月做同样的家务，他们可能会感到无聊。故选D。 5. 最佳标题题。通读短文可知，文章主要讲述怎样使孩子们对做家务感兴趣。故选C。 Passage 5 Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram (图表) of the result of our survey. Let’s have a look at it. We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.   Chores 2,000 teenagers in small villages 2,000 teenagers in big cities take out the rubbish 1,600 1,000 sweep the floor 1,200 850 make the bed 1,400 750 do the dishes 1,100 600 fold the clothes 900 1,500 1. Why do the teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities? A．Maybe it is because the teenagers from villages live a harder life. B．Maybe it is because the teenagers from villages like doing chores. C．Maybe it is because the parents of the teenagers from big cities don’t need them to do it. D．Maybe it is because the parents of the teenagers from villages always ask their kids to do it. 2. How many teenagers from small villages did they ask in the survey? A．1,000. B．2,000. C．3,000. D．4,000. 3. Which kind of chores do most teenagers in small villages do? A．Making the bed. B．Sweeping the floor. C．Doing the dishes. D．Taking out the rubbish. 4. How many teenagers in big cities sweep the floor? A．600. B．750. C．850. D．1,000. 5. Why did they make the survey? A．Because they don’t want teenagers in China to do chores at home. B．Because they wanted to know if teenagers in China do chores at home. C．Because they thought it’s not necessary for teenagers to look after themselves. D．Because they thought it would help teenagers to do chores at home to take good care of themselves. 【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 【导语】本文介绍了一项关于中国青少年在家务劳动方面表现的调查结果，发现来自小村庄的青少年比来自大城市的青少年做更多家务，并建议大城市的家长应该让孩子参与家务劳动，以培养他们的自理能力。 1. 细节理解题。根据“We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life.”可知，调查发现，来自小村庄的青少年比来自大城市的青少年做更多的家务。也许是因为他们的生活更艰难。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据“2,000 teenagers in small villages”可知，有2000名来自小村庄的青少年参加了此次调查。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。分析表格可知，小村庄里的大多数青少年都倒垃圾。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。分析表格可知，大城市的青少年有850人扫地。故选C。 5. 细节理解题。根据“Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.”可知，给大城市父母的建议是，父母应该给孩子做一些家务。做家务可以教会青少年照顾好自己。因此做这项调查的原因是他们认为这会帮助青少年在家里做家务，照顾好自己。故选D。 二、 进阶练习 Passage 6 Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that it’s boring to clean the bathroom or cook dinner for the family. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think. Learn to do small things. You should learn to do small things. For example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任心的). Divide (划分) housework among the family. In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier. Make it fun. Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very interesting if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction. 1. What can NOT you do to start by learning to do some small things? A．Do the dishes. B．Sweep the floor. C．Make the bed. D．Make clothes. 2. Why should NOT a person do all the housework alone? A．Because it’s boring. B．Because it’s difficult. C．Because it’s tiring. D．Because it’s unfair. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ A．It’s not useful to do small things if you want to learn how to do the housework well. B．It is important to learn how to take care of yourself. C．It’s good to divide the housework into different parts for each family member. D．You will feel satisfied if you can cook your favorite food. 4. How many ways can you try to make the housework not as boring as you think? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six. 5. What is the passage mainly about? A．The importance of doing housework. B．How to make the housework not as boring as we think. C．Why we should help parents do housework. D．Doing housework is as important as study. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 【导语】本文主要讲述了如何让家务不像我们想象的那么无聊。 1. 细节理解题。根据“You should learn to do small things. For example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed”可知，洗碗、扫地或铺床都是可以做的小事，故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据“In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone.”可知，因为一个人做所有的家务太累了，故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Learn to do small things. You should learn to do small things.”可知，想要做家务，应该从小事开始，故选A。 4. 细节理解题。根据“Learn to do small things”，“Divide (划分) housework among the family”和“Make it fun.”可知，让家务不像你想的那么无聊可以有三种方式，故选A。 5. 主旨大意题。根据“However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think”可知，本文主要讲述了如何让家务不像我们想象的那么无聊。故选B。 Passage 7 Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think. ◆Learn to do small things You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible(责任感的). ◆Divide(分担) housework among the family In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier. ◆Make it fun Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very fun if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction. 请根据语篇内容，选择最佳选项，将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。 1. You can start by learning to do some small things EXCEPT(除了……外) _______. A．doing the dishes B．sweeping the floor C．making the bed D．repairing the house 2. Why shouldn’t one person do all the housework alone? A．Because it is boring. B．Because it is difficult. C．Because it is tiring. D．Because it is not exciting. 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A．It’s no use doing small things if you want to learn how to do the housework well. B．Starting to learn how to take care of yourself is important. C．It’s good to divide the housework into different parts for each family member. D．You will feel satisfied if you can cook your favorite food. 4. How many ways can we try to do the housework according to the passage? A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six. 5. What’s the main idea of the passage? A．It’s about some boring chores we have to do. B．It’s about how to make the boring housework more interesting. C．It’s about how to divide housework into parts. D．It’s about how to find the joy of our life. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 【导语】本文主要讲述了很多学生不喜欢做家务，所以提出了三种做家务的方式，会使做家务变得更有趣。 1. 细节理解题。根据“You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed.”可知，应该做一些小事情，比如洗盘子，扫地，铺床等，但是没有提到修理房子。故选D。 2. 细节理解题。根据“In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone.”可知，一个人承担所有家务太劳累了。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据“You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself.”可知，你应该学会做一些小的事情，能够照顾自己是长大的一部分，可以推测做一些小的家务是很重要的，而选项A表述学习做小的事情没有用处是错误的。故选A。 4. 细节理解题。根据每段小标题“Learn to do small things”，“Divide(分担) housework among the family”及“Make it fun”可知，文中提到了三个尝试做家务的方式。故选A。 5. 主旨大意题。根据第一段可知，本文主要讲述了很多学生不喜欢做家务，所以文章提出了三种做家务的方式，会使做家务没那么无聊，所以B选项“关于如何让枯燥的家务变得更有趣”符合本文主旨大意。故选B。 Passage 8 When you finish some chores at home, will your parents give you a reward (奖励)? It is common for parents to do that. But some people do not think it is a good idea. One of them is Susie Walton, an education expert. She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that housework is not worth (值得) doing unless they get something in return. Kids won’t sweep the floor if they see it is dirty. But they will if their parents reward them for it. Walton also said, “A home is a living place for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all should play our part in keeping our home clean.” Other people don’t think so. They believe that rewards encourage kids to do more chores. Rewarding also teaches them real world lessons. They can learn that we need to work to make money. Now, there are also mobile phone apps like ChoreMonster. With the app, kids get points after doing chores. After getting some points, they can do something they like. For example, parents will allow them to play video games for half an hour if they get 80 points. So each side seems to have their own reasons. Whether you give children rewards depends on your own ideas. Maybe you have better ways to solve this problem. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. Which of the following is Susie Walton’s opinion? A．Don’t ask kids to do housework. B．Don’t give kids rewards for doing chores. C．Don’t allow kids to play computer games. D．Don’t let children play a part in doing chores. 2. How many reasons does Susie Walton give in the second paragraph? A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four. 3. What do people want to teach kids by giving kids rewards for doing chores? A．People need to work to make money. B．Doing chores is a good way to make money. C．They can only be allowed to watch TV by doing chores. D．They must share housework because they live in the same house. 4. Where can we find the topic in the passage? A．In the first paragraph. B．In the second paragraph. C．In the third paragraph. D．In the last paragraph. 5. Which idea may the writer agree with? A．Parents should give rewards to let their kids do chores. B．Kids should offer to help with chores at home. C．Apps are better choices for parents than money. D．We don’t know what’s the best way to get kids helping. 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. D 【导语】本文从正反两方面讨论了孩子帮忙做家务是否应获得奖励。 1. 推理判断题。根据“She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that housework is not worth (值得) doing unless they get something in return.”可知，她认为，如果孩子们得到了奖励，他们会认为家务活不值得做，除非他们得到了回报。由此可知Susie Walton的观点是孩子做家务不要给奖励。故选B。 2. 细节理解题。根据“She believes if kids get rewards, they will think that housework is not worth (值得) doing unless they get something in return.”及“A home is a living place for everyone in the family. It’s important for kids to see that we all should play our part in keeping our home clean.”可知，第二段Susie Walton给出了两个理由。故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据“Rewarding also teaches them real world lessons. They can learn that we need to work to make money.”可知，奖励也教会了他们现实世界的教训。他们可以了解到我们需要工作才能赚钱。故选A。 4. 主旨大意题。根据“When you finish some chores at home, will your parents give you a reward (奖励)?”及下文可知，本文讨论的话题是家长是否要给孩子奖励来鼓励孩子做家务，因此主题句在第一段。故选A。 5. 观点态度题。根据“So each side seems to have their own reasons. Whether you give children rewards depends on your own ideas. Maybe you have better ways to solve this problem.”可知，孩子做家务是否给奖励取决于自己的想法，由此推出我们不知道让孩子帮忙的最佳方式是什么。故选D。 Passage 9 It was half past five in the afternoon when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked at her three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were happily watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy (凌乱的). There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. Toys were everywhere. Sarah got angry. “What a mess!” she said to her children. “I work all day and have to do housework all the evening. I’m very tired. I need to have a good rest. I won’t do housework anymore!” Sarah did as she said. She didn’t do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV. A week later, every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can was full. The whole house was out of order. Then one day when Sarah got home, she got very surprised. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it! The second day, when Sarah got home, she found the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah was happy and went to help them. Now Sarah and her three children do housework together. Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV. 1. What did Sarah usually do in the evening before she got angry? A．She usually cleaned the house. B．She usually sat on the sofa and talked to her children. C．She usually watched TV. D．She usually did housework with her children. 2. How old was Sarah’s youngest child? A．Fourteen years old. B．Thirteen years old. C．Nine years old. D．Six years old. 3. Every day when Sarah got home, ________. A．the dishes were clean B．the room was dirty C．the children were studying D．her mother was looking after her children 4. Sarah’s children all felt ________ when Sarah got angry and didn’t do any housework for over a week. A．happy B．sad C．sorry D．unlucky 5. Which of the following is NOT true? A．Sarah came home from work at 5:30 p.m. B．Sarah didn’t do housework for over a week. C．The children were too young to wash their clothes. D．Now Sarah and her children do housework together before watching TV. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 【导语】本文主要讲述了萨拉每天工作回来，家里都很凌乱，三个孩子谁也不收拾。于是她很生气，一个多星期都没有再做家务。孩子们都很愧疚，都开始收拾房间。萨拉很高兴。 1. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I work all day and have to do housework all the evening.”可知，在发怒之前，萨拉下班回到家的晚上通常要做家务，包括打扫屋子。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old.”可知，萨拉最小的孩子九岁。故选C。 3. 细节理解题。根据第二段的描述可知，每天萨拉下班回家后家里都乱糟糟的。故选B。 4. 推理判断题。根据故事情节发展可知，当萨拉一个多星期没做任何家务后，她的孩子们开始自觉地做家务。由此推断，孩子们感觉很“内疚”。故选C。 5. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old.”和倒数第二段中的“… and the children were washing their clothes.”可知，孩子们足够大，可以洗衣服。故选C。 Passage 10 Dear Jenny, I’m going to take some important exams next month and I am really worried about them. I can’t eat or sleep well. I keep thinking I may get bad grades. Please help me! May, 15 Chicago Dear Jenny, My little brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead, he watches whatever he wants all the time. What can I do? Nina, 14 New York Dear Jenny, My dad has got a new job and he works long hours. He often has to work at weekends, too. So we spend very little time together. I miss him. What should I do? Jim, 13 Boston Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students' life A．You should discuss this problem with your parents. Have you talked to your father? Surely, he misses you, too. Tell him how you feel, and perhaps he would spend more time with you. You can also ask your mother to do something fun with you when your father isn’t home. B．You shouldn’t worry so much. If you study hard, you’ll do well. Try to relax, find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day. Don’t drink coffee or tea, or you won’t be able to sleep. You’d better drink a glass of hot milk before going to bed. 1. What does Jenny do? A．A teacher. B．A doctor. C．An editor. 2. Match the letters with the replies. Which is right? A．2-A;1-B B．3-A;1-B C．3-A; 2-B 3. What problem does Jim have? A．He misses his dad. B．He worries about his dad. C．He has to work at weekends. 4. What may be the proper advice to Nina? A．Turn off the TV when her brother is watching it. B．Find programs that they're both interested in. C．Ask their parents to punish her brother. 5. Where do the three teenagers probably live? A．In the US. B．In Australia. C．In the UK. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. A 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了几个学生遇到的各种问题以及《学生生活》杂志给出的回复。 1. 推理判断题。结合三个孩子的问题及原文第二部分“Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students’ Life”可知，标题中editor可直接看出回信人珍妮是杂志社的编辑，故选C。 2. 推理判断题。由第三封信吉姆写给珍妮的信中“My dad has got a new job and he works long hours.”和“I miss him.”及回信A中“Have you talked to your father? Surely, he misses you, too.”可知，吉姆父亲长时间不在家，他对父亲非常思念的问题和解决办法，所以第三封信和回复A对应；由第一封信中“I am really worried about them. I can’t eat or sleep well.”和回信B中“You shouldn’t worry so much.”和“Don’t drink coffee or tea, or you won’t be able to sleep.”可知，梅的信件和珍妮的回信中分别提及考试焦虑及其解决办法，所以第一封信和回复B对应，故选B。 3. 细节理解题。根据吉姆的信件中“I miss him”可知，吉姆很想念他的父亲，故选A。 4. 推理判断题。Nina的信中提到“My little brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.”可知Nina的问题是弟弟总是和她抢电视看，所以解决方法就是找到他们共同感兴趣的电视节目，故选B。 5. 推理判断题。根据落款地址“Chicago”，“New York”和“Boston”可知，都是美国地名，故选A。 三、 高阶提升 Passage 11 I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m too harsh. In her opinion, parents shouldn’t be too strict with children. It is adults’ job to do housework. I think our family is made up of five family numbers. No one in the family is more important than others, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different. At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much. I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life—harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not about to start doing it now. Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant (使人不愉快的) and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early. 1. What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law? A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids. B．She doesn’t like doing housework. C．She doesn’t want the children to do housework. D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework. 2. The underlined word “harsh” here means “________” in Chinese. A．严厉的 B．幼稚的 C．纵容的 D．嚣张的 3. When the writer asks her children to do chores, ________. A．she often asks them to do the hard ones B．she often asks them to do the easy ones C．she asks them to do different ones D．she asks her mother-in-law for advice 4. If her children don’t put away their toys, the writer ________. A．won’t give the children pocket money B．will ask her mother-in-law to do it C．will put the toys away by herself D．will probably throw the toys away 5. From the last paragraph, the writer wants to tell us “________”. A．parents should protect children B．parents should help children be independent C．it’s unfair for parents to do all the chores at home D．children should be able to understand their parents 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 【分析】这是一篇议论文，文章讲述了作者主张在家里让孩子们做不同的家务，尽管这遭到了婆婆的反对，并且这与其他为孩子们准备好一切的家长不一致，但是作者希望通过这些让孩子们能够照顾自己，早点独立。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“I make them do housework”我让我的孩子做家务活，及“However, my mother-in-law doesn’t agree with me”我的婆婆不同意我的观点。可知，作者的婆婆不希望孩子们做家务。故选C。 2. 词义猜测题。根据“In her opinion, it is adults’ job to do housework”可知，作者的婆婆认为这些家务都是成年人做的，可推知婆婆认为作者让孩子们做家务太过于严厉。“harsh”表示“严厉的”。故选A。 3. 细节理解题。根据第二段“I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different”我叫我的孩子不做相同的家务活，因为他们的年龄不同。可知，作者会让孩子们做不同的家务。故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据第三段“At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys”如果孩子们不收好玩具，他们会彻底跟玩具再见。可知作者会扔掉玩具。故选D。 5. 主旨大意题。根据“I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early”我希望我的孩子能照顾好自己能早些独立。可知作者想要告诉读者孩子们应该做家务，应该独立自主照顾好自己。故选B。 Passage 12 According to a report, about 60% of American families have working parents. Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week, and fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. What about the kids? Children aged between six and twelve spend less than three hours doing the housework every week, but almost 14 hours watching TV. How about teenagers? They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet, but only three hours helping with the housework every week. However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing how to do the housework is an important life skill. Doing chores sends children the messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others. Every morning children care for the family pets by feeding them or walking them. It can also help the children keep healthy. Children should take part in almost all the chores. They will feel happier when they make a contribution (贡献) to the family. And it may help them understand the idea of working hard better. At the same time, they can learn a lot from doing the housework. It can help them live a better life in the future. 1. American mothers spend about ________ hours doing the housework each week. A．18 B．16 C．14 D．10 2. ________ spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet every week. A．Old people B．Parents C．Teenagers D．Only children 3. The underlined word “skill” means “________” in Chinese. A．过程 B．趣味 C．练习 D．技能 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A．Doing chores can help children keep healthy. B．Young children do not need to do any chores. C．Children can learn a lot from doing chores. D．Mothers should do more chores at home. 5. The best title for the passage may be “________”. A．Doing Chores is Good for Children B．Parents should Do Housework C．How Much Housework There is D．Doing Chores is Different 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. A 【分析】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了在美国，大多数父母认为应该培养孩子的自立能力。他们认为孩子作为家庭成员，就应当分担家务，并且做家务对孩子的成长有很多好处。 1. 细节理解题。由第一段第二句“Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week…”可知，在美国，妈妈们每周大约花18个小时做家务。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。由第一段的“How about teenagers? They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet…”可知，每周，青少年花将近31个小时在因特网上。故选C。 3. 词义猜测题。根据第一段“However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing how to do the housework...”可知，家长认为孩子们应该花时间做家务，根据第二段“Doing chores sends children the messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others.”可知做家务能告诉孩子他们是这个家的成员并且他们应该为他人做些事情，由此可推测孩子学会做家务是一种生活“技能”。故选D。 4. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Children should take part in almost all the chores.”可知文章主旨是提倡、鼓励孩子做家务，B项与文章主旨大意不符。故选B。 5. 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Knowing how to do the housework is an important life skill.”及第二段文章“Doing chores sends children the messages...”和第三段“Children should take part in almost all the chores.”可知文章围绕孩子做家务展开，主要讲述了做家务及做家务对孩子们的益处。A项最能概括文章大意。故选A。 Passage 13 “Time to wake up!” I pull the pillow over my head. It isn’t time to wake up already, is it? “Come on, get out of bed,” says Dad. “I need your sheets.” Oh, right. It’s Saturday. Laundry day. Dad has a new idea. He doesn’t use the dryer anymore, at least in summer. Instead, I have to hang all the laundry on a clothesline in the backyard. It seems like a lot of work. And it means I can’t sleep in on Saturday. Dad gets the washing started early. That way all the clothes can dry by the end of the day. “Up,” says Dad as he starts pulling the sheets off the bed. I drop off the bed onto the floor. “Go hang these!” Dad drops a wet sheet on me. It’s so cold! What a way to wake up! After I hang up the sheet, I come inside and find Dad in the kitchen. He’s made pancakes. Dad sits down across from me. “Why so sad?” “Stupid laundry,” I said. “It takes forever!” “Well, you know we have to do laundry, right?” “Yup.” “And you realize that I collect the laundry, wash it, take it off the line, fold it, and put it away?” I am starting to feel guilty. “And you have to help out around here, right?” “I know, Dad. I also know that by hanging the laundry instead of using the dryer, we can save more energy. And that means we spend less and pollute less.” Dad is glad that I remember all that. I’m quiet for a minute. I think I have to stop complaining（抱怨）about hanging the rest of the laundry. 1. Why does the father wake the writer up? ①He wants to wash the sheets.                 ②He needs the writer to wash the sheets. ③He needs the writer to hang the laundry.        ④He wants the writer to help with cooking. A．①② B．①③ C．②③ D．③④ 2. The passage is written in the order of ________. A．space B．time C．people D．opinions 3. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “guilty”? A．愉悦的 B．饥饿的 C．内疚的 D．疲惫的 4. Which of the following questions is answered in the passage? A．Why doesn’t the father use the dryer anymore? B．What time does the writer wake up on Saturday? C．What do the writer’s parents do on Saturday morning? D．How does the father like the laundry day? 【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 【导语】本文讲述了作者的父亲周六早晨把作者叫醒晾衣服的故事。 1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I need your sheets.”可知，父亲唤醒作者的原因之一是他想洗床单；根据第三段中的“‘Go hang these!’ Dad drops a wet sheet on me.”可知，第二个原因是父亲想要作者晾床单，故选B。 2. 推理判断题。通读全文可知本文讲述了作者的父亲周六早晨把作者叫醒晾衣服的故事，而且是按照时间顺序叙事的。故选B。 3. 词义猜测题。根据前文“And you realize that I collect the laundry, wash it, take it off the line, fold it, and put it away?”可知父亲承担了很多家务，所以作者听到父亲的话后会感到内疚，故选C。 4. 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“I also know that by hanging the laundry instead of using the dryer, we can save more energy. And that means we spend less and pollute less”可知，父亲曾告诉作者将衣物晾干，不使用烘干机的原因是这样节约能源、保护环境，故选A。 Passage 14 Once there were two neighbors. One of them was an old teacher and the other was an office worker. Both of them planted the same plants in their gardens. The old teacher gave a little water to his plants every day and didn’t always care for them, while his neighbor gave much water to his plants and looked after them well. The old teacher’s plants were simple but looked good. The office worker’s plants were much taller and greener. One night, there was a heavy rain. The next morning, the office worker saw his plants were uprooted (连根拔起), but the old teacher’s plants stood firmly (稳固地). The neighbor was surprised and went to the old teacher and asked, “We both grew the same plants together. I looked after my plants better than you did, and I even gave them more water. However, my plants were uprooted, while yours weren’t. Why?” The old teacher smiled and said, “You gave your plants more water, so they didn’t need to work for it. I gave them a little water, so their roots grew deeper to get more water. It made them stronger.” 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。 1. How did the old teacher care about his plant? A．He gave his plants a little water. B．He was too old to look after his plants. C．He took good care of his plants. D．He asked his neighbor to help with his plants. 2. What happened to the office worker’s plants after a heavy rain? A．His plants stood firmly. B．His plants looked better. C．His plants were uprooted. D．His plants became greener. 3. What do you think of the old teacher according to the passage? A．Interesting. B．Smart. C．Friendly. D．Stupid. 4. What can we know from the passage? A．The old teacher was very good at planting. B．The office worker was the old teacher’s student before. C．The old teacher didn’t like working with the office worker. D．The office worker’s plants were different from the teacher’s. 5. What does the passage mainly tell us? A．Growing plants is not as easy as it looks. B．Too much care can make us become weak. C．A heavy rain can make the plants in the garden die. D．Plants know how to look after themselves in the heavy rain. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个老师和一个办公室职员都在花园里种植了相同的植物，职员对植物照顾的非常好，而老师只是给它们浇一点点水；后来一场暴风雨后，职员的植物被连根拔起，而老师的却安然无恙。职员很惊讶，老师对他说：我只是给了它们一点点水，所以它们的根长得更深，以获得更多的水，这让它们更坚强。对待人也是一样的道理，过度呵护会使我们变得脆弱。 1. 细节理解题。根据第一段“The old teacher gave a little water to his plants every day and didn’t always care for them,”可知，那位老教师每天给植物浇少量的水。故选A。 2. 细节理解题。根据第二段“The next morning, the office worker saw his plants were uprooted,”可知，第二天早上，办公室职员看到他的植物被连根拔起。故选C。 3. 推理判断题。根据第四段“I gave them a little water, so their roots grew deeper to get more water. It made them stronger.”可知，老教师给它们一点点水，使它们的根长得更深，以便得到更多的水，使他们更强壮，由此推断老教师是很明智的。故选B。 4. 推理判断题。通读全文可知，老教师给植物浇少量的水，没有过度呵护，结果植物在大雨过后安然无恙。由此推断老教师擅长种植物。故选A。 5. 主旨大意题。根据最后一段的“You gave your plants more water, so they didn’t need to work for it.”可知，一味地浇水会使植物的根弱化，而适量的浇水可以让植物的根去自主寻找更多的水分。对待人也是一样的道理，过度呵护会使我们变得脆弱。故选B。 Passage 15 八年级下册 单元话题 梯度训练 15 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good. Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports. Here is how to preview. ●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs. Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want or need to read. Skim — if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper. Here’s how to skim. ●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line. ●Pick up only a few key words in each line. Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about. 1．What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese? A．精读 B．默读 C．朗读 D．略读 2．What should we do when we read a science report? A．Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. B．Spend a lot of time reading the details. C．Read the first and the last sentences of each paragraph. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 3．What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily paper according to the passage? A．Get our eyes to move fast. B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. C．Sweep our eyes across each line. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 4．What is the best title for this passage? A．Why we should read B．What to read C．When to read D．How to read faster 【答案】1．D 2．A 3．B 4．D 【分析】试题分析：短文大意：阅读是个好习惯，但问题是，阅读的东西多而时间少。本文介绍了两个技巧，可使你在更短的时间内阅读更多的东西。 1．D词意猜测题。根据-if it's long and hard.及下文Previewing doesn't give you all the details. 描述，可知此处指的是略读。故选D。 2．A 细节理解题。根据短文中的句子●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.可知，答案为A。 3．B细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.”可知，体育新闻适合用略读法。没有必要去仔细地阅读最后两段。故答案为B。 4．D标题归纳题。这篇短文主要讲述了如何提高阅读速度的两种方法。故选D，如何读得更快。 考点：教育类短文阅读。 $$