Question

【題目】 Should parents ask their children to do chores? 【1】 They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own. 【2】 Most experts (專家) do agree. 【3】 Parents shouldn't, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores should be short on weekdays. 【4】 What's more, being "lazy" sometimes is necessary. If parents always keep a clean house, children won't find any reason to do chores. 【5】 When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up. Because his sharing housework can make his parents feel less tired. Chores can be useful tool. They are a teaching tool (工具). Parents use the tool to teach children, so that they can care for themselves one day.

A.Because doing chores can give children a sense of responsibility and confidence.

B.Perhaps more chores on weekends can be suitable.

C.However, the chores and the time of doing them should suit children.

D.Parents must make children understand how hard they work.

E.Some believe that children should not do chores.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

短文主要圍繞“父母是否應(yīng)該讓孩子做家務(wù)”展開討論。短文中給出了不同的觀點(diǎn)。

【1】句意：有些人認(rèn)為孩子不應(yīng)該做家務(wù)。

根據(jù)文中They think that children are too young to cook or clean for themselves or their parents. 他們認(rèn)為孩子太小，不能為自己或父母做飯或打掃衛(wèi)生。可知這里說的是孩子不做家務(wù)的情況，綜合所給的選項(xiàng)可以看出，E選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選E。

【2】句意：因?yàn)樽黾覄?wù)能給孩子一種責(zé)任感和信心。

根據(jù)文中But many people believe that children can learn a lot from doing regular chores. Parents should help children learn to do the housework that they will have to do when they live on their own.但許多人相信，孩子們可以從經(jīng)常做家務(wù)中學(xué)到很多東西。父母應(yīng)該幫助孩子們學(xué)會做他們獨(dú)立生活時必須做的家務(wù)。以及后句Most experts (專家) do agree. 大多數(shù)專家都同意�？芍�這里說的是孩子們做家務(wù)的好處，綜合所給選項(xiàng)可知，A選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選A。

【3】句意：不過，家務(wù)活和做家務(wù)的時間應(yīng)該適合孩子。

根據(jù)文中Parents shouldn’t, of course, ask a schoolboy to cook when he is doing his homework. 當(dāng)然，家長不應(yīng)該要求一個小學(xué)生在做作業(yè)的時候去做飯�？芍�這里說的是做家務(wù)要有合適的時間，綜合所給選項(xiàng)可知，C選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選C。

【4】句意：也許周末多做些家務(wù)是合適的。

根據(jù)文中If the child has activities after school, the time left to do chores should be short on weekdays. 如果孩子放學(xué)后有活動，平日做家務(wù)的時間應(yīng)該很短�？芍�這里說的是做家務(wù)的時間長短的問題，綜合所給選項(xiàng)可知，B選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選B。

【5】句意：父母必須讓孩子明白他們工作有多難。

根據(jù)文中When a child does what his parents ask him to do happily, he will probably have the feeling of growing up.當(dāng)孩子做父母要求他做的事是快樂的，他可能會有長大的感覺�？芍�這里指的應(yīng)該是要理解父母工作的艱辛和不易，并從中成長起來，綜合所給選項(xiàng)可以看出D選項(xiàng)比較合適，故選D。