At the age of four，our kids began to help us with the housework.They helped ______ their pets and clean the house.Now Tate can make her bed，______ her clothes and set(布置) the table.Last week，she even helped me ______.We were happy because it was delicious.

I like getting kids to start early for a few______.First，it is fun for kids to help.Kids like to work ______ the same things as their parents do.They want to stay with their parents but to do things by themselves.It's a good time to ______ them to help you when you are busy.Second，it's never too ______ for them to learn some things.______，having kids do chores is not robbing(剝奪)their playing time.______ make(s) them know the joy of working.______，it does help.I feel that Tate likes doing chores and she helps me a lot.

1.A. take care of B. look at C. get back D. worry about

2.A. buy B. fold C. sell D. make

3.A. do chores B. do the dishes C. do the cleaning D. make dinner

4.A. words B. reasons C. ways D. means

5.A. for B. from C. on D. as

6.A. borrow B. make C. drive D. invite

7.A. early B. popular C. important D. old

8.A. But B. Although C. However D. Because

9.A. It B. They C. She D. He

10.A. Slowly B. Hardly C. Quickly D. Finally

1.A 2.B 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.D 【解析】本文作者談?wù)撟尯⒆幼黾覄?wù)的事情，并說(shuō)明為什么讓孩子早做家務(wù)。四歲的時(shí)候，我們的孩子開(kāi)始幫我們做家務(wù)，他們幫助照顧他們的寵物和打掃房子，現(xiàn)在塔特可以整理她的床鋪，疊衣服，擺桌子了。上周她甚至幫我做晚餐，我們很高興，因?yàn)樗�很好吃。我喜歡讓孩子早做家務(wù)有幾...

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 my 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. do the washing B. take out the rubbish 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. 閑逛 B. 晾曬 C. 熨燙 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?

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. Paul's mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with the housework.

D. Bill's grandmother helps Bill with his school work.

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A 【解析】本文主要介紹了琳達(dá)，塞莉納、保羅和比爾的家做家務(wù)的情況。 1.題意：琳達(dá)的父親在家不_____________。A. do the washing洗衣服；B. take out the rubbish倒垃圾；C. sweep the floor掃地；D. fold the clothes疊衣服。根據(jù)第1欄（Lind...

It was early on a sunny Sunday.Mark got up and decided to do some chores around the house.

He thought it would be good to feed the cat first.He got the cat food out of the kitchen.He also gave the cat some fresh water.

It was nine o'clock.He thought that to do the dishes should be the next.Mark hated doing the dishes.So，he began and finished the dishes in half an hour.

Around ten，he started to clean the house.He spent one hour and a half on it.It was difficult to clean the floor because there were lots of cat hairs.

Then Mark began to sort(把……分類) all of his rubbish.It was an easy chore for him to do，and he thought it was good to the environment，so it was his favorite chore.About twenty minutes later，he finished it.

The morning of doing chores was over.What did Mark do next? He had a rest and enjoyed his lunch.

1.Mark ________ first that day.

A. cooked breakfast B. fed the cat C. washed the clothes D. walked the dog

2.Some ________ made cleaning the floor difficult.

A. cat hairs B. dirty food C. old books D. waste paper

3.It took Mark ________ minutes to do the dishes.

A. twenty B. thirty C. sixty D. ninety

4.Which chore did Mark like doing best?

A. Doing the dishes. B. Cleaning the house. C. Feeding the cat. D. Sorting the rubbish.

5.Mark finished all his chores ________.

A. at about ten am B. in the evening C. before twelve o'clock D. after 1：30 pm

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.C 【解析】本文介紹了馬克星期日做家務(wù)的情況。那是一個(gè)陽(yáng)光明媚的星期天，馬克起床后決定在家里做些家務(wù)。他想先喂貓，他把貓食從廚房里拿出來(lái)，還給貓一些新鮮的水喝。九點(diǎn)鐘，他認(rèn)為下一步應(yīng)該是做菜。馬克討厭洗碗。他用半個(gè)小時(shí)時(shí)間洗碗。大約十點(diǎn)時(shí)，他開(kāi)始打掃房子，他用一個(gè)半小時(shí)。然后馬克開(kāi)始垃圾分類，用了大約二十分鐘。12點(diǎn)前他做完了家務(wù)。...

It was half past five in the evening when Nancy came home from work.She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen，eleven and eight years old.They were watching TV happily.

The room was dirty and untidy.There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor.Toys were here and there.

Nancy got angry.“What a mess！” she said to her child－ren.“I work all day and have to do housework all evening.I'm very tired.I need to have a good rest.I won't do the housework any more！”

Nancy 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 rubbish bag was full.

Then one day Nancy got very surprised when she came home from work.The kitchen was clean.The children had cleaned it!

The next day，when Nancy got home，she found the living room was clean，and the children were washing their clothes.Nancy was happy and went to help them.

Now Nancy and her three children do the housework together.Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.

1.Nancy usually ________ in the evening before she got angry.

A. cleaned the house B. watched TV all the time

C. sat on the sofa and talked with her children D. did the housework with her children

2.Nancy's youngest child was ________ years old.

A. six B. eight C. eleven D. fourteen

3.Every day when Nancy got home，________.

A. the dishes were clean B. the room was dirty and untidy

C. the children were playing with their toys D. the children were doing their homework

4.Nancy was surprised when she got home one day，because ________.

A. the rubbish bags were full B. the children were not at home

C. the children were cooking dinner D. the children had cleaned the kitchen

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Nancy came home from work at 5：30. B. Nancy didn't do the housework for a week.

C. The children were too young to wash their clothes. D. Now Nancy and her children do chores together before watching TV.

1.A 2.B 3.B 4.D 5.C 【解析】本文主要內(nèi)容：晚上五點(diǎn)半，南茜下班回家，她走進(jìn)客廳，看著她的三個(gè)孩子。一個(gè)十四歲，一個(gè)十一歲，另一個(gè)八歲，他們正在愉快地看電視。房間又臟又亂，地板上有空杯子和臟衣服，到處都是玩具。南茜生氣了�！岸鄟y��！”她對(duì)孩子們說(shuō)�！拔艺�天工作，整個(gè)晚上都得做家務(wù)。我很累。我需要好好休息。我不會(huì)再做家務(wù)了！”南茜按照她說(shuō)的做了。一個(gè)星...

根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)意思完成下列句子，每空一詞。

1.為了上學(xué)不遲到，她早晨6點(diǎn)就起床了。

_____ _____ ______ _____ _______late for school，she got up at 6：00 am.

2.我的自行車壞了，我想搭便車。

My bike is broken.I want to______ ______ _______．

3.沒(méi)有人喜歡洗餐具。

Nobody likes______ ________ ___________．

4.我認(rèn)為你有這樣的感覺(jué)是正常的。

I think _____ normal _____ ______ ______ ______ such feelings.

5.凱特不去購(gòu)物，我也不去。

Kate won't go shopping，and_______ ______ _____．

1.In order not to beordernottobe 2.geta ride 3.doing the dishes 4.it's for you tohave 5.neither willI 【解析】 1.句意：為了上學(xué)不遲到，她早晨6點(diǎn)就起床了。根據(jù)句意和語(yǔ)境可知本句時(shí)態(tài)用一般過(guò)去式；短語(yǔ)in order (not) to do sth.：為了（不...

—Bob,can you play　　　　violin? 

—Yes,but I don’t have　　　　violin.

A. /;the B. the;the

C. /;a D. the;a

D 【解析】試題分析：句意：---鮑勃，你會(huì)拉小提琴嗎？---是的，但是我沒(méi)有小提琴。演奏樂(lè)器要帶the；第二空泛指一把提琴，用a修飾。故選D。

Cindy can’t　　　　basketball,but she　　　　volleyball well.

A. play;plays B. plays;plays

C. plays;play D. play;play

A 【解析】句意：森蝶不會(huì)打籃球，但是她打排球打得很好。根據(jù)can情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，后用動(dòng)詞原形，第二句主語(yǔ)she單三，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式；故選A

—Are you good　　　　your students? 

—Yes,I am.

A. to B. at

C. for D. with

D 【解析】句意：——你和你的學(xué)生相處的好嗎？——是的。根據(jù)be good at擅長(zhǎng)；be good for對(duì)---有好處；be good with和---相處的好；be good to對(duì)---友好；根據(jù)句意故選D

—Can your sister speak English?

—Yes,but only　　　　.

A. a little B. many

C. much D. a lot

A 【解析】句意：——你姐姐會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)嗎？——是的，但是僅僅一點(diǎn)。A. a little 一點(diǎn)，修飾不可數(shù)名詞； B. many許多，修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)；C. much 許多，修飾不可數(shù)名詞 ； D. a lot很，非常，很多，修飾動(dòng)詞；根據(jù)only可知是一點(diǎn)；故選A

Tim is good at Chinese,and he can speak Chinese　　　　.

A. well B. good

C. nice D. fine

A 【解析】句意：提姆擅長(zhǎng)漢語(yǔ)，他說(shuō)漢語(yǔ)說(shuō)的很好。根據(jù)副詞修飾動(dòng)詞speak，B/C/D都是形容詞，well好得，副詞；故選A