【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 f ChoreMonster. Kids need positive reinforcement to help motivate them. What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return? Write a 200word response. Send it to tfkasks4you@. Your response may be published in a future issue of Time For Kids. Please include your grade and contact information of your parent or teacher if you want your response to be published. The deadline for responding is February 18.（1）How does the author start the passage? A.By presenting some facts.B.By listing some evidence.C.By paring different views.D.By stating his own experiences.（2）According to Susie Walton, . A.kids should be rewarded for doing choresB.parents decide what kids can do for the familyC.kids have the responsibility to share houseworkD.kids can get extra puter time for doing chores（3）Paragraph 3 is mainly about . A.Chris Bergman39。s opinion on raising kidsB.main reasons why kids need encouragementC.how to motivate kids to try new applicationsD.the advantage of rewarding kids for doing chores（4）The purpose of writing the text is to . A.invite readers to express their opinionsB.inform readers of two different opinionsC.call on readers to reflect on their behaviorD.present the author39。s viewpoint about parenting【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，對孩子在家里做家務(wù)到底要不得到報酬進(jìn)行討論，進(jìn)而要求讀者表達(dá)他們的觀點。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段可知，許多孩子在家里幫忙做家務(wù)，比如清空洗碗機(jī)，把衣服收起來，然后把垃圾拿出去。在交流中，有些孩子得到津貼或其他獎勵，如額外的計算機(jī)時間。因此作者是通過陳述事實來開始這一段文章的。故選A。 {2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Susie said, ’A home is a living space for everyone in the family. It39。s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house,...‘可知，根據(jù)Susie Walton所說，孩子們有分擔(dān)家務(wù)的責(zé)任。故選C。 （3）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段中的”O(jiān)ther people believe that getting a cash allowance or other rewards motivates kids to do chores, and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money.“其他人認(rèn)為，獲得現(xiàn)金津貼或其他報酬能激勵孩子做家務(wù)，并且它也教他們關(guān)于我們是多么需要工作賺錢這一真實世界的教訓(xùn)?？芍?，第三段主要說的是獎勵孩子做家務(wù)的好處。故選D。 （4）考查目的意圖。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的”What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return?“可知，寫這篇文章是邀請讀者發(fā)表意見。故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷，段落大意和目的意圖四個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts(地區(qū)). The first day of school for many school districts in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in midtolate August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in midAugust and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in September, but in the 19761977 and 19771978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold. In the 19781979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 19801981 school year. In most school districts in Utah, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation(迎新)period. An orientation period helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings. In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for ining freshmen.（1）According to the passage, which schools start their school year the earliest? A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.（2）Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year? A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because of the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme weather.（3）How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah? A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.（4）The article is probably taken from ________. A.a book about one39。s life storyB.an official website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，美國開學(xué)第一