【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ing kids, parents are sending a message that work isn39。t worth doing unless you get something in return. Running any kind of household is a team effort, 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, and that families decide together how they want their home to look, and how they are going to keep it looking like everyone wants it to look. Other 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. There are also new applications that give kids points and digital gifts that can be redeemed (兌取) either online or in the real world. With the ChoreMonster app, kids earn digital points by pleting chores that they can turn in for reallife rewards such as extra Xbox time or a trip to the mall. Our goal is to encourage kids to earn rewards, says Chris Bergman, founder of 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行討論，進而要求讀者表達他們的觀點。 （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，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谌沃饕f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，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Rumors(謠言): we39。ve all heard some and we39。ve all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they circulate differently because the way we share information has also changed. The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or personally. We don39。t enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don39。t have good intentions. They are somewhat veiled(掩飾的) messages. Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox(自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish defining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the initial rumor. Another property of rumors is that they tend to bee viral. Each receiver is at the same time a potential transmitter of the information. The receiver often adds their own opinion. Their manner and tone of transmitting it also changes it. How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from municating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor. One rumor to be especially cautious of is a rumor about groups relatively unable to defend themselves. That39。s why we say, history is always told by the victors. The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor39。s version of the story.（1）What39。s the author39。s attitude towards rumors? ....（2）What can we learn about rumors? have all heard some and believed them.39。re happy to be the receiving end of them. may have