【正文】 r online or in the real world. With the Chore Monster 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 Chore Monster, Kids need positive reinforcement(強(qiáng)化) 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? listing some evidence. presenting some facts. paring different views. stating his own experiences.（2）Which statement is true according to Susie Walton? should be rewarded for doing chores. decide what kids can do for the family. have the responsibility to share housework. can get extra puter time for doing chores.（3）The purpose of writing the text is to . readers to express their opinions readers of two different opinions on readers to reflect on their behavior the author39。s viewpoint about parenting【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，針對“家長該不該獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)孩子做家務(wù)”介紹了兩種觀點(diǎn)：一個(gè)是孩子有義務(wù)幫助家長做家務(wù)，家長不應(yīng)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)；另一個(gè)是獲得現(xiàn)金或其他獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)會激勵(lì)孩子們做家務(wù)，這會教會他們在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中需要工作才能掙錢。文章最后向讀者征求看法并為讀者提供了回復(fù)看法的郵箱地址。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段“Many kids help out around the house with chores(家庭雜務(wù)) such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, some kids get allowances(補(bǔ)貼) or other rewards such as extra puter exchange, some kids get allowances (補(bǔ)貼) or other rewards such as extra puter time.”許多孩子在家里幫忙做家務(wù)，比如清空洗碗機(jī)、把洗好的衣服收起來、倒垃圾。作為交換，一些孩子可以得到津貼或其他獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，比如額外的玩電腦時(shí)間，可知，作者首先陳述目前一些家長常見的做法，從而引出本文討論的話題：家長該不該獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)孩子做家務(wù)。故選B。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“It39。s important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house.”重要的是要讓孩子們看到在家里每個(gè)人都要承擔(dān)做家務(wù)的責(zé)任，可知， Susie Walton認(rèn)為孩子有義務(wù)幫助家長做家務(wù)，即家長不應(yīng)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)孩子做家務(wù)。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“What do you think? Should kids be rewarded for doing chores? Or should kids help out around their homes without getting anything in return? Write a 200word response. Send it to tfkasks4you@.”你怎么認(rèn)為？孩子們做家務(wù)應(yīng)該得到獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)嗎？或者孩子們應(yīng)該在家里幫忙而不得到任何回報(bào)？寫一個(gè)200字的回答并發(fā)送到郵箱，可知，作者這是在邀請讀者針對“該不該獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)孩子做家務(wù)”這個(gè)問題發(fā)表看法，并提供了郵箱地址。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Everybody sleeps, but what people stay up late to catch or wake up early in order not to miss varies by culture. From data collected, it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep, on average, are sporting events, time changes, and holidays. Russia39。s late nights and early mornings generally correspond(相一致)to public holidays. On New Year39。s Eve, Russians have the world39。s latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3:30 a. m. Russians also get up an hour later on International Women39。s Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives. Similarly, Americans39。 late nights, late mornings, and longest sleep fall on threeday weekends. Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey(冰球)final. The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation. The worst night for sleep in the U. K. was the night of the EnglandItaly match on June 14. British people stayed up a halfhour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing, though, pared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the World Cup. It should be made clear that not everyone has a tool to record their sleep patterns。 in some of these nations, it39。s likely that only the richest people do. And people who select to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person. Even if that39。s the case, the above findings are still striking. If the most healthconscious (注重健康的) among us have such deep swings(明顯改變)in our sleep levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing?（1）What do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep? don39。t fall asleep until very late. don39。t sleep much on weekends. get less sleep on public holidays. sleep longer than people elsewhere.（2）The underlined word deprivation in the last paragraph but one means_______. （3）Why do some rich people use a tool to record their sleep patterns? want to get more sleep. have trouble falling asleep. are involved in a sleep research. want to go to bed on regular hours.（4）What does the author imply in the last paragraph? is important to study our sleep patterns. people really know the importance of sleep. does harm to people39。s health. people probably sleep more than the rich.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，人們熬夜或早起的原因各不相同。從收集到的數(shù)據(jù)來看，體育賽事、時(shí)間改變、假期等因素讓我們失去最多的睡眠。這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)令人震驚，然而卻幾乎沒人意識到睡眠對我們是多么的重要。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“Russia39。s late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays. On New Year39。s Eve, Russians have the world39。s latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3:30 a. m.”在公共假日，俄羅斯人通常熬夜和早起。除夕之夜，俄羅斯人有了世界上最遲的就寢時(shí)間，大約凌晨3點(diǎn)30分睡覺?？芍?，俄羅斯人在公共假期睡的非常少。故選C。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The worst night for sleep in the U. K. was the night of the EnglandItaly match on June 14. Brits stayed up a halfhour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning”接著講述世界杯期間，英國人比平常晚睡半小時(shí)又比平常早起，可知由于世界杯賽時(shí)很多人的睡眠少了，即世界杯是造成英國人睡眠不足的主要原因?？赏浦猻tayed up a halfhour later to watch it,… woke up earlier than usual the next morning和loss關(guān)系。故選D。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的“…. not everyone has a tool to record their sleep patterns。 in some of these nations, it39。s likely that only the richest people do. And people who select to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person.”不