【正文】 wore house keys around their necks and they used the keys to open doors. Today, it39。s mon for both parents to work. As a result, a new generation of kids are spending some time alone after school. It bees necessary for both parents and kids to make some rules. There are a lot of questions to talk about: Should you call your mum, or dad as soon as you get home? Should you do your homework first? Can you watch TV or play puter games? If so, how long? What can you eat if you want a snack? Can friends e over? If so, how many?…… As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules. Talk about the following questions with your parents: What should you do when the phone rings? What should you do if someone knocks at the door? What should you do if someone breaks into the house? What should you do if you cut yourself while cooking?…… You may feel when you are at home alone. Don39。t worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. There are many things which can make you feel that time goes by quickly: ●Read a magazine. ●Write an . ●Phone a friend.（1）Latchkey kids _________________. A.like collecting keysB.live with their grandparentsC.have parttime jobs in factoriesD.regularly stay at home alone after school（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give to latchkey kids? A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five（3）Which of the following can be put in ? A.Can you have your hair cut?B.Should you go to school on foot?C.Can you go out? If so, where?D.Can you ask teachers for help at school?（4）Which of the following can be put in ? A.boredB.excitedC.relaxedD.pleased（5）The writer probably agrees that __________. A.there39。s no need to make family rulesB.latchkey kids should learn to protect themselvesC.time passes slowly when latchkey kids are busyD.parents should never leave their kids alone at home【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A（5）B 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了獨自在家的孩子，在家時應(yīng)該怎么做。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Nowadays lots of kids are at home alone after school. Are you one of them? Kids who regularly take care of themselves are called latchkey kids 現(xiàn)在許多孩子放學(xué)后獨自在家。你是他們中的一員嗎？經(jīng)常照顧自己的孩子被稱為“鑰匙孩子” 可知, 鑰匙兒童放學(xué)后經(jīng)常獨自呆在家里，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Read a magazine. ●Write an . ●Phone a friend 閱讀雜志?！駥懸环怆娮余]件。●給朋友打電話知, 作者給了鑰匙兒童3個建議，故選B。 （3）推理題。根據(jù) Can friends e over? If so, how many? ，可知 你能出去嗎？如果是，在哪里 Can you go out? If so, where? 適合放在橫線處，都是條件狀語從句的省略形式，故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Don39。t worry. Keeping yourself busy is helpful. 別擔(dān)心。讓自己忙碌是有幫助的 可知,此處是個負(fù)面情緒的形容詞，A無聊的，B激動的，C放松的，D高興的，bored適合放在橫線處，故選A。 （5）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) As latchkey kids, knowing how to stay safe is just as important as following the family rules 作為鑰匙兒童，知道如何保持安全和遵守家庭規(guī)則一樣重要可知， 鑰匙兒童應(yīng)該學(xué)會保護(hù)自己，故選B。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文涉及細(xì)節(jié)題、推斷題，詞義猜測題和主旨題四種?？碱}型，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意從文中尋找答案；推斷題需要聯(lián)系上下文，推斷出需要的信息，詞義猜測題需要根據(jù)上下文提煉相關(guān)信息鎖定詞意，主旨題需要通讀全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。10．閱讀理解 Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hardworking and tired stayathome mothers to take a day off. Now, this day is fit for any parent. It was created in 2003 and is celebrated each year on June 25, but it isn39。t a public holiday. It encourages friends and family to take care of the children so that the stayathome parent can have some time to relax. Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year. Kamehameha the Great was the monarch（君主） of Hawaii. He is famous and respected for establishing（建立） the Kingdom of Hawaii in Day is a public holiday in Hawaii, and this is a day off for people School and most businesses are closed. DDay is celebrated in the . to memorize the Normandy landings in France on June 6, 1944. On the day, American army and other Allied forces（盟軍） fought hard and the World War Ⅱ（WWⅡ） in Europe was over soon. It is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14 each year to honor the United States flag. On the same day, the United States Army celebrates its birthday. Although Flag Day is a great celebration across the country, it is not a public holiday.（1）If you are a stay﹣at﹣home parent, what can you do to relax on PTCW Day？ A.Take a day off.B.Go to work earlier.C.Look after children.D.Do some housework.（2）Which is a public holiday？ A.PTCW Day.B.Kamehameha Day.C.D﹣Day.D.Flag Day.（3）When is the United States Amy39。s birthday？ A.On June 6.B.On June 11.C.On June 14.D.On June 25.（4）What can we know about D﹣Day？ A.It is celebrated in France.B.The WWⅡ ended before 1944.C.Businesses are closed for it.D.The Normandy landings happened in 1944.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】大意：本文分別講述了Work Day, Kamehameha Day, D﹣Day和Flag Day等節(jié)日時間，以及它們的意義。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句Please Take my Children to Work Day（PTCW Day） first began as a holiday for hard﹣working and tired stayathome mothers to take a day off. 帶孩子工作日（PTCW日）最初是作為一個在家里勞累的媽媽們休息一天的節(jié)日。 可知，這一天媽媽們可以休息一天，故選A。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Kamehameha Day is held on June 11 each year. Kamehameha Day is a public holiday in Hawaii，and