【正文】 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 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.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。some kids get allowances(補(bǔ)貼) or other rewards such as extra puter time.8．閱讀理解 根據(jù)最后一段中的“There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.” 有些故事需要以適當(dāng)?shù)姆绞街v述，這需要時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)和一定程度的關(guān)系。 and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else. ”我們隱藏自己故事的一部分有很多原因：它們經(jīng)常顯示我們的弱點(diǎn)或暴露我們的缺點(diǎn)；它們需要勇氣和力量來(lái)分享；當(dāng)然，有些故事應(yīng)該保密，尤其是那些讓別人難堪的故事。故選A。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。 （1）考查推理判斷。 and of course, there are some stories that should be kept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else.Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news: People are wondering if public health officials are holding back too much information about the recent outbreak of Ebola. 故選A。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.”可知，大多數(shù)人同意自然生長(zhǎng)的食物（即有機(jī)食品）味道更好。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 products.（3）Which of the following do most people agree on organic food? tastes better. is easier to grow. contains more fat. is more nutritious.（4）Where does this text probably e from? health magazine. medical report. chemistry paper. menu of a restaurant.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）A（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，講述了人們?cè)谟袡C(jī)食物的價(jià)格，有機(jī)食物是否更有營(yíng)養(yǎng)等方面持有不同的觀點(diǎn)。organic food. Some parents and pet owners pay up to 200 percent more for organic food while some people think organic food is a waste of money.6．閱讀理解 （3）考查主旨大意。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。 5．閱讀理解 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。我知道有很多人寧愿在電腦或電視機(jī)前放松，故選D。s attitude to reading? ....【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，講述了我給你的挑戰(zhàn)：一個(gè)月每天讀15分鐘的書(shū)。D.B.. A.many people have no habit of reading（2）The author writes the text mainly basing on I also enjoy hearing what people are doing and finding out what they think. Reading gives me the chance to get to know hundreds of new people! It also teaches you to see things from other people39。 Firstly, it39。 My dad is not the only person who avoids books. I know lots of people would rather relax on their puters or in front of the TV. Everyone is different and has their own interests, but I think there are lots of benefits to reading, which screen﹣based activities don39。t read a book for longer than about 5 minutes. He reads s, websites and papers for work, but not books. He39。作者通過(guò)這個(gè)例子說(shuō)明在現(xiàn)代故事中圣誕節(jié)仍然是快樂(lè)的象征。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Here, winter is used to bring out the ugliness of inhumanity (無(wú)人性). There aren39。隨后，作者描述了冬天在不同作家的作品中的不同方面。. Christmas food makes the winter cheery is still a symbol of joy in modern stories39。s works? didn39。s safe to say that writers have certainly warmed up since Shakespeare39。 tureens of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce. A Christmas Carol (1843) was the start of this, but Christmas is still a mon, cheery element (元素)in stories that feature winter scenes today. Consider the joy felt by Harry Potter and his friends in J. K. Rowling39。 The cold of the winter weather provides a contrast to the fun going on indoors.s situation: Blow, blow, thou winter wind/Thou art not so unkind /As ma39。s King Lear (1606), the king has given away his kingdom and been rejected by his two ungrateful daughters. He is out in the winter cold，suffering things that are usually reserved for the poorest and most unfortunate human beings.s never fortable to be in.3．閱讀理解 在這項(xiàng)評(píng)估中得分較高的參與者受粗魯行為影響的可能性明顯較低。可知，一些參與者在觀看視頻之后會(huì)逃避與人交流以免成為受影響者。故選C。故選C。 ability. participating in the rudeness experiment.【答案】 （1）C（2）C（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，研究表明，關(guān)于“無(wú)禮”行為作為一種“傳染性”行為是可以避免的。Serious emotional sufferings.To teach them how to use right body languages.（3）What is the probable effect of watching the videos on some participants? A.The mon disadvantage of rudeness.（2）Why are the short videos played for the participants? A.A new finding about rudeness. Consequently, one of the researchers remended that panies hire managers who can limit exposure to rudeness, provide plenty of positive reinforcement (強(qiáng)化) and build a civil workplace environment. This, in turn, could help employees build their confidence levels and help them better handle workplace rudeness.（1）What is Paragraph 1 intended to show? A. and in the evening, they described their experiences over the course of that day.t even have to be the target of the had behavior, stated a researcher.2．閱讀理解 re special. They39。故選A。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“First, we can learn to make honest parisons with others. 和Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you39。re not good at what they do, and their very clumsiness prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.”得低分的學(xué)生遭受著雙重負(fù)擔(dān)，即他們不擅長(zhǎng)自己所做的，并且他們的笨拙讓他們無(wú)法意識(shí)到自己有多差。re particularly talented or acplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their selfesteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities”,可知作者認(rèn)為人們應(yīng)該在喧囂之后記?。含F(xiàn)在的年輕人不知道他們究竟有沒(méi)有天賦，其根本原因是他們不知道如何實(shí)際地評(píng)估自己的能力。作者認(rèn)為真正的問(wèn)題是年輕人不知道如何現(xiàn)實(shí)地評(píng)估自己的能力。t need parents, or a mencement (畢業(yè)典禮)speaker, to tell them that they39