【正文】 s reading interest tends to decrease as they grow up students have difficulty choosing good reading materials（2）The autho。As children bee teenagers, they listen less to advice from adults and more to advice from kids of their age. So, rather than trying to lecture young people on the benefits of Jane Austen, we should make the nature of the problem clear to them. Students should challenge each other to read more difficult books. Adults could help by setting up noticeboards or organizing social media networks for young people to share their remendations. And teachers can lend a hand by setting aside time for reading in school. Young people will realize the problems that e when they don39。 quality of prehension does not depend on the difficulty of the book, no matter what year of secondary school they39。 favorite books tend to be much more advanced than the other books they chose, but they could still understand them. The rest of the books most often chosen by them are quite simple. ve chosen to read. The difficulty — which I call readability. t change much. Secondary school students tend to read books which are also read by upper primary students. They are not challenging themselves enough.We may be living in the digital age but reading books is still a big part of growing up. When they39。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。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.”你怎么認為？孩子們做家務(wù)應(yīng)該得到獎勵嗎？或者孩子們應(yīng)該在家里幫忙而不得到任何回報？寫一個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“該不該獎勵孩子做家務(wù)”這個問題發(fā)表看法，并提供了郵箱地址。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“It39。故選B。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(補貼) or other rewards such as extra puter exchange, some kids get allowances (補貼) 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、把洗好的衣服收起來、倒垃圾。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。 . readers to express their opinions readers of two different opinions on readers to reflect on their behavior the author39。 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(補貼) or other rewards such as extra puter time. 7．閱讀理解 故選B。結(jié)合文章可知，全球范圍內(nèi)，睡眠障礙的發(fā)病率正在上升。故選C。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Despite seeing about 100 patients every day, the 12 doctors at the center are unable to meet demand, which means many patients endure a long wait before they can consult a physician, according to Sun.”可知，盡管每天約有100名患者就診，但該中心的12名醫(yī)生仍無法滿足需求。故選B。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。由此猜測insomnia意為“失眠”。 （1）考查詞義猜測。s occupation? doctor. bank employee. student from Peking University. physician.（3）What can be inferred from Sun Hongqiang39。It is unclear what is behind the rise in the number of people with sleep disorders, but the problem may be linked with factors such as personality, brainrelated illnesses and disturbed lifestyles, he added.（1）What is the meaning of the underlined word insomnia? unable to sleep. up late. sleep quality. a long time to fall asleep.（2）What39。 Despite seeing about 100 patients every day, the 12 doctors at the center are unable to meet demand, which means many patients endure a long wait before they can consult a physician, according to Sun. In an attempt to overe his problem, Xing plans to strictly follow the advice of his doctor, such as getting up and going to bed at fixed times, and taking medication. In addition to feeling tired during the day, Xing feels he is experiencing the physical consequences of insomnia, such as an unexplained stomach ache. It developed suddenly. I was under heavy pressure from work at the time. I could not fall asleep at all at night, and was wide awake until dawn. I tried not to think of the things that were troubling me and forget them, but the thoughts quickly returned, making it even harder for me to fall asleep, said the bank employee from Fushun, Liaoning province. 6．閱讀理解 故選D。最后一段中的“What should you do when getting children to do housework?”要讓孩子做家務(wù)時你應(yīng)該做什么?，是本段的主題句，作者在本段就“如何讓孩子參與到家務(wù)事中”向家長提供了建議。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“Yet while 82 percent reported having had regular housework growing up, only 56 percent of those with children said they required them to do housework.”然而，82%的人稱自己在成長過程中經(jīng)常做家務(wù)，而只有56%的有孩子的人稱自己需要孩子做家務(wù)。故選C。該研究表明，孩子幼時做家務(wù)預(yù)示著成年后較早成功，因為做家務(wù)過程中培養(yǎng)出的責(zé)任感會遷移到生活的其他方面。責(zé)任擴展到了他們生活的其他領(lǐng)域。 （2）考查推理判斷?？芍獙Υ蠖鄶?shù)父母來說讓孩子做家務(wù)存在的問題是他們沒有把它付諸實踐。我們中更多的人會分配家務(wù)，或說我們相信他們，但家務(wù)就是做不完。根據(jù)第一段中的“A few parents will declare that their children are too busy for housework. Many more of us assign housework, or say we believe in them, but the housework just doesn39。而且家務(wù)能夠讓孩子在家庭和社區(qū)中的關(guān)愛角色與他們選擇的任何終身成就目標(biāo)之間取得平衡，文章最后說明一些關(guān)于分配孩子做家務(wù)的建議。To prove doing housework is beneficial.D.To state the reasons for early success.B.D.They doubt the possibility of it.B. problem with children doing housework? A.re doing it right. Can an allowance help? Maybe. But if you39。t worry if you must repeat yourself again and again. If you39。 Sports and homework are not getoutofhouseworkfree cards. The goal, after all,