【正文】 系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。Parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain(獲得), whether rich or poor, according to a 20year study led by Mariah Evans. Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that children of lesseducated parents benefit the most from having books in the home. What kinds of investments should we make to help these kids get ahead? The results of this study indicate that getting some books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these children succeed. Evans said, Even a little bit goes a long way. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on motivating a child to a higher level of education, and the more books you add, the greater benefit the children get. s educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents, the father39。Having books in the home is twice as important as the father39。children whose family had a library would possibly attain high levels of educationB.children whose parents are highly educated would attain high levels of educationD. level of education had nothing to do with their children39。Making somebody want to do something.B.Making somebody pretend to do something.D.The economic level of the country.B.s occupation.C.Having books in the home.【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，分析了影響孩子教育水平的因素，告訴我們家里有書對孩子的重要性勝于家長受過高等教育的影響。根據(jù)第二段中的“For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor(預示物) of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated”. 多年來，教育工作者一直認為，預示孩子能獲取高教育水平的最強的因素莫過于有受過高等教育的父母”。故選C。文章第二、三段一直說家中有書對孩子的積極影響?！笨芍瑫鴮⒆佑泻艽笥绊憽Ｋ?，家中有書可以激勵孩子獲得更高層次的教育水平。故選A。根據(jù)第四段中的“The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on children39。s occupation or the economic level of the country.” 研究者們感到震驚的是，在家里看書對孩子的受教育程度的影響甚至超過了父母的受教育程度、父親的職業(yè)或國家的經(jīng)濟水平等因素的影響。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和詞義猜測兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，同時根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關系，進行推理，歸納，從而選出正確答案。Many kids help out around the house with chores(家庭雜務) such as emptying the dishwasher, putting laundry away, and taking out the trash. In exchange, But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing chores. Susie Walton, a parenting educator and family coach, believes that by rewarding kids, parents are sending a message that work isn39。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. 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 tos 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“家長該不該獎勵孩子做家務”介紹了兩種觀點：一個是孩子有義務幫助家長做家務，家長不應獎勵；另一個是獲得現(xiàn)金或其他獎勵會激勵孩子們做家務，這會教會他們在現(xiàn)實生活中需要工作才能掙錢。 （1）考查推理判斷。作為交換，一些孩子可以得到津貼或其他獎勵，比如額外的玩電腦時間，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：家長該不該獎勵孩子做家務。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。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人都要承擔做家務的責任，可知， Susie Walton認為孩子有義務幫助家長做家務，即家長不應獎勵孩子做家務。 （3）考查推理判斷。故選A。8．閱讀理解 Russia39。s Eve, Russians have the world39。s Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives. late nights, late mornings, and longest sleep fall on threeday weekends. 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. in some of these nations, it39。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 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。從收集到的數(shù)據(jù)來看，體育賽事、時間改變、假期等因素讓我們失去最多的睡眠。 （1）考查推理判斷。s late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays. On New Year39。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。可知，俄羅斯人在公共假期睡的非常少。 （2）考查詞義猜測?？赏浦猻tayed up a halfhour later to watch it,… woke up earlier than usual the next morning和loss關系。 （3）考查推理判斷。 in some of these nations, it3