【正文】 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。 That39。 One small study, done over a period of 25 years, found that the best predictor for young adults success in their mid20s was whether they participated in household tasks at age 3 or 4. Those early shared responsibilities extended to a sense of responsibility in other areas of their lives. Sports and homework are not getoutofhouseworkfree cards. The goal, after all, is to raise adults who can balance a caring role in their families and munities with whatever lifetime achievement goals they choose. Housework teaches that balance.t worry if you must repeat yourself again and again. If you39。re doing it right. Can an allowance help? Maybe. But if you39。 problem with children doing housework? A.B.They doubt the possibility of it.D.To state the reasons for early success.B.To prove doing housework is beneficial.D.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。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。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?？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。 （2）考查推理判斷。責(zé)任擴展到了他們生活的其他領(lǐng)域。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。故選C。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A。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D。7．閱讀理解 re young can lead to health problems later. t consume more than about a teaspoon of salt daily. The average American eats twice this amount. This worries doctors because too much sodium results in the body producing more blood. To pump the extra blood, the heart has to work harder. This causes a rise in blood pressure a measurement of how stressed the heart is. High blood pressure often leads to heart disease. Salt can affect more than just your heart and weight. A recent study found that a growing number of kids in the US are suffering from kidney stones. This painful condition usually affects people aged over 40. Now, kids as young as five are getting it. s major concern? eat too much salty food. adults suffer from heart attack. consume too much salt. attack is now a youth problem.（2）What does the author refer to as the cause of childhood obesity? more salty food. of physical exercise. many sugary soft drinks. the same food as the adults.（3）What is another disease tending to be younger according to Paragraph 4? . stone. disease. attack.（4）What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? laws of health. to cut down on salt. diet. amount of salt we need.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了鹽對心臟有影響的原因，以及人們在日常生活中保持低鹽的生活方式。根據(jù)第一段中的“Heat attack has long been considered a grownup problem, but a new research suggests that salt is starting to affect children. Eating too much salty food when you39。年輕時吃太多咸的食物會導(dǎo)致以后的健康問題；以及第三段中的“A kid with high blood pressure is more likely to bee a grownup with high blood pressure.”一個有高血壓的孩子更有可能成為一個有高血壓的成年人，可知，文章作者特別擔(dān)心孩子食用過咸的食物導(dǎo)致心臟病和高血壓。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。英國的研究人員最近發(fā)現(xiàn)吃鹽少的孩子喝的含糖飲料也更少，可知，作者認(rèn)為吃多鹽食品和喝過多含糖的軟飲料也會使孩子長胖。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。這種痛苦的病通常只在40歲以上的人才患，現(xiàn)在五歲的孩子也在遭受這種疾病，可知，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)在腎結(jié)石這種病正在變得年輕化。 （4）考查主旨大意。先在晚餐中加入平時一半的食鹽。少放些調(diào)味品?？芍径翁峁┝艘恍┛梢詼p少食鹽攝入量的方法。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇健康類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。A study of 3,884 students from primary schools to colleges found that examinations made percent of primary students anxious, and more than 40 percent of high school children were out of sorts (身體不適)because of stress and anxiety. It is not difficult to conclude that our children are not happy. s kids are ing home from school weighed down with backpacks full of books and worksheets. They are spending hours at desk at night, seldom going outside to play and getting to bed late. Homework is eating away children39。Homework can enrich the education process. But like all things, too much of it may dampen (減少）a student39。s preparations for tests. Children need a break too. So let them be in control of parts of the day.（1）What does the passage mainly talk about? school students suffer more than primary school students. of the students have no problem talking to their parents. teenagers suffer from heavy workload. students are not happy at home.（2）According to the text, what do the children have to do with too much homework? have to take their backpacks. have to stay up late. have to eat more. have more time to play outdoors.（3）What does the author suggest the parents do? should spend more time with their children. need to ask their children to work hard. should not care about their children39。s attitude toward giving children too much homework? ...【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了小學(xué)生和高中生的壓力很大，產(chǎn)生的原因在于青少年的學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān)過于繁重，由此作者向家長們提出呼吁，請給學(xué)生們一些自由的時間去放松一下。%、40%、75%、55%可知，小學(xué)生和高中生的壓力很大；以及第四段中的“Today39。晚上在書桌前學(xué)習(xí)幾個小時，很少出門玩耍并且上床睡覺很晚。故選C。根據(jù)第四段中“They are spending hours at desk at night, seldom going outside to play and getting to bed late.”孩子們晚上在書桌前學(xué)習(xí)幾個小時，很少出門玩耍并且上床睡覺很晚，可知，孩子們必須熬夜做過多的家庭作業(yè)。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。s preparations for tests. Children need a break too. So let them be in control of parts of the day.”父母的眼睛不要總是關(guān)注孩子為考試做的準(zhǔn)備。故選D。根據(jù)第五段中的“How can this be a good thing?”這怎么可能是一件好事？和“too much of it may dampen （減 少）a student39。故選A。9．閱讀理解 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. There