Question

    Few parents can hear the words “What can I do to help?” from their kids. Teenagers spend more time on video games, computers and mobile phones, so they help less with housework.

Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, East China’s Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits. But some parents are strongly against the idea. They can’t see the advantages of students doing such chores. They think that the school should provide students with a proper education, not the chance to be school cleaners.

In fact, parents, schools and society play an equally (同等地) important role in developing the character of students. It is good for schools to give students such tasks, because few of the students will do them at home. Their parents want them to do homework only.

In recent years, some parents will make mountains out of molehills when students are asked to do some chores in schools. Some will complain the teachers if their kids get hurt in schools; some will even challenge the schools’ teaching methods and management. As a result, many primary schools, especially those in big cities, do not let students join in outdoor activities during breaks, fearing that they might get hurt. This is bad for the development of students’ best qualities.

What the primary school in Fuzhou doing is worth praising. Doing chores can put a sense of responsibility (责任感) into students’ minds and teach them the spirit of rules as well as teamwork. Also, it can make students’ in-school experiences more meaningful.

1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that teenagers today           .

A.spend more time on housework.

B.are happy to help with housework when they are at home.

C.hardly ever do housework.

2.To help the students develop good habits, the primary school in Fuzhou required the students to           .

A.finish homework at school

B.clean the school toilets

C.become school cleaners

3.What is writer’s attitude to the idea of the primary school in Fuzhou?

A.He doesn’t care.

B.He is strongly against it.

C.He agrees with what the school is doing.

4.What does the underlined phrase “make mountains out of molehills” mean?

A.愚公移山 B.山穷水尽 C.小题大做

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Kids Should Study as Well as Doing Housework

B.Doing House work Has Nothing to Do with Students

C.Let Students Do All the Housework

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文从现在孩子们很少做家务展开，学校为了培养孩子们的好习惯，会安排劳动任务，这使得家长们小题大做，认为太过不合理。作者呼吁青少年应该多承担家务劳动，这样可以唤醒他们的责任感。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“so they help less with housework.”可知，青少年帮助做家务的情况很少。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段“Students at a primary school in Fuzhou, East China’s Fujian Province were required to clean the school toilets to help them develop good habits.”可知，福州的一个小学为了帮助孩子们养成好习惯，需要他们打扫厕所。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段“It is good for schools to give students such tasks, because few of the students will do them at home.”可知，作者认为给学生这样的任务是非常好的，因为孩子在家也很少做。也就是说，作者很赞同这个做法。故选C。

4.词句猜测题。根据下面的句子“Some will complain the teachers if their kids get hurt in schools; some will even challenge the schools’ teaching methods and management.”可知，（在做劳动这件事上）一些父母抱怨老师孩子是否会在学校受伤，一些父母甚至挑战学校的教学方法和管理。推测出家长过于小题大做了。故选C。

5.最佳标题。本文作者呼吁青少年不仅应该专注学习，也应该多承担家务劳动，这样可以唤醒他们的责任感。故选A。