Question

"Tammy! Come here, please! Mother needs your help in the kitchen." Her father called out to her.

Tammy was in her room, getting ready to do her homework. "Yes, Daddy!" she replied. "I'll be right there."

She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway. She was only nine years old. Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city. Her brother, Harry, was in middle school and always got home late. With Ella leaving home, Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before, especially now, because her mother was ill.

Her father was in the kitchen. "Tammy, I know you usually do your homework right now, but with things being different, we all have to change a little bit. I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on, OK?"

Her father had an apron（围裙） on over his clothes, and he looked kind of funny. He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that. After helping her father with the dishes, Tammy helped set the table.

After supper, her father helped her and Harry with their homework, and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.

The next morning, Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast. She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.

When her mother got up half an hour later, she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table. She gave Tammy a big hug.

"Thank you, Tammy. You really are mother's little helper now, aren't you?"

1.Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?

A. Because she hated doing housework

B. Because she was busy with her work.

C. Because her school was far away from home

D. Because she disliked her family.

2.From Paragraphs 3 & 4, we can learn that Tammy_______.

A. was a middle school student

B. did well in all subjects

C. always did a lot of housework at home

D. was the youngest child in the family

3.What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage?

A. He was a very serious person.

B. He wasn't very good at doing housework.

C. He liked playing board games very much.

D. He always helped Tammy do her homework.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Mother's Little Helper    B. The Life of Tammy's Family

C. A Happy Family    D. Tammy's School Life

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】试题分析： 短文介绍Tammy的家庭情况，她的姐姐在另一个城市就读高中，她的哥哥在上初中。虽然她是家中最小的孩子，但是她依然能够主动帮助父母做家务。被妈妈称赞是妈妈的小助手。

1.C

细节理解题。根据短文的第三段中的句子“Her elder sister, Ella, had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city”描述可知.姐姐艾拉,刚刚搬走了是因为去另一个城市的表演艺术高中。对比选项，故选C。

2.D

细节理解题。根据第三四段可知塔米九岁，不是中学生，父亲将帮助她的学习，可知她不一定擅长学习，在姐姐搬走后她才做家务多了。姐姐上艺校高中哥哥上中学，可知塔米是最小的，故选D。

3.B

推理判断题。根据第五段He was doing the dishes and he always splashed（溅出） water all over when he did that描述，可知父亲不擅长做家务，故选B。.

4.A

标题归纳题。根据短文描述，可知塔米在姐姐离开家，妈妈病了，爸爸不擅长做家务的情况下帮助妈妈做家务，准备早饭，被妈妈称赞是妈妈的小助手。故选A。