Question

    Washing machines make housework easier than before. Some parents think children should play and do things they like and housework seems to a hard job for them. 1..

First of all, doing housework makes the children feel they are useful and an important part of the family.  2.This is not right.

Second, , children know the value（价值）of a job only when they do it. 3.

the Third， housework helps children to get their life skills. At a small age，parents can teach children to do small chores. 4.

5.Things would be much easier if they taught to do housework at an early age. Parents cannot live with the children forever and teaching them to do housework is an important step for their future life.

阅读短文, 把A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处, 使短文内容完整.

A. But letting children do small chores is important and useful.

B. Many students have trouble when they start living far from family.

C. By letting the children do chores at home, they will understand the value of the job people do.

D. But many parents are ready to say NO if their child touches something or wants to do something.

E. By and by（递渐地）, doing chores becomes a good when they grow and life skills help them a lot when they grow up.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.E

5.B

【解析】

本篇主要讲述了洗衣机使家务活比以前更容易。有些父母认为孩子应该玩和做他们喜欢的事情，可是作者不这么认为，作者认为做家务可以让孩子更会感受工作的价值，同时可以提高孩子的生活技能和自理能力。这对孩子是有好处的。

1.句意：但是让孩子们做小家务是很重要和有用的。

根据前一句“Some parents think children should play a…一些家长认为做家务对孩子来说是艰苦的事情。”后面应该是解释做家务的好处。故选A。

2.句意：但是，许多父母已经准备说不了，他们想是否他们的孩子会碰到，或者是否想做。

根据后面的句子“This is not right这是不正确的”，说明空里的句子描述内容的做法是不对的，只有D的描述不符合作者观点。故选D。

3.句意：通过让孩子们在家做家务，他们就会理解人们所做工作的价值。

此处填写的句子是对前一句“children know the value（价值）of a job only when they do it.”的进一步说明。C选项正是进一步说明孩子做家务时，可以理解所做工作的价值。故选C。

4.句意：递渐地，当他们长大后，做家务这种生活技能在他们长大后对他们有很大帮助。

前一句说在小时候就要从小事做起，后面应该是顺其自然说长大会怎么样，E选项就描述了，随着年龄的长大，会发现所学技能很有帮助。比较好的承接了前一句。故选E。

5.句意：许多学生远离家庭生活时开始会遇到麻烦。

后一句Things would be much easier if…如何小时候就学会做家务，事情就会容易得多。说明前一句要表达遇到难事。B选项提到了孩子独立生活时会遇到困难，符合语境。故选B。