Question

    When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always made him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.

This is the finding of a 40—year study in London. It showed that the children who worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future. "Children who worked in the home or community（社区）got more abilities and felt they were good people.” said Daniel Brown, the leader of the study. "Because they felt good about themselves, and others felt good about them.”

Brown's study followed 456 children. It compared the children's mental health（心理健康）with their childhood activity. The children who do part—time jobs, housework or work hard in school are much better at dealing with problems when they grow up.

Working at any age is important. Childhood activities help a child have the sense of responsibility（责任）, independence, confidence（自信）and competence （竞争）. They also help him understand that people must learn to work with others. The most successful people are those who know how to do this.

However, work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”

1.How was Justin's childhood?

A.Relaxing. B.Interesting. C.Busy.

2.According to the passage, the study in London ________.

A.lasted 40 days B.followed 456 children C.was done by Tolstoy

3.The study shows____________.

A.childhood activities have nothing to do with the children's future

B.the most successful people have a happy childhood

C.people who do more childhood activities have a better future

4.What is the meaning of the underlined word "independence"?

A.负担 B.骄傲 C.独立

5.What's the purpose of the passage?

A.To talk about an interesting study.

B.To tell us about childhood activities.

C.To encourage children to work hard.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。通过Justin的例子，结合专家Daniel Brown的一个做了几十年的调查（通过采访和给一些孩子打分），发现童年时期帮助做一些家务的孩子长大后会更快乐、更成功。

1.句意：贾斯汀的童年怎么样?

细节理解题。根据“When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always made him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers.”当Justin Tong还是个孩子的时候，其他的孩子都为他感到难过。他的父母总是让他做很多家务，如倒垃圾和送报纸，所以是忙碌的，故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“This is the finding of a 40—year study in London.”是40年，排除A；根据“Brown's study followed 456 children”所以此处是Brown 做的，排除C；是456个儿童，故选B。

3.推理判断题。A. childhood activities have nothing to do with the children's future童年活动与孩子的未来无关；B. the most successful people have a happy childhood最成功的人有一个快乐的童年儿童时期；C. people who do more childhood activities have a better future多参加活动的人有更好的未来；根据“ It showed that the children who worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future.”它表明，在童年努力工作的孩子有一个更丰富和更幸福的未来，故选C。

4.句意：下划线的单词“independence”是什么意思?

词义猜测题。根据“Childhood activities help a child have the sense of responsibility（责任）, independence, confidence（自信）and competence （竞争）”此处都是褒义词，此处应该是独立，故选C。

5.句意：这篇文章的目的是什么?

主旨大意题。A. To talk about an interesting study.谈论一个有趣的研究；B. To tell us about childhood activities.给我们讲讲童年的活动；C. To encourage children to work hard.鼓励孩子努力学习；根据“One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”如果一个人知道如何工作，如何去爱，为所爱的人工作，热爱自己的工作，那么他就能在这个世界上活得精彩，所以鼓励孩子们好好学习。故选C。