Question

    It was half past five in the evening when Sarah came home from work. She walked into the living room and looked after three children. The children were fourteen, thirteen and nine years old. They were watching TV. The room was dirty and untidy. There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor. There were cakes on the sofa. Toys were everywhere.

Sarah got angry. “How dirty and untidy this place is!” she said to her children. “I can’t work all day and then do housework all evening. I’m not doing the housework!” And so, Sarah didn’t do the housework. She didn’t clean. She didn’t do the dishes. She didn’t wash the clothes. Every evening she sat in the sofa and watched TV.

Two weeks later, every dish in the house was dirty. All the children’s clothes were dirty, too. Every trash can (垃圾桶 ) was full. The whole house was dirty and untidy.

Then one day Sarah got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children cleaned the kitchen! The next day, the living room was clean, and the children were washing their clothes. Sarah told the children. “OK, I’ll do housework again. But you must help me.”

Now Sarah and the three children do the housework together. Then they all sit in the sofa and watch TV.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确T，错误F。

1.Sarah has three children.

2.She was unhappy to see the dirty and untidy room.

3.One day Sarah got home to see the children cleaning the kitchen.

4.After Sarah did the housework again, the children stopped doing it.

5.The children finally learned that they should share the housework.

Answer

1.T

2.T

3.F

4.F

5.T

【解析】

短文大意：短文讲述了孩子们的转变。母亲萨拉通过不做家务让家里变得脏乱不堪，倒逼着三个孩子一改懒惰成性的毛病做起了家务，帮助孩子们明白了应该分担家务的道理。

1.题意：萨拉有三个孩子。考查细节判断。根据“She walked into the living room and looked after three children她走进客厅，照顾三个孩子”，可知说法正确，故选T。

2.题意：她看到又脏又乱的房间很不高兴。考查细节判断。根据第二段开头“Sarah got angry莎拉生气了”，可知说法正确，故选T。

3.题意：一天，萨拉回家看到孩子们在打扫厨房。考查细节判断。根据“Then one day Sarah got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean” 有一天，萨拉下班回家，感到非常惊讶。厨房很干净。孩子们打扫了厨房，可知孩子们在妈妈回家前打扫了厨房，说法错误，故选F。

4.题意：萨拉再次做家务后，孩子们就不再做了。考查细节判断。根据“Now Sarah and the three children do the housework together现在萨拉和三个孩子一起做家务”，可知说法错误，故选F。

5.题意：孩子们终于明白他们应该分担家务。考查细节判断。根据短文中孩子们的变化，结合最后“Now Sarah and the three children do the housework together现在萨拉和三个孩子一起做家务”，可知说法正确，故选T。