It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible(有责任的) for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression(印象) that they can never do anything right, then they will treat themselves as unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent(独立).
My daughter Mary's fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel good When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and said they could learn what they had missed.
You can use the same way when you evaluate(评价) your child's work at home. Do not always scold but give lots of praise to your children instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.
Learning is a process(过程) of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
1.The whole passage deals with ________.
A.social education B.school education C.family education D.pre-school education
2.The author thinks that ________.
A.there is no way to get children to help at home
B.the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become
C.it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework
D.children can be forced to help with housework
3.The passage gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your child's work at home. That is to ____.
A.praise his hard work B.promise him a trip
C.give him a punishment D.promise him a ball game
4.Through the last paragraph, we can conclude that ________.
A.pride goes before a fall B.practice makes perfect
C.no pains, no gains D.failure is the mother of success
Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. "It's a well-known pattern(模式)," said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. "Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework."
He points out that differences among households(家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. "And the situation gets worse for women when they have children," Stafford said.
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of housework, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from 6 in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom(扫帚) more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands'10 hours.
1.According to the "well-known pattern" in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.
A.takes on heavier work B.does more housework
C.is the main breadwinner D.is the master of the house
2.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?
A.About 23. B.About 28. C.About 13. D.About 6.
3.What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?
A.An unmarried man. B.An older married man.
C.A younger married man. D.A married man with children.
4.What can we conclude from Stafford's research?
A.Marriage gives men less freedom. B.Marriage has effects on job choices.
C.Housework sharing changes over time. D.Having children means doubled housework.
All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. But it is different from living on farms however.
In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States, however, each family lives on its own fields and often can't see any neighbor. Instead of traveling from a village to the fields every morning. American farmers stay on their land all the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church. The children ride on horses to large schools which serve all of the farm families living in the area. In some areas there are some small schools serving a few families and the children walk to school.
Of course, life keeps changing for everyone including farmers. Today there are cars, good roads, radios and TV sets. And of course, there are modern machines for faming now. All these have greatly changed farmers’ life.
Before, farming in America was often a lonely way of living for a long time. Farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They learned to try new ways, and thought of their own ideas instead of following old ways.
1.Where do the farmers live in the United States?
A.Villages B.Towns C.Buildings D.Fields
2.Why do the farmers in America travel to the nearest town on Saturdays?
A.Because they want to meet friends B.Because they want to buy something
C.Because they want to go church D.Because they want to sell fruit
3.What are the lives of the farmers in America like today?
A.They have a modern life B.They don’t change their lives
C.They have a lonely way of living D.They have many problems about their lives
4.Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The life in the cities should be the same.
B.There is no difference between cities.
C.The life on the farm is different in different countries.
D.The life on farms doesn’t change all the time.
Every school has a notice board. Let’s see what is on the notice board of an America school.
School Policy(政策) Fighting, saying bad words and all other bad behavior will not allowed. Do not throw rocks, snowballs or sticks on the school grounds. Hand in a note or telephone to school if your child will be absent for the day. Parents and visitors need to check in at the office when entering the school. | After-school Program The after-school program will continue for the year 2016. The program will be open from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day. 3:30 ---4:30 Homework & Reading 4:30---6:00 Activities If you have any questions, call the school at 524-9752 |
Class Notices Testing Dates: The math test is on June 12-13 The science test is on June 15 Parents’ meeting: The next Parents’ meeting is on Friday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the meeting hall. Homework: Please check the Homework Board at the school homepage to find your homework. | Report Card Report card about your school life and work will be given to your parents. Look at the marking key for your school work. MARKING KEY(评分标准) |
Goes beyond grade level standards | 4 |
Meets grade level standards | 3 |
Does not meet grade level standards, making progress | 2 |
Does not meet grade level standards, not making progress | 1 |
1.From _______, students can get information about the parents meeting.
A.School Policy B.Report Card C.After-school Program D.Class Notices
2.According to School Policy, visitors have to _____ when entering the school.
A.hand in a note B.call at 524-9752
C.check in at the office D.telephone the school
3.Suppose Tony doesn’t do well at school but makes progress, he will get _____ on the Report Card.
A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4
Tina had two exams that day. Physics was first and she hated physics. It was her worst _________. Her friend Lily had promised to help her study for the physics exam. But for two weeks, Lily didn’t answer any of her calls or messages. Tina was very _________.
While taking the exam, Tina found it was difficult. She looked up and was surprised to see Lily holding her _________ under the table and reading from it. Lily would get a good _________ by cheating (作弊). It wasn’t fair!” Tina felt really angry at Lily and even thought about telling the teacher. But what would everyone else think of her? Just then, Mr. Reed started to collect the exam papers. Oh no, Tina hadn't _________ it and she was going to fail again!
At lunch time, Tina wanted to talk to Lily but couldn’t find her. Tina thought about _________ the teacher, but everyone would hate her if she did that. “It wasn’t fair!” she thought. Just then, Mr. Reed walked past her table. “Mr. Reed...” Tina _________ him.
That afternoon, Tina was sitting behind Lily in the history exam. Lily didn’t take her phone out. Maybe she didn’t need to cheat at history. Tina felt a little _________ that she had told Mr. Reed.
But it was too late now. Tina was on the last question when she saw Lily holding her phone under the table. Without thinking, Tina looked up and _________ to Mr. Reed. Lily was looking at her phone and didn’t hear Mr. Reed as he walked _________ up to her table. Mr. Reed picked up Lily’s exam paper, pointed to the _________ and told her to go outside. Everyone was staring (盯着看) at Lily and Tina felt really sorry now.
When Tina was leaving school, Lily stopped her. “Tina, I’m really sorry I didn’t answer your calls, but my family is having a _________ time. My dad had a heart attack and he is in hospital. He had a big operation today and I was very _________. I knew it was foolish, but I was reading _________ from my mom to see how it was going. Mr. Reed caught me. He thought I was cheating. But he _________ and understands me now. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you what was happening. I know you’re a good friend. Will you forgive (原谅) me?”
1.A.month B.subject C.choice D.luck
2.A.crazy B.patent C.angry D.polite
3.A.book B.dictionary C.camera D.phone
4.A.idea B.grade C.exam D.job
5.A.finished B.forgotten C.read D.built
6.A.telling B.asking C.leaving D.watching
7.A.saved B.supported C.stopped D.served
8.A.sorry B.happy C.harmful D.relaxed
9.A.agreed B.nodded C.came D.explained
10.A.lazily B.weakly C.silently D.noisily
11.A.door B.blackboard C.phone D.map
12.A.simple B.terrible C.boring D.comfortable
13.A.fine B.busy C.worried D.hard-working
14.A.sentences B.papers C.signs D.messages
15.A.refuses B.believes C.receives D.thinks
---Thank you very much for showing me how to use the computer. --- ________.
A.No， thanks B.My pleasure
C.That’s right D.With pleasure
