Question

【题目】It was half past five in the evening when Nancy came home from work.She walked into the living room and looked at her three children.

The children were fourteen，eleven and eight years old.They were watching TV happily.

The room was dirty and untidy.There were empty glasses and dirty clothes on the floor.Toys were here and there.

Nancy got angry.“What a mess！” she said to her child－ren.“I work all day and have to do housework all evening.I'm very tired.I need to have a good rest.I won't do the housework any more！”

Nancy did as she said.She didn't do any housework.Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV.A week later，every dish in the kitchen was dirty.All the children's clothes were dirty，too.Every rubbish bag was full.

Then one day Nancy got very surprised when she came home from work.The kitchen was clean.The children had cleaned it!

The next day，when Nancy got home，she found the living room was clean，and the children were washing their clothes.Nancy was happy and went to help them.

Now Nancy and her three children do the housework together.Then they all sit on the sofa and watch TV.

【1】Nancy usually ________ in the evening before she got angry.

A. cleaned the house B. watched TV all the time

C. sat on the sofa and talked with her children D. did the housework with her children

【2】Nancy's youngest child was ________ years old.

A. six B. eight C. eleven D. fourteen

【3】Every day when Nancy got home，________.

A. the dishes were clean B. the room was dirty and untidy

C. the children were playing with their toys D. the children were doing their homework

【4】Nancy was surprised when she got home one day，because ________.

A. the rubbish bags were full B. the children were not at home

C. the children were cooking dinner D. the children had cleaned the kitchen

【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Nancy came home from work at 5：30. B. Nancy didn't do the housework for a week.

C. The children were too young to wash their clothes. D. Now Nancy and her children do chores together before watching TV.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】本文主要内容：晚上五点半，南茜下班回家，她走进客厅，看着她的三个孩子。一个十四岁，一个十一岁，另一个八岁，他们正在愉快地看电视。房间又脏又乱，地板上有空杯子和脏衣服，到处都是玩具。南茜生气了。“多乱啊！”她对孩子们说。“我整天工作，整个晚上都得做家务。我很累。我需要好好休息。我不会再做家务了！”南茜按照她说的做了。一个星期她没有做任何家务。每天晚上，她坐在沙发上看电视。一周后，在厨房里每个盘子都是脏的，所有的孩子的衣服也都脏了。每个垃圾袋满了。有一天，南茜下班回家时感到非常惊讶，厨房很干净，孩子们已经打扫干净了！第二天，当南茜回到家时，她发现客厅很干净，孩子们正在洗衣服，南茜高兴地去帮助他们。现在南茜和她的三个孩子一起做家务，然后他们都坐在沙发上看电视。

【1】题意：在生气之前南茜晚上通常_______________。A. cleaned the house打扫房子；B. watched TV all the time一直在看电视；C. sat on the sofa and talked with her children她坐在沙发上和孩子们聊天；D. did the housework with her children和孩子们一起做家务。根据第3段Nancy got angry….I won't do the housework any more！”（南茜生气了……我再也不做家务了！）可知选A。

【2】题意：南茜最小的孩子___________岁。A. six六岁；B. eight八岁；C. eleven十一岁；D. fourteen十四岁。根据第2段第1句The children were fourteen，eleven and eight years old.（孩子们分别是十四岁、十一岁和八岁。）可知南茜最小的孩子8岁；选B。

【3】题意：每一天，南茜回家时，________。A. the dishes were clean盘子是干净的；B. the room was dirty and untidy房间又脏又乱；C. the children were playing with their toys孩子们在玩他们的玩具；D. the children were doing their homework孩子们正在做作业。根据第4段She didn't do any housework. Every evening she sat on the sofa and watched TV.A week later，every dish in the kitchen was dirty. All the children's clothes were dirty，too. Every rubbish bag was full.（她不做家务，每天晚上她都坐在沙发上看电视。一周后，厨房里的每一个盘子都是脏的。孩子们的衣服也都脏了。每个垃圾袋都满了。）可知选B。

【4】题意：南茜有一天回家时很惊讶，因为_________________。A. the rubbish bags were full垃圾袋满了；B. the children were not at home孩子们不在家；C. the children were cooking dinner孩子们在做饭；D. the children had cleaned the kitchen孩子们已经打扫了厨房。根据第5段Then one day Nancy got very surprised when she came home from work. The kitchen was clean. The children had cleaned it! （后来有一天，南茜很吃惊，她下班回来的时候，厨房是干净的，孩子们已经打扫过了！）可知选D。

【5】题意：根据文章，下列哪一项不是正确的？A. Nancy came home from work at 5：30. 南茜五点半下班回家；B. Nancy didn't do the housework for a week. 南茜一个星期没做家务了；C. The children were too young to wash their clothes. 孩子们太小了，不能洗衣服；D. Now Nancy and her children do chores together before watching TV. 在看电视前，现在南茜和她的孩子们一起做家务。根据第6段第一句The next day，when Nancy got home，she found the living room was clean，and the children were washing their clothes（第二天，当南茜回到家时，她发现客厅是干净的，孩子们正在洗衣服。）可知C。