As we know，it is difficult for parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible（有责任的）for housework．

Shatian School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents．Third graders must learn how to cook and clean; sixth graders do the laundry，and seventh and eighth grader cook balanced meals with 15 yuan．

Many parents think it's a good way for children to try housework，but they don't know how to do it at home．With the following ideas，you can get your children to help at home．

If yon want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right，please give lots of praise（鼓励）at home．Talk more about what he did right，not about what he didn't do．If your child finishes some difficult work，give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game as a reward．

1．Who should cook balanced meals with 15 yuan according to the passage?

A．A third grader．                                      B．A fourth grader．

C．A sixth grader．                                   D．A seventh grader．

2．What should parents do when the children do housework?

A．tell them when they are wrong．                  B．Give them a lot of praise．

C．Don't let them do it．                                  D．Tell them not to do difficult work

3．What's the meaning of the word “reward”?

A．感恩                   B．说明                    C．诱惑                   D．奖励

4．From the passage we know that _________．

A．every student likes to do housework at home

B．there is no way to make children help do housework at home

C．doing housework is the students homework in Shatian School

D．No parents want their children to do homework

5．me title（题目）of the passage may be _________．

A．School and Housework                              B．How to Teach Children

C．Housework                                             D．Make the Children Do Housework

My teenage son Karl became withdraw after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent(缺席) 95 times from classes and has six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate(毕业), I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged(乞求) him. Nothing worked.
One night o felt so powerless that I got down on my knees(膝盖) and pleaded(恳求) for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope(绳子). I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll .In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
【小题1】 Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

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　　James didn't go to school yesterday. He 1 work out some maths problems. He wanted to ask Sandy 2 help. This afternoon he went to Sandy's home with his 3 . But Sandy's mother was ill. He had to take her mother to the 4 .

　　James went to Sandy's home again in the evening. 5 Sandy and her mother were not back yet. So he went to the fruit shop and 6 some apples and ran to the hospital. In the hospital he saw Sandy sitting by her mother's bed. He said to Sandy,“I'm sorry I 7 in time to help you.”Sandy said,“Everything is 8 now. But I have to talk with you here in this room. I can't 9 my mother by herself here. Come on, let me tell you 10 to do your lessons.”

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