Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, have good and proper ways to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put ten cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like ________.

A. doing housework B. playing computer games

C. playing cards D. doing homework

2.Jim and Robert chose ________ cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A. two B. four C. eight D. ten

3.Jim likes to ________.

A. clean the bathroom B. make the bed

C. feed the fish D. sweep the floor

4.Who did the housework on the weekends?

A. Jim B. Robert C. The parents D. The whole family

1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 【解析】试题分析:这篇短文主要是讲现在很多孩子喜欢玩电脑而不喜欢做家务。文章通过举例,讲述在澳大利亚父母可以让孩子通过游戏选择的方式,激发他们做自己喜欢的家务。 1. 2. 3. 4.

Vivian Maier was an American street photographer born in New York City. Although born in the U.S., it was in France that Maier __________ most of her youth. Maier returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she worked ________ a nanny for over 40 years. A nanny is a person who takes care of young children in the children's own home.

A nanny's job is not easy. In her free time, _________,

Vivian begun to try the art of photography. She spent her days off walking along the

______ of Chicago and taking photographs. Vivian would take photos that she

______ from the eyes of others secretly. Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures. She took over 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, __________ of the people and buildings of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also travelled and photographed worldwide.

During her lifetime, Vivian's photographs were unknown and unpublished. Many of her photos were never printed because of __________. She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a __________ life and became even poorer in her old age.

A Chicago collector, John Maloof, happened to find some of Vivian's photos at the market. He decided to __________ Vivian's photographs on the website. Thousands of people showed their great __________ in them. Vivian's works have become famous around the world since then.

Vivian Maier opened one of the most attractive windows of American life in the second half of the twentieth century.

1.A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost

2.A. as B. for C. with D. of

3.A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever

4.A. rivers B. mountains C. villages D. streets

5.A. appeared B. hid C. fell D. smiled

6.A. partly B. nearly C. mainly D. closely

7.A. time B. effort C. money D. health

8.A. rich B. hard C. wonderful D. hopeful

9.A. give B. drop C. buy D. put

10.A. interest B. hobby C. attention D. ability

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.A 【解析】本文讲述了美国的街头摄影师薇薇安拍了很多照片,因为她没有钱,所以她拍摄的很多照片没有印出来。后来一位收藏家把她拍的照片张贴到网上,很多人们喜欢它们,她从此出名。 1.C 考查动词及语境的理解。A. paid 付钱; B. took 拿走;...

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