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【題目】 When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always made him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better than his childhood friends and lived a happier and healthier life.

This is the finding of a 40—year study in London. It showed that the children who worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future. "Children who worked in the home or community（社區(qū)）got more abilities and felt they were good people.” said Daniel Brown, the leader of the study. "Because they felt good about themselves, and others felt good about them.”

Brown's study followed 456 children. It compared the children's mental health（心理健康）with their childhood activity. The children who do part—time jobs, housework or work hard in school are much better at dealing with problems when they grow up.

Working at any age is important. Childhood activities help a child have the sense of responsibility（責(zé)任）, independence, confidence（自信）and competence （競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）. They also help him understand that people must learn to work with others. The most successful people are those who know how to do this.

However, work isn't everything. As Tolstoy once said, “One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”

【1】How was Justin's childhood?

A.Relaxing.B.Interesting.C.Busy.

【2】According to the passage, the study in London ________.

A.lasted 40 daysB.followed 456 childrenC.was done by Tolstoy

【3】The study shows____________.

A.childhood activities have nothing to do with the children's future

B.the most successful people have a happy childhood

C.people who do more childhood activities have a better future

【4】What is the meaning of the underlined word "independence"?

A.負(fù)擔(dān)B.驕傲C.獨(dú)立

【5】What's the purpose of the passage?

A.To talk about an interesting study.

B.To tell us about childhood activities.

C.To encourage children to work hard.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。通過(guò)Justin的例子，結(jié)合專家Daniel Brown的一個(gè)做了幾十年的調(diào)查（通過(guò)采訪和給一些孩子打分），發(fā)現(xiàn)童年時(shí)期幫助做一些家務(wù)的孩子長(zhǎng)大后會(huì)更快樂(lè)、更成功。

【1】句意：賈斯汀的童年怎么樣?

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always made him do lots of housework such as taking out the rubbish and sending newspapers.”當(dāng)Justin Tong還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，其他的孩子都為他感到難過(guò)。他的父母總是讓他做很多家務(wù)，如倒垃圾和送報(bào)紙，所以是忙碌的，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“This is the finding of a 40—year study in London.”是40年，排除A；根據(jù)“Brown's study followed 456 children”所以此處是Brown 做的，排除C；是456個(gè)兒童，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。A. childhood activities have nothing to do with the children's future童年活動(dòng)與孩子的未來(lái)無(wú)關(guān)；B. the most successful people have a happy childhood最成功的人有一個(gè)快樂(lè)的童年兒童時(shí)期；C. people who do more childhood activities have a better future多參加活動(dòng)的人有更好的未來(lái)；根據(jù)“ It showed that the children who worked hard in childhood had a richer and a happier future.”它表明，在童年努力工作的孩子有一個(gè)更豐富和更幸福的未來(lái)，故選C。

【4】句意：下劃線的單詞“independence”是什么意思?

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)“Childhood activities help a child have the sense of responsibility（責(zé)任）, independence, confidence（自信）and competence （競(jìng)爭(zhēng)）”此處都是褒義詞，此處應(yīng)該是獨(dú)立，故選C。

【5】句意：這篇文章的目的是什么?

主旨大意題。A. To talk about an interesting study.談?wù)撘粋�(gè)有趣的研究；B. To tell us about childhood activities.給我們講講童年的活動(dòng)；C. To encourage children to work hard.鼓勵(lì)孩子努力學(xué)習(xí)；根據(jù)“One can live wonderfully in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”如果一個(gè)人知道如何工作，如何去愛(ài)，為所愛(ài)的人工作，熱愛(ài)自己的工作，那么他就能在這個(gè)世界上活得精彩，所以鼓勵(lì)孩子們好好學(xué)習(xí)。故選C。