Taking children to school on time doesn’t have to be a battle against the clock. Here are some rules for you to follow.
Lay out children’s clean clothes the night before. Who wants to be looking through unsorted clothes for three pairs of matching socks at 8:00am? Just have the clothes you know they will wear and the food they like ready and waiting. It makes life easier when you can’t spare the time in the morning.
Allow time for yourself. Whether it’s a hot shower, a cup of coffee or five minutes’ peace, leave yourself enough time. This doesn’t include “Just five more minutes” in bed, which will often turn into oversleeping followed by mayhem.
Stick to a routine. Make sure your children know what you expect from them every morning and stick to that routine, whether it’s that they should be fully dressed before breakfast or that they should brush their teeth straight afterwards. My personal top tip for the easiest way to a pain-free morning is no TV the night before.
Keep calm. If the bus is late or you have forgotten where you parked the car, or if you are late, don’t get angry and blame the children. Every one has such a bad morning. But if your children are often late for school, it’s up to you to start a more organized morning routine.
小題1:The passage is mainly intended for __________.
A．parents
B．teachers
C．students
D．early birds
小題2:The underlined word “mayhem” is closest in meaning to __________
A．the bad habit
B．the sleeping hour
C．some preparation
D．some trouble
小題3:What’s the author’s first choice to have a pain-free morning?
A．Have clothes ready in advance.
B．Allow enough time for peace.
C．Get dressed before breakfast.
D．Don’t watch TV the night before
小題4:How many rules are mentioned for your reference in the passage?
A．FiveB．Four
C．ThreeD．Two

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文四條規(guī)則規(guī)則能夠幫助你準(zhǔn)時送孩子上學(xué)：1. 前一天晚上提前準(zhǔn)備好孩子要穿的干凈衣服；2. 給自己一些準(zhǔn)備時間；3. 堅(jiān)持日常的計(jì)劃；4.保持冷靜。
小題1:根據(jù)Taking children to school on time doesn’t have to be a battle against the clock. Here are some rules for you to follow.故選A。
小題2:根據(jù) Allow time for yourself. Whether it’s a hot shower, a cup of coffee or five minutes’ peace, leave yourself enough time. This doesn’t include “Just five more minutes” in bed,故答案應(yīng)為D。
小題3:根據(jù)My personal top tip for the easiest way to a pain-free morning is no TV the night before.故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)Lay out children’s clean clothes the night before；Allow time for yourself；Stick to a routine；Keep calm.故選B。
點(diǎn)評：這類文章比較枯燥，需要學(xué)生有比較好的耐心。從題目設(shè)置的角度看，本題側(cè)重對學(xué)生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到這類題后，要注意把握好文章結(jié)構(gòu)，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要讓文中的一些生詞影響了注意力。
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