八年级下册 UNIT 3
Section B
2bThe Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees"
Dear Sir,
I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They don’t have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students" They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there’s no need for them to do it now. It is the parents’job to provide a clean and fortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I don’t mind doing them.
Mr. Smith
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They’re always asking, “Could you get this for me"”or“Could you help me with that"”Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care ofhimself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
Ms. Miller
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一、多任务混合阅读
The Sunday Mail magazine interviewed some parents about whether children should do chores at home. Different people have different opinions.
Ms. Miller thinks that kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. When kids get older, they will have to do housework. So there is no need for them to do it now. She thinks that doing chores is not so difficult.
However, Mr. Smith disagrees with her. He thinks it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. (3) Children these days depend on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy. (4) The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1．Does Ms. Miller think children should do chores at home __________________________________________________________________________
2．What does Mr. Smith think doing chores can help
__________________________________________________________________________
将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3．__________________________________________________________________________
4．__________________________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5．_________________________________________________________________________.
【答案】1．No, she doesn’t. /No.
2．It helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
3．现在的孩子过多地依赖父母。
4．孩子越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。
5．Whether children should do chores at home
【解析】
【分析】
本文主要谈论关于孩子们是否应该在家做家务。不同的人有不同的意见。米勒女士认为现在的孩子已经有足够的压力来自学校。他们也没有时间学习和做家务。做家务是浪费他们的时间。他们应该把时间花在学习上，以便取得好成绩，进入一所好大学。孩子们长大了，就得做家务。所以他们现在没必要这么做。她认为做家务并不难。然而，史密斯先生认为对孩子们来说，学习如何做家务和帮助他们的父母做家务是很重要的。仅仅在学校取得好成绩是不够的。做家务有助于培养孩子的独立性，并教会他们如何照顾自己。这也有助于他们理解公平的理念。孩子越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。
1．题意：米勒女士认为孩子们应该在家里做家务吗？考查细节理解。根据第2段Ms. Miller thinks that kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university.（米勒女士认为现在的孩子已经有足够的压力从学校。他们也没有时间学习和做家务。做家务是浪费他们的时间。他们应该把时间花在学习上，以便取得好成绩，进入一所好大学。）可知米勒女士认为孩子们不应该在家里做家务；故答案是No, she doesn’t. / No.
2．题意：史密斯先生认为做家务能有什么帮助？考查细节理解。根据第3段第5和6句Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.（做家务有助于培养孩子的独立性，并教会他们如何照顾自己。这也有助于他们理解公平的概念。）可知答案是It helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
3．句意：现在的孩子过多地依赖父母。考查英译汉。these days：现在，如今；depend on ：依靠，依赖；故此句Children these days depend on their parents too much 汉译英是“现在的孩子过多地依赖父母。”
4．句意：孩子越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。考查英译汉。句型the +比较级，the+比较级：越……，越……；The earlier …,the better…：越早…,…越好。learn to be independent: 学会独立；for their future：对他们的未来。故此句 The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.汉译英是“孩子越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。”
5．题意：请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。考查主旨理解。本文主要谈论关于孩子们是否应该在家做家务。根据本文主要内容可知本文的标题是“孩子们是否应该在家做家务”；故答案是Whether children should do chores at home。
【点睛】
首先要粗读文章了解大意，其次通过细读，理解全文。在粗读的基础上，仔细阅读题后所给的题目，根据题目要求，再有重点地返回来仔细阅读。做题时要在理解好文意的基础上，与题目有机的结合，从文章中找到相关细节性的句子与选项细细比对，进行选择或推理判断，找出符合文章内容的正确答案。
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二、给出干扰选项，完型填空
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Dear Sir,
I do not understand why some parents make their kids ____2____ with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school.
They do not have time ____3____ and do housework, too. Housework is a waste ____4____ their time. Could we just let them do their job as students They should spend their time ____5____ schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no ____6____ for them to do it now. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home ____7____ their children. Anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind ____8____ them.
Ms. Miller
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough ____9____ good grades at school. Children these days ____10____ their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me with that ” ______11______ chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to ______12______ themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of ______13______ Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in ______14______ it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. ______15______, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the ______16______ it is for their future.
Mr. Smith
2．A．help B．helping C．helped
3．A．study B．studying C．to study
4．A．for B．on C．of
5．A．on B．in C．at
6．A．need B．time C．importance
7．A．with B．to C．for
8．A．do B．doing C．to do
9．A．just get B．to just get C．just getting
10．A．depend on B．help with C．argue with
11．A．Make B．Did C．Doing
12．A．take care B．take care of C．look for
13．A．fairness B．fair C．unfair
14．A．keep B．to keep C．keeping
15．A．Also B．Although C．As a result
16．A．better B．best C．good
【答案】2．A
3．C
4．C
5．A
6．A
7．C
8．B
9．B
10．A
11．C
12．B
13．A
14．C
15．C
16．A
【解析】
【分析】
本文介绍了弥勒女士认为孩子们不应该帮助父母做家务，史密斯先生认为孩子们应该帮助父母做家务。他们都阐述了自己的理由。
2．
句意：我不明白为什么一些父母让他们的孩子在家帮助做家务。
help帮助，是动词原形；helping帮助，是动名词或现在分词；helped帮助，是过去式或过去分词。make sb do sth表示“让某人做某事”，故选A。
3．
句意：他们也没有时间学习和做家务。
study学习，是动词原形；studying学习，是动名词或现在分词；to study学习，是动词不定式。have time to do sth“有时间做某事”，故选C。
4．
句意：家务是浪费时间。
for为了；on在……上面；of……的。a waste of“浪费 ……”，故选C。
5．
句意：他们应该为了取得好成绩，进入一所好大学，把时间花费在学业上。
on在……上面；in在……里；at在。spend time on sth表示“花费时间在某事上”，故选A。
6．
句意：而且当他们长大时，他们将必须做家务，所以现在对他们来说没有必要做这个。
need需要，必要；time时间；importance重要性。根据“when they get older, they will have to do housework”可知，他们长大了必须做家务，因此现在他们没有必要做家务，故选A。
7．
句意：在家里给孩子们提供一个干净舒适的环境是父母的工作。
with和……一起；to向；for为了。provide sth for sb表示“给某人提供某物”，故选C。
8．
句意：我不介意做它们。
do做，是动词原形；doing做，是动名词或现在分词；to do做，是动词不定式。mind doing sth表示“介意做某事”，故选B。
9．
句意：只是在学校取得好成绩是不够的。
just get只是取得，是动词原形；to just get只是取得，是动词不定式；just getting只是取得，是动名词或现在分词。It is (not)+形容词+to do sth表示“做某事（不）是……的”，it是形式主语，to do sth是真正主语，故选B。
10．
句意：现在的孩子太依赖他们的父母了。
depend on依靠，依赖；help with帮助；argue with和……争论。根据后文的“…chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to…themselves.”可知，做家务帮助培养孩子们的独立，因此此处表示孩子们太依赖他们的父母，故选A。
11．
句意：做家务帮助培养孩子们的独立，教他们如何照顾自己。
Make制作，是动词原形；Did做，是过去式；Doing做，是动名词或现在分词。此处作主语，用动名词短语，故选C。
12．
句意：做家务帮助培养孩子们的独立，教他们如何照顾自己。
take care小心；take care of照顾；look for寻找。根据“…chores helps to develop children’s independence”可知，他们独立了，可以照顾好自己，故选B。
13．
句意：它也帮助他们理解公平的理念。
fairness公平，是名词；fair公平的，是形容词；unfair不公平的，是形容词。作为介词of的宾语，用名词，故选A。
14．
句意：因为他们和父母住在一所房子里，他们应该知道每个人都应该尽自己的一份力量保持房子干净整洁。
keep保留，是动词原形；to keep保留，是动词不定式；keeping保留，是动名词或现在分词。do one’s part in doing sth表示“在做某事方面尽一份力量”，故选C。
15．
句意：因此，他经常生病，他的分数下滑了。
Also也；Although尽管；As a result因此。结合句意，前一句表示他不知道如何照顾自己，后一句表示他经常生病，前后表示因果关系，因此用连词as a result，故选C。
16．
句意：孩子们越早学会独立，这对他们的未来越好。
better更好的，是比较级；best最好的，是最高级；good好的，是原级。the+比较级，the+比较级，表示“越……，越……”故选A。
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三、介词空缺，其它给出中文或英语原型
根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词，或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades ___1___ school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are __2___ (总是) asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me w___3__ that ” Doing chores helps to ___4___ (发展) children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also ___5___ (help) them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their __6___ (parent), they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his ___7__ (第一) year, he had no idea how to take care of ___8___ (him). As a result, he often ___9___ (fall) ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the ____10___ (good) it is for their future.
【答案】1．at
2．always
3．(w)ith
4．develop
5．helps
6．parents
7．first
8．himself
9．fell
10．better
【解析】
【分析】
文章讲述了让孩子帮助父母做家务的重要性，这可以帮助他们独立，让他们理解公平的理念，对他们的未来是有好处的。
27．
句意：仅仅在学校取得好成绩是不够的。at school表示“在学校”，固定搭配。故填at。
28．
句意：他们总是问：“你能帮我拿这个吗？”或者“你能帮我吗？” “总是”的英文表达为“always”，频度副词。故填always。
29．
句意：他们总是问：“你能帮我拿这个吗？”或者“你能帮我吗？”help sb. with sth.表示“帮助某人做某事”。故填(w)ith。
30．
句意：做家务有助于培养孩子的独立性，教会他们如何照顾自己。“发展”的英文表达为“develop”，动词，help to do sth.表示“帮助某人做某事”，此处填动词原形。故填develop。
31．
句意：这也有助于他们理解公平的理念。此处陈述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，“It”为第三人称单数，动词也要用第三人称单数形式。故填helps。
32．
句意：既然他们和父母住在一所房子里，他们就应该知道每个人都应该尽自己的责任保持房子干净整洁。“parent”表示“父亲，母亲”，此处指“父母”，应填名词复数形式。故填parents。
33．
句意：我们邻居的儿子上了一所好大学，但在第一年，他不知道如何照顾自己。“第一”的英文表达为“first”，序数词表示顺序。故填first。
34．
句意：我们邻居的儿子上了一所好大学，但在第一年，他不知道如何照顾自己。take care of oneself表示“照顾某人自己”，此处填反身代词。故填himself。
35．
句意：结果，他经常生病，成绩下降。根据“dropped”可知，时态为一般过去时，此处应填动词过去式。故填fell。
36．
句意：孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。“the+比较级，the+比较级”的结构表示“越……，就越……”。“good”表达“好的”，比较级形式是better“更好的”。故填better。
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四、给出一组词，首先选出正确的原型，再用其正确形式填空
anyway , waste, stress, older, mind, provide, chores, spend, order, need
Dear Sir,
I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and ___1__at home. Kids these days already have enough___2___from school.They don’t have time to study and do housework ,too. Housework is a___3___ of their time. Could we just let them do their jobs as students They should __4___their time on schoolwork in ___5___to get good grades. Also, when they get ___6___ ,they will have to do housework so there is no ___7___ for them to do it now, It is the parents’job to ___8___ a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And ___9___I think doing chores is so difficult. I don’t ____10____doing them.
【答案】1．chores
2．stress
3．waste
4．spend
5．order
6．older
7．need
8．provide
9．anyway
10．mind
【解析】
1．句意：我不理解为什么一些父母让他们的孩子在家帮着做家务。根据I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework和选词，可知是家务；故填chores
2．句意：今天的孩子已经有来自学校的足够的压力。根据Kids these days already have enough from school和选词，可知是压力；故填stress
3．句意：做家务浪费他们的时间。根据They don’t have time to study and do housework ,too.和选词，可知是浪费；故填waste
4．句意：他们为了得到好成绩，应该把时间花费在作业上。根据spend +时间+on sth做某事花费时间，和选词，可知是花费；故填spend
5．句意：他们为了得到好成绩，应该把时间花费在作业上。根据句意和in order to为了，以及选词；故填order
6．句意：当他们更大点的时候，他们不得不做家务。根据they will have to do housework和选词，可知是更大；故填older
7．句意：因此他们现在不需要做。根据hey will have to do housework 和 do it now,以及选词，可知是不需要；故填need
8．句意：在家给孩子们提供一个干净舒服的环境是父母的工作。根据a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children和选词，可知是提供；故填provide
9．句意：无论如何我认为做家务是如此的难。根据上文和I think doing chores is so difficult.以及选词，可知是无论如何；故填anyway
10．句意：我不介意做它们。根据句意和mind doing sth介意做某事，以及选词，可知是介意；故填mind
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五、语篇双向翻译
双向翻译阅读下面的短文，将文中画线部分译成汉语或英语。
It’s important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just 1.在学校里取得好成绩.2.Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or 3.“你能帮我做一下那个吗？”Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that 4.everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. 5.The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
1．_____________________________________________________________
2．_____________________________________________________________
3．_____________________________________________________________
4．_____________________________________________________________
5．_____________________________________________________________
【答案】1．get good grades at school.
2．如今的孩子们过于依赖父母。
3．Could you help me with that
4．每个人都应当尽一份力来保持房子的干净和整洁。
5．孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。
【解析】
【分析】
本文主要讲述了让孩子们学会做家务的重要性。
22．
取得好成绩：get good grades；在学校里：at school，作地点状语，位于句尾。故填get good grades at school.
23．
本句是一个陈述句；Children these days“如今的孩子们”；depend on“依赖”；their parents“他们的父母”；too much“过多”，作程度状语。故填“如今的孩子们过于依赖父母。”
24．
本句是表示请求的疑问句；你能……吗：Could you...；帮助我做……：help me with...；那个：that。故填Could you help me with that
25．
本句是一个陈述句；everyone“每个人”；should“应该”；do their part“尽一份力”；it指代前文中的“house房子”，keeping it clean and tidy“保持房子的干净和整洁”。故填“每个人都应当尽一份力来保持房子的干净和整洁。”
26．
本句是“The+比较级，The+比较级”的结构，表示“越……，就越……”；earlier“更早”；kids“孩子们”；learn to be independent“学会独立”；better“更好”；for their future“对于他们的未来”。故填“孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。”八年级下册 UNIT 3
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一、多任务混合阅读
The Sunday Mail magazine interviewed some parents about whether children should do chores at home. Different people have different opinions.
Ms. Miller thinks that kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. When kids get older, they will have to do housework. So there is no need for them to do it now. She thinks that doing chores is not so difficult.
However, Mr. Smith disagrees with her. He thinks it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. (3) Children these days depend on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy. (4) The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1．Does Ms. Miller think children should do chores at home __________________________________________________________________________
2．What does Mr. Smith think doing chores can help
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将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
3．__________________________________________________________________________
4．__________________________________________________________________________
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
5．_________________________________________________________________________.
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二、给出干扰选项，完型填空
Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
Dear Sir,
I do not understand why some parents make their kids ____2____ with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school.
They do not have time ____3____ and do housework, too. Housework is a waste ____4____ their time. Could we just let them do their job as students They should spend their time ____5____ schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no ____6____ for them to do it now. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home ____7____ their children. Anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind ____8____ them.
Ms. Miller
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough ____9____ good grades at school. Children these days ____10____ their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me with that ” ______11______ chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to ______12______ themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of ______13______ Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in ______14______ it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. ______15______, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the ______16______ it is for their future.
Mr. Smith
2．A．help B．helping C．helped
3．A．study B．studying C．to study
4．A．for B．on C．of
5．A．on B．in C．at
6．A．need B．time C．importance
7．A．with B．to C．for
8．A．do B．doing C．to do
9．A．just get B．to just get C．just getting
10．A．depend on B．help with C．argue with
11．A．Make B．Did C．Doing
12．A．take care B．take care of C．look for
13．A．fairness B．fair C．unfair
14．A．keep B．to keep C．keeping
15．A．Also B．Although C．As a result
16．A．better B．best C．good
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三、介词空缺，其它给出中文或英语原型
根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词，或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades ___1___ school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are __2___ (总是) asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me w___3__ that ” Doing chores helps to ___4___ (发展) children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also ___5___ (help) them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their __6___ (parent), they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his ___7__ (第一) year, he had no idea how to take care of ___8___ (him). As a result, he often ___9___ (fall) ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the ____10___ (good) it is for their future.
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四、给出一组词，首先选出正确的原型，再用其正确形式填空
anyway , waste, stress, older, mind, provide, chores, spend, order, need
Dear Sir,
I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and ___1__at home. Kids these days already have enough___2___from school.They don’t have time to study and do housework ,too. Housework is a___3___ of their time. Could we just let them do their jobs as students They should __4___their time on schoolwork in ___5___to get good grades. Also, when they get ___6___ ,they will have to do housework so there is no ___7___ for them to do it now, It is the parents’job to ___8___ a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And ___9___I think doing chores is so difficult. I don’t ____10____doing them.
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五、语篇双向翻译
双向翻译阅读下面的短文，将文中画线部分译成汉语或英语。
It’s important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just 1.在学校里取得好成绩.2.Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or 3.“你能帮我做一下那个吗？”Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that 4.everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. 5.The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
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5．_____________________________________________________________
