Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?阅读单选（word版，含答案）

Unit3阅读单选精练2021-2022学年人教版八年级英语下册
In some Western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this when they are ten years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have much free time on weekdays. They often do chores on weekends.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s enough. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet cat or dog.
When they get older, they want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. So they have to work harder! They often help their parents wash the family car, cut the grass, or cook meals.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn how to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
1．How do many children get pocket money in some Western countries
A．They ask their parents for it. B．They do part-time jobs.
C．They do chores. D．They study hard.
2．When do many children usually begin to do chores in some Western countries
A．At the age of 15. B．At the age of 13.
C．At the age of 10. D．At the age of 17.
3．Mary wants to get more pocket money to buy something expensive. She may________.
A．do the dishes B．feed the pet cat C．cook meals D．sweep the floor
4．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Young kids do easy chores because they can get much money from their parents.
B．School students often do chores on Saturdays and Sundays.
C．If kids get older and want something more expensive, they have to work harder.
D．Kids can learn how to cook with the help of their parents.
5．The passage mainly tells us how children in some Western countries ________.
A．find jobs B．get pocket money C．study at school D．do chores
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 graders 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 you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right, please give lots of praise(赞扬) 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．
6．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.
7．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.
8．What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “reward”？
A．感恩 B．说明 C．诱惑 D．奖励
9．What can we know from the passage
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 housework.
10．What's the best title of the passage
A．School and Housework B．How to Teach Children
C．Housework D．Make the Children Do Housework
Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.
Here is an example.
“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t
wait. It’s fun! ”
When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom 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 chores, their mother thought hard and figure out this idea. Of course, the parents did the chores at weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.
11．From the passage we know that most children like ________.
A．doing chores B．playing computer games
C．playing cards D．doing housework
12．Jim and Robert chose ________ cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.
A．two B．four C．eight D．ten
13．Jim likes to ________.
A．clean the bathroom B．make the bed C．feed the fish D．sweep the floor
14．The underlined phrase “figure out” in the last paragraph probably means“________”.
A．looked at B．gave up C．thought of D．believed in
15．From the passage we know, who did the chores at weekends
A．Jim. B．Robert. C．The parents. D．The whole
family.
According to a report, about 60% of American families have working parents. Mothers spend about 18 hours doing the housework every week, and fathers spend about 10 hours doing the housework. What about the kids Children aged between six and twelve spend less than three hours doing the housework every week, but almost 14 hours watching TV. How about teenagers They spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet, but only three hours helping with the housework every week. However, some parents think children should spend more time on chores. Knowing
how to do the housework is an important life skill.
Doing chores sends the children messages that they are part of the family and that they should do things for others. Every morning children care for the family pets by feeding them or walking them. It can also help the children keep healthy.
Children should take part in almost all the chores. They will feel happier when they make a contribution (贡献) to the family. And it may help them understand the idea of working hard better. At the same time, they can learn a lot from doing the housework. It can help them live a better life in the future.
16．American mothers spend about ________ hours doing the housework each week.
A．18 B．16 C．14 D．10
17．________ spend nearly 31 hours on the Internet every week.
A．Old people B．Parents C．Teenagers D．Only children
18．The underlined word “skill” means “________” in Chinese.
A．过程 B．趣味 C．练习 D．技能
19．Which of the following is NOT true
A．Doing chores can help children keep healthy.
B．Young children do not need to do any chores.
C．Children can learn a lot from doing chores.
D．Mothers do more chores at home.
20．The best title for the passage may be “________”.
A．Doing chores is good for children B．Parents should do the housework
C．How much housework there is D．Doing chores is different
I have three children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law (婆婆) doesn’t agree with me. She thinks I’m much too harsh. In her opinion, it is adults’ job to do housework.
I think our family is made up of five family members. No one in the family is more important than others, so each member should help with chores. I don’t ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different.
At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys
away. If they don’t, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to set the table at night and help fold their own clothes. I don’t think I’m asking too much.
I know they are tired after a long day’s study at school, but that’s life—harsh but real. I don’t want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I’m not about to start doing it now.
Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant (使人不愉快的) and make their children’s lives too comfortable and safe, but I’m not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.
21．What can we learn about the writer’s mother-in-law
A．She doesn’t get on well with the kids. B．She doesn’t like doing housework.
C．She doesn’t want the children to do housework. D．She doesn’t want the writer to do housework.
22．The underlined word “harsh” here means “_________” in Chinese.
A．严厉的 B．幼稚的 C．纵容的 D．嚣张的
23．When the writer asks her children to do chores, _________.
A．she often asks them to do the hard ones B．she often asks them to do the easy ones
C．she asks them to do different ones D．she asks her mother-in-law for advice
24．If the children don’t put away their toys, the writer _________.
A．won’t give the children pocket money B．will ask her mother-in-law to do it
C．will just put the toys away by herself D．will probably throw the toys away
25．The best title for the passage may be “_________”.
A．Parents should protect children B．Children should do housework
C．Parents shouldn’t do housework D．Children should understand parents
Research says that husbands do not do their fair share of work around the house. A study from an American university says that men seldom (很少) do the same share of housework. Researchers interviewed 182 working couples who became first-time parents. Both
husbands and wives worked almost the same number of hours in full-time jobs. However, men did five hours a week less housework than women after their baby was born.
It is a different story for mothers. Becoming a parent added 21 hours a week to a mother's work. Most of this was looking after her baby. New fathers did not do more work because they did not realize the mother was doing so much more. Another reason is that after a baby is born, fathers follow the"traditional" roles. That is, the mother looks after the baby and the father works outside. This happen: even when the mother is working the same number of hours in her job.
26．It is found that do less housework.
A．wives B．husbands C．parents D．babies
27．The underlined sentence "It is a different story for mothers. " probably means
.
A．mothers come from different families
B．mothers like reading different stories.
C．mothers work more hours than fathers
D．different mothers have different children
28．What is the "traditional" role of a father
A．Working outside. B．Looking after the baby.
C．Doing housework. D．Doing part-time jobs.
29．Being a parent,a mother spends most of added 21 hours a week in
A．cleaning the house B．working in the office
C．looking after her baby D．cooking for her baby and husband
30．Which part of a newspaper can this passage be taken from
A．Sports. B．Medicine. C．News. D．Society.
Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age that all family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting a plan for chores and responsibilities when children are young.
Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores teaches children many important skills(技能) such as working together and being responsible. Doing chores also teaches children what fairness(公平) is. The skills and values(价值) from doing chores will do good to children all their lives.
31．The first paragraph tells us ________．
A．all the parents make their children do chores
B．it's easy to teach children to do chores
C．some children think doing chores is difficult
D．it is different on teaching children to do chores among different families
32．It's good to teach ________ to do chores.
A．young children B．all family members C．each person D．girls
33．The underlined word “responsibilities” means “________” in Chinese.
A．杂事 B．琐事 C．责任 D．家务
34．Children can learn ________ from doing chores.
A．to work together with others B．to be responsible
C．what fairness is D．A, B and C
35．Which of the following is TRUE
A．It's a big problem to teach children to do chores.
B．Doing chores doesn't teach children what fairness is
C．Some children like to do chores but some don't.
D．In a family, young children don't need to do chores.
Many parents make their children do chores around the house.For some families，teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy.But in other families，getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age.All family members must work together to make the house clean，and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work.We can do this by starting a plan of chores and responsibilities when children are young.
Chores are good for children—even very young ones.Doing chores can teach children many important skills(技能) like working together.Chores also teach children what is fair.The skills and value(价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their life.
36．The first paragraph(段落) tells us ______.
A．all the parents make their children do chores
B．it's easy to teach children to do chores
C．some children think doing chores is difficult
D．teaching children to do chores is different among different families
37．The underlined word “responsibilities” means “______” in Chinese.
A．杂事 B．琐事 C．责任 D．家务
38．It's good to teach ______ to do chores.
A．young children B．girls
C．parents D．some families
39．Children can learn ______ from doing chores.
A．working together with others B．how to write
C．what is fair D．A and C
40．Which of the following is TRUE
A．It's a small thing to teach children to do chores.
B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair.
C．Some children like to do chores but some don't.
D．In a family，young children don't need to do chores.
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