Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? 家务劳动教育话题语篇组合训练（含答案）

八年级下册英语语篇组合训练
话题：家务劳动教育
A
Although my daughter is only two years old, I let her do a few “chores”. The “chores” aren’t cleaning the house, folding the clothes or 　1　 the floor.
When she could just walk and started to play with toys, she sometimes 　2　 them away because of being bored. Seeing that, I started to teach her to put them away. Now she 　3　 it is one of her chores, and she can even do it without being asked. Another thing I asked her to do was to take her dishes to the 　4　. Now every time she finishes her meal, she gets up and runs to the kitchen with her 　5　 or plate! It’s lovely!
Actually, I don’t make a “chore list (列表)” for her. However, little by little I 　6　 chores to her everyday life. Doing chores 　7　 a child to be responsible（有责任的）for what he or she does. It also helps to 　8　 a child’s independence. In my opinion, the earlier a kid learns to be independent, the 　9　 it is for his or her future.
I think it’s 　10　 to teach children how to do some small chores, but big chores should wait until they’re older. Do you think so
（　　）1. A. sweeping B. changing C. using D. moving
（　　）2. A. put B. threw C. gave D. kept
（　　）3. A. controls B. hates C. refuses D. understands
（　　）4. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. library D. cinema
（　　）5. A. bowl B. toy C. clothes D. bed
（　　）6. A. invite B. do C. add D. get
（　　）7. A. sweeps B. teaches C. makes D. let
（　　）8. A. notice B. cheer C. hurt D. develop
（　　）9. A. worse B. easier C. better D. harder
（　　）10. A. thankful B. terrible C. difficult D. necessary
答案：1-5 ABDBA 6-10CBDCD
B
Most of us probably don’t like doing chores. And most of us think that 1.　 　 　 the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family makes us tired. 2.　　 　, the fact is that someone has to do it. Most of the time, our parents have to do the housework. Is it 3._________　fair
Doing housework is really not as bad 4.　　 　 it sounds. If we all do our part, it will seem less annoying. Why should your mother wash your dirty dishes You are able to 5.　　 　 care of yourself. Doing some chores will show that you are becoming more and 6.　　 　 independent.
Some of us may think that we are too busy to do 7.　　 　. But most parents work all day and are then expected to keep 8.　　 　 clean house! Dividing chores among the whole family will 9.　　 　 everyone’s job much easier.
Learning to do housework can provide you with valuable skills for the future. It gives 10._________a sense of responsibility. Next time you see something that needs to be done at home, do it yourself and show that you can do anything.
答案：1. cleaning 2. However 3. really 4. as 5. take 6. more 7.chores/housework 8. a 9. make 10. you
C
Aron had a busy day yesterday. After he got up, he made breakfast for 1.　　 　 and his dog, Lucky. After breakfast, he began to do some 2.　　 　. First, he swept the floor and cleaned the living room. Then he did the dishes and took 3. the rubbish. Finally, he went to buy some drinks 4.　 food. When he got back, he was really 5.　　 　. “ Now I can rest for some minutes,” Aron 6.　 　. He sat down and began to watch TV. It was raining in the program and people were running all around without umbrellas. Then Lucky came up to him with his rope in the mouth. “ 7.　　 　 you please take me for a walk ” he was asking Aron. Aron thought it was raining outside 8.　 　　 of the program. He was tired but he agreed. He took 9. . umbrella and walked out with Lucky. “ Why do you take an umbrella on such a fine day ” his neighbor asked in 10.　 　　. In fact, it was a fine day. But Aron was too tired to find this.
答案：1.himself 2. chores/housework 3. out 4. and 5. tired 6. thought 7. Could 8. because 9. an 10. surprise
D
Dear Sir or Madam,
I don’t like doing chores. But I have no choice(选择)but to do them because doing 　1　 is a rule in our family. When I come back from school, my mom always says, “ Could you 　2　 the rubbish ” or “ Could you help me with 　3　 ” I know she’s just trying to make me more 　4　 and teach me how to take care of myself. But why does she make me do all the housework OK, I know I am the oldest and I should do chores. But it’s not 　5　 for me. My sisters should do them, too.
Yesterday I did all the chores again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my 　6　 yesterday morning.They left me 　7　 at home because I had to do my homework. When I finished my homework, I found it was really a 　8　 at home. They didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms, 　9　 the dishes and watered the garden. Oh! I must look like a(n) 　10　.
What should I do I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me some advice, please
Yours,
John
（　　）1. A. homework B. chores C. mess D. dishes
（　　）2. A. put off B. throw down C. take out D. turn on
（　　）3. A. cooking B. shopping C. teaching D. running
（　　）4. A. clever B. excited C. lonely D. independent
（　　）5. A. hard B. fair C. strong D. heavy
（　　）6. A. sisters B. brothers C. cousins D. grandparents
（　　）7. A. alone B. quickly C. quietly D. clearly
（　　）8. A. job B. matter C. problem D. mess
（　　）9. A. bought B. borrowed C. carried D. washed
（　　）10. A. cook B. doctor C. servant D. actor
答案：1-5BCADB 6-10AADDC
E
Do your kids like doing chores It’s important for kids to do 1.　　　 in Western countries.2.　　 　, in China many people don’t let their children do any chores. They just want them to focus（集中）on their study. 3.　 fact, kids can help do many things and it is good for them to do some chores. They can 4.　　 　 the floor, make the bed, do the dishes, and so on. But many kids 5.　　　 doing chores.6.　　　 can you make them do chores First, let the kids decide what kind of chores they would like to do.7.　 　 　, you should ask them to start with small things such as taking 8.__________the trash. Third, after they do something, you should praise（表扬）9.　　　 even if it is a very small thing. They would be very 10.　　 and like to do more.
答案：1. chores/housework 2. However 3. In 4. sweep/clean 5. dislike/hate 6. How 7. Second 8. out 9. them 10. pleased/happy/glad/cheerful
F
Tom was the son of a farm owner. When he was fifteen, his dad asked him to work on the 　1　 for one year when he was free. Tom was 　2　 with his father’s idea. “ That isn’t my job. I have too much 　3　 to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “ I promise to give you the best present if you can finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 　 4 　. Starting one Saturday, the boy 　 5　 early and worked hard till evening. Time passed very quickly.
Tom’s crops（庄稼）grew well. On the last day of the 　6　, the father said, “ I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard all the time. Now, please tell me what you want.” The boy smiled 　7　 and showed his father a big piece of bread that was made from his wheat（小麦）. Then he said, “ I’ve already got the best 　8　: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you 　9　 me to know.” His father was quite 　10　 to hear that.
（　　）1. A. farm B. school C. home D. factory
（　　）2. A. happy B. unhappy C. excited D. interested
（　　）3. A. kindness B. homework C. rubbish D. situation
（　　）4. A. agreed B. disagreed C. talked D. said
（　　）5. A. got off B. got on C. got up D. went to bed
（　　）6. A. month B. year C. week D. term
（　　）7. A. sadly B. heavily C. angrily D. happily
（　　）8. A. crop B. wheat C. book D. gift
（　　）9. A. promised B. wanted C. changed D. decided
（　　）10. A. upset B. angry C. pleased D. sad
答案：1-5 ABBAC 6-10BDDBC
G
Should teenagers help parents do chores I think so. Most of the 1.　 . are the only child in their own family. Parents love them so much 2.　 . they don’t want them to do chores. I think this is really 3.　　　　　 for the teenagers. The following is a real story.
My next-door neighbor has a daughter 4.　　 　　　 Li Ting. Li Ting is the only child in the family. Her parents never let her 5.　　　　 any chore. Every day she only 6._________up, has meals, goes to school, comes home, does her homework and goes to bed. She doesn’t know how to do chores at all.
One day, her father was seriously 7.　　　　　 and had an operation（手术）in a hospital. Her mother had to take 8.　　　　　 of him in the hospital and couldn’t cook the meals for Li Ting for the whole week. As you can imagine, Li Ting was 9.　　　　　 great trouble and often felt hungry. She had to eat instant noodles for three meals every day. 10.　　　　　 funny!
From the story we know that it’s very important for children to learn to do chores.
答案：1.teenagers 2. that 3. bad 4. called/named 5. do 6. gets 7.ill 8. care 9. in 10. How