四、阅读理解。
阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选择最佳答案。
I'm Anna. I'm a student of Grade 7. Last weekend, my mother was very busy and tired, so I decided to help her with the housework. I started by cleaning the living room. I picked up the toys and put them in the box. Then I swept the floor carefully. I also cleaned the tables and chairs to make them shiny.
After that, I went to the kitchen. I helped my mother wash the dishes. My mother said, “It's very kind of you. Thank
you, my dear. You are a good helper.” I felt very happy and said, “It's my pleasure to help you, Mum.” Then, I helped her make the kitchen tidy and put the things in order.
In the end, I cleaned my own room. I made the bed and put my books and toys in place.
Although I was a little tired, I felt very satisfied. Doing housework not only made our home clean and tidy, but also made me feel happy. I learned how to take care of my family.
I will always help my mother with the housework in the future and do my best to make our home more beautiful and comfortable.
1. When did the story happen?
A. Yesterday.
B. Last weekend.
C. Last month.
2. Where did Anna clean first?
A. Her room.
B. The kitchen.
C. The living room.
3. What does the underlined word “pleasure” mean in Chinese?
A. 荣幸
B. 作业
C. 礼物
4. What do you think of Anna?
A. She is friendly.
B. She is slow.
C. She is helpful.
5. Which is NOT true?
A. Anna is a middle school student.
B. Anna's mum didn't want Anna to help do chores.
C. Anna will continue doing chores in the future.
五、阅读表达。
阅读下面短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Mrs Smith has two daughters. They are learning to help her do some chores, and she pays them for the work. The harder they work, the more they get.
Alice started doing chores two years ago. At that time, she did the dishes with her mother together, and she had to sweep the floor. She is ten years old now. She is now doing the dishes herself and has to wash the clothes, too.
Amy is four and she started doing chores this July. She cleans the table after dinner, and she also learns to fold her own clothes. She likes to help her sister water the flowers, but she fell down too many times. So her mother asks her to stop it.
Every week, Alice gets $3 and Amy gets $2 from their mother. Mrs Smith disagrees（不同意） with some of her neighbours. She thinks it's a very good idea to provide kids with pocket money by asking them to do chores. “Doing chores can help the children understand the meaning of fairness. And pocket money can keep them from wasting things,” she says to her neighbours.
1. How can the daughters get more money?

2. How old was Alice when she began to do chores?

3. What are all the chores that Alice does?

4. What is probably some of the neighbours' idea?

5. 将画线句子翻译成汉语。

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
1. They can get more money by working harder.
2. She was eight years old.
3. She does the dishes, sweeps the floor and washes the clothes.
4. They probably disagree with Mrs Smith's idea (that kids should get pocket money by doing chores).
5. 做家务能帮助孩子们理解公平的含义。