五、根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
Life is always full of stress these days. What do you usually do with your stress? Do you know doing housework is helpful in reducing stress?
In fact, doing something like washing clothes may really make people relaxed. “Doing some housework such as folding clothes or cleaning the room is a good way to face our stress without taking any medicine,” says Carol Clark, a successful psychologist（心理学家）in New York. She often advises people who are under stress to try doing housework every day. “When washing something,” she says, “you can imagine you’re washing away some troubles in your life.”
Do all the people agree with her? Here are some people’s ideas about it.
“Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life,” says Linda. “Get me out of doing any housework and then I’ll really be relaxed.”
Gary is a busy father. “My friend pays a psychologist 200 an hour for his problem about stress. However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don’t know who is crazier, the psychologist or my friend!” says Gary.
( ) 1. What does Carol Clark advise people under stress to do?
A. To take some medicine.
B. To become a psychologist.
C. To be as tidy as possible.
D. To do some housework.
( ) 2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to（指的是）?
A. Taking medicine.
B. Doing housework.
C. Making money.
D. Reducing stress.
( ) 3. Where is Linda’s stress from?
A. Her work.
B. The psychologist.
C. Her children.
D. The housework.
( ) 4. What does Gary think of doing housework?
A. Relaxing.
B. Stressful.
C. Helpful.
D. Easy.
( ) 5. What’s the best title for the text?
A. Work and Life
B. The Reason for Stress
C. Housework and Stress
D. A Successful Psychologist

1. D
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需先通读原文把握核心内容，再针对每道题的题型（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）定位原文关键信息，对比选项得出答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段“She often advises people who are under stress to try doing housework every day.”可知，Carol建议有压力的人做家务，故选D。
2. 词义猜测题：前文围绕“做家务是否有助于减压”展开，“it”指代前文提到的“doing housework”，故选B。
3. 细节理解题：根据原文第四段“Housework is the main reason for the stress in my life,” says Linda.可知，Linda的压力来自家务，故选D。
4. 细节理解题：根据原文第五段Gary的话“However, he is just told to go back home and do some housework. I really don’t know who is crazier...”可知，Gary认为做家务是有压力的，故选B。
5. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“家务与压力的关系”展开，核心是探讨家务对减压的作用及不同人的看法，故选C。
【答案】
1.D
2.B
3.D
4.B
5.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义猜测
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的常见题型，需结合原文定位关键信息，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7

六、根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
In some countries, many children do housework to get pocket money. 1.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have much free time on weekdays. 2.
Young kids only do easy housework. So they don't get much money. But that's enough. Many of them only want to buy candies. 3. They often help do the dishes, sweep the floor, or feed the pet dog. When they get older, they want to buy more expensive things. 4. They often help their parents wash the car or paint a house.
5. 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.
A. And candies are not expensive!
B. They have to work harder to get more money!
C. So they often do housework at weekends.
D. Some housework is good way for kids to learn new things.
E. They usually start to do it when they are ten years old.

1. E
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. D

【分析】
本题为英语补全短文题，需结合上下文的语境、逻辑关系选择合适的句子填空。解题思路：先通读全文，明确文章主旨是介绍部分国家孩子做家务赚零花钱的情况及意义；再逐个分析每个空缺处的前后句，找到逻辑衔接最紧密的选项，确保文章意思通顺完整。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前句提到“很多孩子做家务赚零花钱”，后句应说明开始做家务的时间，选项E“他们通常在十岁的时候开始做这件事”，衔接自然，故选E。
2. 第2空：前句指出“学生工作日无太多空闲”，因此周末才有时间做家务，选项C“所以他们经常在周末做家务”，符合逻辑，故选C。
3. 第3空：前句说“很多孩子只想买糖果”，选项A“而且糖果不贵！”承接上文，说明零花钱足够用，故选A。
4. 第4空：前句提到“孩子长大想买更贵的东西”，因此需要赚更多钱，选项B“他们必须更努力工作来赚更多钱！”，符合语境，故选B。
5. 第5空：后句举例说明孩子能学习使用割草机、做饭等新技能，选项D“一些家务是孩子学习新事物的好方法”，衔接后文例子，故选D。
【答案】
1.E 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.D
【知识点】
英语补全短文、语境逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语语篇的理解能力和上下文逻辑的把握，需结合句子间的因果、承接等关系选择选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5