Question

A lady has a problem with her daughter:
My nine-year-old daughter, Maria, is in Year Four. Every evening we get into homework battles(争执). Three afternoons a week, she has activities(netball, singing) after school and by the time we get home early, we argue(争论) about whether she should do her homework right after school, or if she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sits down to do her homework, she seems to want me there helping all the time, I do want to help her, but I’m sure that she is going to need to be able to do it on her own. And in fact, most of the time, I have other things I need to be doing. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really beyond(超越) their abilities(能力). As you can see, I’m really worried about homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?
【小题1】The woman’s daughter is          .

A．four years old

B．six years old

C．eight years old

D．nine years old

【小题2】Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for           afternoons.

A．two

B．three

C．five

D．seven

【小题3】Maria want to           first when she gets home early.

A．do her homework	B．play netball and sing
C．have supper	D．have a rest and play

【小题4】Can you guess where this passage is from?

A．A diary.

B．A newspaper.

C．A novel(小说).

D．A story.

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】B

解析试题分析：这篇短文描述了小学生玛利亚作业很多，她的母亲也是为此烦恼不已，最后玛利亚的母亲向读者征求他们的建议。
【小题1】根据My nine-year-old daughter, Maria,可知她的女儿九岁，故选D。
【小题2】根据Every evening we get into homework battles(争执). Three afternoons a week,可知她有两个下午没有活动。故选A。
【小题3】根据When Maria at last sits down to do her homework,及上文描述可知玛利亚想先休息玩一会。故选D。
【小题4】这篇短文描述了一位小学生的业余活动，最有可能来自一篇报道。故选B。
考点：关于学生作业问题的一则报道
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。