Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A recent study shows that most adults did household chores 【1】(active) when they were young. Most kids today do not do as many household chores as before, 【2】 same study shows.

An expert said, “Parents today want their kids to spend more time 【3】 things that can bring them money and honour. They have stopped 【4】(do) the one thing that has proven to bring success. That is doing household chores.”

Another study finds that compared with the kids 【5】 didn't do household chores, young adults beginning chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely 【6】(succeed). They had better family relationships, did better in school, performed better at work and were more independent.

Personal happiness 【7】(say) to come from strong relationships. It begins by learning to be kind and 【8】(help) to their parents at home.

If your kids say they have to skip chores because it's time they 【9】(deal) with their homework, you’d better not let them off the hook. If you do, your child may think grades are more important than caring about others. “What may seem like small 【10】(message) at the moment add up to big ones over time，” says an expert.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 actively

【2】 the

【3】 on

【4】 doing

【5】 Who/that

【6】 to succeed

【7】 is said

【8】 helpful

【9】 dealt/ should deal

【10】 messages

【解析】

本文为说明文。一项研究表明，现在的大部分成年人小时候都做过家务，而现在的大部分孩子不像以前的孩子那样做很多家务了。而研究证明，从小做家务的孩子们长大之后会在家庭、学校和社会上表现更好，而且更独立。所以父母要培养孩子们从小做家务的习惯。

【1】考查副词。句意：最近的一项研究表明，大多数成年人在年轻时主动做家务。分析句子结构可知，空处修饰谓语动词，修饰动词要用副词，所以要用active的副词形式actively。

【2】考查冠词。此处的“study”就是上文提到的“study”，是特指，故用定冠词the 表示特指。

【3】考查固定搭配。句意：今天的父母希望他们的孩子把更多的时间花在能给他们带来金钱和荣誉的东西上。spend sth. on sth.为 固定搭配，意为“把….花在….上“。可知此处填介词on 。

【4】考查固定搭配。句意：他们已经停止做被证明能带来成功的事情。那就是做家务。根据语境可知，这里说的是“停止做某事”，而不是“停下来去做某事”，故用stop doing sth.

【5】考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中引导定语从句，先行词为kids，关系代词在从句中作主语，因此本空填who/that。

【6】考查固定句型。句意：在3岁到4岁开始做家务的年轻人更有可能成功。be likely to do sth.为固定句型，意为“某人有可能做某事“，所以本处要填to succeed。故用不定式to succeed。

【7】考查固定句型。句意：据说个人幸福来自于牢固的人际关系。本句含有“be said＋动词不定式”结构，且这里说的是现在的一般情况，主语为Personal happiness，因此填is said。

【8】考查形容词做表语。本空应填形容词helpful与kind并列作表语。故填helpful。

【9】考查固定句式。句意：如果你的孩子说他们不得不停止做家务，因为现在是他们做家庭作业的时候了。It's time (that) ... 为固定句型中，that从句要用虚拟语气，即从句谓语用一般过去式或“should＋do”，其中should不可以省略，故填dealt/ should deal。

【10】考查名词的复数。message是可数名词，其前没有冠词，故要用其复数形式messages。

It's time…句型是中学英语里使用频率较高的句型，其意为“该是……的时候了”。It's （high/about） time + that 从句时，that可省略，time可由high, about修饰，从句中的谓语动词有两种形式，或者用动词的过去式(be用were)；或者用shoud + 动词原形（should不能省略)。此句型为虚拟语气句型，表示“现在某人该做某事了”。含有该事早该去做而未做，现在去做似乎都为时已晚的意思。例：

It's high time that the article were published. 发表这篇文章是适时的。

It's time you should do cleaning. 你该去打扫卫生了。

It is time that… 正是干……的时候了，high/about只是对time的强调。从句谓语动词要用过去式或用should加动词原形，但should不可省略。如“孩子们早该睡觉了”，有两种译法：

It is time that the children went to bed. 孩子们该睡觉了。

It is high time that the children should go to bed. 该是孩子们上床睡觉的时候了。