Many parents make their children do chores around the house. For some families, teaching children what to do and how to do chores is easy. But in other families, getting children to do some housework can be a very big problem.
It is a good idea for parents to teach their children at an early age. All family members must work together to make the house clean, and each person must do his or her share(份) of the work. We can do this by starting plan of chores and responsibilities(责任) when children are young.
Chores are good for children—even very young ones. Doing chores can teach children many important skills(技能) like working together. Jobs also teach children what is fair(公平). The skills and value(价值) from doing chores will be good to children all their lives.
【小题1】The first paragraph(段) tells us ____________.

A．all the parents make their children do chores

B．it’s easy to teach children to do chores

C．some children think doing chores is difficult

D．teaching children to do chores is different in different families

【小题2】Children can learn ___________ from doing chores.

A．working together with others	B．how to write
C．what is fair	D．Both A and C

【小题3】Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．It’s a small thing to teach children to do chores.

B．Only the children who do chores know what is fair.

C．Some children like to do chores but some don’t.

D．In a family, young children don’t need to do chores.

Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,
because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you’re tired,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).
Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
【小题1】According to the poem, ________ make us grow.

A．difficult times	B．good things
C．challenges	D．blessings

【小题2】We should thank for new challenges because they will _________.

A．give you the chance to learn	B．build your strength and character
C．teach you important lessons	D．make your life different

【小题3】_________ can turn a negative into a positive.

A．Troubles

B．Gratitude

C．Mistakes

D．Chances

【小题4】The underlined word “blessings” probably means “_________” in Chinese.

A．幸事

B．烦恼

C．困境

D．霉运

【小题5】The writer thinks that we should learn to be _________.

A．thankful

B．helpful

C．important

D．negative

根据短文内容，选择正确的选项。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. It means that we should go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep. Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you can not do your work properly. You will not be wise and you may not become wealthy!
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We should sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep well. When the daylight comes, we should get up. This is the time for exercise. If the body is not used, it will become weak. Exercise keeps it strong.
Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes nutrition (营养) to all parts of our bodies. The brains in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy, and take exercise, we can think better!
Our bodies also need air to breathe. Without air we will die. Get up early in the morning and we can have plenty of clean, fresh air. That will keep us healthy and happy.
【小题1】The old English saying“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”mainly shows _______.

A．what good habits are

B．what bad habits are

C．how to become healthy, rich and clever

D．it’s easy for people to get up and go to bed early

【小题2】It’s important for people to have enough sleep. If not, they _______.

A．may not be strong

B．may not become wealthy

C．can not think and do their work properly

D．will not get up early

【小题3】The word“properly”means“_______”.

A．correctly

B．carefully

C．quickly

D．easily

【小题4】The last paragraph but one (倒数第2段) tells us that _______ helps the blood to move around inside the body.

A．fresh air

B．enough sleep

C．good habits

D．exercise

【小题5】This passage is probably written for _______.

A．old people	B．middle-aged people
C．weak people	D．children

Making sense of how the US shows humor
Living in a new country gives me many surprises. The first surprise was the way that the US people speak
One day I saw someone was having a public speech in a square. I thought it would be a serious speech. But I soon found it became a kind of entertainment show.
The speaker told the audience to protect the environment with humorous words. Later he said some people’s behavior didn’t go with their words. He took the example of Taylor Swift’s song We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.[
He said that since Swift doesn’t want to be with the boy any more, she doesn’t need to speak it aloud, she doesn’t need to sing unless she still keeps in touch with that guy. It sounds like she is a hypocrite.
Then he sang the song in a funny way. The audience laughed out loudly. I felt a little angry because Swift is my favourite star. I couldn’t understand why they laughed at Swift.
As time goes on, I find many US people make fun of others. But they don’t mean to hurt them. They do that to show closeness and humour. And people who are laughed at seldom get angry. Now I understand the speaker at the square. Now I’ve got used to the way the US people speak.
It’s easy to find culture shock when you’re in a new place. But everyone should learn to understand different cultures and customs. 
【小题1】The man in the square was _______________.

A．teaching people how to give a speech

B．calling on people to protect the environment

C．giving a singing show in public

D．criticizing the US government

【小题2】What does the underlined word “hypocrite” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．会唱歌的人

B．真诚的人

C．虚伪的人

D．爱护环境的人

【小题3】From Paragraph 6, we learn that_________________.

A．many US people like to laugh at others

B．many US people are friendly and humorous

C．the US people get angry at others easily

D．the writer doesn’t like the way the US people speak

【小题4】Which is Not suitable for the passage?

A．The writer went to America and protect the environment.

B．Americans show humour in a different way from China.

C．It’s easy to find culture shock when you are in a new place.

D．Tailor Swift is an American famous singer.

【小题5】What does the article mainly talk about?

A．Differences between the Chinese and the US people.

B．In what way the US people speak in public.

C．How to get used to life in the US.

D．A Chinese girl’s culture shock experience in the US.