1 . In America, there are chores for children of different ages. American people think that it’s important to tell children about their duty in the family. Use this list of age chores for your children.

Ages 2-3 ◆Help make the bed; ◆Pick up toys and books; ◆Take laundry to the laundry room(洗衣房); ◆Help feed pets.	Ages 4-5 ◆Clear and set the table; ◆Help cook dinner; ◆Put away groceries(杂货).
Ages 6-8 ◆Take care of pets; ◆Take out the rubbish.	Ages 9-12 ◆Help wash the car; ◆Learn to do the dishes; ◆Clean the bathroom.

1. This passage tells us something about ________.

A．American children	B．Chinese children
C．Children all over the world	D．people all over the world

2. American people think children should do chores in the family because ________.

A．children have nothing to do except(除了) playing

B．they think children should develop good habits

C．They think it’s important to let children know their duty in the family

D．Parents want their children to be good

3. Bob is 3 years old, he can ________.

A．set the table

B．help make the bed

C．do the dishes

D．take out the rubbish

4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Children should help parents do housework.

B．A 5-year-old child can help make dinner.

C．A 10-year-old child should be able to clean the bathroom.

D．12-year-old Mary may not be able to do the dishes.

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Why children should do chores.

B．What chores American children of different ages should do.

C．Children have duty in the family.

D．Different opinions on chores.

2 . 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。

chance, thing, first, make, what, excite, nothing, away, something, happy, how, nearly

Shen Linglan, 13, used to know    1    about cooking. This was because she was so afraid of fire that she didn't even want to get close to a stove. But last month, Shen’s school offered a    2    for students to learn practical skills. It organized a two-week trip to a self-support education base.     3    100 students went there and learned basic life skills during the trip. Shen overcame her fears and cooked her    4    dish-braised pork. “It was so tasty!” Shen said.

Since they were    5    from their parents, the students had to do everything themselves. Xu Ke, 13, learned to wash clothes, clean rooms and cook. “All of these    6    made me more independent”, Xu said.

The students also got the chance to do some farm work. Xu had never seen a rice field before, “I was so    7     to reap the rice,” Xu said. She also picked some fruits. “We tasted the fruits we picked ourselves and experienced the    8     of the harvest,” she said.

There were also elective courses at the base to improve students' hands-on skills. Ling Desen, 13, chose a woodworking class and    9    a wood chair. He also learned    10    to make bread in a baking class. Some students learned flower arrangement and car repair as well.