What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower(割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
1.How do the children in western countries get pocket money?
2.When do they usually start to get pocket money?
3.Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?
4.Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
5.How do they do the chores at the beginning?
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A．Because they may have four seasons in one day
B．Because they often have very good weather
C．Because the weather is warm just like in spring
D．Because the sky is sunny all day
2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A．sunshine and snow B．black clouds
C．summer and winter D．spring and autumn
3."People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too
______in winter."
A．warm B．cool C．cold D．rainy
4.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A．their friends ask them to do so B．it often rains in England
C．they are going to sell them D．they are their favourite things
5.The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A．Bad Seasons B．Summer or Winter
C．The Weather in England D．Strange English People
Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure（财宝） hidden（藏） in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied（回答） ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .
1.One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.
A．he knew he was dying
B． he need their help
C．he wanted to give them his treasure
D．he wanted to ask them something
2.The farmer’s sons _____.
A．were hard-working men
B．loved farm work
C．loved money but didn’t like to work.
D．were too lazy to look for the treasure
3.The farmer told his sons that _____.
A．there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.
B．he was going to hide some money in the fields
C．they must put more earth all over the fields.
D．they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.
4.One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.
A．he knew they would have a good harvest.
B．it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned
C．he liked rice
D．he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers
5.Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.
A．a poor one
B．a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .
C．not a good one
D．better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.
The people in this village have to walk a mile to _____ water.
A．bring B．take C．fetch D．have
He has a son who ______ football very well.
A．play B．playing C．plays D．played
I _____ swimming ________ skating.
A．like , to B．like , than C．love , to D．prefer, to
