Question

In China, many parents try to keep their children at home. In Canada, they will sometimes push them out of the house to make them live ______.

If a person over 18 chooses to stay at home, the parents may become      . They are afraid that their child is either lazy, or that he will become lazy if he stays at home for too long. So often they will say, “OK, you can stay at home, but you must    rent (房租).”

In some homes, the parents may make their children do their own    _, cooking, and something like that. This is not because the parents are    , it’s because they want to be sure their child is not too lazy.

In China, parents often show their love and care      their children by trying to take care of all their problems. They think it is not     to let their children walk on the road by themselves because there are so many cars and buses, so they take their children to school in the morning, and    them back after school. They only want their children    hard. Children try their best to get good     in all subjects. Usually parents care about everything of their children. They think by doing so their children will have a better life.

1.A. away         B. alone        C. near           D. far

2.A. worried        B. angry        C. sad             D. afraid

3.A. pay           B. cost         C. spend           D. give

4.A. playing        B. sleeping      C. eating            D. washing

5.A. rude           B. careless      C. unkind           D. unhappy

6.A. at             B. to           C. for              D. of

7.A. dangerous      B. safe          C. right            D. wrong

8.A. take           B. bring        C. make            D. carry

9.A. to study       B. to write      C. to practise        D. to grow

10.A. lessons        B. awards       C. classes            D. grades

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了中国父母与加拿大父母采用不同方式对待年满18岁的孩子。在加拿大，孩子年满18岁后就不能与父母住在一起，即使在一起也要交房租。但在中国，通常父母为孩子做好一切事情，他们希望这样做，给孩子更好的生活。

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考点：文化阅读类。