Question

Chores weren’t popular at my house．My children didn’t like to do chores．They always saw me do chores，but they hardly ever helped me do them．

A year ago，I made a game called“The Endless Chore Game”．It’s really great．Here’s how the game works．

I make a card with forty squares（方框），and I write a different chore on each square．These chores can be easy and interesting like making dessert．Then my family roll the dice（骰子）to decide what chores we have to do．The card also has a few squares with fun things，like watching TV and singing．If you’re lucky，you can watch TV when the others are doing the chores．

My son likes the game very much．He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game．It’s really a good way to make my children do chores．You can have a try if you have the same problem as me．

1.The writer’s family began to do the game________ago．

A．one year     B．one month

C．two years      D．two months

2.What do you need to do“The Endless Chore Game”?

A．A card．

B．A dice．

C．A card and a dice．

D．A card and forty dice．

3.When do the writer’s family do the game?

A．In the morning．    B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．    D．The other day．

4.We can learn from the passage that________．

A．the writer only has one child

B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game

C．the writer wrote this passage to the parents

D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day

5.The writer made this game to________．

A．do less chores

B．tell us an interesting game

C．make her children happy

D. make her children do chores

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文作者讲述了如何让孩子们乐于做家务的故事。以前孩子们不喜欢帮忙做家务，后来，作者设计了一个游戏，把需要做的家务写在方框里，家人通过掷骰子的方式决定干什么家务。于是，孩子们在愉快的游戏中完成了家务。

1.A 细节理解题。题意：作者一家多久之前开始做这个游戏？A．one year一年；B．one month一个月；C．two years两年；D．two months两个月。由第二段第一句：A year ago，I made a game called“The Endless Chore Game”．可知，他们是从一年前开始做此游戏的。故选A。

2.C 推理判断题。题意：做 “The Endless Chore Game”，我们需要什么？A．A card一张卡片；B．A dice一个骰子；C．A card and a dice一张卡片和一个骰子；D．A card and forty dice一张卡片和四十个骰子。根据第三段，做这个游戏，需要在一张卡上的方框里写上要做的家务，然后掷一个骰子决定做什么家务，即需要一张卡和一个骰子。故选C。

3.A 细节理解题。题意：作者一家什么时候做这个游戏？A．In the morning在早上；B．In the afternoon在下午；C．In the evening在晚上；D．The other day．第二天。由最后一段第二句：He goes to the kitchen happily every morning to do the game．可知，他们每天早上做这游戏决定谁做哪些家务。故选A。

4.C 推理判断题。题意：从短文中我们可以了解到什么？A．the writer only has one child作者只有一个小孩；B．everyone in the writer’s family likes playing the game作者家里每一个人都喜欢做游戏；C．the writer wrote this passage to the parents作者把本文写给家长们的；D．everyone in the writer’s family has to do the chores every day作者家里每一个人每天必须做家务。由短文最后一句：You can have a try if you have the same problem as me．如果你有和我一样的问题，你可以试一试。作者是在告诉其他家长，在孩子不做家务时，可以试试他的办法。故选C。

5.A．do less chores少做家务；B．tell us an interesting game告诉我们一个有趣的游戏；C．make her children happy使孩子开心；D make her children do chores使孩子们做家务。由短文倒数第二句话：It’s really a good way to make my children do chores．可知，作者的目的是让孩子们在愉快的游戏中帮忙完成家务。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。