Question

(A)

1.Linda’s father doesn’t ______ at home.

A. do the washing    B. take out the trash

C. sweep the floor    D. fold the clothes

2.How does Celina go to school?

A. By bike.    B. By bus.

C. By car.    D. By subway.

3.The underlined phrase “hangs up” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 闲逛    B. 晾晒    C. 熨烫    D. 清洗

4.Whose father does most of the housework?

A. Linda’s.    B. Celina’s.    C. Paul’s.    D. Bill’s.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill.

B. Celina’s father needs to learn how to do housework.

C. Paul’s mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with housework.

D. Bill’s grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】这是一篇说明文。介绍了琳达、Celina、保罗和比尔四个人的父母在家里做家务的一些情况。

1.细节理解题。根据表格第一栏中琳达的表述，她的爸爸在家里洗衣服，扫地，倒垃圾，没有叠衣服，故答案为D。

2.细节理解题。根据表格第二栏中Celina的表述My father makes the bed and drives me to school可知，Celina坐小汽车去上学，答案为C。

3.词义猜测题。根据表格第三栏中的句子“after my mother does the laundry”，在我妈妈洗衣服后，爸爸帮忙晾晒，答案为B。

4.细节理解题。根据表格第四栏中比尔的描述，他的妈妈是个医生，几乎没有时间做家务，基本上都是爸爸来做，故答案为D。

5.细节判断题。根据表格中列举的年龄：“Linda14岁，Celina13岁，Paul16岁，Bill15”可知，琳达比塞莉纳大一岁，但比比尔小一岁。答案A正确。