Question

A lady has a problem with her daughter.

“My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four. Every evening we get into an argument about her homework. Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school and when we get home, homework is the last thing she likes doing. The other two days, she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school, or whether she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sat down to do her homework, she seemed to want me to be there all the time. But I had something else to do. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?”

1. Maria is _______.

A. four years old

B. nine years old

C. in Class Four

2. Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for _______ afternoons.

A. two        B. three     C. four

3. Maria wants to _______ first when she gets home early.

A. do her homework

B. play netball and sing

C. have a rest and play

4.. The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework _______.

A. with the mother        B. with the father      C. alone

5.This passage is probably from a ________.

A. diary     B. newspaper     C. novel

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了小学生玛利亚作业很多，她的母亲也是为此烦恼不已，最后玛利亚的母亲向读者征求他们的建议

1.根据My nine-year-old daughter, Maria,可知她的女儿九岁，故选B。

2.根据Every evening we get into homework battles(争执). Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school去掉有活动的三个下午可知放学后（工作日）她有两个下午没有活动。故选A。

3.根据When Maria at last sits down to do her homework,及上文描述可知玛利亚想先休息玩一会。故选C。

4.

5.这篇短文描述了一位小学生的业余活动，最有可能来自一篇报道。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。