Maybe most of us do not enjoy doing housework...

Maybe most of us do not enjoy doing housework. We hate to do it. But I think it’s our job to do housework. Here is some advice for you.

★Learn to do little things

Doing housework is really not as bad as it sounds. If we all do our parts of housework, it will seem much less tiring. We can do little things first. It will show that you are growing up.

★Divide housework among (在……之中) the family

Your parents are also busy. They work all day and they have to keep the house clean. So it’s necessary to make everyone do housework. It will make everyone’s job easier.

★ Make it fun

If you can make housework a funny thing, that will be great. Most people think cooking can be fun if you put your heart into it. For example, if you cook a wonderful meal, your family or friends will be proud (骄傲的) of you.

1.How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?

A. Two.　　 B. Three.　　 C. Four.　　 D. Five.

2.If we do our parts of the housework, it will seem _______.

A. tiring　　 B. relaxing　　 C. difficult　　 D. heavy

3.The underlined word “divide” means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 分配　　 B. 提供　　 C. 管理　　 D. 交换

4.According to the passage the writer thinks that ________.

A. parents should do all the housework

B. everybody in the family should do housework

C. dividing housework among the family is not necessary

D. cooking can never be fun

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Learn to do housework

B. Learn to be a good cook

C. Small things we should do

D. How to divide housework among the family

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No one hates housework more than I do. I always try not to do housework, and it is really something that I dislike. 40.但是现在我想到了一些有趣的方法。Maybe they can also help you.

Invite friends over for dinner: this is my favorite way. By inviting friends to your home, you’d like to do the chores. 41 .我们都知道干净的房子能让人更开心。A clean house is part of a successful party.

Music and singing: it sometimes seems that I never have time to enjoy my favorite music. So sometimes I turn on my CD player and listen to music when working. If you like singing, do it. 42. You are going to find your work is finished before you know it.

Give yourself a gift: tell yourself you are going to see a movie after you finish your housework.

It works really well on weekends.

43. Here are also a few ways for parents to encourage ( 鼓 励 ) their children to do chores. Children always watch their parents and learn how to act from them, 44. so the parents must set a good example and take the chores seriously. Discuss the importance of doing chores and how they can help the whole family. Giving money for more chores can also work, but it is not the best way. You should make your children feel that doing chores is the work that they should do.

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Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games instead of cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and right ways to get their children to do housework. Here is an example.

“Mom,have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun.” When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card“clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up“wash vegetables” and Robert chose“feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.
　　 To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like　　　　　　　 .
A. doing homework　　 B. playing computer games

C. playing cards　　　 D. doing housework

2. Jim and Robert chose _________ cards for each day from Monday to Friday.
A. two　　　 B. four

C. eight　　 D. ten
3.Jim likes to ________.
A. clean the bathroom　　 B. make the bed

C. feed the fish　　　　　 D. sweep the floor

4.The underlined phrase“came up with”probably means“　　　　　　 ”.
A. looked at　　　　 B. gave up　　　

C. thought out　　 D. gave away

5.Who did the housework on weekends?

A. Jim　　　 　　　　 B. Robert　　　

C. The parents　　　 D. The whole family

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We are all asked to make a speech (发言) at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives us some advice on how to give a good speech.

So, you have to give a speech and you’re afraid. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, and you talk too long and you get your audience (听众) less interested. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the reason? Why are you speaking? Then collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend a great deal of time organizing your speech so that it is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts (图表) if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect (尊重). They will like listening to you more.

Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience and the reason. Be easy and short. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person communication with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You don’t believe that? Give it a try and see what happens.

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We are often told to pay attention to what our mothers tell us. Most of us enjoy listening to our mothers speak. Scientists have found that compared to other people’s voices, our brains greatly prefer（更喜欢） the voices of our own mothers.

Scientists at Stanford University, US, recently studied this. They scanned (扫描) children’s brains while they were listening to different sounds, including their mothers’ voices. They found that 97 percent of the time, children could recognize their mothers’ voices at once.

Hearing their mothers’ voices makes children’s brains more active. We usually just use one part of our brain to deal with sounds when we hear something. But when we hear our mothers’ voices, many parts of the brain, including those in charge of (负责) reward (奖赏) and emotion (情感), start to work as well.

Why do we respond so strongly to our mothers’ voices? It starts even before we’re born. When children are still in the womb (子宫) or have just been born, they hear their mothers talking. This makes babies feel comfortable and teaches them language and social skills, even though they are still very young. The babies learn to recognize（辨别） their mothers’ voices as a rewarding (奖励性的，有益的) sound. Later, when this sound is heard again, more attention is paid to it.

Some sounds are necessary for our survival (生存) or bring us pleasure. These sounds are recognized by our brains as rewarding sounds. Most human voices are not recognized in this way, since we hear them so often. But mothers’ voices are different. They bring us a lot of comfort.

1.What is the story mainly about?

A.Why we should listen carefully to our mothers. B.Why we prefer to hear our mothers’ voices.

C.How we recognize our mothers’ voices. D.How we respond to different kinds of sounds.

2.What will happen when children hear their mothers’ voices?

A.Many parts of their brains become active. B.They will need time to recognize the voices.

C.Their language skills start to improve. D.They will remember some bedtime stories.

3.According to Paragraph 4, why do children pay more attention to their mothers’ voices?

A.Because they can recognize their voices quickly.

B.Because their voices make them more comfortable.

C.Because they can get a reward for doing so.

D.Because they can get love from their mothers.

4.“Rewarding sounds” refers to sounds that _____.

A.we can recognize B.we often hear C.we hear as babies D.make us happy

5.What do you think it is about?

A.Medicine B.Lifestyle C.Education D.Science

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Most children don't enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than(而不是) cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs. Black, has good ideas to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week's housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can't wait. It's fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed, so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.What do most children like better, cleaning the rooms or playing computer games?

_________________________________________________________

2.How many cards did Jim and Robert choose for the weekdays from Monday to　 Friday?

______________________________________________________

3.Why did Jim pick up the card “clean the bathroom” ?

________________________________________________________________

4.What chores may Robert do?

________________________________________________________________

5.When did the parents do the housework? _______________________________

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Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can’t wait. It’s fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like　　　　 .

A. doing housework　 B. playing computer games

C. playing cards　　 D. doing housework

2.Jim and Robert chose 　　　　 card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A. two　　　　 B. four　　　　 C. eight　　　 D. ten

3.Jim likes to 　　　　　　 .

A. clean the bathroom　 B. make the bed

C. feel the fish　　 　　 D. sweep the floor

4.The underlined phrase “came up with” probably means “ 　　　　　 ”.

A. looked at　　　 B. gave up

C. thought of　　 D. believed in

5.Who did the housework on the weekends?

A. Jim　　 　　　 　 B. Robert

C. The parents　 D. The whole family

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Most children don't enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert's mother, Mrs Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

"Mum, have you worked out next week's housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards I can't wait. It's fun!"

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, "sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom" and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the week day task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card "clean the bathroom". Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up "wash vegetables" and Robert chose"feed the fish". Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

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1.From the passage we know that most children like ________.

A．doing housework B．playing computer games

C．playing cards　 D．doing housework

2.Jim and Robert chose card for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A．two B．four C．eight D．ten

3.Jim likes to ________.

A．clean the bathroom B．make the bed

C．feel the fish 　　　 D．sweep the floor

4.The underlined phrase "came up with" probably means "________".

A．looked at B．gave up

C．thought of D．believed in

5.Who did the housework on the weekends?

A．Jim 　　　　　 B．Robert

C．The parents D．The whole family

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Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, have good and proper ways to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun!”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put ten cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do housework, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like ________.

A. doing housework　　 B. playing computer games

C. playing cards　　 D. doing homework

2.Jim and Robert chose ________ cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A. two　　 B. four　　 C. eight　　 D. ten

3.Jim likes to ________.

A. clean the bathroom　　 B. make the bed

C. feed the fish　　 D. sweep the floor

4.Who did the housework on the weekends?

A. Jim　　 B. Robert　　 C. The parents　　 D. The whole family

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Who do you want to thank most? Maybe your parents or other family members. But for some of the most successful people in the world, their answer is the teacher in their childhood. The teachers behind famous people

Can you imagine a life without the personal computer? Well, without two of Bill Gates’ high school teachers, we could live a life like that today. Gates’ maths teacher, Fred Wright, asked him to push himself just a little bit harder. And his drama teacher, Anne Stephens, helped him become the star of the school play. Gates thanked his teachers—without them, there would be no Microsoft. An adult you can trust

For some children, teachers are the only positively influential people in their lives. Antwone Fisher, a best-selling writer, grew up with step-parents, and didn’t have many adults that he could trust. But his primary school teacher, Mrs Profitt, was the first adult he ever trusted. “She spoke to all of us with respect. I think that it was Mrs Profitt’s respect that made all the difference in my life.” A day to say “Thank you”

There are thousands more stories like this, from famous people to ordinary people all across the world. That’s why UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) calls on people to celebrate World Teachers’ Day on October 5 every year. UNESCO wants us to remember that education is a basic human right and every child should have free education. UNESCO also hopes to train 69 million new teachers by 2030 so that everyone can go to school, because, sadly, 264 million children in the world today are not in school because there aren’t enough teachers.

If you have a teacher, you’re one of the lucky ones. One day, you’ll probably look back at your life, your success, the dreams you’ve made come true or the difficulty you’ve gone through. It’s likely that you’ll find a teacher whose words have helped you achieve these things. Perhaps you already know who that teacher is. Why not find him or her and say “thank you” next World Teachers’ Day?

1.Who asked Bill Gates to push himself just a little bit harder?

2.What made all the difference in Antwone Fisher’s life?

3.When is World Teachers’ Day?

4.How many new teachers does UNESCO hope to train by 2030?

5.Why is it lucky for us to have a teacher?

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