18."Tammy!Come here,please!Mother needs your help in the kitchen."Her father called out to her.
Tammy was in her room,getting ready to do her homework."Yes,Daddy!"she replied."I'll be right there."
She hurried out of her bedroom and down the hallway.She was only nine years old.Her elder sister,Ella,had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city.Her brother,Harry,was in middle school and always got home late.With Ella leaving home,Tammy was expected to do a lot more than she had ever done before,especially now,because her mother was ill.
Her father was in the kitchen."Tammy,I know you usually do your homework right now,but with things being different,we all have to change a little bit.I'll help you and Harry with your homework later on,OK?"
Her father had an apron(圍裙) on over his clothes,and he looked kind of funny.He was doing the dishes and he always splashed(濺出) water all over when he did that.After helping her father with the dishes,Tammy helped set the table.
After supper,her father helped her and Harry with their homework,and then they played a board game so that their mother could lie down for a while.
The next morning,Tammy got up early on her own because she wanted to help her mother with breakfast.She made orange juice and even put bread in the toaster and got out the butter so that her mother could sleep for a few more minutes.
When her mother got up half an hour later,she was very surprised and moved to see the breakfast on the dining table.She gave Tammy a big hug.
"Thank you,Tammy.You really are mother's little helper now,aren't you?"
34.Why did Tammy's sister move out of their home?C
A.Because she hated doing housework
B.Because she was busy with her work.
C.Because her school was far away from home.
D.Because she disliked her family.
35.From Paragraphs 3 & 4,we can learn that TammyD.
A.was a middle school student
B.did well in all subjects
C.a(chǎn)lways did a lot of housework at home
D.was the youngest child in the family
36.What can we learn about Tammy's father from the passage?B
A.He was a very serious person.
B.He wasn't very good at doing housework.
C.He liked playing board games very much.
D.He always helped Tammy do her homework.
37.Which is the best title for this passage?C
A.Mother's Little Helper
B.The Life of Tammy's Family
C.A Happy Family
D.Tammy's School Life.
分析 這是一篇人物故事類閱讀理解.本文主要寫媽媽生病了,為了讓媽媽休息,盡管不擅長,爸爸仍就做起了家務,并且讓Tammy幫忙.晚飯后,爸爸又幫助她和哥哥做家庭作業(yè).第二天早上,她又早早地起來給媽媽準備早餐,媽媽給了她一個大大的擁抱.
解答 (34)C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"Her elder sister,Ella,had just moved away to go to a performing arts high school in another city."可知,她的姐姐Ella搬去了另一個城市的表演藝術(shù)學校.故選C.
(35)D.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"She was only nine years old.她只有九歲."及"Her elder sister 她的姐姐."還有"Her brother,Harry,was in middle school and always got home late.他的哥哥在上中學總是回家很晚."可以判斷出她是家里最小的孩子.故選D.
(36)B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第五段"He was doing the dishes and he always splashed water all over when he did that."可知,他正在做飯,當他做這些的時候總是濺得到處是水.也就是說爸爸不擅長做家務.故選B.
(37)C.標題選擇題.通讀全文可知,本文主要寫媽媽生病了,為了讓媽媽休息,盡管不擅長,爸爸仍就做起了家務,并且讓Tammy幫忙.晚飯后,爸爸又幫助她和哥哥做家庭作業(yè).第二天早上,她又早早地起來給媽媽準備早餐,媽媽給了她一個大大的擁抱.結(jié)合選項,C項最為合適.故選C.
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