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

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了小學生瑪利亞作業很多，她的母親也是為此煩惱不已，最后瑪利亞的母親向讀者征求他們的建議

1.根據My nine-year-old daughter, Maria,可知她的女兒九歲，故選B。

2.根據Every evening we get into homework battles(爭執). Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school去掉有活動的三個下午可知放學后（工作日）她有兩個下午沒有活動。故選A。

3.根據When Maria at last sits down to do her homework,及上文描述可知瑪利亞想先休息玩一會。故選C。

4.

5.這篇短文描述了一位小學生的業余活動，最有可能來自一篇報道。故選B。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。