3Unit 3阅读材料(学生版)

(A) Culture Focus (Section A)

Children and household chores

In many countries, older children and teenagers are expected to do some household chores to help out at home. They may do their assigned chores every day, or take turns with their brothers and sisters to do the chores. For example, in the US, most children help their parents with household chores to some extent. By the age of six, children will help with simple chores like tidying up their own rooms, setting or clearing the dinner table, or emptying the trash. By the age ten, children may be helping with laundry, or even helping to prepare meals. Many parents “pay” their children a little money for doing chores, encouraging their children to see their household chores as a kind of employment.

Polite requests

In the conversation between Peter and his mother, the mother does not tell Peter to do the chores. Instead, she asks him to do the chores in a polite manner by using questions beginning with Could you please…When speaking English, it is considered polite to requestion someone to do something (using a polite questions), rather than to tell them to do it.

(B) Culture Focus (Section B)

Teens and tweens

The word teenager comes from the “-teen” suffix of the numbers thirteen to nineteen, and refers to a person who is aged 13-19 years old. Teenagers are also often just called “teens” and the word can be used as an adjective, as in teen fashion and teen problems. Children who are younger than teenagers are often called “pre-teens”. Recently, children who are older than nine and yo unger than thirteen are being called “tweens” because they are be tween young children and teenagers.

Share your views

In some countries, it is common for newspapers and magazines to invite their readers to express their opinions about certain subjects in society. These newspapers and magazines let ordinary people share their views and learn from one another. They believe that this can help their readers to know more about some important things in society and make them more open-minded in accepting opinions that are different form their own.

(C)

Lisa is serious about the chores in her house. She gives her children things that they 46 do according to their age. She started by asking John, the 47 of her two sons, to help with the dishes. It is now an easy chore 48

49 John, too. They take turns (轮流) washing the 50 each week. The boys also clean their study tables, make their beds and 51 food from the market on Sunday mornings. Besides (除了) these, the boys also know how to cook easy meals 52 their parents are not at home.

The family of 53 live in a big house but they do all the housework themselves. Lisa says, “When I was young, my father wanted us to do things on our own (独立地) and learn how to 54 ourselves. Now I’m doing it to my kids.” John says, “Doing chores is 55 .You learn important life skills and responsibility (责任).”

（）46. A. must B. can C. may D. will

（）47. A. elder B. taller C. younger D. shorter

（）48. A. with B. as C. for D. by

（）49. A. likes B. finds C. hates D. helps

（）50. A. hands B. dishes C. fruit D. clothes