八年级下英语期中综合检测

Ⅳ. 阅读理解(30分)A

Mrs. Smith has two children now. She tries to keep thin and never eats any meat or eggs. She likes all kinds of nice clothes. Mr. Smith has to spend much money on them. But the man always wears old clothes. He has not enough money to buy new clothes. Mrs. Smith hopes to keep young. She doesn’t want others to know how old she is. It was snowing heavily one afternoon, the head of her office went to a meeting. The woman had nothing to do. So she began to tell Mr. Smith about her birthday party. Mr. Smith works in the same office.

“You should have seen the cake, ”said the woman, “It was nice and delicious! I put nineteen candles on it—one for a year! ”

“Was it possible? ”asked Mr. Smith, “You couldn’t burn at both ends at all! ”

1. There are people in Mrs. Smith’ s family. A. two B. three C. four D. five

2. Mrs. Smith hopes to be.

A. healthy and strong

B. beautiful and young

C. friendly and free

D. busy and clever

3. Mr. Smith wears old clothes because.

A. he works in a factory

B. he is a farmer

C. he has a lot of housework to do at home

D. he has not enough money to buy new clothes for himself

4. Mrs. Smith told Mr. Smith about her birthday party.

A. after the head left the office

B. when it began to snow

C. on her way home

D. when she met him in the street

5. Mr. Smith thought.

A. Mrs. Smith was young

B. Mrs. Smith looked young

C. Mrs. Smith was thirty-eight

D. the woman was right

B

President Obama has said that he gives each of his two daughters just a dollar a week for their chores, such as setting the table, washing dishes and cleaning up their play area and bedrooms.

People have different opinions about paying little kids for doing chores or just giving money to them. Some families think that everyone in the family should do housework, and that kids shouldn’t be paid for doing so. The supporters(支持者), however, believe that kids should get paid, and that the money they get will help kids learn important skills of how to use it.

But for those who choose to give the money, it can be a headache decision on how much they should give, especially in these difficult economic(经济的)times. A good idea is that you can keep records of how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and then decide how much you should give according to the average daily amount. Kids can start receiving money around ages 4 or 5, when children start to understand how money works.

6. Why do President Obama’s two daughters get paid? Because they.

A. do schoolwork

B. do chores

C. get good grades

D. are with their parents

7. How many different opinions about paying kids for doing chores are mentioned?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

8. Some people think that children should do housework without being paid because.

A. the children are too young

B. the children don’t know how to use mon ey

C. they think it’s a waste to do that

D. they think that everyone in the family should do housework

9. To decide how much money parents should give to their children is.

A. exciting

B. fun

C. difficult

D. relaxing

10. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. President Obama gives his two daughters a dollar for their chores every day.

B. People have the same opinion about paying little kids for doing chores.