More than 20 million kids in the United States live with one parent. Separation and divorce are the most common reasons for this. In other cases, the mom and dad may never have lived together, or one of them may have died.
Living with one parent instead of two can bring about a lot of emotions. These feelings can be pretty strong, and they can be confusing, too. You might feel terribly sad and angry because your parents divorced.
Single parents are often working parents because someone needs to earn money to buy food, clothing, and a place to live in. Having a job means your mom or dad is able to provide these things and more for you. People work for other reasons, too. A job can let a person use his or her special talents and skills. A job can be important because it helps people in the community.
But even though you might understand why your mom or dad has to work, sometimes it can be hard to accept. This can be especially true during the summer or school vacations. You’re home, they’re gone, and the days can seem really long.
It can be tough when you don’t have enough time with your dad or mom. When you live with one parent, that person really has to do the work of two people. Besides a job, your mom or dad is responsible for caring for the kids, the house, the yard, the car and the pets. So what can you do ?
One of the best ways is to hold a family meeting. Talk about everyone’s schedule for work, school, and activities. You can also talk about what jobs around the house need to be done every day. You might want to help your parent cook dinner sometimes. That can be both fun and helpful to your parent. Maybe you can also schedule a weekly game or a movie at night.
小題1:What are the main reasons for kids’ living with one parent?
A．Separation and divorce.B．A lot of emotions.
C．Working and caring for the kids.D．Working parents.
小題2:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Some kids live with one parent for the other’s death.
B．Living with one parent can cause a lot of emotions.
C．Working means a mom or dad is able to provide things for their kids.
D．Kids can also talk about what jobs in their school can be done at a family meeting.
小題3:It can be inferred from the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 4 ) that ______
A．the kid in the company of friends does want help
B．the kid who plays with both parents does need their love
C．the kid lacks both parents’ love does feel lonely
D．the kid who understands parents’ work does be helpful
小題4:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Living with a single parentB．Single parents and work
C．How to work with a single parentD．Schedules for work

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：本文主要講述的是美國的單親家庭的孩子的教育問題，分析了具體的原因。
小題1:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行More than 20 million kids in the United States live with one parent. Separation and divorce are the most common reasons for this.可知分手和離婚是單親父母的主要原因。故A正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第二行You can also talk about what jobs around the house need to be done every day.說明談?wù)摰募依锏墓ぷ�，而不是學(xué)校里的工作。故D項(xiàng)說法錯(cuò)誤。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句. You’re home, they’re gone, and the days can seem really long.可知單親的孩子和父母相處的時(shí)間很少，主要是因?yàn)楦改敢鋈スぷ鳎瑢?dǎo)致這些孩子很孤獨(dú)，缺少父母的陪伴。故C正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是美國的單親家庭的孩子的教育問題，分析了具體的原因。故A正確。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要講述的是美國的單親家庭的孩子的教育問題，分析了具體的原因。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。
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