《2025年学霸甘肃少年儿童出版社八年级英语下册人教版》

Ⅵ. 阅读理解
One evening last summer，when I asked my 14 - year - old son，Ray，to help with dinner，his question shocked me. “What is a colander（漏勺）?” he asked.
In the family，nobody else went into the kitchen to cook for the family except me! That night，as I told him that a colander is the thing with holes in it，I realized that I should do something for Ray's future life. I thought to myself，“As a mother，while I care about my son's grades and characters，I always forget that I should also raise(抚养）someone's future roommate，boyfriend，husband or father. My son needs to prepare more abilities and skills for his future life.” He should try to solve all kinds of problems by himself instead of always asking his mother，“What's for dinner?”
So I came up with a plan：Start a housework course for Ray! I was glad to find that he didn't say no.
For two hours，three days a week，Ray was all mine. One day，he washed and seasoned（为……调味）a chicken for cooking in a hot oven. Then he took 30 minutes to prepare his mashed potatoes，apple pies and carrot pieces. When the chicken was ready，he cut it into pieces，rolled them up and filled with apple pies. He did all of these while listening to my teaching steps. I knew that all these were boring for him. He tried to stop the terrible lessons，but I refused him. At last，our housework course lasted for one year.
“I appreciate(感激）what you do as a mom，” he told me one day.
Now，Ray understands the importance of doing housework，and more importantly，he realizes people learn independence and self - reliance because they have to do. Not only can he make his own dinner，but also he can make a big meal for the family. That's what I call a man.
1. When the writer heard her son's question，she felt ________.
A. worried B. angry
C. excited D. bored
2. What can we know from Paragraph 2?
A. Mom is the best teacher.
B. Your life depends on yourself.
C. Mom is always there to help her kids.
D. Grades are more important than abilities.
3. What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Apple pies. B. Chicken pieces.
C. Cooking steps. D. School lessons.
4. This chart shows how the story goes on. Which is the missing part?

A. Son's Feeling：Stop the terrible lessons.
B. Son's Plan：Make a big meal for himself.
C. Son's Dream：Do all the housework for his family.
D. Son's Change：Understand independence and be thankful.
5. Which of the following words best describes Mom?
A. Creative. B. Kind.
C. Smart. D. Friendly.

答案： 1 - 5 ABCDC