《2025年名校课堂八年级英语上册人教版》

三、任务型阅读。
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题或翻译画线部分。
One of my least favourite chores is cleaning my bedroom, but I have to do it. If my bedroom is untidy, I will find it hard to relax and impossible to do any work! My mum always says, “A tidy home means a tidy mind.” And I think this is true.
If everything is a mess, you just can’t think clearly. Studies show that people are usually more successful if they work, study, or live in a clean and tidy environment. A study shows that many children with bad behaviours (行为) come from messy houses. Children who grow up in dirty houses would probably be unhealthy and they fall sick more often too. This is why people with tidier homes are often healthier and more successful. My mum is a good example of this. She makes sure our home is always very clean and comfortable, so my sister and I hardly ever fall sick. Everyone loves her and she is very successful at her job in a bank.
I am not a naturally tidy boy. I sometimes throw my clothes on the floor because I am too tired to put them away, and I often leave rubbish on my desk. It is not easy to keep things clean all the time. But I am trying to develop the habit of tidying up every day. Maybe one day I will be as tidy and successful as my mum! That’s my wish too.
20. What does the mother think a tidy home means?
A tidy home means a tidy mind.
21. What might cause children’s bad behaviours according to the study?
Messy houses.
22. What kind of person does the writer wish to be?
The writer wishes to be as tidy and successful as his mum.
23. Do you clean your bedroom every day? Why or why not?
Yes,I do. Because a tidy and clean room makes me feel happy./ No,I don’t. Because I think it is boring and tiring./ ··
24. 将短文中画线句子翻译成中文。
但是我正在努力养成每天整理的习惯。

答案： 20.A tidy home means a tidy mind. 21.Messy houses. 22.The writer wishes to be as tidy and successful as his mum. 23.Yes,I do. Because a tidy and clean room makes me feel happy./ No,I don’t. Because I think it is boring and tiring./ ·· 24.但是我正在努力养成每天整理的习惯。