The Sunday Mail magazine interviewed some parents about whether children should do chores at home. 此题出自2015年河北孝感中考英语真题及答案,河北孝感2015年中考试题英语问卷 任务型阅读 阅读短文，按要求完成所给任务。 The Sunday Mail magazine interviewed some parents about whether children should do chores at home. Different people have different opinions. Ms Miller thinks that kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. When kids get older, they will have to do housework. So there is no need for them to do it now. She thinks that doing chores is not so difficult. However, Mr. Smith disagrees with her. He thinks it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. 任务一：请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。 _______________________________________ 任务二：请在文中找出与此句意思相同的句子。 If kids learn to be independent earlier, it is better for their future. __________________________________________________ 任务三：请回答问题：What does Mr Smith think doing chores can help? __________________________________________________ 任务四：What does the passage mainly talk about? _______________________________________________