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Letter A Young people are always told that they should make the most of their time，that they will never be as free again So，my question is-why fill up all this free time with housework？Parents expect their children to get good grades，be good at sports，and be popular with other kids．However，there is not enough time in the day to do these things and then do housework as well．It's not fair to expect teenagers to give up their precious time to do boring housework．Parents and children both have jobs．Parents'jobs are in the workplace．Their children's jobs are at school． The only difference is that parents get paid and children don't．Parents say that they make their kids do housework to teach them responsibility．But this is just a trick．Parents trick their kids into doing housework because they are lazy． Yours， Overloaded

Letter B Both parents and children have jobs．The parent's job is to go to work to earn money．The child's job is to go to school．But we all get huggry．Someone has to cook the meals and clean up afterward．We all wear clothes that get dirty．Someone has to wash them，iron them，and put them away．Chlidren work from 9 until 4．Parents work from 8 until 6．Sure，after 4 o'clock，children have homework．But after 6，parents have homework too．They have to do the shopping，go to the bank，pay the bills，and help their kids with their own homework! I think it's only fair that teenagers help out a bit at home．They might not like it，but it's good for them．It teaches them how to look after themselves．This is really useful when （93）     ． Sincerely， Overworked

88．What is the writer's question in LetterA？
Why fill up all this free time with housework？
89．How are parent's jobs different from children's jobs according to Letter A？
Parents get paid （and/but children don't）．
90．Why does Letter B say it's good for teenagers to help out a bit at home？
（Because the writer thinks）it teaches children how to look after themselves．
91．Who most probably wrote Letter B，a parent or a child？
A parent．
92．The two letters agree that parents and children both have jobs，don't they？
Yes，they do．
93．What can be filled in the blank at the end of letter B？
they leave home to go to college or to live on their own．

Answer 1

分析 这是两封关于孩子在家做不做家务活的信．一封是自认为负荷过重的孩子写的，一封是任务过度劳累的家长写的．孩子认为自己不该做家务的原因是--孩子的任务是去学校上学，而且大人干活有薪资，孩子在学校上学"这样的工作"没有薪资；大人认为孩子该做家务的原因是--大人和孩子都有各自的工作，大人去上班，孩子去学校．但每个人都有必须完成的事情．做家务就像吃喝拉撒一样必须完成，做家务能够帮助孩子学会自立．

解答 88．Why fill up all this free time with housework？细节理解题．根据信A的内容，搜索写信人的疑问，可以找到一个问句So，my question is-why fill up all this free time with housework？，因此答案为Why fill up all this free time with housework？．
89．Parents get paid （and/but children don't）．细节理解题．根据信A中的句子可以推知答案，The only difference is that parents get paid and children don't．因此答案为Parents get paid （and/but children don't）．
90．（Because the writer thinks）it teaches children how to look after themselves．细节理解题．根据后面的内容It teaches them how to look after themselves．可以推知原因，也即是本题答案．
91．A parent．推理判断题．根据信B的内容可知信B的写作者的观点和信A的观点是对立的，可以推测信B是一个家长写的，因此答案为A parent．
92．Yes，they do．问句是个反意疑问句，don't they？回答需要根据事实来回答．信A中孩子认为Parents and children both have jobs．Parents'jobs are in the workplace．Their children's jobs are at school．，因此孩子认为大人和小孩都有工作，信B中第一句Both parents and children have jobs．The parent's job is to go to work to earn money．The child's job is to go to school．可知家长认为大人和孩子都有工作，因此，回答是：Yes，they do．
93．they leave home to go to college or to live on their own．前面提到It teaches them how to look after themselves．（这教会他们照顾自己），根据when可知，需要填写一个表示时间的句子，什么时候孩子会需要照顾自己？可以是大学，也可以是中学住宿时期，还可以是作为交换生时期，都可以填写．答案不唯一．

点评 作答前，需通读全文，掌握全文大意，再根据问题，在文中搜索或推理出答案．93题为开放性答案，答案不唯一．