Ⅲ. 阅读理解
I have two children and I make them do housework. However, my mother-in-law（婆婆）doesn't agree with me. She thinks I'm too harsh. In her opinion, it is adults' job to do housework.
My family is made up of four family members. No one in the family is more important than another, so each member should help with chores. I don't ask my children to do the same chores, because their ages are different.
At the end of the day, after they finish playing with their toys, I ask them to put the toys away. If they don't, they will have to say goodbye to their toys. I expect my children to sweep the floor, set the table and help fold their own clothes. I don't think I'm asking too much. I know they are tired after a long day's study at school, but that's life—harsh but real. I don't want to pay them for doing some chores. They live in the house, so they should help out with some things in the house. No one is going to pay them for cleaning up their rooms later in life and I'm not about to start doing it now.
Some parents protect their children too much from anything unpleasant（使人不愉快的）and make their children's lives too comfortable and safe, but I'm not interested in that way. I hope my children are able to look after themselves and can be independent early.
1. What can we learn about the writer's mother-in-law?
A. She doesn't get on well with the kids.
B. She doesn't like doing housework.
C. She doesn't want the children to do housework.
D. She doesn't want the writer to do housework.
2. What does the underlined word "harsh" in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Lazy. B. Strict. C. Funny. D. Kind.
3. When the writer asks her children to do chores, .
A. she often asks them to do the hard ones
B. she always asks them to do the easy ones
C. she asks them to do different ones
D. she asks her mother-in-law for advice
4. What will the writer do if the children don't put away their toys?
A. She won't give the children pocket money.
B. She will ask her mother-in-law to do it.
C. She will put the toys away by herself.
D. She will probably throw the toys away.
5. Which of the following is NOT the writer's opinion?
A. Only parents should do housework.
B. Parents shouldn't coddle（溺爱）their children.
C. Children shouldn't do housework for money.
D. Children should help with housework at home.