四、任务型阅读
Amy is happy to be in a perfect family. Her mother works as a doctor in a hospital. Her father is a policeman. They both have busy jobs. Amy and her brother Tim go to school by bus every morning. In her family, everyone has family chores. After work, Mum and Dad cook dinner. Amy sweeps the floor, and her brother cleans the table. They work like the best team in the world.
At the beginning of each month, Mum makes a family budget for the whole month. She writes down what they need and what they want. This month, Amy wants a new computer. The family needs a new washing machine. Both of them cost the same. But Mum says they can only spend money on one of them. They have to choose between the two.
Amy knows the family need clean clothes for school and work. So it's important to spend money on the washing machine first. She still wants a new computer, but she thinks she can wait. They make the decision(决定) to buy the washing machine this month and save some money each month. They believe they can buy Amy a computer soon in the future.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。
1. How many family members are there in Amy's family?
2. Who cleans the table in Amy's family?
3. How often does the family make a family budget?
4. Why do they decide to save some money each month?
5. What do you think of the family's decision in the end?
解析：
1. 梳理文中提到的Amy的家人：Amy、爸爸、妈妈、弟弟Tim，可知总共有4位家庭成员。
2. 定位原文第一段内容“Amy sweeps the floor, and her brother cleans the table”可直接得出擦桌子的人。
3. 定位原文第二段首句“At the beginning of each month, Mum makes a family budget for the whole month”可得出做家庭预算的频率。
4. 定位原文最后一段“They believe they can buy Amy a computer soon in the future”可得出每月攒钱的原因。
5. 结合全文内容，这个家庭优先满足家庭刚需、兼顾Amy的愿望，决定十分明智合理。
