At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often pay for their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立) is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn to do things by themselves. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money in the right way is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little help or advice from parents. If the child wants more money, it must be earned by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions
and make mistakes. Failure often teaches more than success.
【小题1】. Many young American people begin to live on themselves ________ .

A.at the age of eighteenB.from an early ageC.after they get marriedD.when they find jobs
【小题2】 An American child learns to ________ at the age of 2.
A. do a lot of chores  B. put on their own clothes     C. study for a test        D set the table
【小题3】 The underlined word “allowance” means ________ .
A.pocket moneyB.presentC.prizeD.toy
【小题4】 A child can get some more money by ________ .
A.understanding the value of moneyB.doing a lot of homework
C.reading a lot of booksD.doing some more chores
【小题5】 Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.American children learn to be independent from an early age.
B.American children always use or save their money with the help of their mother.
C.American children are allowed to make some decisions and mistakes.
D.Failure is needed in children’s life as well as success.

Mary’s dime(一毛钱)
It was Sunday afternoon. I decided to clean up the room nicely so that my parents would feel   1  when they returned from a long ride! Then, I sat in the room, having nothing to do.
   What else could I do? Then, with no reason, I suddenly  2  the pale face of that little beggar(乞丐) girl. I could see the glad light   3  her eyes when I put the dime in her little dirty hand.
    How much I  4  that dime, too! Grandpa gave it to me a whole month ago, and I had kept it ever since in my red box upstairs, but those sugar apples looked so attractive, and were so   5  — only a dime a piece — that I wanted to have one.
    I could imagine the little girl stood there in front of the  6  in her old dirty dress, looking at the   7  that were put all in a row in the window. I wonder what I should say, “Little girl, what do you want?” I gently asked. She felt   8  and looked straight at me, just as if(似乎)nobody had spoken so   9  to her before. She realized what I had meant, so she said seriously and sadly. “I was thinking how good one of those delicious hamburgers would  10 . I haven’t had anything to eat today.”
   Now I thought to myself, “Mary Williams, you have had a good breakfast and a good lunch today,   11  this poor girl has not had a mouthful yet. You can give her your  12 . She needs it a great deal more than you do.”
   I could not run away from that little girl’s sad,  13  look — so I dropped the dime right into her hand. How  14  the girl was! I am so glad I gave her the dime,  15  I had to go without the apple lying there in the window.

【小题1】
A.disturbedB.unhappyC.satisfiedD.interested
【小题2】
A.saw B.rememberedC.forgotD.described
【小题3】
A.fillingB.protectingC.attractingD.touching
【小题4】
A.hatedB.lovedC.missedD.noticed
【小题5】
A.valuableB.meaningfulC.expensiveD.cheap
【小题6】
A.marketB.libraryC.storeD.bookshop
【小题7】
A.dressesB.magazinesC.booksD.candies
【小题8】
A.surprisedB.excitedC.pleasedD.worried
【小题9】
A.happilyB.kindlyC.angrilyD.sadly
【小题10】
A.tasteB.soundC.feelD.smell
【小题11】
A.sinceB.soC.andD.but
【小题12】
A.appleB.hamburgerC.dimeD.candy
【小题13】
A.proudB.angryC.calmD.hungry
【小题14】
A.gratefulB.unluckyC.lonelyD.friendly
【小题15】
A.unlessB.if C.thoughD.because

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