Question

【题目】If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a fulltime job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't earn(赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Riesa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

【1】Kids can have fulltime jobs at the age of ________ in the USA.

A. 17 B. 14

C. 13 D. 10

【2】According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one's money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don't need to get along with others when making money.

【3】From the passage we know that ________.

A. parents won't let their children earn their own money

B. it's hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won't have enough time to study

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】这是一篇记叙文。主要为我们介绍了在美国不同年龄段的孩子可以赚钱的不同方式，让读者体会到自己赚钱比要钱更大的意义。

【1】细节理解题。根据“If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a fulltime job until you are 16 years old.”如果你住在美国，法律规定在你16岁之前是不能有全职工作的。可知，在美国，年龄大于16岁就能有全职工作。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据“By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time”通过工作来自己赚钱，你将学到成功需要的技巧。这些技巧包括和他人相处、使用技术和你自己的时间。可知，和他人相处在赚钱时也是非常重要的，故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据“By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life.”通过工作来自己赚钱，你将学到成功需要的技巧。可知，孩子们在赚钱时会学到技巧。故选C。