题目内容
All children want to have pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 51
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. 52 Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.
First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. 53
In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 54
Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 55 Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.
A One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.
B They can save it for future use.
C Timing is another consideration.
D As helping at home is a normal part of family life.
E Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.
F Learning how to get money is very important for every child.
G By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】G
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析【小题1】A 前一句提出问题,这一句做出解释。A项内容符合要求。
【小题2】C 根据后一句中的weekly可知父母给零花钱的时间也是一个值得考虑的问题。
【小题3】G 本段内容是关于如何花钱,指导孩子如何做出预算,在该花钱的时候花钱。
【小题4】D 根据上一句可知专家认为花钱让孩子做家务的不科学的,因为组家务的家庭生活的一部分,不需要花钱让孩子做。
【小题5】B 根据后面内容可知是关于节省的问题。那么B符合要求。
“Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, you’d win a gold medal!”
Annabel, my close friend, stunned(使…震惊)me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting(代替). “I should never have let him go to the boy’s room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor! I’m so stupid!”
My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ugly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan.
In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.”
“How many did you have on your list?” I asked.
“Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, ‘Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person!’ ”
My jaw dropped,“What did you do?”
“Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until I said, ‘I could never say these things to anyone else!’ ”
“And our teacher replied, ‘Well, if you can’t say them to anyone else, then don’t ever say them to yourself!’ ”
My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God---and I’m God’s child, too!
God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be to another of Your children.
【小题1】What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage?
A.The writer is a good athlete. |
B.The writer scolds herself too much. |
C.She is encouraging the writer |
D.A gold medal is not a big deal. |
A.She has low self-esteem over some small things. |
B.She often makes serious mistakes in daily life. |
C.She is a third-grade teacher. |
D.She cares too much about her appearance. |
A.something untidy | B.someone dangerous | C.something dirty | D.someone lazy |
A.She used to put herself down a lot. |
B.She often goes to church. |
C.She was in charge of a workshop. |
D.She used to be too shy to talk to others. |
A.She is ready to turn to God for help. |
B.She will be kind to all children. |
C.She won’t insult(侮辱) herself as well as others. |
D.She is willing to be a child of God. |
Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They carried out a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children's lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities(名人) will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols(偶像) Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong relations and play a vital part in their child's development," said Woolfson.
【小题1】The underlined word “pastime” in the passage most probably means .
A.old time | B.entertainment | C.emotion | D.character |
A.pointing out similarities and differences | B.following the natural time order |
C.comparing opinions from different fields | D.providing examples and statistics |
A.grow stronger | B.become more emotional | C.sleep better | D.become more powerful |