Question

Students all around the world think it great to have some money in their pocket. But how much do they get?

In the US, a little pre-school kid may get a dollar or two, but older children get more. A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do chores.

In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week. When they enter middle school, they get about 9 pounds.

In London, children get 10 pounds every week, children in Scotland get 8 pounds, and children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds! Also, in British, boys get a little more pocket money than girls.

Like kids in the US, British children do chores to earn their pocket money. That’s why British children know a lot about spending money. 7% of them spend less than ￡1 each week, 22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5, and 20% spend over ￡5 each week. What do they buy with their money? Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.

Some parents may ask the question, the answer is: Of course yes!

If children have some pocket money, they can learn to find out what things cost, save money for things that they want. There are lots of good lessons to learn:

★If you spend it all at once, there is no money until your next “pay day”.

★If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.

★If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.

 

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内

1. In Britain, kids in primary school get ______ each month.

A. 4 or 5 B. 9 pounds

C. 16 or 20 pounds D. 36 pounds

2. _______ get the most pocket money according to the passage.

A. Children in London B. Children in Wales

C. Children in the US D. children in China

3. If there are 50 students, about ______ children spend between ￡1 and 5￡.

A. four B. eleven C. nine C. twenty

4. According to the passage, most children usually spend pocket money on _______.

A. B. C. D.

5. If a child buy the wrong things, he or she will _____ next time.

A. become more intelligent

B. sell them to others

C. waiting for next “pay day”

D. find some ways to return them

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了不同的国家在不同的年龄阶段给孩子的零花钱数目是不同的。孩子们主要消费在零食上，当然通过花零花钱他们也受到了好的教训。

1.In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week.，一周四五镑，那么一个月就是16或20镑，故选C。

2.短文children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds!。故选B。

3.短文22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5,可以推算，50*22%=11，故选B

4.短文Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.故选D

5.短文If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.可知下次就会明智的消费，故选A。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。