At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence（独立性）is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn responsibility（责任感）. 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 wisely 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 guidance（指导） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made 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 children more than success.
【小题1】 Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

A．at eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．after they get married	D．from an early age

【小题2】An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

A．find a full-time job	B．rent an apartment
C．put on his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小题3】The word “allowance” means __________ in Chinese.

A．奖品

B．零花钱

C．财产

D．礼物

【小题4】A child can get some more money by __________.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小题5】The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the independence of American children

B．the value of money

C．the guidance from parents

D．failure and success of American children

 

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence（独立性）is learned from childhood.

From an early age, American children learn responsibility（责任感）. 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 wisely 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 guidance（指导） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made 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 children more than success.

1. Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

   A. at eighteen years old                    B. from childhood   

C. after they get married                  D. from an early age

2.An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

   A. find a full-time job                     B. rent an apartment

   C. put on his or her own clothes            D. do lots of chores

3.The word “allowance” means __________ in Chinese.

   A. 奖品             B. 零花钱           C. 财产             D. 礼物

4.A child can get some more money by __________.

   A. understanding the value of money         B. helping the rich

   C. reading many books                      D. doing extra chores

5.The passage is mainly about __________.

A. the independence of American children

B. the value of money

C. the guidance from parents

D. failure and success of American children

 

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility.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 wisely 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 of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made 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(失败) often teaches more than success.
【小题1】Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .

A．at eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．after they get married	D．from an early age

【小题2】An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .

A．find a full-time job	B．from childhood
C．put on his or her own clothes	D．do lots of chores

【小题3】The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.

A．奖品

B．零花钱

C．财产

D．礼物

【小题4】A child can get some more money by ______.

A．understanding the value of money	B．helping the rich
C．reading many books	D．doing extra chores

【小题5】The passage is mainly about ______ .

A．the independence of American children

B．the value of money

C．the guidance from parents

D．failure and success of American children

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility.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 wisely 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 of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made 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(失败) often teaches more than success.

1.Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .

A. at eighteen years old      B. from childhood  

C. after they get married     D. from an early age

2.An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .

A. find a full-time job     B. from childhood

C. put on his or her own clothes      D. do lots of chores

3.The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.

A. 奖品       B. 零花钱       C. 财产       D. 礼物

4.A child can get some more money by ______.

A. understanding the value of money        B. helping the rich

C. reading many books                   D. doing extra chores

5.The passage is mainly about ______ .

A. the independence of American children

B. the value of money

C. the guidance from parents

D. failure and success of American children

 

阅读理解

　　There's an old saying, “Whether it's cold or whether it's hot, we're going to have weather, whether or not.” That is true, weather is always around us.

　　Everybody spends a lot of time doing something about the weather. You get dressed every day. You wear warm clothes in winter and put on light clothes in summer. You take an umbrella when it looks like rain, and you put on boots if there snows. If it's cold at night, you put on more blankets on your bed. If it's hot, you take them off. Every time you do any of those things, you've done something about the weather.

　　There are lots of people earn a living by doing something about the weather, such as the people who make clothes and umbrellas, the ones who make air conditioners, the people who sell these things or fix them or deliver them, the people who help to build buildings and the ones who make the tools and materials buildings are built with.

　　People spend lots of money doing something about the weather. They buy clothes, they pay rent or buy houses, they buy coal, oil or gas to warm the houses and they also buy air conditioners to cool them in hot summer.

　　Can people change the weather by doing these? No, but they change what weather does to people. Weather is one of the main things that make us live the way we do.

1．The story is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．things people do to change the weather

B．things people do because of the weather's changes

C．people spend a lot of time doing things to change the weather

D．weather is very changeable

2．If you lived where it was very hot, you could do something about the weather by ________.

[　　]

A．going skating on the lake

B．buying coal or oil to warm the house

C．using an air conditioner to cool yourself

D．taking an umbrella with you

3．If the weather was always the same, people ________.

[　　]

A．might build more houses

B．might not spend as much money

C．might not earn a living doing something about the weather

D．might live happily

4．People change what weather does to them when they use ________.

[　　]

A．fans, sunglasses and boots

B．televisions, radios and books

C．clothes, socks and pants

D．roads, bridges and buildings