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All children want to have pocket money（零用钱）. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 1.
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs（不同）from family to family. 2. Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money. www.zxxk.com
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. 3.
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. 4.
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. 5. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice（牺牲）. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing（投资） for children.
A. One main purpose（目的） 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（正常的） 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（预算）
America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flow more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.www.zxxk.com
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.
C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
2.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.
A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
3.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.
A. strict with time B. willing to spend time
C. careful with time D. serious with time
4.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.
A. Friendships between Chinese
B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans’ hospitality
D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendship
Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice. If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers (消费者) these days. Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store. First, you check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things. In other words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influence you. Instead, read the list of ingredients (配方) on the back. Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand.
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands. Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages (普通包装). These products are cheaper because producers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.www.zxxk.com
Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology (心理) behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom (底部) of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.
1.All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items” in Paragraph 2 except ________.
A. ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands
B. producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items
C. ordinary items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”
D. the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands
2.What does the writer think about ads?
A. They are believable. B. They are attractive.
C. They are helpful to consumers. D. They are full of misinformation.
3.One of the author’s suggestions to consumers is ________.
A. to make use of ads
B. to buy only ordinary items instead of famous brands
C. to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch
D. not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”
4.The author implies(暗示) that _________.
A. ads sometimes don’t tell the truth
B. discount clothing stores are good places to go to
C. going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy less than you plan to
D. the quality of ordinary items is usually higher and the prices are relatively lower.
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them.
The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: ＄ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: ＄ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May 22
Equipment to be needed:
· Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
· Wear good walking shoes--no high heels.
· Wear a hat for day walks.
· Dress warmly for night walks.
· Children must be with an adult.
· Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
· Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.
Bookings:
Bookings for the above trips can be done by telephone (893 - 4847) or on the Internet at (www. Bluemountaintour.com)
1.Where are these trips?
A. In a large city. B. In a park in the mountains.
C. In a special zoo. D. In three different countries.
2.Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A.A sleeping bag. B. A pair of glasses.
C. Food and water. D. Good walking shoes.
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains
D. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.
A. from his friends B. from one of his workmates
C. over the radio D. from the newspaper
2.One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.
A. forty-five minutes B. fifteen minutes
C. just twenty minutes D. over an hour
3.The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.
A. worried B. pleased C. puzzled D. sorry
4.The writer mainly shows us his________.
A. enjoyment of the concert B. anger for buying the ticket
C. efforts to buy the ticket D. disappointment at the concert
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago and suddenly her husband died of a heart attack. One day, about a week after her husband’s , the teacher said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a (n) in life that is unrelated to this class, but I feel it is very .”
“Each of us is put here on to learn, share, love and appreciate. None of us knows when this fantastic will end. It can be at any moment. Perhaps we must make the most out of every single .” Her eyes beginning to , she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a(n) . From now on, on your way, find something beautiful to . It doesn’t have to be something you see—it could be a sweet smell or it could be the sound of the leaves. Please look for these things, and cherish (珍视) them.”
The class was completely quiet. We all our books and got out of the classroom . That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from than I had that whole term. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and what she had said, and I try to appreciate all of those things that we all ignore.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to an ice cream. For as we get , it is not the things we did that we often feel , but the things we didn’t do.
1.A. death B. illness C. news D. birthday
2.A. plan B.answer C. lesson D. suggestion
3.A. clear B.sweet C. different D. important
4.A. foot B.earth C. business D. holiday
5.A. game B.experience C. story D. party
6.A. taken away B.worked out C. put off D. held up
7.A. place B.word C. bill D. day
8.A.dry B.open C. water D. roll
9.A.exam B.promise C. date D. trip
10.A.notice B.eat C. learn D. carry
11.A.dead B.dirty C. growing D. falling
12.A. turned over B.brought in C. picked up D. passed on
13.A. carefully B.quietly C. patiently D. happily
14.A. school B.hospital C. factory D. church
15.A. hear B. write C. remember D. understand
16.A. finally B. never C. unusually D. sometimes
17.A. Walk B. Live C. Work D. Study
18.A. spare B. get C. make D. smell
19.A. closer B. taller C. older D. stronger
20.A.excited B. surprised C. proud D. sorry
