Question

阅读理解 （共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

1).Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt (欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.

2).American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

3).American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

1).Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

2).Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

A. study at home                B. Do part-time jobs

C. Take part in sports groups    D. Do chores

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.

A. they usually spend less than they have

B. they spend more than they have

C. they don’t like spend money at all

D. they make a lot of money

3.The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.

A. 学术的      B. 娱乐的

C. 运动的      D. 休闲的

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：这篇短文主要用对比的方式，介绍了美国人和中国人不同的价值观念。

1.“Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.”的描述可知，中国学生不可能自己做兼职工作挣钱。故选B。

2.短文“Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.”的描述可知，一些中国人有钱存银行的原因是他们花的比挣的少，故选A。

3.联系前文美国学生喜欢参加运动，跳舞和唱歌。可知此处指的是中国孩子喜欢参加学术小组。故选A，学术的。

考点：关于中美价值观念的说明文阅读。