Question

If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!

Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it, however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of         in the USA.

A. 17          B. 14              C. 13            D. 10

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work ________.

A. after school               B. on weekends

C. during summer             D. on weekdays

3.Reisa makes money by          .

A. cleaning up other people’s yards

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors

4.According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.

B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5.From the passage we know that ________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们美国孩子年满16岁后才能全职工作。16岁以下的孩子也可以自己做事赚钱。通过工作赚钱，孩子能学到很多技能。

1.A细节理解题。分析：美国的孩子们什么时候能正式找工作？原文：If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old.句意：如果你生活在美国，法律规定直到你16岁才能有一个全职工作。选项中的年龄只有17岁符合。故选 A。

2.D细节理解题。问题：如果你是十五岁，你在什么时间不能去工作？原文：At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week.句意：在14或15，你可以课后或周末兼职的工作，并在夏季可以每周工作40小时。分析也表明在上学期间不可，只能在业余时间可以进行工作。故选D。

3.B细节理解题。问题：Reisa以什么方式挣到钱了？原文：Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them.句意：Reisa说她开始以艺术类和展示她的工作给人们。人们让她为他们画画并且为此付钱。所以说是为别人画画来挣钱。故选 B。

4.D细节判断题。分析问题，通过阅读短文下面的描述，哪句是错误的。了解四句话中只有第四选项是不正确的，从短文中体现了当学会如何挣钱也就更会与他人友好相处。故选D。

5.C细节理解题。分析通过这个短文，我们知道了什么？在结束阅读中我们知道如果孩子们学会挣钱也就学会了技术。故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。