Question

What do you do to get pocket money from your parents? In the USA， many children do housework to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.

School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don't have a lot of free time in the week. They often do housework on the weekend.

Young children only do easy housework. So they don't get much money. But that's all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family pets.

When they get older， at the age of 10， children want to buy more and more things like model cars， CDs and computer games. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to do more work， and the work is usually more difficult. They often wash the family car， cut the grass， walk the dog or cook dinner.

Some jobs are a good way for children to learn new things. For example， they can learn how to cook. Of course， their parents help them at first.

1.What does "pocket money" means in this passage?

A. 口袋里的钱    B. 零花钱         C. 钱包

2.The American children usually help do the housework at the age of ________.

A. six            B. nine              C. ten

3.When children are young， they usually want to buy ________ with their pocket money.

A. pets           B. candy            C. model cars

4.How can the older children buy some more expensive things?

A. By doing more difficult work.

B. By asking their parents for money.

C. By selling their old things.  

5.What’s the main(主要的) idea of the passage?

A. What American children do on the weekend.

B. When American children do housework.

C. How American children get pocket money.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了美国的家庭教育，孩子们一般从十岁开始就开始做家务，以此来获得零花钱。长大后为了更多的需要，而更加努力地工作。

1.B词意猜测题。从短文内容可知，美国的孩子一般会帮助父母做家务，以此来获得零花钱。答案为B。

2.C细节理解题。根据短文中第一段的句子“many children do housework to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.”可知，他们在10岁的时候开始帮助做家务，答案为C。

3.B细节理解题。根据短文中第三段的句子“Young children only do easy housework. So they don't get much money. But that's all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap!”可知，答案为B。

4.A细节理解题。根据短文中第四段的句子“They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to do more work， and the work is usually more difficult.”可知，答案为A。

5.C主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了美国的家庭教育，孩子们一般从十岁开始就开始做家务，以此来获得零花钱。故答案为C。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读。