"How
should I give my children pocket money?" is one of the most common
questions asked by parents. "Should kids receive pocket money when they
get high marks at school, or lose pocket money if they don’t help with the
housework?" are also common questions.
Giving pocket money is an excellent way to develop children’s independence.
Children should receive pocket money as their small share of the family wealth,
and they should share in doing the housework as well.
Here are some ideas to help you use pocket money to develop your children’s
independence.
Give pocket money regularly. Like adults, children should have a payday every
week or two.
Link pocket money with ages and needs. Provide spending guidelines; don’t be
afraid to let them know what you expect them to buy, and what not to. A child
in preschool and lower primary school is sure to spend money on candies and
other such things. But older children can be expected to buy their own lunches
or bus tickets.
Teach kids to set their goals. Encouraging children to save money for big
things like bikes can help them learn about planning ahead.
When given wisely, pocket money is an excellent way to develop children’s
independence. But at some time, perhaps when a child turns fifteen, it needs to
be reduced or eliminated in order to encourage the child to get a part-time job
and begin to earn his own pocket money.
1.What is the author’s attitude towards giving children
pocket money?
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A．Positive. |
B．Indifferent( |
C．Negative. |
D．Worried. |
2.According
to the author, giving pocket money to children ______.
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A．is an excellent way to encourage them to study hard |
B．makes them learn to be more independent |
C．makes their parents worry less about them |
D．is a good way to make them do a lot of housework |
3.When
giving pocket money to children, parents should ______.
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A．give them lots of money so that they can share the family wealth |
B．give it to them at regular times |
C．give every child the same amount |
D．let them spend it as they please |
4.What do we
learn from the passage?
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A．Only children who help do the housework should get pocket money. |
B．Parents usually give more money to younger children. |
C．Parents should let children spend money on their own when they have money |
D．Children should find part-time jobs when they get old enough. |
While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland, Oregon, I had an experience which occurred merely two feet away from me.
Trying to locate my friend among the passengers coming through the jet way, I noticed a man walking toward me carrying two light bags. He stopped right next to me to greet his family.
First he kissed his three children one by one and said, “It’s nice to see you. I missed you so much!” Then he hugged his wife, “I’ve saved the best for last!” giving her the longest, most passionate (热情的) kiss I ever remember seeing. They stared at each other’s eyes, smiling at one another, while holding both hands. For an instant they reminded me of newlyweds, but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn’t possibly be.
Full of admiration, I asked, “Wow! How long have you two been married?” “Being together for fourteen years total, married twelve of those.” He replied, without breaking his stare from his lovely wife’s face. “Well, then, how long have you been away?” I asked. “Two whole days!” “Two days?” I was astonished. By the intensity (热烈) of the greeting, I had thought he’d been gone for at least several weeks — if not months. I knew my expression gave away me, so I turned away my eyes and said quietly, “I hope my marriage is still that passionate after so long!”
The man suddenly stopped smiling and looked at me straight in the eye. With forcefulness he told me something that left me a different person. “Don’t hope, friend…decide!” Then he smiled again, shook my hand and said, “God bless!”
With that, he and his family turned and walked away together.
I was still watching that man and his special family walk just out of sight when my friend came up to me and asked, “What are you looking at?” Without hesitation, and with a curious sense of certainty, I replied, “My future!”
1.The best title of the passage may be __________.
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A．Long Loving Hugs |
B．My Future |
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C．Love Is Everywhere |
D．Don’t Hope, Decide |
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．It was fourteen years since the couple had got married. |
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B．After being away for several weeks, the man missed his family very much. |
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C．The man replied to the author, with his eyes still fixed on his wife’s face. |
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D．Their three kids reminded the author of newlyweds. |
3.By saying “my expression gave away me” （in Paragraph 4）, the author means that __________.
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A．he failed to express his ideas to the man |
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B．his expression was not faithful to him |
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C．he didn’t believe in his expression any more |
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D．the man sensed his real feelings from his expression |
4.From the passage, we can infer that __________.
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A．the author will live a passionate life from now on |
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B．the experience may be easily forgotten by the author |
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C．the author will be away from his family and hug them passionately upon his return |
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D．Americans prefer to save the best for last |
“Old wives’ tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example，most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking，but others have not passed the test of time.
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic is good for you，too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems？Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains(谷物) tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
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A．Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth. |
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B．Eating garlic is good for our eyes. |
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C．Swimming after a meal is dangerous. |
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D．Carrots prevent people from catching colds. |
2.The author develops the third paragraph mainly________.
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A．by cause and effect |
B．by order in space |
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C．by examples |
D．by order in time |
3.The phrase“ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“________”．
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A．to be valuable |
B．to be believable |
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C．to be admirable |
D．to be suitable |
4.What is the author’s attitude towards“old wives’ tales”in the text?
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A．Subjective(主观的). |
B．Objective(客观的). |
C．Dissatisfied. |
D．Curious. |
At 8:30 on a busy morning of one day，an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital . I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 busy—my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was, that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 , and asked him, “And you 49 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages, true love is 52 of all that is. The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything; they just 54 the best of everything they have. 55 isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
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D．I couldn’t agree more |
.--- Excuse me. Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?
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B．might |
C．must |
D．can |
