At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性) is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn responsibility（责任感）. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance（指导） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions—and make mistakes. Failure（失败）often teaches more than success.
1.Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.
A. at eighteen years old B. from childhood
C. after they get married D. from an early age
2.An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.
A. find a full-time job
B. rent an apartment
C. put on his or her own clothes
D. do lots of chores
3.The word “allowance”（in paragraph 3）means __________ in Chinese.
A. 零花钱 B. 奖品 C. 财产 D. 礼物
4.A child can get some more money by __________.
A. understanding the value of money
B. helping the rich
C. reading many books
D. doing extra chores
5.The passage is mainly about __________.
A. the guidance from parents
B. the value of money
C. the independence of American children
D. failure and success of American children
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项.
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” Or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or we are uncertain, but we all, my friends I, consider this .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness nonsense（胡闹）. As an old saying : “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, in deep thought, we can find that the things us to be in truth happy, sad or moved a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial（表面的）things, we will find that we have not really gained anything our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant（愚昧无知的） we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great . If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible (明智的), mature, and intelligent we have .
1.A. at B. on C. in D. to
2.A. learn from B. learn C. know D. know about
3.A. apart from B. except for C. except D. rather than
4.A. with which B. about that C. about which D. which
5.A. not B. as well as C. rather than D. but
6.A. one of life’s pleasuresB. pleasures of lifeC. one of life’s sorrow D. one of life’s regrets
7.A. nor B. or C. and D. or else
8.A. speaks B. talks C. tells D. goes
9.A. take B. judge C. accept D. conclude
10.A. makes B. causes C. builds D. create
11.A. more B. much C. less D. worse
12.A. fell B. fallen C. falling D. fall
13.A. that move B. that moves C. move D. moves
14.A. lack B. have C. include D. cover
15.A. in fact B. indeed C. in a while D. sooner or later
16.A. because B. even though C. so D. although
17.A. even if B. although C. unless D. if
18.A. joy B. progress C. effort D. work
19.A. cares B. pains C. worries D. minds
20.A. become B. made C. had D. come
-------- Do you have anything more _________, sir ?
-------- No. You can have a rest or do something else.
A. to be typed B. to type
C. typed D. typing
I was ________ in the middle of my call because I had no more coins to put in the box .
A. broken in B. hung up
C. cut off D. put down
-------- The plane is due to take off at 8 from the airport .
--------- ________ we fail to arrive there in time ?
-------- Try to take anther flight then .
A. Only if B. As if
C. What if D. Even if
________ for knowledge is very strong.
A. His eagerness B. His eager
C. He is eager D. That his being eager
