Question

Get a job.1..Even if parents give you money,earning your own pay puts you on a path to success by giving you the opportunity to learn time management,job responsibility,leadership skills,teamwork,and life skills.Also, earning your own pay puts money in your pockets,and what you do with your earnings should be put to you.

2.Pocket money,gifts,and pay will be your sources of income as a teenager.Learning to manage money starts with tracking how you spend that income.Create a money diary where you write down all your spending for a given time period,either weekly or monthly.3.

Save money.Once you earn money,it is very tempting to use it.As a teenager,it is easy to neglect saving money. In order to be more successful,learn that money can be saved for more important spending opportunities.4.Banks give opportunities to teenagers.Get advice and research before opening any accounts.Once you have one,figure out a monthly budget（预算）that helps you put aside money.

Control impulse（冲动）buying.5.Small purchases can take a toll on your savings,and more often than not, those purchases could have been avoided.Controlling these impulses at a young age helps ensure better money management in life.

A.Track your expenses.

B.Buying is always easier than saving.

C.To help yourself save,open up an account.

D.Create a business at school.

E.Then,evaluate what you spend money on by deciding what is needed and what is entertainment.

F.Having your own job buildings positive characters and can help you mature.

G.You don't want to be given a $5 bill,and not have the change.

Answer

1.F

2.A

3.E

4.C

5.B

【解析】这是一篇议论文。主要讲述了我们应该如何挣到自己的零花钱并且要合理支配这些钱，意在告诉我们应该从年少的时候就应该养成合理使用金钱的习惯。

1.由后文的“giving you the opportunity to learn time management,job responsibility,leadership skills,teamwork,and life skills”可以得知，当你可以自己挣钱的时候，你的工作可以带给你很多好处，因此就是说，你的工作有很多优点并且会让你成熟。故选F

2.由“Learning to manage money starts with tracking how you spend that income”可以得知，这一段落主要是告诉我们学习如何管理你的钱从跟踪你自己的花费开始。故选A

3.由前文的“Learning to manage money starts with tracking how you spend that income”可以得知，后面紧接着会写如何跟踪你的花费，首先你要做一个账本，其次你要算好哪些是你应该需要花的，哪些是你娱乐需要的。故选E

4.由上下文可以得知，这一段主要告诉我们该如何省钱。由后面的“Banks give opportunities to teenagers.”可以得知，我们需要借助银行的帮助达到省钱的目的，可以去银行开个账户。故选C

5.根据“Control impulse（冲动）buying”以及文章后面的内容可以得知，我们需要克制自己的冲动型购物，因为买东西通常比省钱容易的多。故选B

【名师点睛】

七选五题型旨在考查学生对全文整体理解和对信息辨析的能力。做此类题时需要先了解文章的大致意思。这是一篇告诉我们应当如何养成使用金钱的习惯。再综合上下文进行推理判断。同时可以利用一些此类题型的解题技巧。

例如第1题，开篇点明了是与工作有关，再根据后文的“giving you the opportunity to learn time management,job responsibility,leadership skills,teamwork,and life skills”可以得知，这一份工作对你来说是有很多好处的，因此得知是在说工作的优点。故选F，即你找到了工作之后对你有积极作用并且可以使你更加成熟。