Question

完形填空

（2014安徽）

  In China，very few children make pocket money．____ ____，in western countries，most kids make pocket money by themselves．They make money in many different___ ____．When kids are very young，their parents help them sell the fruits of their own trees to neighbours．Kids may also help___ _____do housework to make money at home．When they___ _____sixteen，they can make money by sending newspapers or by working in fast food restaurants，____ ____during the summer holidays．

  There are many___ ____of making pocket money by kids themselves．First of all，they learn the___ ____of money by working hard so that they will not waste any．Secondly，they learn to__ _____money to buy things they need or want，such as books，pencils，movies and even clothes they like．Thirdly，they learn to____ _____the daily life problems by helping their parents or others．Making pocket money is____ _____for children when they grow up．That is why parents encourage their kids to make pocket money．

1.A．Also      B．Anyway      C．However    D．Besides

2.A．ways     B．levels      C．homes     D．countries

3.A．teachers  B．friends     C．parents  D．neighbours

4.A．get      B．have       C．catch      D．reach

5.A．really    B．hardly      C．properly D．especially

6.A．choices  B．advantages  C．problems  D．lessons

7.A．fun      B．value       C．message D．purpose

8.A．count     B．waste      C．manage     D．change

9.A．give up  B．look up    C．deal with  D．meet with

10.A．helpful  B．careful    C．beautiful D．Successful

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.A

【解析】

1.however，故选C项。

2.in many different ways以很多不同的方法，符合句意，故选A项。

3.housework可知孩子们在家里是帮助父母（parents）做家务，不可能是帮助老师（teachers）、朋友（friends）或邻居（neighbours）。故选C项。

4.get得到；have有；catch抓住；reach达到。reach＋年龄，达到几岁。故选D项。

5.especially。really确实，实际上；hardly几乎不；properly正确地，恰当地；especially尤其，特别。

6.choice选择；advantage益处，优势；problem问题；lesson课，教训。根据第二段第二、三、四句First of all…Secondly…Thirdly…的内容可知，本段的主题就是孩子自己挣零花钱的好处，故选B项。

7.fun乐趣；value价值；message消息；purpose目标。由于是自己挣来的钱，孩子们就会知道钱来之不易。故选B项。

8.count数数；waste浪费；manage管理；change改变。manage money管理金钱，理财。故选C项。

【解析9】孩子们通过帮助父母或他人，学会处理日常生活中的问题。give up放弃；look up抬头看，查阅；deal with处理；meet with偶然遇到。根据句意可知，用deal with与problems搭配，意为“处理问题”，故选C项。

9.helpful有帮助的；careful小心的；beautiful美丽的；successful成功的。本段介绍的是孩子们挣零花钱的好处，实际上这对他们的成长也有帮助，故选A项。