Question

Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account.

Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away.

Xiong Shengyue, 14, from Nanjing, doesn't agree with the practice. "I think the money should be the children's," she said. " We should take care of it by ourselves."

It is not so simple, said Chu Chaohui, a researcher at national Institute of Education Sciences.

Giving gift money is used to show social status (地位)and develop relationships, he told Beijing Legal Evening News. Gift money has lost its traditional meaning of good will and has "little to do with the children". What's more, children don't earn the money through work. So he thought that parents should still play a big part in dealing with the money.

But Yan Honglan, a mother of a 14-year-old boy in Beijing, has let her son be responsible (承担责任的)for his gift money since the age of 8. "I want to develop his financial(理财) skills, ' Yan said.

She also added:" No matter how you deal with the money, the most important thing is to make the children feel they're respected(尊重) and trusted.

Chen supported Yan's idea. She said that though she knew her grandmother wouldn't waste her gift money, she would feel happier if she could at least know how the money is spent.

"It would make me feel a little bit more grown-up," she said.

1.Chen Jie’s grandmother ________.

A. took away all her money and put it in a bank

B. let her take care of all her money

C. gave all her money to her parents

D. spent all her money

2.Chu Chaohui thought the gift money should be dealt with by _________

A. children B. grandmother C. parents D. friends

3.Yan Honglan thought___________ is the most important thing.

A. to make children feel a little bit more grown-up

B. to take care of the gift money by themselves

C. to put the gift money in a bank account

D. to make the children feel they're respected and trusted.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Chen Jie got 3600 yuan as reward this Spring Festival.

B. Xiong Shengyue thought children should take care of the gift money.

C. Chu Chaohui thought parents shouldn’t play a big party in dealing with the money.

D. Yan Honglan has let her son be responsible for his gift money since the age of 9.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是如何处理孩子的压岁钱。很多孩子的压岁钱是由家长管理，但有些人认为压岁钱是孩子的，就应该由孩子管理；也有家长让孩子自己通过管理压岁钱来学会理财，而孩子们也会感到受到尊敬和信任。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第一段描述However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account.然而，她的奶奶拿走了她所有的钱并存入了银行。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中第五段描述So he thought that parents should still play a big part in dealing with the money.所以他认为父母应该决定怎么处理这些钱。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中第七段描述No matter how you deal with the money, the most important thing is to make the children feel they're respected(尊重) and trusted.无论比怎么处理这些钱，最重要的事让孩子们感到他们是被尊重和信任的。故选D。

4.判断推理题。根据文中第三段描述"I think the money should be the children's," she said. " We should take care of it by ourselves."她说：“我认为这些钱是孩子的，我们应该自己管理它。”故判断B正确。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。