Question

If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can make money by doing lots of things.

Valerie, 11, often makes money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lana , 13, makes money by knitting（织）sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors, and Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 12, writes articles for different magazines!

Making money is learning. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning(挣) it. However, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of .

A. 10 B. 13 C. 15 D.16

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work in the USA

A. after school B. at school time

C. on weekends D. during summer vacations

3.How does Lisa make money?

A. By drawing pictures for others

B. By cleaning up other people’s yards

C. By writing articles for different magazines.

D. By knitting sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors.

4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.

B. American kids are learning how to succeed by working in their teens.

C. American kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

D. The writer thinks earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Parents shouldn’t let their children earn their own money.

B. Kids can learn skills if they try to make money on their own.

C. It’s hard for kids under 14 to earn money in the USA.

D. If kids try to make money, they won’t have enough time to study.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要告诉我们美国孩子年满16岁后才能全职工作。16岁以下的孩子也可以自己做事赚钱。通过工作赚钱，孩子能学到很多技能。

1.细节理解题。根据If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old.句意：如果你住在美国，法律规定你要16岁后才能有全职工作。故选D

2.推理判断题。根据At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week.句意：14、15岁时，你可以在放学后或是周末做兼职工作，暑假期间，你可以每周工作40个小时。由此可推断出，15岁时不能在上学期间工作。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them.句意：Lisa说她已经开始上美术课，把她的作品给人们看。人们已经叫她给他们画画，并且付钱给她。可知Lisa是通过替别人画画来赚钱。故选A

4.细节理解题。根据By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time.句意：通过工作自己赚钱，你会学到你生活中成功需要的技能。这些技能包括与人相处、使用技术和利用自己的时间。由此可知美国小孩赚钱时不用与人相处是错误的。故选C。

5.主旨大意题。这篇文章告诉我们如果孩子试着自己赚钱，孩子会学到技能。可知应选B

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。