Question

Students all around the world think it great to have some money in their pocket. But how much do they get?

In the US, a little pre-school kid may get a dollar or two, but older children get more. A lot of American parents give pocket money to their children, but their children have to do chores.

In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week. When they enter middle school, they get about 9 pounds.

In London, children get 10 pounds every week, children in Scotland get 8 pounds, and children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds! Also, in British, boys get a little more pocket money than girls.

Like kids in the US, British children do chores to earn their pocket money. That’s why British children know a lot about spending money. 7% of them spend less than ￡1 each week, 22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5, and 20% spend over ￡5 each week. What do they buy with their money? Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.

Some parents may ask the question, the answer is: Of course yes!

If children have some pocket money, they can learn to find out what things cost, save money for things that they want. There are lots of good lessons to learn:

★If you spend it all at once, there is no money until your next “pay day”.

★If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.

★If you borrow money, you have to pay it back.

 

根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，將其標號填入題前括號內

1. In Britain, kids in primary school get ______ each month.

A. 4 or 5 B. 9 pounds

C. 16 or 20 pounds D. 36 pounds

2. _______ get the most pocket money according to the passage.

A. Children in London B. Children in Wales

C. Children in the US D. children in China

3. If there are 50 students, about ______ children spend between ￡1 and 5￡.

A. four B. eleven C. nine C. twenty

4. According to the passage, most children usually spend pocket money on _______.

A. B. C. D.

5. If a child buy the wrong things, he or she will _____ next time.

A. become more intelligent

B. sell them to others

C. waiting for next “pay day”

D. find some ways to return them

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了不同的國家在不同的年齡階段給孩子的零花錢數目是不同的。孩子們主要消費在零食上，當然通過花零花錢他們也受到了好的教訓。

1.In Britain, kids in primary school get 4 or 5 pounds each week.，一周四五鎊，那么一個月就是16或20鎊，故選C。

2.短文children in Wales get the most, about 13.5 pounds!。故選B。

3.短文22% spend between ￡1 and ￡5,可以推算，50*22%=11，故選B

4.短文Most of them spend it on sweets, crisps and chocolate.故選D

5.短文If you buy the wrong thing, you’ll be more wise next time.可知下次就會明智的消費，故選A。

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。