Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly. The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. Others get a monthly allowance. In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.
At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people think it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.
Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also open the door to future saving. A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest. Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.
14. Many parents give children an allowance regularly to ______.
A. meet children’s basic need for life        B. give control over their children
C. see whether they have financial mistakes   D. help children learn how to manage money
15. For Children who receive allowances, they’d better not ________.
A. waste money to buy gifts for their parents or friends
B. buy their favorite clothing or electronics for themselves
C. save money like their parents or other adults
D. ask for the next allowance before the decided date.
16. If children are required to save their allowance, they ______.
A. can experience the three things related to money
B. can understand the relation between goals and sacrifice
C. will do more work around the house
D. help themselves found the basis for their future life
17. What does the underlined phrase “compound interest” mean?
A. The interest based on the original money and unpaid interest.
B. A way of helping children earn two percent interest.
C. The interest intended for children to earn money.
D. A saving account opened for children’s allowance.
18. What would be the best title for the text?
A. How to Give Children an Allowance
B. Spend Your Allowance within a Budget
C. Allowance Helps Children Learn about Money
D. Doing Housework Earns Children Allowance

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本文講述的是孩子處理零花錢(qián)的方式以及家長(zhǎng)在錢(qián)的問(wèn)題上如何教育孩子問(wèn)題。
14. D。  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段“The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly”，其目的就是要他們學(xué)會(huì)如何經(jīng)營(yíng)金錢(qián)。故答案選D。
15. D。  細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段，孩子們可以利用這些錢(qián)來(lái)買(mǎi)禮物，可以買(mǎi)他們想買(mǎi)的東西，也可以象大人們那樣節(jié)省錢(qián)。因此，選項(xiàng)A、B、C不對(duì)；從文章第二段來(lái)看，花完上次的父母給的錢(qián)而下次給錢(qián)的時(shí)間還沒(méi)有到，在這種情況下向父母要錢(qián)的話是不好的。故答案選D。
16. B。  細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段和第五段，節(jié)省父母給的錢(qián)一方面可以理解自己的“目標(biāo)”和“犧牲或損失”之間的關(guān)系，從而更好的節(jié)約和計(jì)劃；另一方面，可以為自己的未來(lái)投資奠定基礎(chǔ)。故答案選B。
17. A。  詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段作者對(duì)于compound interest的解釋以及所舉的例子可知，“compound interest”是指存錢(qián)到期沒(méi)有取出，并且一塊把利息又放進(jìn)去，從而實(shí)現(xiàn)“利息生利息”。故答案選A。
18. C。  標(biāo)題概括題。本文主要是介紹了家長(zhǎng)固定給孩子零用錢(qián)，從而讓孩子學(xué)會(huì)如何節(jié)約，如何利用這些錢(qián)；同時(shí)，讓孩子懂得錢(qián)的來(lái)之不易，從而學(xué)會(huì)理財(cái)。選項(xiàng)C正揭示了文章的主題。故答案選C。
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How often do you change your hairstyle or ask for new dresses? You may be   31  to follow trends（潮流）in Western countries, but young people in the United States don’t care as much about
32  as you do.
A recent survey(調(diào)查) among high school   33  in China, Japan, South Korea and the US found that   34   teenagers care more about their appearance than young people in the US.
This survey was held in 156 high schools in the four countries. More than 7,000 teenagers were
35  about their views on life and the world. South Koreans, at 83 per cent, cared most about their looks. They were   36   by the Chinese and Japanese, while US students showed the least interest in fashion at only 33 per cent.
“The different results show  37   of cultural background（背景）,” said Sun Yunxiao from the China Youth and Children Research Centre. He explained that in the US there are many different 38  of beauty, so teens are more   39  to be confident about their appearance.
US teenagers’ high self-confidence is displayed（展示） in the   40 . About 85 per cent are happy with themselves. The percentage of self-confident Chinese students stands at only 30 per cent.
What’s   41 , US students showed more individuality（個(gè)性）, with 88 per cent   42   that “people should follow their own interests rather than   43  of others”. This is much   44  than South Korea’s 69 per cent, China’s 49 and Japan’s 48.
Japanese students, at 52 per cent, are most dissatisfied with modern society. Chinese and Koreans follow at second and  45  most dissatisfied.
“ 46  to the survey, Chinese students are happy and disciplined (有紀(jì)律的). They have a strong wish to make a difference.  47  Chinese students need to be more independent and learn how to relax,” said Sun.
The students have different  48   backgrounds. But home and places where friends gather are the favorite places all teens seek happiness.
Exams and worries about life after graduation cause much 49  among most of the teens
50  for the survey.
31. A. absorbed            B. willing                 C. careless            D. unhappy
32. A. hairstyle                  B. dresses                    C. fashion                 D. culture
33. A. teachers           B. students           C. citizens                 D. colleagues
34. A. Asian                      B. American           C. African            D. Western
35. A. answered            B. requested           C. persuaded          D. questioned
36. A. followed            B. decreased            C. reduced           D. compared
37. A. relations             B. barriers           C. customs          D. differences
38. A. awareness           B. Standards         C. Consciences         D. expenses
39. A. admirable           B. confused           C. likely             D. unbelievable
40. A. survey               B. setting             C. reference            D. paper
41. A. worse               B. better              C. less                       D. more
42. A. disagreeing          B. observing           C. agreeing          D. puzzling
43. A. those               B. that                C. it                D. One
44. A. lower              B. larger              C. smaller           D. higher
45. A. first                B. third               C. fourth                   D. last
46. A. leading              B. devoting            C. Appealing           D. According
47. A. But                 B. And               C. So               D. Or
48. A. political            B. cultural            C. Economical         D. commercial
49. A. expectation         B. hesitation          C. Concern           D. Ambition
50. A. interviewed         B. advised            C. Overlooked         D. invested

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