One potential prolem with allowances (零用钱) is that children’s reponsible behavio

题型：不详难度：来源：

One potential prolem with allowances (零用钱) is that children’s reponsible beha

vior can become about earning the allowance rather than the intrinsic (固有的) value of their family responsibilities. For example, if you pay your children for taking out the trash, they see this chore (家务事) as a job that they should be rewarded for instead of a responsibility they must fulfil as part of the family. But giving children an allowance for weekly chores is not necessarily bad. You are rewarding them for fulfilling their family responsibilities, but it is not for a specific act. Rather, it is an appreciation of their commitment to your family values.You are also conveying another important message that their actions have consequences: if they do good things, good things happen. They also learn a lesson about the market economy, namely, that work is rewarded.
Allowances can also be used as punishment and to teach children lessons about family values. For example, if your children join a group of kids smashing (炸碎) pumpkins on Halloween, a part of a reasonable punishment might be to require them to pay the families out of their allowances to replace the pumpkins. Thus, your children learn that bad behavior has financial consequences. Also, by relating the punishment to the misdeed, you ensure that your children see the connection and learn the value lesson.
How much allowance should you pay your children? The precise amount depends on your family’s financial situation, the cost of living and your children’s needs. Children can start to earn a weekly allowance as early as 5 years of age. An increase of $1 per week for each year of your children’s lives is realistic until they reach their mid-teens. When they begin to drive and date, you can calculate their expenses and establish a reasonable allowance that covers their needs.
64. How many advantages of giving allowances are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
65. According to the author,_____ .
A.giving children an allowance for weekly chores will certainly cause problems
B.it is better to reward children for fulfilling family responsibilities than for a specific act
C.you can’t give your chidren allowances unless they do good deeds
D.it is unnecessary for small children to learn about the market economy
66.The precise allowance amount you should pay your chidren

depends on all the following factors EXCEPT ___ .
A.    the living standard in your area
B.     how rich or poor your family is
C.     how much other children receive
D.    the actual needs of your chidren
67. It can be inferred that________.
A.The author doesn’t want to give any tips on allowance amounts
B. allowance given to chidren of different ages may vary
C.children under 5 can’t be given any allowance
D. allowance amounts grow at the same speed with your chidren

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B

解析

举一反三

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have experienced many different types of teachers and from each of them. I have drawn out characteristics to form the __21__ teacher. The person has no age or sex requirements __22__ this person must be pleasant to look at. I don’t believe teachers have to be beautiful but they have to keep __23__ well groomed. I have had a teacher who didn’t keep herself well groomed; the other students and I found her __24__ quite distracting. I believe that a teacher should wear the clothes he or she likes, but not things that are shocking or totally __25__. I find that students spend more time __26__ than they do listening.
This person should know his or her __27__ in detail. He or she must also possess a certain __28__ for it to get the students enthusiastic. He or she must be able to make lessons __29__ and pick out little details that relate it to the students. A teacher who just relays facts __30__ to be boring . A student can pick out facts from a textbook; it is the teacher who is to tie the subject together in an interesting fashion.
21. A. real            B. beautiful         C. ideal              D. pleasant
22. A. but             B. because          C. since            D. although
23. A students          B. colleagues        C. principals       D. themselves
24. A. method        B. appearance          C. speech           D. manner
25. A. strange          B. new                     C. expensive      D. cheap
26. A. playing        B. writing          C. copying         D. staring
27. A. students        B. time                     C. subject          D. character
28. A. idea            B. attitude          C. love              D. question
29. A. serious          B. humorous          C. intensive       D. funny
30. A. tends          B. fails                     C. avoids          D. pretends

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Science summer camps are one of the best ways to improve creativity of students and teach them a practical approach towards science and its applications （应用）．Students taking part in the camps can learn to appreciate science and technology at an early age, to be better positioned for further learning and finally better prepared to face challenges．Apart from theories, scientific experiments and discussions are encouraged at these camps．
The science summer camps are usually held between June and August and it’s good for parents to start planning their children’s summer camps at least 6 to 7 months in advance．This period of time provides an opportunity for them to do proper research and save money．With more than 2,000 summer camps in the US, there is a wide variety for parents to choose from．If the child doesn’t like biology, there is no point sending him to an anatomy （解剖学） science camp．Likewise （同样地）, if one thinks that his child limits himself to books throughout the school year, he should try and choose camps which provide students with an opportunity to move out in the open and be physically active．To make the task easier, there are many websites which provide online resource materials to help parents select a summer camp that fits the needs of their children．
Generally, a science summer camp costs between $ 150 and $ 500, depending on where the camp is located, how long it lasts and of course what subject it covers．Some of them also provide scholarships （奖学金） for bright students to encourage them．
56．A science summer camp offers students      ．
A．chances to be well prepared for future study
B．chances to research and save money
C．ways to get online resource materials
D．chances to live independently
57．What does the underlined word “them” in the second paragraph refer to?
A．Students     B．Organizers CScientists             D．Parents
58．We can infer （推断） from the second paragraph that        ．
A．it’s important for children to relax at the summer camps
B．online resource materials can help to organize a summer camp
C．proper camps should be chosen for children according to their needs
D．different parents should be chosen for children according to their needs
59．What do the costs of a science summer camp depend on?
A．Organizers’ efforts and suggestions． B．Location, time and content．
C．Students’ likes and dislikes．       D．Effects and benefits．

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

There are many international organizations which work to save and protect endangered species(物种)and natural environment．If you would like more information about any of the organizations listed below, you can write to the addresses given．

Friends of the Earth(FOE)campaigns on a range of problems including rainforests，the countryside，water and air pollution and energy· Friends of the Earth International Secretariat P．O．Box 19199 1000 G．D． Amsterdam The Netherlands	Greenpeace uses peaceful but direct action to defend the environment. It campaigns to protect rainforests and sea animals，stop global warming and end pollution of air，land and seas．It also opposes nuclear(核)power． Greenpeace International Keizergracht 176 1016 DW Amsterdam The Netherlands
BirdLife International is an organization which works to save endangered birds all over the world． BirdLife International Wellbrook Court Girton Road Cambridge CB3 ONA England	WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature is the world"s largest private international organization for the protection of nature and endangered species． Information Officer WWF International Avenue du Mont-Blanc 1196 Gland Switzerland

66．If you want to learn more about the organizations，you can        ．
A．call them     B．write them a letter    C．visit them    D．send them an e-mail
67．BirdLife International is an organization trying to            ．
A．reduce pollution                              B．defend rainforests
C．protect ocean animals                          D．save endangered birds
68．If you oppose nuclear power，you can join         ．
A．Friends of the Earth                         B．World Wide Fund For Nature
C．Greenpeace                                        D．BirdLife International
69．What can we learn about WWF?
A．It helps to protect nature and save endangered animals．
B．It is the world’s largest international organization．
C．It works for private companies and rich people．
D．It is a private organization in the United States．
70．Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Environmental Protection Organizations          B．Global Traffic Problems
C．Endangered Animals                                  D．Natural Beauty

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分。）.
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher 36 each child to bring a bag 37_____a few potatoes. Each potato will be 38 a name of the person that the child 39 , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will 40 the number of people the child hates.
Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to 41 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to 42 the bag wherever they go fo

r a      43  .
   44  the days went by, the children started to    45    because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry   46  bags.
After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”The children started complaining about the   47 they had to   48  . When they had to carry the heavy and   49  potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said, “This is the   50  where you carry your hate for somebody    51 your heart. The smell of hate will   52  your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot   53  the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine   54  it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your    55  .
36. A. ordered                  B. liked                     C. told                      D. preferred
37. A. containing              B. putting                  C. covering                D. including
38. A. called                    B. given                    C. used                     D. offered
39. A. missed                    B. hates                     C. likes                     D. offers
40. A. depend on               B. decide on              C. set down               D. write down
41. A. six                          B. two                      C. ten                       D. five
42. A. bring                      B. wash                     C. carry                    D. take
43. A. week                      B. day                       C. month                   D. holiday
44. A. After                      B. Until                    C. Before                   D. As
45. A. cry                         B. complain               C. laugh                    D. disagree
46. A. heavier                   B. lighter                  C. bigger                   D. older
47. A. happiness                 B. joy                       C. trouble                  D. sadness
48. A. get along                B. go over                 C. get away               D. go through
49. A. funny                     B. smelly                  C. tasty                     D. dusty
50. A. situation                  B. view                     C. expression             D. sign
51. A. without                  B. outside                  C. with                      D. inside
52. A. injure                     B. keep                    C. pollute                  D. protect
53. A. like                        B. bear                     C. escape                   D. throw
54. A. whom                    B. how                      C. which                   D. what
55. A. youth                     B. school life            C. lifetime                 D. Childhood

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案

A 1.6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people，as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放)，said a senior researcher on the robot project on Saturday．
“We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years，”said Li Ruifeng，a member of the project．
He said the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the robot can be priced at 30，000 to 50，000 yuan，which is expected to be an affordable price for most of China’s better-off families．
The robot has been developed with the functions of fetching food，medicine，sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage，sending texts or video images via wireless communications，and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters．
Li said that the robot，developed independently in China, has technology at the same level as those in western labs．
China set about the research of the robot in 2007，when it was listed as a national key project．It is backed by government funding(拨款)．China has the world’s largest elderly population with 159 million people over 60，accounting for 12 percent of its total population． According to a survey by the Ministry of Civil Affairs，more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend the elderly population，as most of C

hinese elderly prefer to live their retired lives at home．
61．The passage mainly talked about ．
A．the problems of Chinese elderly population
B．the advantages of the Robot caregivers
C．robot caregivers for the elderly to lilt market
D．the government’s attention to the elderl

y
62．The underlined word “backed” in the last paragraph means     ．
A. supported B．suggested C．controlled       D．stopped
63．From the last paragraph we know that       ．
A．our government pays no attention to the elderly people
B．China has the world’s largest elderly population
C．Chinese elderly people prefer to be looked after by robot caregivers
D．robots are the best friends for the lonely elderly people
64．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Robot caregivers will appear in the market in 2 or 3 years．
B．Robot caregivers can help elderly people do everything．
C．The robot needs some technology from western labs．
D．The robot is expected to be bought by every people．
65．The author wrote the passage to        ．
A．advertise a robot caregiver to the elderly
B．tell China elderly not to worry about their life
C．explain how robot caregivers work in the future
D．introduce a newly-developed robot caregiver

题型：不详难度：| 查看答案