2017年吉林高考英語(yǔ)完型填空專(zhuān)題模擬20

Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money). The purpose is to let children learn from experiences 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 allowances soon after they receive them. If they do this, they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget (預(yù)算). Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.

Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your children for working around the house. 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. 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 allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance. A saving account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest.

Compounding works by paying interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two per cent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two per cent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lot, but over time it adds up.

1.Parents give their children allowances in order to ________.

A.show off their wealth of family

B.let them make more money

C.make them learn the value of money

D.help them manage family finance

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The time to give allowances.

B. The way to spend allowances.

C. The amount of allowances given to children.

D. Considerations taken to give allowances.

3.Why are parents advised to offer young children allowances strictly as planned?

A.To help children learn to make a budget.

B.To have children save money for larger costs.

C.To let children make fewer mistakes.

D.To give them more allowances next time.

4.What does the author intend to tell the readers?

A.The methods of limiting allowances.

B.The advice on a better family budget.

C.To teach children how to use allowances wisely.

D.How to offer allowances to children properly.

【文章大意】 本文是一篇議論文，主要探討了如何培養(yǎng)孩子的經(jīng)濟(jì)頭腦的問(wèn)題。

1.C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段的第一句“Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance (pocket money).”可知，父母給孩子零花錢(qián)目的是讓他們了解錢(qián)的價(jià)值，故選C項(xiàng)。

2.D　段落大意題。根據(jù)第二段的第二句“Timing is another consideration.”并結(jié)合全段可知，本段主要講的是在給孩子零花錢(qián)時(shí)要有所考量，故選D項(xiàng)。

3.A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的倒數(shù)第二句“The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving.”并結(jié)合本段的整體內(nèi)容可知主要是培養(yǎng)孩子們的預(yù)算意識(shí)，故選A項(xiàng)。

4.C　寫(xiě)作意圖題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句和文章的整體內(nèi)容可知，本文的主要目的是教育孩子們?nèi)绾斡行У鼗ㄗ约旱牧慊ㄥX(qián)，故選C項(xiàng)。