How much pocket money (零花钱) do you get from your parents each week? Is it growing in recent years?
If it is, then you are luckier than kids in Britain. According to reports, recently (最近) they are getting less and less pocket money. British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years old. They found the average amount (平均数) of pocket money for British kids was about 5.8 pounds a week in 2010. In 2009, it was 6.2 pounds. And in 2003, parents gave their children an average of 5.7 pounds a week. To the researchers’ surprise, they find that boys get more pocket money than girls. Boys get 6.9 pound every week while girls get 6.1 pounds each week.
However, children are not too worried about it. Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money.
Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey, 37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do.
△ . That’s a very good habit. 10 percent of the British kids save all their pocket money. 25 percent save at least half. 35 percent say they will save money to buy something they really want. “It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age,” said Flavia Palacios Uman, one of the researchers, “you may benefit (受益) later in life because your savings will add up over time.”
1. Recently, British children are getting ________ pocket money.| A．more and more | B．the same |
| C．less and less | D．no |
| A．6.9 pounds | B．27.6 pounds | C．6.1 pounds | D．24.4 pounds |
| A．British kids keep the good habit of saving. |
| B．Kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. |
| C．Only British kids save money at a very young age. |
| D．There are many ways for British kids to save their money. |
| A．Chinese kids are less lucky than British kids. |
| B．among the three years, the kids got the most pocket money in 2003. |
| C．all British kids like to save their money. |
| D．it’s beneficial for children to develop the habit of saving at a young age. |
相似题推荐
【推荐1】Shenzhen’s Quiet Buses
Some people like to play with their cell phones while waiting for the bus. But people in Shenzhen might miss their bus if they don’t pay attention. Shenzhen now has 16,000 electric buses. It is the world’s first fully electric bus fleet (车队). The buses are very quiet, since they run on electricity. The loudest sound they make is the “beep, beep” of their door opening. They are also good for the environment.
Truth about Plastic
Can using less plastic help us protect the Earth? In fact, using less plastic could be bad for the environment in some ways, according to British scientists. Many factories make things that take the place of plastic, such as metal and glass. But making these things may use more energy and make more greenhouse gases (气体). Scientists aren’t sure if they are better for the environment.
Friendly Biking
Can a pair of gloves help you communicate during biking? A new kind of gloves from the UK can do this. There is a smiley face on the gloves. When riders want to cross the road or turn, they can just wave their hands. People can see the smiley face in their palm (手掌) or hand back. Bikers and drivers sometimes get angry on the road. These gloves can help us show respect and be friendly to others.
1. Why might people in Shenzhen miss their bus if they don’t pay attention?| A．Because they are always late. | B．Because electric buses are too fast. |
| C．Because electric buses are very quiet. | D．Because the buses often arrive earlier. |
| A．could help save more energy | B．could be bad for environment |
| C．can’t be good for environment | D．could make fewer greenhouse gases |
| A．It can help protect the environment. |
| B．The smiley face can take the place of traffic lights. |
| C．It stops the cars when riders cross the road or turn. |
| D．The smiley face can make people on the road friendly. |
【推荐2】Instead of gobbling(狼吞虎咽) your food, try eating more slowly. It may help you drop those unwanted pounds. The conclusion is from a new study by Chinese researcher.
The study showed that compared with people who gobbled their food, those who ate at a normal speed were 29 percent less likely to be obese(肥胖的). But those who ate slowly were up to 42 percent less likely to obese. In addition, people who ate slowly tended (往往会) to be healthier and have a healthier lifestyle than those who ate quickly or at a normal speed. “However, this study could not prove that speed eating causes or stops obesity,” the researcher noted.
“Slow eating has its advantages and a few disadvantages ,” said Samantha Heller from New York City. “On the one hand, slow eating gives our body time to register a sense of satisfaction and fullness, so we eat less. We are more likely to enjoy a taste of food. On the other hand, the longer people sit in front of food, the more food they will eat, ”she said.
“Speed eating appears to be far more harmful. People who eat quickly, as many of us do, gobble far more food than they need. In many European countries, slow eating is a way of life,” Heller said. In America, speed eating takes the lead. Thus we need to encourage people to have a change, learn the way of slower eating from Europeans and get a true enjoyment of food.
1. The researchers who found eating slowly may help you drop pounds come from ______.| A．America. | B．Japan. | C．China. | D．Europe. |
| A．People who eat at a normal speed. | B．People who eat quickly. |
| C．People who eat slowly. | D．People who eat little. |
| A．Speed eating is harmful to us. |
| B．People who ate slowly tended to be healthier than those who ate quickly. |
| C．The longer you sit in front of food, the more food you will eat. |
| D．It is sure that eating quickly can cause obesity. |
| A．注册 | B．意识到 | C．抵制住 | D．缺乏 |
| A．the disadvantages of being obese | B．The ways of avoiding being obese. |
| C．the ways of eating slowly | D．why we should try eating more slowly |
Toothpaste （牙膏）does more than just keep our teeth bright and white. It can be used wisely in many other ways. Here are some useful tips that can save our time and money, and leave a fresh smell-using toothpaste!
Clean a Dirty Mirror
If you want to clean a dirty bathroom mirror, try to put a bit of toothpaste on the mirror and wipe it dry. The glass can be cleaned up beautifully. And doing this can also stop the mirror from fogging. Then you can see yourself in the mirror after taking a shower.
Remove the Unpleasant Food Smell
Have some bad food smell, like the smell of onions or fish, on your hands? you can remove it by washing your hands with toothpaste. You’ll be fresh-smelling in no time.
Make Your Sports shoes whiter
This time, clean your sports shoes by yourself, not by your mother. Wipe some toothpaste around your shoes and then clean it with a wet cloth. See? Your shoes are white as new!
1. The passage mainly tell us________.| A．how to buy the toothpaste | B．how to choose the toothpaste |
| C．how to use the toothpaste wisely | D．how to save our time and money |
| A．腐蚀 | B．破碎 | C．起雾 | D．变干 |
| A．toothpaste can clean a dirty mirror |
| B．toothpaste can remove the food smell |
| C．toothpaste can help you clean your sports shoes |
| D．toothpaste can make your ring become new again |
| A．Toothpaste can only keep our teeth bright and white. |
| B．You can still see yourself in it after taking a shower if you clean the mirror with toothpaste. |
| C．You can’t remove the bad food smell of onions with toothpaste. |
| D．Unless you use toothpaste, your white shoes won’t be white as new. |
| A．in a science magazine | B．in an advertisement |
| C．in a history book | D．in a poster |
【推荐1】Do you have any foreign friends? Do you know their characteristics (特征)?
The Germans are very quiet and they always keep calm. They don’t like to speak more words. They look very serious. They like different kinds of amusements. The Germans are very hard-working. They like tidiness, especially the women, who always keep their home clean.
In some ways, the Englishmen look the same as the Germans. They are very quiet and never talk too much with the strangers, they are really polite, so we often hear they say “Thank you” or “Sorry”. The gentlemen are also the Englishmen.
The French’s holidays are very long. They like traveling and usually spend their long time saying in other countries. The Frenchmen are more outgoing than the Germans. It is very easy to make friends with them.
Compared to the Frenchmen, the Americans are more outgoing. And they are even opener than all of the Europeans. They don’t like to depend on others. So it is very common that the students do part-time jobs in their free time. And in American’s eyes, success is an important part in their life.
1. According to the passage, ________ are very quiet.| A．only the Germans | B．only the Englishmen |
| C．only the Frenchmen | D．both the Germans and the Englishmen |
| A．整洁 | B．安静 | C．时尚 | D．随意 |
| A．are less opener than Europeans |
| B．like to depend on themselves |
| C．seldom do part time jobs when they are free |
| D．they don’t care if they succeed |
| A．They are more outgoing than the Americans. |
| B．It is very easy to make friends with them. |
| C．They like traveling in their own country. |
| D．They look serious and are always hard-working. |
| A．Foreigners’ hobbies. |
| B．Who are more outgoing? |
| C．Characteristics of the foreigners. |
| D．Success is an important part in Americans’ life. |
【推荐2】November 11th, also called “Guanggun Jie” in Chinese, began as a day for the singles, to celebrate the fact that they are proud of being single.
It’s said that it came from Nanjing University in 1993. A group of single male students got together to discuss how to get a reason to have fun while they couldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. It got the name "Singles' Day" because the number "1" looked like a person. After graduation（毕业）, these college students passed the university tradition to the society. Singles' Day has been largely popularized on the Internet and is now celebrated by young people in some areas outside China as well.
After 2009, Singles’ Day, also known as Double 11, became an online purchase festival. On this day, some shops’ owners in China would offer strong promotion online to attract (吸引) the singles to buy their products.
It quickly became a trend (潮流), and many companies took part in this big event by working with online sellers and offered attractive discounts（吸引人的折扣）. Actually, Singles' Day is similar to Black Friday in the United States and both of them are now large online shopping events in the world.
1. November 11 got the name “Singles’ Day” because ________.| A．it was created that day | B．the number “1” looked like a person |
| C．November 11 was a good day | D．people didn’t have to work that day |
| A．Christmas | B．New Year’s Day | C．Black Friday | D．Thanksgiving |
| A．促销 | B．促进 | C．升职 | D．保护 |
| A．Big Sales on Singles’ Day | B．How to Create A Holiday |
| C．Singles’ Day’s Past and Present | D．Be Proud of Being Single |
【推荐3】Hot pot is very popular in China. People put a pot in the middle of the dining table, while the water in the pot is boiling (沸腾), ingredients are put into it and cooked on the table. Hot pot dishes are usually thinly sliced beef, pork, chicken, lamb, leaf vegetables, tofu and seafood. Many Chinese people like eating hot pot. Liu Yang is one of them.
Liu Yang went to university in England. Three days ago, he arrived there. He had three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes. Yesterday he was very excited when he heard that there was going to be a meal of hotpot to welcome the new students.
He went into the room and sat next to an American girl. To his surprise, he saw potatoes and bread in front of him. Where was the hot pot?
When she saw Liu Yang was very surprised, the American girl introduced him that hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word.
Hotpot is made from meat, potatoes and onions. People put them in the oven all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Hotpot tastes fine. But Liu Yang still misses hot pot, two words!
1. Liu Yang is ________.| A．a Chinese boy | B．an English student | C．an American girl | D．an American |
| A．he wanted to go to the welcome party | B．he expected to eat his favorite hot pot |
| C．he hoped to cook a meal for his new friends | D．he wanted to see his friends at once |
| A．tofu and seafood | B．meat, potatoes and onions |
| C．sliced meat and leaf vegetables | D．bread, cakes and hamburgers |
| A．烹制 | B．招待 | C．介绍 | D．带领 |
| A．hot pot means differently from hotpot | B．hot pot is much more delicious than hotpot |
| C．hot pot is cooked in the same way as hotpot | D．Hot pot is often pronounced wrong. |
【推荐1】What will the future of space travel look like? Have you ever thought about it?
When I was a child, I always spent nights looking out of the window beside my bed. I saw stars in the clear night sky, and imagined that I was in a starship of my own. I dreamt about stepping foot onto the ground of other planets and exploring new places. At that time, I didn’t expect my dream could be possible in the near future.
With the development of technology, the future of space travel looks bright. Scientists are trying to make it possible. Some new developments in space technology will be able to send starships out of the Earth. They will allow people to take them to any planets they want. People can also fuel their own starships at space fuel stations. Maybe in the near future, we could even travel to Mars and live there.
Imagine this: You set foot into the comfortable room of a starship after checking your ticket. You sit on a chair with a huge window around you. Then you look out of the window and see the beautiful scenery (景色) of the space. It might surprise you when you find the big bright moon in front of your face. How amazing the space travel will be!
1. What did the writer dream about when he was a child?| A．Living on Mars. | B．Touching the sky. |
| C．Exploring Earth. | D．Traveling to other planets. |
| A．Dangerous. | B．Bright. | C．Unclear. | D．Hard. |
| A．Education. | B．Food. | C．Science. | D．Sports. |
【推荐2】Egypt（埃及）is one of the oldest and most mysterious countries in the world. The African country has great culture and a long history. Here are some places of interest in the country.
Arabian Desert  | Do you think it might be fun to ride a camel（骆驼）in the desert? If so, you should go to the Arabian Desert. It’s also known as the Eastern Desert. It takes up nearly one quarter of Egypt’s land. Riding a camel is fun. Camels kneel（跪）down to let you sit on them. |
Luxor  | If you want to see ancient palaces and buildings, Luxor is a great place to visit. Local people call it the “open-air museum of ancient Egypt”. Many people visit it every year. Some famous places there include the Valley（山谷）of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. |
The Great Sphinx  | The Great Sphinx is a statue（雕像）of a lion with a man’s head. The Great Sphinx is about 240 feet long and 66 feet high. Its eyes are two meters high! For thousands of years, the Great Sphinx has guarded the Great Pyramid（金字塔）all the time. |
根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. We can most probably read this material in a ________.
| A．storybook | B．guide book | C．notice |
| A．Egypt is the oldest and most mysterious country in the world. |
| B．The Great Pyramid（金字塔）is located in Africa. |
| C．You needn’t use any tools to climb on the camel in the Arabian Desert. |
| A．Beautiful | B．Soft. | C．Huge. |
| A．have the chance to see the kings and the queens in the valley |
| B．understand the ancient Egyptian culture better |
| C．visit modern palaces and buildings |
| A．The history of Egypt. | B．The museums in Egypt. | C．Famous places in Egypt. |
—Judy —Ann —Jack —Alan —Campbell | A. There are always some traditional activities on this day, such as watching lanterns and eating yuanxiao. B. On the eve of the festival, family members have a big meal. They usually eat dumplings. During the festival, people wear new clothes and go to see their relatives and friends. C. The Qixi Festival is about a love story between a beautiful young lady and a common man. Their love story moved a lot of people and the lady’s parents decided to let this couple meet on July 7th every year. D. The 15th day of the eighth lunar month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a celebration that focuses on the moon. E. Eating zongzi and watching dragon boat races are important events during this festival. Both of the customs come from a Chinese story. F. On that day, people usually climb mountains. This is also a time for the young to show their respect to the elderly. G. Tomb-sweeping Day is one of the most important traditional festivals in China. It’s a day to show our great respect to our deceased ancestors. |
