Question

At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(獨立性) is learned from childhood.

From an early age, American children learn responsibility（責任感）. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.

Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance（指導） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.

Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions—and make mistakes. Failure（失敗）often teaches more than success.

1.Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

A. at eighteen years old B. from childhood

C. after they get married D. from an early age

2.An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

A. find a full-time job

B. rent an apartment

C. put on his or her own clothes

D. do lots of chores

3.The word “allowance”（in paragraph 3）means __________ in Chinese.

A. 零花錢 B. 獎品 C. 財產(chǎn) D. 禮物

4.A child can get some more money by __________.

A. understanding the value of money

B. helping the rich

C. reading many books

D. doing extra chores

5.The passage is mainly about __________.

A. the guidance from parents

B. the value of money

C. the independence of American children

D. failure and success of American children

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文告訴我們在美國還在在滿18歲后就要依靠自己生活，這種獨立性是從小培養(yǎng)的。短文中重點描述了在生活中是如何培養(yǎng)孩子的獨立性的

1.A細節(jié)題：從文章的第一句話At 18, many American young people go off on their own.看出美國年輕人18歲獨立，故選A項。

2.C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves.孩子在二歲時就自己收拾不起玩具，自己穿衣，故選C項。

3.A 詞意猜測。根據(jù)第三段提到As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance.當孩子一理解金錢的價值，會每周收到一些零花錢，故選A項。

4.D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.如果他們想要零花錢以外的錢，肯定得通過做額外的家務(wù)活來得到，可知選D項。

5.C 主旨大意。這篇短文主要描述了美國人從孩子很小的時候就開始培養(yǎng)孩子獨立生活的能力，故選C項。

考點：文化類閱讀。