If you live in the United States, you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids from 10-13 years of age can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting(織) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors. Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People ask her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine. 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Kids can learn lots of things from making money. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you will need in life. These skills can include things like how to get along with others, how to use technology and how to use your time wisely. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than making it; however, if you can make your own money, you don’t have to depend on anyone else. The five dollars that you make will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.
小題1: Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of______ in the USA.
A. 17        B.15           C. 14           D. 13
小題2: If you are 15 years old, you can’t work part-time______.
A.a(chǎn)fter schoolB.on weekends
C.during school timeD.during summer vacation
小題3: Riesa makes money by_______.
A.cleaning up other people’s yardB.drawing pictures for others
C.writing articles for different magazinesD.knitting dog sweaters.
小題4:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The writer thinks kids from 10-13 years of age can make money too.
B.Kids can learn how to use their time wisely by making money.
C.Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.
D.Kids can learn skills if they try to make money on their own.

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:C

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第一段的句子:you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. 可知美國孩子17歲可以做兼職。選A
小題1:推理題:從第一段的句子:At 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends,說明15歲的孩子不能在上學(xué)期間做兼職。選C
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第二段的例子:Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People ask her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. 可知她是為人們畫畫。選B
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:These skills can include things like how to get along with others,可知掙錢的同時(shí)還要學(xué)會(huì)怎么和人相處。選C
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