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【题目】 These days, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The question should be: "What job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants（顾问）to evaluate（评估）products for child consumers. The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. One company, Teenage Research Unlimited, has groups of teenagers who give their decisions on products like jeans. Another company, dole Research Associated, holds two-hour meetings in a room called the "imaginarium". Children are encouraged to play games to get into a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.

Some manufacturers prefer to do their own market research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarter in Seattle, where a group of school children give their decision on the latest products and suggest new ones. They are called young consultants. One 11-year-old consultant, Andrew Cooledge, told them they should make more computer games which are suitable for both boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software. However, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make money. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas.

【1】Do children of 12-to-19 age spend more than $100 billion every year in America?

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【2】What do the specialist agencies do?

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【3】The "imaginariun" is a place where children play games and try to find new ideas, isn't it?

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【4】How often does Microsoft run a "Kid' Council" at its headquarter?

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【5】What was Andrew paid for his job?

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【6】What is your opinion about being a young consultant?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they do.

【2】They help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets.

【3】Yes, it is.

【4】Every week. /Once a week.

【5】$250 and some software.

【6】I think it's challenging/creative.（Any reasonable answer is OK.）

【解析】

文章大意：美国公司雇用越来越多的年轻人作为顾问，为儿童消费者评估产品。专业机构帮助制造商询问孩子们服装、食品和其他市场的所有最新趋势。本文想表达的是美国越来越重视儿童作为消费者这一群体。

【1】根据文章第一段第四行“The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. ”可知题目中的问题是肯定的，故填Yes, they do。

【2】根据文章第一段第五、六行“Specialist agencies help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets. ”可知，专业机构帮助制造商询问孩子们服装、食品和其他市场的所有最新趋势。故填They help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets。

【3】根据文章第一段倒数第一、二、三行“Another company, ……They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.”可知，鼓励孩子们玩游戏以激发创造力。 他们必须写下脑海中所有能想到的想法。故填Yes, it is。

【4】根据文章第二段第一、二、三行The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" ……products and suggest new ones.可知是每周或者回答每周一次，故填Every week./Once a week。

【5】根据文章倒数第二行“Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software”.可知他的薪水是250美元还有一些软件，故填$250 and some software。

【6】通读全文后可知，年轻顾问是一项非常有挑战性的工作，任何符合的答案均可。故填I think it's challenging/creative.（Any reasonable answer is OK.）。

任务型阅读中的细节理解题。首先找出问句中的关键词，然后定位到文章具体位置，写出正确答案即可。

例如题目4中，关键词是Microsoft run a "Kid' Council" at its headquarter，可定位到文章第二段第一、二、三行The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" ……products and suggest new ones.可知是每周或者回答每周一次，故填Every week./Once a week。