Question

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(织) 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.

1.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of______ in the USA.

A. 17 B.15 C. 14 D. 13

2.If you are 15 years old, you can’t work part-time______.

A. after school B. on weekends

C. during school time D. during summer vacation

3. Reisa makes money by_______.

A. cleaning up other people’s yard

B. drawing pictures for others

C. writing articles for different magazines

D. knitting dog sweaters.

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.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲的是美国学生在16岁以前主要做什么工作去赚钱以及自己赚钱的各种好处。

1. you live in the United States, you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. 可知在美国16岁之前不能做全职工作，故选A。

2. 14 or 15, you work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. 可知在14或者是15岁的时候，兼职工作只能在放学后，周末或者是在暑假，但是暑假一个星期只能工作40个小时。只有C是不可以的。故选C。

3. 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. 可知她工作赚钱主要是帮助别人画画。故选B。

4. skills can include things like how to get along with others。可知是说包括与人相处，故选C

考点：考查说明文阅读。