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【題目】 Do you dream of growing up quickly so you can spend your own money? Earning money isn’t just for grow-ups. Kids can do it, too.

Earning gives you more than money. It’s also a learning process. By working to earn your own money, you’ll learn how to a【1】 success in the future. This includes dealing with money, understanding and getting along with other people, using what you’ve learned from textbooks and using your time wisely.

Earning is good for you. Money gives you c【2】. If you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you earn helps!

Money gives you independence. When you earn your own, you don’t have to depend on someone else to hand you something. Forty yuan that you earn yourself makes you feel p【3】 than 160 yuan from your parents.

But don’t r【4】 to earn. Remember, what you are studying now build up your earning power in later life.

Here are some easy ways for you to earn money if you want to try:

1. Collect soft drink cans. You can sell the cans and use the money for a new basketball. At the same time, you’ll be keeping the environment clean!

2. Make greeting cards. If you are good at drawing, try making special cards for birthdays, either by hand or with a computer. Your friends may want them for special days. You can sell them your cards at a low price if both of you a【5】.

3. Sell used books. You may have some books that you have read but you don’t want to keep. Then you can sell them to make money.

4. Want to be a teacher in the future? Start p【6】 now. Are you good at math or reading, or playing musical instruments? You can teach younger children how to get good grades or give the winter music lessons.根據(jù)下文“You can teach younger children how to get good grades or give the winter music lessons.”

What are you good at? What do you like to do? Make sure it’s s【7】 and legal(合法的). Discuss your ideas with your parents. You need them to say “yes”.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】achieve

【2】choices/chances

【3】prouder

【4】rush

【5】agree/accept

【6】practising/practicing/planning/preparing

【7】safe

【解析】

文章大意：成年人可以掙錢，孩子也可以掙錢。掙錢也是一種學(xué)習(xí)的過(guò)程，你現(xiàn)在正在學(xué)習(xí)的東西能使你在以后的生活中更好地賺錢，同時(shí)，文章也給出了一些孩子們掙錢的方法。

【1】句意：通過(guò)工作賺自己的錢，你將學(xué)會(huì)今后如何取得成功。

根據(jù)空后success結(jié)合首字母a可聯(lián)想到achieve success，意為“取得成功”；不定式符號(hào)to后用動(dòng)詞原形。故答案為achieve。

【2】句意：錢給你選擇/機(jī)會(huì)。

根據(jù)下文“If you want to buy a better birthday gift for your grandpa, the extra money you earn helps!”可推測(cè)有了多余的錢有機(jī)會(huì)買更好的禮物，多了選擇的可能性，結(jié)合首字母c可知用choice或chance都可以，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知用復(fù)數(shù)形式。故答案為choices/chances。

【3】句意：你自己賺的40元比父母給的160元更能使你自豪。

根據(jù)題意及常識(shí)可知自己賺錢會(huì)覺(jué)得自豪；feel后接形容詞，than前用比較級(jí)，結(jié)合首字母p可知要用prouder。故答案為prouder。

【4】句意：但是不要急于去賺錢。

根據(jù)下文“Remember, what you are studying now build up your earning power in later life.”結(jié)合首字母r可推出是說(shuō)不要急于去賺錢，用rush表示“倉(cāng)促行事”；don’t后接動(dòng)詞原形。故答案為rush。

【5】句意：如果你們都同意/接受，你可以把你的卡片以低價(jià)賣給他們。

根據(jù)句意語(yǔ)境結(jié)合首字母a可知賣給朋友卡片需要雙方都同意或接受，用agree或accept都可以；if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語(yǔ)從句，主句中有情態(tài)動(dòng)詞can，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。故答案為agree/accept。

【6】句意：現(xiàn)在開始練習(xí)/計(jì)劃/準(zhǔn)備。

結(jié)合首字母p可知此處是說(shuō)現(xiàn)在就開始練習(xí)、計(jì)劃或準(zhǔn)備，用practise, practice, plan, prepare均可；start后接動(dòng)名詞。故答案為practising/practicing/planning/preparing。

【7】句意：確保它是安全合法的。

結(jié)合常識(shí)及首字母s可知想要做的工作應(yīng)該是安全合法的，此處填形容詞safe與legal構(gòu)成并列結(jié)構(gòu)。故答案為safe。

首字母閱讀填空是考試常見題型，做題時(shí)要先通讀全文，在理解文章大意的基礎(chǔ)上，根據(jù)具體語(yǔ)境結(jié)合首字母即可得出答案。第1小題中結(jié)合題干中success及語(yǔ)境可猜出是要表示“取得成功”，再根據(jù)首字母a推斷用achieve來(lái)填空。