【題目】 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（顧問(wèn)）to evaluate（評(píng)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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【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：美國(guó)公司雇用越來(lái)越多的年輕人作為顧問(wèn)，為兒童消費(fèi)者評(píng)估產(chǎn)品。專(zhuān)業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)幫助制造商詢(xún)問(wèn)孩子們服裝、食品和其他市場(chǎng)的所有最新趨勢(shì)。本文想表達(dá)的是美國(guó)越來(lái)越重視兒童作為消費(fèi)者這一群體。

【1】根據(jù)文章第一段第四行“The 12-to-19 age group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. ”可知題目中的問(wèn)題是肯定的，故填Yes, they do。

【2】根據(jù)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，專(zhuān)業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)幫助制造商詢(xún)問(wèn)孩子們服裝、食品和其他市場(chǎng)的所有最新趨勢(shì)。故填They help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and other markets。

【3】根據(jù)文章第一段倒數(shù)第一、二、三行“Another company, ……They have to write down any ideas which come into their heads.”可知，鼓勵(lì)孩子們玩游戲以激發(fā)創(chuàng)造力。 他們必須寫(xiě)下腦海中所有能想到的想法。故填Yes, it is。

【4】根據(jù)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】根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二行“Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software”.可知他的薪水是250美元還有一些軟件，故填$250 and some software。

【6】通讀全文后可知，年輕顧問(wèn)是一項(xiàng)非常有挑戰(zhàn)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.）。

任務(wù)型閱讀中的細(xì)節(jié)理解題。首先找出問(wèn)句中的關(guān)鍵詞，然后定位到文章具體位置，寫(xiě)出正確答案即可。

例如題目4中，關(guān)鍵詞是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。

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