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1、学校： 班级： 姓名： 考号： 密 封 内 不 要 答 题 20142015学年度大同市云天补习学校第三次模拟考试2015.5.23 英语试卷 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分（总分150分，考试时间为120分钟）（提示：七选五选项涂卡：ABE、ACF、ADG）第I卷第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）A Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an
2、allowance（pocket money）The purpose is to let children learn from experiences at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration, Some children get a weekly
3、allowance. Others get a monthly allowance. In any case, parents should make clear what, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money. At first, young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this，they will learn the hard way that spending must
4、be done within a budget（预算）. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until the next allowance. The object is to show young people that a budget demands a choice between spending and saving. Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electron
5、ics. Many people who have written on the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life. Paying children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can even provide an understanding of how a b
6、usiness works. Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with money. They can share it in the form of gifts or giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it. Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacr
7、ifice. You have to cut costs and plan for the future. Requiring children to save part of their allowances can also open the door to future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers learn about personal finance. A saving account is an excellent way to learn about
8、the power of compound interest. Compounding works by paying interest. So, for example, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents in the first year. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on. That may not seem like a lo
9、t, but over time it adds up. 21Giving the allowance，parents should consider all the following EXCEPT Ahow much the child should get each time Bwhether the child has made a budget Cwhere the money really goes Dhow often a child can get it 22Which of the following statement is true according to the pa
10、ssage? AGiving less allowance can teach your children how to save. BYou had better give your children allowance once a month. CYou should not pay your children to do extra work around the house. DSome children may use allowance to buy gifts or what they want.23The underlined part“compound interest”i
11、n the passage probably means Aincreasing curiosity to learn how to make more money Bstronger power to hold ones attention to saving money Cmoney paid by the bank on your original money and the gain from it Dyour parents money from working in the bank 24 Whats the best title of the passage?ABe genero
12、us to Pay your children. BHow to use Allowance wisely. CAllowance Helps children learn about money. DThe methods of Limiting Allowance.BFumbling with the buttons to find a good song while driving has been linked to increased risk of crashes, but is listening to music risky? “It depends on the music,
13、” says a report published in the October issue of Accident Analysis & Prevention.The study found teenage drivers who played their own music had significantly more traffic violations（违规）compared with background music designed by the researchers to minimize driving distractions, or no music. Researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel recruited（招募）85 drivers about 18 years old; just over half were male. The subjects were each assigned to drive six challenging road trips
