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1、 CTykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list
2、of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.Lets start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simply enter your information and your childs information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.The
3、n you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline their tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They can add items
4、that they are working toward earning and can even earn non-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the ability to accep
5、t or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your fr
6、iends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, youll earn a 25 A gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and lets start teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!45.The purpose of the text is to_.A. make an advertisementB. s
7、hare teaching experienceC. describe an online websiteD. present a way of making money46.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”.A. promisesB. rewardsC. giftsD. tasks47.What can kids learn from Tykoon?A. The ability to manage their budgets.B. The responsibility to
8、do daily chores.C. The skills to earn their own living.D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.48.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.A. no parents will resist the special rewardB. Amazon is a very popular websiteC. Tykoon wants to attract more visitorsD. friends should share informatio
9、n DThe oldest and most common source(来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere -from trees and grasses to agricultural and city-life wastes -bi
10、omass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun. Wh
11、en plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy. In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the suns energy. As long as biomass is produced continuously -with only as much grown as is used- the “battery” lasts forever.According to the Energy Information Administ
12、ration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nations total electricity supply. In 2008-although the numbers arent all in yet-wind power probably took over first place bec
13、ause of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot o
14、f pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it. 49. Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”?A. It burns merely plant matter. B. It keeps producing electricity.C. It stores the energy from the sun. D. It produces zero carbon dioxide.50. We learn from the text th
15、at in 2008 _.A. Wind power would be the leader of renewable energy. B. there was a rapid growth of electricity productionC. biomass might become the main energy source D. 0.50.9 of power supply came from biomass51. Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?A. To prevent the waste of energy. B. To increase production safety.C. To reduce pollution. D. To save money.52. Where does the text probably come from?A. A research plan. B. A science magazine C. A book review. D.A business report.
