五、阅读理解。
主题群:做人与做事
子主题:理财意识
语篇类型:说明文
难度:★★★
The money management skill is very important to us, but many parents don't spend time teaching their children about the value of money, and unluckily, many of those children will have poor money management skills in the future.
At what age should parents begin educating their children about money? Financial experts(理财专家) agree that it's never too early. The more children learn about money, the more they will be able to make wise budgets as they grow older. First, parents can begin teaching young children how to count money. It is very important to young children.
Next, you can teach the value of saving. Once they learn saving is a good idea and that it is something they should always do, their financial future will be brighter.
For example, if your children want new bicycles, you can teach them to save part of their pocket money for that bike, while they are still keeping money for ice cream, or for going to the movies with their friends. In this way they will begin to understand the value of both the short-term saving and the long-term saving.It's also never too early to teach your children different ways to make money. For example, they can sweep the floor and wash the dishes. Sit down with your children and talk with them about some ways they would like to make money. You'll be surprised at the effort they will begin making.
Help your children chart(制订计划) their financial course in life, teach them basic money management skills, and their future will be brighter.
1. When should parents teach their children how to master some money management skills?
A. As children grow up.
B. As children are teenagers.
C. When they go to school.
D. As early as possible.
2. In order to educate children about money, parents may start with teaching them to
C
.
A. save money
B. make money
C. count money
D. go shopping with money
3. Which of the following is not true according to the underlined sentences?
A. Keeping some money for going to the movies with friends shows the value of the long-term saving.
B. Keeping some money for ice cream shows the value of the short-term saving.
C. Buying a new bike needs the long-term saving.
D. The underlined part shows us how we should teach children the value of saving.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Parents and children
B. Children should learn to save money
C. Teaching children to manage money
D. We should make money
