Question

Managing(管理) money is an important skill for adults. But a group of middle school students in the US have had some early lessons.On Sept 23, eighth-graders from Honey Creek Middle School in Michigan, US, had an eye opening experience called Let’s Get Real. The event aimed to help students use money properly.

“I didn’t know it costs so much money just in a month,” said Douglas Dillon, one of the students. Like other students, Dillon acted as a 28-year-old adult with a job and family. He chose to be an engineer. He could earn $5,000 (30,600 yuan) per month. But after he spent his income on essentials (必需品), including housing, taxes (稅), transportation, childcare and entertainment (娛樂活動), he only had $347 left. “I really should spend it carefully and not waste it,” said Dillon.

Meanwhile,Braxton Scamihorn,another student from Honey Creek learned a greater appreciation (感激) for his parents and what it takes to pay the bills. The 14-year-old found that “kids cost a lot of money” when he learned that childcare for three children would cost $900 a month.

“It is just a necessary lesson on problems that the teens are going to face when they are about 28 years old,” said Peggy Murdoch, one of the organizers. They hoped the students learned about real life budget (預算) decisions and had more respect for their parents.

1. The aim of “Let’s Get Real” is to .

A. Help students have a real experience.

B. Help students enjoy the fun of managing money.

C. Help students learn to use money properly.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Douglas Dillon?

A. He is an engineer at the age of 28.

B. He acted as an adult who could earn ￥5000 per month.

C. From the experience he knew he should spend money carefully and not waste it.

3.What items do essentials include according to the 2nd paragraph except ?

A. housing and taxes

B. transportation and entertainment

C. childcare and travel

4.Who is the organizer of the lesson?

A. Douglas Dillon

B. Peggy Murdoch

C. Braxton Scamihorn

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The students learned nothing about real life budget decisions.

B. Many 28-year-olds will face some problems on managing money.

C. Honey Creek Middle School is in the U.K.

Answer 1

1.C

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了金錢管理是成年人的事情，但是在美國的一群中學生也上了一些有關的早期的課程。其目的是為了幫助學生們合理消費金錢。

1.可知The event aimed to help students use money properly.中的事情就是指上文的Let’s Get Real，故選C。

2.經歷過實際體驗后Dillon.所說的話 “I really should spend it carefully and not waste it,”可知他的收獲，故選C。

3.But after he spent his income on essentials (必需品), including housing, taxes (稅), transportation, childcare and entertainment (娛樂活動)可知必須品不包括兒童護理及旅行費用，故選C。

4.“It is just a necessary lesson on problems that the teens are going to face when they are about 28 years old,” said Peggy Murdoch, one of the organizers.可知Peggy Murdoch是組織者之一，故選B.

5.短文學生的感受可知學生有收獲，故A錯誤；根據短文第一段可知是美國的學生，故C錯誤，根據第二段描述，可知B正確，故選B。

考點：日常生活類短文閱讀。