1、第14课时八年级(下)Units 78一、阅读理解AMy parents give me an allowance every week. An allowance is the money I earn(赚的) when I do chores or jobs around the house. I want to buy a lot of things with my allowance, so I have to earn it first! There are many ways to earn money. I sweep the floor, make my bed and emp
2、ty the dishwasher. I also help my parents whenever they ask.My parents let me choose how to spend my allowance, but they say I shouldnt use it up at once. Thats why they taught me about budgets(预算). A budget helps people buy things now and also save for things in the future. My mom says there are th
3、ree ways to use my allowance. I can spend it, save it, or give it away. I want to do all three, so my mom and I make three jars. One is a “spend” jar, one is a “save” jar, and one is a “give” jar.Spend JarThe spend jar is my favorite! I put most of my allowance here. At the end of the month, I count
4、 up all my spending money. I use it to buy things and do fun things with my friends.Save JarSometimes, there are things I want, but I dont have enough money. Thats what the save jar is for. I put some of my allowance in it. It builds up more and more each week. After a while, I have enough money to
5、buy what I want.Give JarThe last jar is very special. Its the give jar. I donate(捐赠)the money in it to a charity(慈善)or the people in need. My dad says that donating money helps other people and makes our world a better place.I like putting my allowance into my three jars. Its fun to see it build up
6、over time! Do you earn an allowance?1.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “allowance”is “”.A.开销B.零用钱C.积蓄D.费用2.There are jars for the writers money.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four3.For budgets,the writers parents didnt want him to .A.spend all the money in a short timeB.build up too much moneyC.choose
7、 how to spend the moneyD.save the money for things in the future4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The writers parents have a large amount of money.B.The writer asks his mother to make the three jars.C.The writer donates money in the “spend” jar to a charity.D.There are many
8、 ways to get the allowance for the writer.5.We can learn how to according to the passage.A.use the allowanceB.make three jarsC.help othersD.buy thingsB(2017河南郑州二模)Imagine this. Somebody hides free books on the subway for you to find and read. Sounds exciting?Well, Emma Watson, a British actress, is
9、doing it!She is known for acting as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies.Emma Watson hid 100 copies of a book called Mom & Me & Mom(2013)on Londons subway. The writer of the book is Maya Angelou. It tells about the writers relationship with her mother. Emma Watson wrote on the book,“This book
10、 is one I have read before and it is one of my favorites. I cant wait to hear your thoughts!”These books were put in different places on the subway. People saw Emma Watson doing the same thing on the subway in New York this month.With each book, there is a handwritten note by Emma Watson. She asked
11、people to take special care of the books if they found them. She also wrote that when you finished reading it, please leave it on the subway again for someone else to find and read.Emma Watsons work is part of a movement called Books on the Underground. It calls on people to leave their books on the
12、 subway, so other people can enjoy them too.Hollie Belton, a woman in London, started the movement in 2012. She loves reading on the subway. She noticed that a lot of people shared her habit, so she got the idea. Over the years, Hollie Belton has left over 2,000 books of her own. The movement has at
13、tracted more and more people.Emma Watson is a book-lover as well. Thats why she tried it. Earlier this year, Emma Watson set up her own online book club Our Shared Shelf. She reads a book every month with others. Mom & Me & Mom is the clubs book for November.6.Who wrote the book Mom & Me & Mom? A.Ma
14、ya Angelou.B.Hollie Belton.C.Emma Watson.D.Harry Potter.7.What can we know about Emma Watson from the text?A.She often takes the subway.B.She loves reading on the subway.C.She is an actress who loves reading.D.She often writes books on the subway.8.What can we infer(推断)from the text?A.Its good to se
15、ll books on the subway.B.More and more people begin to take the subway.C.Emma Watson made a lot of money by selling books online.D.Emma Watson likes sharing her feelings about books with others.9.If a passenger finds a hidden book on the subway,.A.he must return it to Emma WatsonB.he can find a photo of Emma Watson in the bookC.he can read it for free without taking it awayD.he can exchange his thoughts with Emma Watson on the subway10.The text mainly talks about.A.Emma Watsons favorite bookB.how kind and helpful Emma Watson isC.why Hollie Belton started the reading projectD.a movem
