2020年中考英語真題專項匯編閱讀理解

2020年中考英語真題專項匯編(12)閱讀理解

1.【2020年北京，14】

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■IcreatedTeensHelpingSeniorswithmyfriends.Thegrouphasabout200volunteers.The

volunteersdeliverfoodorothersuppliesfbrtheelderlyintown.Ispendsixtoeighthoursaweek

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buyingfoodandmakingdeliveries.Bynowwehavecompleted350deliveries.

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IorganizedMittlerSeniorTechnology,aprogramtohelptheelderlylearnhowtousecomputers

andsmartphones.Nowthereare50localseniorsintheweeklytechnologyclasses.Iwanttomake

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surethattheseniorscouldstayconnectedtotheworld.

Posted5/16/205:20PM

Icameupwithawaytohelplonelyseniorswithmyfriends.WecallittheJoy4AllProject.By

dialing569-4255,theelderlycanhearpre-recordedjokesandpoems.Thehotlinehasreceived

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morethan1,800phonecalls.

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Iheardthattheseniorsinthenursinghomecouldn'tseetheirfamiliesandfriendsveryoften,somy

KathyfriendsandIdecidedtocheeruptheelderlybywritingthemletters.Wewantthemtoknowthat

nobodyisbeingforgotten.Bynowmorethan100studentsinmyschoolhavejoinedus.

l.WhocreatedTeensHelpingSeniors?

A.Kathy.B.Linda.C.Jordan.D.Matt.

2.Howmanylocalseniorsarethereintheweeklytechnologyclasses?

A.50.B.100.C.200.D.350.

3.Tohelptheelderlyinthenursinghome,Kathyandherschoolmates.

A.taughtthemhowtousecomputersB.recordedjokesandpoemforthem

C.wrotethemletterstocheerthemupD.deliveredfoodorothersuppliesforthem

2.【2020年北京，15】Therearemillionsofrecipes（菜譜）hiddenintheboxesandheartsof

grandmotherandparents.Thesefamilyrecipesareaspecialpartofourfamilyhistory.Someof

themhavebeenpasseddownfromgeneration（一代人）togeneration.

“IrealizedIcouldn'tgohomeeveryweekendfbrmymom'sdeliciousdishes,“saysShreya,

whoisabouttoenteruniversity.Shreyahasrecentlystartedfollowinghermotheraroundthe

kitchen,takingnotesonhowtomakeher“masalachai“andtastykachoris.

"Thosespecialtastescanimmediatelyunlockawholefloodofemotions,memoriesand

feelingsoffamily,love,andcomfort,"saysshe.

Sheadds,nIamlookingtothedaywhenmykidswillcometoknowoftheirgrandmothers

throughthedishestheycooked."

Butmanyofusfinditdifficulttokeepthefoodconnectionwithourbusylife.Evenifwe

havetime,notmanyofustaketheefforttocollectandrecordtherecipesfromourgrandmothers

andparents.Weoftengetarecipeonthephoneandtakeitdownquicklyonapieceofpaper.We

juststickitontothefridgefbraweekortwoandforgetaboutitassoonasthepaperdisappears

fromthere.

Actually,therearesimplewaystokeepfamilyrecipes,Scrapbooks（剪貝占薄）areeasilyfound

inthemarket.Youcanevenaddphotostorecordeverydetailofyourmemoriesabouttherecipe.

WiththehelpofsomepopularappslikeStoryScans,recordingfamilyrecipeshasneverbeen

easier.Whatisneededistoscan（掃描）therecipesandrecordthestorybehindeachofthem.Itcan

becomethemostmeaningfulworkyouhaveeverdonewithandforyourfamily.

Keepingfamilyrecipesissavingandhonoringourtraditionsothatfuturegenerationscan

continuetomakefamilytiesstronger.Everytimeyourememberyourlovedones,recreateoneof

thedishesfromyourcollectionandletthememoriesfromthegoodolddayscomfortyou.Sowhy

notgiftyourkidsafamilyrecipebookwhentheyarestartinganewlife?

l.WhydoesShreyafollowhermotheraroundthekitchen?

A.Tocleanupthekitchen.B.Tonotedownrecipes.

C.Topreparefamilydinners.D.Totalkaboutfamilyrules.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Waystorecordrecipescanbeeasy.B.Mostpeoplelikewritingrecipebooks.

C.Recipeshavebecomepopularwithkids.D.Peopleoftenbuyrecipebooksinthemarket.

3.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FamilyRecipes:SecretsofCookingB.FamilyRecipesAreataCrossroads

C.FamilyRecipes:ConnectionstoInterestsD.FamilyRecipesAreMorethanJustRecipes

3.【2020年天津，17]DearNicole

Howareyou?Doyouenjoyyoursummerholiday?I'msureyoudo.

It'sbeentwoweekssinceIreturnedtoNewZealand.butI'mstillthinkingoftheexciting

citylifeinHongKong.InNewZealand,lifeistotallydifferent.Imissthedelicioussweetsoupso

much.

Theweatherhasbeenbadthesedays.YesterdayIgotacoldanddidntgotoschooloday.I

hatetakingmedicinebutIhavetotakeit.ImustgetwellsoonbecauseIwillhaytestsonscience

andgeographynextweek.ImustpreparefortheteststhistimesothatIwontfailagain.

Irememberthatyoulikeourlocalhandcream（護手霜）.butitisquiteexpensiveinHong

Kong.IboughtyousomelastweekendandIamsendingittoyou.Itsmuchcheaperherethanin

HongKong.

It'salmosttheendofAugust.It'stimetopack（收拾）yourschoolbagandgetreadyforthe

newschoolterm.Takegoodcare.

Withlove

Judy

l.JudythinksthatlifeinHongKongis.

A.boringB.excitingC.useful0.powerful

2.WhatdoesJudymissaboutHongKong?

A.Thestadium.B.Thezoo

C.Thesweetsoup.D.Theschool

3.Whatwilljudydonextweek?

A.Shewillgotohospital.B.Shewillgoshopping.

C.Shewillhaveapicnic.D.Shewillhavetestsonscienceandgeography.

4.1fthehandcreamcosts$45inNewZealand,itmightcostinHongKong.

A.$70B.$45C.$40D.$30

5.WhendoesJudywritetheletter?

A.InMay.B.lnJune.C.InJuly.D.Inaugust.

4.【2020年河北，12】Inclass,studentsaresharingtheirdreamjobs.

Jacob:Fdliketobeamountain-climbingguidefbrseveralreasons.NumberOne,mountain

climbingisveryexciting.Mountain-climbingguidesgettoclimbtall,dangerousmountains,right

NumberTwo,Ienjoyworkingoutdoorsandhelpingothers.NumberThree,mountain-climbing

guidestravelwidelyandmeetmanyfunpeople.

Fred:Mychoiceistobeavet(OE).Why?Ilikeanimals.Animalsbringalotofjoytoour

lives,buttheyaskforlittleinreturn.Ialsoenjoyhelpinganimalsandtheirownersfeelbetter.Pet

ownersarehappywhentheirpetsarewell.Finally,vetsgettoworkwithotherpeoplewholike

animals.

Anne:Ha,mydreamjob?Anaccountant(Ait)!Ithinkit*sinteresting.I'mgoodatnumbers,

youknow,andIalsolikehelpingpeoplemanagetheirmoney.Goodaccountantsarewellpaid,

andIwanttomanagemyownmoney,ofcourse.Butthemostimportantofall,accountantsmostly

workalone,andIliketoworkalone.

Jessica:Fdliketobecomeananimator(動畫片制作者)andmakefilmslikeToySton,A,

andCars.Yousee,IlovedrawingandIloveworkingoncomputers.Fdliketohelppeoplelaxand

enjoytheirlife.Animatorscanmakealotofmoney,too.

1.Jacob'sdreamjobistobe.

A.avetB.ananimator

C.anaccountantD.amountain-climbingguide

2.WhatisAnne'smainreasonforherdreamjob?

A.ThejobisinterestingB.Thejobiswellpaid

C.SheisgoodatnumbersD.Shelikestoworkbyherself.

3.Whatdothefourstudentshaveincommon?

A.Theyenjoyworkingoutside.B.Theyenjoyofferinghelptoothers.

C.Theyhopetomeetfunpeople.D.Theyhopetomakealotofmoney.

5.【2020年河南，1】

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TheBeatlesStoryThewortd-Umous19605UyerpoolFCThiscityk>ve$football.Visit

musicgroupcamefromLiverpool.FindoutAnfieldfootballstadium,hometo

aboutTheBeatlesattheTheBeatlesStory.Liverpool'sfavouritefootballteam,and

OpeneverydayexceptOc25and26.

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MUSEUMW”oo<SHOPPING

VisittheLiverpoolMosenaUveraolOUEFindthebestshoppinginthecentreof

Le?maboutthehistoryand

cuhureofLiverpool.LiverpoolatLiverpoolONE.liverpool'snewshopping

Freeentry!centre.Openedin2008.

Opendaily10ajn.-5p.m.

WordBank

adult成人

stadium體育場

entry進入

1.WhatcanyoulearnaboutatTheBeatlesStory?

A.AmusicgroupB.Afamouswriter

C.Thehistoryofthecity.D.TheEnglishartculture

2.HowmuchdotheypayifastudentandhisparentsvisitAnfieldstadium?

A.￡24.00B.￡30.00C.￡33.00.D.￡39.00

3.HowlongdoesLiverpoolMuseumrundaily?

A.FivehoursB.Sevenhours.C.Ninehours.D.Tenhours

4.WhatisLiverpoolONE?

A.AcinemaB.ArestaurantC.AmusichallD.Ashoppingcentre.

5.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.AresearchpaperB.Ahealthmagazine

C.AtravelguidebookD.Ageographytextbook.

6.【2020年ill東德州，3]Howdidpeopletellthetimebeforeclockswereinvented?

Atfirst,theancientpeoplelookedupatthesunandcouldtellitwasthemiddleofthday

whenthesunwasdirectlyoverheadinthesky.Theyalsoknewwhenitwasmorningorevening.

Later,theEgyptiansusedsticks.Thesesticksmeasured（測量）timeduringthedayThesun

shoneonthetallstickandthestickmadeashadow（陰影）.Asthesunmovedacrossthesky,the

position（位置）oftheshadowchanged.ThiswouldletpeopletellwhattimeItwas.

Overtime,theChinesefirstusedsundialsinsteadofshadowsticks.Thesundialhasaypeof

shadowstickonit.Asthesunshinesonit,ashadowappearsonthenumbersEachnumberstands

foranhouroftheday.Butsundialsdon'tworkatnightoronacloudyday!Therearenoshadows

unlessthesunisout.

Waterclocksusedwatertomeasuretimeatnight.Waterdripped（滴落）slowlyfromone

bowlintoanother.Thelevelofthewaterinthebowlsshowedthetime.

PeoplealsousedsandglassesYoumayhaveseenone.Somegamesstillusesand-glasses.

Thesandfallsfromthetopofthesandglassestothebottom.Itmeasuresshortamountsofthetime.

Themoresandfalls,themoretimehaspassedWhenthesandhasfinishedfalling,youhaveto

turnthesand-glassesover.

l.Atfirst,theancientpeopletoldthetimebylookingat.

A.thestickB.theshadowC.thesunD.themoon

2.Whichpicturecanbea"sundial”?

A.sunnyB.rainyC.cloudyD.snowy

4.Whichisrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.SticksmeasuredtimeinEgyptdayandnight.

B.SundialswerefirstusedinancientEgypt.

C.Sand-glassesusuallymeasurealongtime.

D.Thewaterclocktoldthetimebythewaterlevelinthebowls.

5.Whafsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.SomethingaboutsundialsB.Howtotellthetimebylookingatthesun

C.Howtotellthetimeinthepast.D.SomeinventionsinChina.

7.【2020年山東東營，21】Itisahotsummerday.Claraisdrinkingjuiceintheyard.

Hermomiscuttinggrasswithalawnmower（割草機）.Thelawnmowerisloud,andClarawishes

hermomwouldplaywithherinstead.Butmomsaysthegrassisverylongandhastobecut.

Suddenly,thelawnmowerstops.Clara'smomlooksupset.Clarawonderswhatiswrong.Her

mompickssomethingupoutofthegrass,andwalkstoClaraClarasmomhasalittleturtleinher

hand!AsClaralookscloser,sheseesthatonelegisinbadshape.IthinkIbrokeitsleg,n

Clara'smomsays."I'mreallysorry.Willyouhelpmenurseitbacktohealth?

Clarafeelsbadfbrthelittleturtle,Turtlesmoveslowly,soitprobablycouldnotrunawaywhen

itsawthelawnmowercoming.AndClara*smomcouldnotseeitinthelonggrass!Itwasa

mistake,butClaraandhermomwillmakeitright.ClaranamestheturtlePhillip.

TheytakePhilliptothevet.ThevettakesanX-rayofPhillip'sleg,andmakessurethatitis

broken.Theturtlegetsalittlesplint（夾板）andbandage.ThevettellsClarathattheturtleneeds

plantstoeat,watertodrinkandaplacetolivein.Claraandhermombuyasmalltank

（水箱）forPhilliponthewayhome.

Athome,ClaratakesgoodcareofPhillip.Sheputswaterandrocksinthetank.Shebringshim

fruitandleavestoeat,andkeepshistankclean.

Aftereightweeks,ClaraandhermomtakePhillipbacktothevet,whosaysthathislegis

healthyagain.Claraisbothhappyandsad.HappybecausePhillipisbetter,butsadbecauseshe

hastolethimgo.WhenClaragetshome,shefeedsPhillipsomefruit,kisseshisbackandsays

goodbye,thenletshimgointheyard.ClarawillalwaysrememberPhillip.

1.Clara'smomlooksupsetbecause.

A.shecan'tplaywithClara

B.thegrassistoolongtocut

C.thelawnmowerdoesn'twork

D.shehurtstheturtlebymistake

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vet"mean?

A.獸醫(yī)B.藥劑師C.飼養(yǎng)員D.馴獸師

3.ClaraprovidesforPhillip.

A.somefruit,waterandgrass

B.atank,someleavesandwater

C.asplint,atankandsomerocks

D.abandage,somewaterandleaves

4.WhatdoesClaradoafterPhillipbecomeshealthy?

A.ShetakeshimtogetanX-ray

B.Shefeedshimsomeleaves

C.Sheletshimgo

D.Shekeepshimasapetintheyard

5.WhatdoyouthinkofClara?Sheis.

A.kindB.politeC.carelessD.creative

8.【2020年上海，38]NewThisTermattheMeridenCentre

ChineseLanguageCourses!

WhyIearnChinese?

Anewroadtoabigworld

ChineseistheNo.1spokenlanguageintheworld!MorepeoplearespeakingChinesethan

English,andtheneedforbusinesspeoplewhoknowChineseisskyrocketing.Anothergreatreason

istogiveyourkidsoryourselfaseatatthetableinaworldwhereChinaisanimportant

partner.Callusforcourselistings.

Smallclass:10-15students

Professionalteachers:richexperienceinleaching

Self-fitcoursezstudyingatyourownpace.

slowerorfasterthanausualcourse

Ojflinecoursesonworkdays$500percourseeachterm

onworkdays$650percourseeachterm

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Onlinecourses

onweekends$400percourseeachterm

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l.TheMeridenCentreoffersitsnewcoursesonthisterm.

A.businessskillsB.modernworldhistory

C.spokenEnglishD.theChineselanguage

2.Theunderlinedword"skyrocketing”means"

A.risingquicklyB.returningsuddenly

C.droppingslowlyD.disappearingcompletely

3.Wecanlearnfromtheinformationintheboxthat.

A.thecoursesaredesignedforChinesekids

B.Chinaisanimportantpartnerintheworld

C.it'sdifficulttogetaseatinaChineserestaurant

D.EnglishistheNo.lspokenlanguageintheworld

4.Theadvantageof“selFfitcourse^^isthatyoumaychooseyourown.

A.classsizeB.speedtolearn

C.languageteacherD.placetopark

5.BenwishestotakeanonlinecourseonTuesdays.Howmuchdoesheneedtopayeachterm?

A.$500.B.$650.C.$350,D.$400.

6.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttobefilledintheblank?

A.SelectedBooksBuyOne,GetOneFree

B.TurnleftintoGardenRoadanddrivetowardnorth

C.FormoreinformationContactAngelaat860-343-5807

D.Guestspeaker:AnnBellaRoom3002:00p.m.July1

9.【2020年江蘇鹽城，20】ThenexttimeWaydesawManningtree,hesaid,"Could

youletmehavealittleofthatmedicine?Justenoughtoseeifitworks.Tmsorrytotroubleyou.”

"Ihaveonlyaverysmallamountleft.Itwilltakemesometimetofindouthowtomake

more.

“Iwillpayyouanythingyouask,.”Waydesaid.

“Don'tgivemeanythingnow,butpromisetopayme$10,000whenyoubecomePrime

Minister（首相）

Waydelaughed."That'simpossible,nhesaid.HIshallneverbecomePrimeMinister.^^

"Whoknows"Manningtreesaid."Givemeaweek,and1*11seewhatIcando.”

Aweekpassed.Then,ManningtreecametovisitWaydeagain.Hebroughtwithhimasmall

bottle.

"Icannotfindouthowtomakemoreofthismedicine,"hesaid,"butyoucanhavewhat's

lenidon'tneedit

"That'sverygenerousofyou."Waydesaid.'*HowcanIeverthankyou?”

"Justtakeonesmalldropofthemedicineonceamonth.*'Manningtreesaid.

Waydetookthebottlefromhisfriend.Onceamonth,hetookonesmalldrop.

Theeffect（效果）wasimmediate.Suddenly,hewasnotnervousanymore.Heanymore,cither.

Hewasconfidentofhisabilities.

Hestartedabusinessandwithinayearbecameamillionaire.Hemetandmarriedoneofthe

country'smostintelligentandbeautifulwomenandhadtwolovelychildrenwithher.Heranfor

parliament（議會）andsucceeded.Withintwoyears,hewasaminister.Twoyearslater,hebecame

PrimeMinister.

Oneday,hewenttoseeManningtree.

“YouhavecometogivemeSI0,000,“Manningtreesaidwithalaugh."Forgetit.Idon't

wantit.”

“Youcancertainlyhaveitifyouwantit."Waydesaid.<4ButthatisnotthereasonIhave

cometoseeyou.^^

“Oh?Andwhatisthereason?nManningtreeasked.

“Ihavealmostfinishedthemedicineyougaveme,"Waydesaid."Haveyoufoundouthow

tomakeit?”

AgainManningtreelaughed,"Oh,yes,"hesaid.441haveknownhowtomakeitforalong

timeIknewhowtomakeitwhenIwasatschool.^^

"Whatdoyoumean?"Waydeasked.

“MydearfriendandPrimeMinister,"Manningtreesaid,"themedicineIgaveyouwasjust

abottleofdistilledwater.”

Butthecolour.”

"Oh,Iaddedsomecoloring.^^

“Then,themedicinedidmenogood,nWaydesaid.

“Itdidn'tneedto.Therewasnothingwrongwithyou.Allyouneededwastohave

confidenceinyourself.”

l.Thestoryisorganized.

A.intimeorderB.inspaceorder

C.fromspecifictogeneralD.fromgeneraltospecific

2.WhathappenedtoWaydeaftertakingthemedicine?

A.Hegotrichinaweekasexpected.B.Hesuddenlygotnervousandshy.

C.HesucceededinbecomingPrimeMinister.D.Hebecamethemostintelligentmaninthe

country.

3.WhydidWaydecometoseeManningtreeyearslater?

A.Tosaythankstothedoctor.B.Toaskformoreofthemedicine

C.TopayforthemedicineD.Togivetherestofthemedicineback

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthemedicine?

A.ItcostWayde$10,000.B.Itwasusefulbutexpensive.

C.Itdidn'tworkwellonWayde.D.Itwasmadeupofwaterandcoloring.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Confidenceisthesecretofsuccess.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.HelpingothersishelpingourselvesD.Toomuchmedicineisbadforhealth

10.[2020年江蘇鎮(zhèn)江，18】InafewhoursSamwouldbeflyingtoGermany.Welookedat

eachotherbutnosoundbrokethesilenceofmybeach-sidehouse.

Suchamomentwasnotthefirsttimeforme.On,Sam'sfirstdayofkindergarten（幼JL園），Ifelt

hisstresswhenholdinghishand.Helookedatme------ashedidnow.ButIsaidnothingtillthe

schoolbuscame.Abouttenyearslater,Idrovehimtothecollege.HewassickbutIdidn'tknow

thenIthoughthewasjusttootired.Itriedtothinkofsomethingtosayashewouldstartanew

periodoflife.Again,.

Alow,asIstoodbeforehim,Ithoughtofthoseopportunitiesweparentsallletpass,Aboy

graduatesfromschool,adaughtergetsmarried.Weseldomfindaquietmomenttotellthemwhat

theyhavemeanttous.Orwhattheymightfaceinthefutureuphisathletictalent,butproudthat

laterhechosere.Oneday,ItoldSamIregrettednevertravelingabroadtoknowbetteraboutthe

worldbeforeworking.SamdecidedtolearnGermaninBerlin,eventhoughhisfriendsthoughtit

meaningless.

Thenightbeforehewastoleave,Ifailedtosayanywordsagain.Maybe,Ithought,itwasn't

necessarytosayanything.

Whatdoesitmatterifafathernevertellsasonwhathereallythinksofhim?ButasIstood

beforeSam,Iknewitdoesmatter.MyfatherandIlovedeachother.However,Ialwaysregretted

neverhearinghimputhisfeelingsintowords.

"Sam,"Isaid,"ifIcouldhavepicked,Iwouldhavepickedyou."Iwasn'tsureheunderstood

whatImeant.Samcametowardsmeandthrewhisarmsaroundme,saying"thankyou".Myeyes

mistedover（模糊）.

Then,themomentended,andSamlefthome.Thatwassevenweeksago,andnowIthinkabout

himwhenIwalkalongthebeachnearmyhomeonweekends.Thousandsofmilesaway,Sam

mightbebusywalkinginthestreetofBerlin.

WhatIhadsaidtoSamwasnotnew.Itwasnothing.But,itwaseverything.

（adaptedfromWordsfromaFather）

1.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputattheendofParagraph2?

A.IfailedtosayawordB.hisillnessworriedme

C.IdecidedtogoabroadD.hisgrowthsatisfiedme

2,WhenSamheard"ifIcouldhavepicked,Iwouldhavepickedyou”,hemightfeel.

A.stressedB.sadC.calmD.excited

3.Whatdoesthewritermeanbywritingthelastsentence"But,itwaseverything.',?

A.Afathershouldcareabouthisson'seducation?

B.Afathershouldexpressdeeplovetohisson

C.Asonshouldtakehisfather*ssuggestion.

D.Asonshouldrespecthisfather'sdecision.

11.【2020年江蘇蘇州，12】

NightNoodleMarkets

Dreamingofsome由tastefamityentertainment?Thel*ghtNoodteMarketscould

bejustwhatyouandyourfamilyarelookingfor

TastyfoodDelkioussmellattheNoodleEnpytheAwanutyieMreetfood

Greatlocations.Topoutdoordiningatalithemamsquaresofyourerty.

Take■looicitthemenuionoffer.Clickontheiconsbe(ow

When?MondaytoSaturday.5pmto11pm.

Where?ClKkHEREtofind。NightNoodleMarfcetinyouretty

l.Whatis?

A.ThenameoftheownerB.Theaddressofthewebsite

C.AcollectionoffoodD.Thenameofthemarket

2.Whencanpeoplegotothemarkets?

A.At3pmonMonday.B.At11amonTuesday.

C.At9pmonSunday.D.At10pmonThursday.

3.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementisto.

A.encouragepeopletogoandeatatthemarkets

B.tellpeoplethefeaturesofdeliciousAsianfood

C.askpeopletochoosethefoodpicturestheylike

□,introducesomesupportingcompaniestopeople

12.[2020年江蘇連云港，18]Areyougoodwithmoney?Doyougetpocketmoneyfromyour

parentsordoyouworktomakemoney?ReadontofindoutaboutBritishteenagersandtheir

money!

Pocketmoney

MostteenagersinBritainreceivepocketmoneyfromtheirparents.Theymighthavetodosome

houseworktogetpocketmoney,includingcleaning,cooking,washingdishesandsoon.

Part-timework

Apart-timejobisachoiceforteenagerswhodon'thavepocketmoneyorwhowanttogetextra

money.About15%teenagershaveajob.Onlychildrenovertheageof13canwork.Popular

part-timejobsforteensincludebabysitting,delivering（遞送）newspapers,restaurantworkand

shopworkChildreninBritaincanworktwohoursadayatthemostonaschooldaybutnot

duringschoolhours.Duringweekendsandschoolholidays,theycanworklongerhours.

Bankaccounts（賬戶）

Somechildrenandteenagershaveabankaccount.Thereisnoagelimitatwhichyoucanopen

abankaccount,butabankmanagercandecidewhethertoopenanaccountforachildorayoung

person.Parentscanputpocketmoneydirectlyintotheirchild'sbankaccount.Mostbankshavea

prepaidbankcarddesignedforyoungpeople.

Mobileapps

Manycompanieshavemademobileappsforchildren,includingGoHenry.OsperandGimi

Parentscanaddmoneytotheirchildren'saccountsandcheektoseehowthemoneyisspent.

Childrenanchoosetosavetheirmoneyorspenditusingacard.Theappssuggestthatkidsfrom8

to13canusethecards.

So,manyteenagersaregettingexperienceworkingpart-time,dealingwithbanksanddeciding

whethertosaveorspendtheirmoney.Theseareallstepstowardsbecomingafinancially

independent（經(jīng)濟獨立的）personandmakingandlookingafteryourownmoney.

l.HowcanBritishteenagersgettheirpocketmoney?

A.Bydoinghomework