Question

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠債). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
【小題1】What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home	B．Do part-time jobs
C．Take part in sports groups	D．Do chores

【小題2】Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don’t like spend money at all

D．they make a lot of money

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

【小題4】The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.

A．學術的

B．娛樂的

C．運動的

D．休閑的

【小題5】The best title for the passage would probably be _______.

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans.

B．Chinese students and Americans

C．Chinese parents and American parents.

D．Chinese values and American values

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要用對比的方式，介紹了美國人和中國人不同的價值觀念。
【小題1】根據Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.描述，可知中國學生不可能自己做兼職工作掙錢。故選B。
【小題2】根據Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.描述，可知選A。
【小題3】根據短文描述，可知沒有提到為什么中國的家長會不計代價的要送孩子上好的大學。故選C。
【小題4】聯系前文美國學生喜歡參加運動，跳舞和唱歌。可知此處指的是中國孩子喜歡參加學術小組。故選A，學術的。
【小題5】這篇短文主要介紹了美國人和中國人不同的價值觀念。故選D。
考點：關于中美價值觀念的說明文閱讀
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