閱讀理解,六選四組合練03（上海）

（滿分：60分，推薦用時:60分鐘）

第一套

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejust

read.

A

【來源】上海市實驗學校2024-2025學年高三上學期十月月考英語試卷

Moby-Dickwas,forme,oneofthosebooksclassifiedof“thingsyoushouldhavereadalongtimeago”.AndasIama

mathematician,despitemyinterestinliterature,myintellectualprioritiesdidnotincludea400novelaboutwhales.That

allchangedonedaywhenIoverheardamathematicianfriendmentionthatMoby-Dickcontainsareferencetocycloids.

Cycloidsareamongthemostbeautifulmathematicalcurvesinexistence-theFrenchmathematicianBlaisePascal

foundthemsodistractinglyfascinatingthatheclaimedmerelythinkingaboutthemcouldrelievethepainofabadtoothache一

butapplicationstowhalingarenotusuallylistedontheirresume.

Curious,IfinallyreadMoby-Dick,andwasdelightedtofindthatitisfullofmathematicalmetaphors.Irealizedfurther

ifsnotjustHermanMelville;LeoTolstoywritesaboutcalculus（微積分），JamesJoyceaboutgeometry.

Regretfully,theconnectionsbetweenmathematicsandliteraturehavenotreceivedtheattentiontheydeserve.Infact,

theyareoftenconsideredtobeagainsteachother.IrecallthatattheendofmyverylastEnglishclassatschool,in1991,the

teachergavemealovelyhandwrittennotewithalonglistofbooksshethoughtImightlike,saying,“Sorrytoloseyoutothe

lab.”

Theideathatonewouldhavetochoosebetweenmathematicsandliteratureis,Ithink,somethingofatragedy一not

onlybecausethetwofieldsarefundamentallylinked,butalsobecauseunderstandingtheselinkscanenhanceyourenjoyment

ofboth.

Theperceivedboundarybetweenmathandliteratureisactuallyaveryrecentidea.Formostofrecordedhistory,

mathematicswaspartofeveryeducatedperson'sculturalawareness.

The11th-centuryPersianscholarOmarKhayyam,towhomthepoetrycollectionknownastheRubaiyatiscredited,was

alsoamathematician,andcreatedbeautifulgeometricsolutionstomathematicalproblems.Inthe14thcentury,Chaucerwrote

bothTheCanterburyTalesandapaperontheastrolabe（星盤，用于測量天體的距離）.Thereareinnumerablesuchexamples,

notleastthatofLewisCarroll,who,ofcourse,wasamathematicianfirstandanauthorsecond.

Thereisadeeperreasonwefindmathematicsattheheartofliterature.Theuniverseisfullofunderlyingstructure,

patternandregularity,andmathematicsisthebesttoolwehaveforunderstandingit.Thafswhymathematicsisoftencalledthe

languageoftheuniverse,andwhyitissovitaltoscience.Sincewehumansarepartoftheuniverse,itisonlynaturalthatour

formsofcreativeexpression,literatureamongthem,willalsorevealatendencyforpatternandstructure.

1.WhatinspiredtheauthortoreadMoby-Dick?

A.Thetopicofthebook.B.Hisfriend^recommendation.

C.Hislong-timeinterestinliterature.D.Therebeingsomemathsinthebook.

2.Theauthor'sEnglishteacher?swordsarementionedinparagraph4inorderto.

A.formasharpcontrastwiththeattainmenthelatermade

B.implythatmathematicsandliteraturehaven'treceivedproperattention

C.protestagainsttheunfairtreatmentheoncereceivedwhileyoung

D.showthatmathsandliteratureareregardedasdistinctivesubjects

3.WhatdoOmarKhayyam,ChaucerandLewisCarrollhaveincommon?

A.Allofthemwerefamousnovelists.

B.Allofthemwereinfavourofreadingwidely.

C.Allofthemweremastersinbothmathsandliterature.

D.Allofthemwereawareoftheboundarybetweenmathsandliterature.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthormostlikelytoagreewith?

A.Takingonmathsandgivingupliteraturewasnotawisechoiceforhim.

B.Bothmathsandliteraturearepartofthepursuittounderstandtheuniverse.

C.Thereisenoughresearchontheconnectionsbetweenmathsandliterature.

D.Mathematiciansmayfindithardtounderstandideasembeddedinliterature.

B

【來源】上海市金山區2024-2025學年高三上學期12月質量監控英語試卷

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C.InternationalstudentsstudyinginSISU.D.InternationalstudentslovingChineseculture.

6.IfAliceisqualifiedforthisprogram,howmanydayslefttosubmittheapplicationfromnowon?

A.About20days.B.About2weeks.C.About1month.D.About45days.

7.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogram?

A.Tohelpeachlearnerimprovehis/herfluencyinChineselittlebylittle.

B.Toenrichtheirlivesbyprovidingawiderangeofafter-classactivities.

C.TopromoteabetterunderstandingofpresentChina,especiallyShanghai.

D.Toprovideaplatformforstudentfromdifferentcountriestoknoweachother.

c

【來源】上海市風華中2024-2025學年高三上學期英語11月月考英語試卷

Po-ShenLoh,aprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversityandTeamUSA'scoachfortheInternationalMathematical

Olympiad（國際數學奧林匹克競賽）,deliveredatalkcalled"HowtoSurvivetheChatGPTInvasion.^^Andhissimplepractical

adviceappliedtoeveryoneinthehall,"Thinkaboutwhatmakeshumanshuman,“Lohsaid.

Hesaysthekeytosurvivalisknowinghowtosolveproblems-andknowingwhichproblemstosolve.Heurgesmath

enthusiaststofocusoncreativity,emotionandthestuffthatdistinguishesmanfrommachineandwon'tgoobsolete.As

artificialintelligencegetssmarter,theimportanceoningenuitywillbecomegreater.Thisiswhathewantstodrillintotheir

impressionable（易受影響的）youngminds:BeinghumanwillonlybemoreimportantasAIbecomesmorepowerful.

ButthepeoplewhowillinherittheeconomyreshapedbytheAIboomarestudentstoday.Thetechthey'realreadyusing

tocheatontheirhomeworkwilllookprimitivebythetimethey'reincollege.Theybelongtothefirstgenerationthatwillhave

grownupwithAI,justasGenZcameofagewiththeiPhoneandmillennialsbarelyrememberatimebeforetheywereonline.

ThesechildrenandteensoftheChatGPTerawillhaveabetterintuitiveunderstandingofthisdisruptiveforcethanadults

becausetheywillhaveneverreallyexperiencedlifewithoutit.

Afterhistalk,Iaskedhowhismessagetoaroomfulloffifth-gradersappliestosomeoneinanoffice,andhereplied

fasterthanChatGPT.t6Thefutureofjobsisfiguringouthowtofindpainpoints,9,hesaid.4tAndapainpointisahumanpain.^^

Ifshistheorem（定理）ofsuccess.t6Youneedtobeabletocreatevalue,hesaid."Peoplewhomakevaluewillalwayshave

opportunities.^^

“Thismachineistheworld'smostpowerfultoolatrepeatingthingsthathavedonemanytimesbefore,9,hetellsstudents.

“ButnowIwanttoshowsomethingitcannotdo.^^

LohthenfedChatGPTaquestionthatitalmostcertainlyhasn'tseenbeforeanditmesseduptheanswer.Thismight

soundfamiliartoanyonewhohasspentenoughtimewithachat-botthathasanastyhabitofbeingconfidentlywrong:Itmade

upabunchofnonsenseandapologizedforitserrors.

Besides,Lohisabigfanofnon-obviousthings.Atauniversityknownforcomputerscience,heteacheswithapieceof

chalk.Toimprovehispublicspeaking,hespentayeartakingimprovecomedyclasses.Hefoundapainpoint,followedhisown

adviceandtookhisinnateadvantageoverAI:He'sahuman.

“Istheregoingtobeagreathuman-versus-robotswar?Theansweris,unfortunately,yes,^^Lohsaid."Mygoalistomake

surethehumanswin.^^

8.Whichofthefollowingwordsisinclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“obsolete”(para.2)?

A.extinctB.out-of-dateC.unnoticedD.downhill

9.WhatdostudentstodayhaveincommonwithGenZandmillennials?

A.TheyareofthesameageandwillinherittheeconomyreshapedbyAIboom.

B.TheyallusepowerfulAItoolslikeChatGPTtochatontheirhomework.

C.Theyallgrowupwithamajorandspecifictechnologybreakthrough.

D.TheyunderstandthedisruptiveforceofAIasnoneofthemexperiencedlifewithoutit.

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Whatmakeshumanshumanisourinnateadvantageagainsttheever-powerful,ever-smarterAL

B.FeedingChatGPTatrickyquestionthatappearedintheIMOisoneoftheso-called“non-obviousthings”.

C.Thefutureofjobsliesinthefactthatwemustfigureoutinwhichpartofourbodyhumanpainappears.

D.IMOcontestantsarethosewhohaveopportunitiesinthefutureastheyknowhowtocreatevalue.

11.WhatisPo-ShenLoh'sattitudetowardstheunavoidablewarbetweenhumanandrobots?

A.Indifferent.B.Suspicious.C.Desperate.D.Confident.

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeused

onlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

【來源】上海市建平中學2023-2024學年高三英語3月檢測英語試卷

Unlikeso-calledbasicemotionssuchassadness,fear,andanger,guiltemergesalittlelater,inconjunctionwithachild's

growinggraspofsocialandmoralnorms.Childrenaren'tbomknowinghowtosay'Tmsorry”,rather,theylearnovertime

thatsuchstatementsappease(安撫)parentsandfriendsandtheirownconsciences.Thisiswhyresearchersgenerallyregard

so-calledmoralguilt,intherightamount,tobeagoodthing.

12ItevokesFreud'sideasandreligioushang-ups.Moreimportant,guiltisdeeplyuncomfortable-ifsthe

emotionalequivalentofwearingajacketweightedwithstones.Whowouldinflictituponachild?Yetthisunderstandingis

outdated."'Therehasbeenakindofrevivalorarethinkingaboutwhatguiltisandwhatroleguiltcanserve,9,Vaishsays,adding

thatthisrevivalispartofalargerrecognitionthatemotionsaren'tbinaryfeelingsthatmaybeadvantageousinonecontextand

maybeharmfulinanother.

Andguilt,bypromptingustothinkmoredeeplyaboutourgoodness,canencouragehumanstocorrecterrorsandfix

relationships.13Itisakindofsocialglue.

Viewedinthislight,guiltisanopportunity.WorkbyTinaMalti,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofToronto,

suggeststhatguiltmaycompensateforanemotionaldeficiency.Inanumberofstudies,Maltiandothershaveshownthatguilt

andsympathy(anditsclosecousinempathy)mayrepresentdifferentpathwaystocooperationandsharing.Somekidswhoare

lowinsympathymaymakeupforthatshortfallbyexperiencingmoreguilt,whichcancontroltheirimpulses.14

Ina2014study,forexample,Maltiandacolleaguelookedat244children,aged4,8,and12.Usingcaregiver

assessmentsandthechildren'sself^observations,theyratedeachchild'soverallsympathylevelandhisorhertendencytofeel

negativeemotions(likeguiltandsadness)aftermoraltransgressions(違背).Thenthekidswerehandedstickersandchocolate

coins,andgivenachancetosharethemwithananonymouschild.15Theguilt-proneonessharedmore.However,

theymaynotmagicallyhavebecomemoresympathetictotheotherchild'sdeprivation.

“That'sgoodnews.^^Maltisays,“Wecanbepro-socialbecauseoftheempatheticproclivity(傾向)，orbecausewe

causedharmandwefeelregret.^^

A.Andviceversa:Highsympathycansubstituteforlowguilt.

B.Themainreasonwhyguiltworkscomesdowntosimplepsychologyandconditioningwereceiveaschildren.

C.Forthelow-sympathykids,howmuchtheysharedappearedtoturnonhowlikelytheyweretofeelguilty.

D.Guiltisanincrediblypowerfulemotionwhichhasslipbyunnoticedforlong.

E.Inthepopularimagination,ofcourse,guiltstillgetsabadreputation.

F.Guilt,inotherwords,canhelpholdacooperativespeciestogether.

第二套

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejust

read.

A

【來源】上海市進才中學2024-2025學年高三上英語9月月考英語試卷

WhenIwas16,myfather,inaburstofentrepreneurialspirit,boughtanoldguesthouseinourvillageanddecidedtoturn

itintoaluxuryhotel.Attheearlystages,heexperimentedwitheverything.Mydadhadneverdippedatoeintotheworldof

hospitalityhimself,yethehadavisionofwhatguestsmightdesire.Hisstandardswereexceedinglyhighandhefirmlybelieved

thathardworkwasthegoldentickettoachievingthem.

Foramonththatsummer,mynamewasonthedutylistaswaitressatbreakfastanddinner,whichincludedlayingthe

tablesandglasspolishing.Thisgavemethemiddleofthedaytohitthebooksbecausemyschoolreporthadnotliveduptomy

father^highexpectations.

Likealltheotherwaitresses,Iwasequippedwithaneatlittleuniformandinstructionstotreattheguestsasthoughthey

weredistinguishedguestsinmyownhome.AlthoughIdidnotfeelcomfortablewiththis,Ikeptmyfeelingsunderwraps.

Instead,Ifocusedintentlyonperformingthejobaswellas,ifnotbetterthan,theoldergirls.

Isoonlearnedhowtohandlethetwomostfrighteninginstallationsinthekitchen:thedishwasherandthechef,Gordon.

HehadanimpressivecheFshatandanabilitytolosehistemperfornoclearreason.Hisbreathwasstrongandfishy,and」

alwaysgrabbedthedisheshesetdownwithaforbiddingexpressiononmyfacewhichwastransformedintoacharmingsmile

betweentwobattlefields.

Breakfastwaitressingwasmoreenjoyablethanthedinnershift.Theguestscamewanderingintothediningroomfrom

seventhirtyonwards,theireyeslightingupatthebreathtakingviewoftheseaandislandsframedbyourdining-roomwindows.

Ifthedaylookedpromising,Iwouldnotedownrequestsforboatsandpackedlunchesalongwiththeirbreakfastorders.Itwas

amatterofpridetomethateveryonegottheirorderquickly,andItookpleasureinmyabilitytogetonwiththepeopleateach

table.Itwasfunnyhowdifferentlypeoplebehavedintheevening,dressedupandtalkingwithlouder,coldervoices,notalways

returningmysmile.

1.Howwasthewriter'sfatheraccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.enterprisingandcautious

B.industriousandcaring

C.daringanddemanding

D.visionaryandsensitive

2.Whatdidthewritermeanbysaying"1alwaysgrabbedthedishes...acharmingsmilebetweentwobattlefields”?

A.ShedroveGordonmadebecauseofthewayshelookthedishes.

B.SheforbadeGordonfromgettingangryasthedo-ownerofthehotel.

C.ShecheckedthefoodGordongaveherincaseitsmelledfishy

D.Sheadjustedhermoodveryquicklytobetterservethediners.

3.Whydidthewriterenjoyservingbreakfastsmorethandinners?

A.Thesplendiddaytimesceneryliftedhermood.

B.Shewasdelightedtestablishfriendlytieswithdiners

C.Distinguishedguestsweremorepunctualatbreakfast.

D.Itwasmoreexcitingtocatertochallengingrequests

4.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthewaythewriterperformedherjob?

A.Shemanagedtodoitbetterdespiteseveraldifficulties.

B.Shedevotedherselftoitatthecostofheracademicperformance

C.Shefoundallaspectsofitenjoyableliketheotherwaitresses.

D.Shenavigatediteffortlesslyowingtoherself-confidence.

B

【來源】上海市實驗學校2024-2025學年高三上學期十月月考英語試卷

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DelighteveryoneonyourholidaygiftlistwithgreatgiftsfromtheBBC.

You'llearnheartfeltthanksfromnatureloversforPlanetEarthI&II:TheCompleteCollection(page41)一inspiringlookat

ourplanefswildest,mostmysteriouscreaturesandtheirbreathtakinghome.

...frommysteryloversforSherlock:CompleteSeasons1-4andTheAbominableBrideGifiset(page13)一entertaining

proofthatHolmescanbedifficult,dangerous,accurate,andabsolutefunny.

...andfromthosewhoappreciateallthingsBritish.DelightCharlesDickensfanswithDickensian(page7).Thenewdrama

serieswithmoreadventuresforDickens^^characters...DinnerwithDickensCookbook(page9)withproceduresfordelicate

dishes...andTomBakerReadsi(AChristmaspoem(page8)forawonderfulnewholidaytradition.

Plusteapots,T-shirts,shortbread,mugsandmore-justintimefortheholidays.

Enjoy!

Welcometomurder,suspense,romance,robberyandclothinginthisexcitinghistoricaldrama!TroublebeginsforRachel

VerinderthedaysheinheritsalargediamondstolenfromaHindutemple.Whenitdisappearsagain,suspicionfallsonFranklin

Blake,themanwholovesher.ButwhataboutmysteriouscousinGodfrey,thehousemaidwithathievingpast,anddoctorwho

carriesoutweirdexperiments?BlakemustdiscoverthefateoftheMoonstoneorloseRachelforever.Apowerfultaleand

emotionallysuddenchanges,basedonthefirst-everEnglishdetectivenovelbyWikieCollins.3%hours.

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Liftthetreetopsandtastethedelicioussecretinside:purebuttershortbreadshapedlikemini-Christmastrees,andmadefrom

onlyfinestingredients-flour,butter,sugarandsalt.

BakedinthevillageofAberlourintheScottishHighlands,theyfollowagenerations-oldfamilyprocedure,firstperfectedby

JosephWalkerin1898.Whiletheshortbreadwilldisappearasifbymagic,thetinswillholdyourholidaycookiesandcandy

formanyChristmasestocome.

Wonderfulhostessgifts.Bothtins:6'hx4%*d;netwt.4.4oz.

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5.Linda,sboyfriendisayoungmanaspiringtobeachef,soshe'dbetterrefertoPage_foraChristmaspresentforhim.

A.41B.13C.9D.7

6.Whichofthefollowingabout"TheMomenf,isTRUE?

A.Itisanadapteddramalastingnearly4hours.

B.Theplotiswhatcaptivatestheaudience,ratherthanthecast.

C.Therearefivepeopleundersuspicionforthetheftofthediamond.

D.ItisinspiredbythemostcelebratedmysterynovelwrittenbyWikieCollins.

7.HowmanyofthefollowingstatementsabouttheshortbreadareFALSE?

1)ItisenclosedinametalcontainerfeaturingimagesofbothanangelandSanta.

2)ItismainlyproducedinmanufacturingplantsthroughoutScotland.

3)ItfollowsahighlysecretprocedurethatwasperfectedbyJosephWalker.

4)Itoftendisappearsmagicallyalongsidethetin.

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

c

【來源】上海市洋涇中學2023-2024學年高三上學期第二次月考英語試卷

Beer,teaandmentalhealtharejustthreeofthesurprisingthingsthatareaffectedbyclimatechangeaccordingtothe

ClimateCoalition.They'vesharedtheinformationfollowingthegovernment'scommitmenttorootoutitsnetcontributionto

climatechangeby2050.

ClaraGoldsmith,capaignsdirectorfromtheClimateCoalition,said:4tWeknowthatclimatechangeisalreadyhaving

immenseimpacts,bothintheUKandelsewhereintheworld,asweseeanincreaseinextremeweatherevents-fromthe

2018heatwavestowildfiresintheArcticCircle.Butjfsalsohavinganimpactonmanythingsthatmightsurpriseusasclimate

changepermeatessomanyaspectsofourlives.9,

Thegoodoldpintisnotexemptfromtheimpactsofit.Besideswatershortages,brewersaregrowingincreasingly

concernedaboutthesecondkeyingredient-barley.DroughtsintheUKsignificantlydamagebarleycrops,alongwithother

grains.Theproductionandqualityofhopesaresimilarlythreatenedbyincreasingtemperatures.

Allergiesareexpectedtoworsen.Pollenisproducedatahigherratewhenplantsareexposedtowarmertemperatures

andhigherlevelsofCO2,twohallmarksofourchangingclimate.Also,highertemperaturesmaylengthentheperiodinwhich

plantsproducepollen.

Itmaybeanationalstaple,butteaproductionisduetobedrasticallyinfluencedbyclimatechange,withkeyregionsset

toexperiencesignificantreductionsinproduction,predictingthedecliningqualityofourfavoritebeverage.

Inawarmingclimatefoodwillexpirefasterasthebacteriaresponsibleformakingyourfoodgomoldymultipliesfaster

inhighertemperatures.Thiswilladdtothe7milliontonsoffoodthrownoutbyUKhouseholdseveryyear.

Around1in4adultsintheUKwillexperienceamentalhealthillnessintheirlifetime,anditislikelyclimatechange

willcontribute.Climatechangeexposescommunitiestoextremeweatherevents,includingseverefloodingandheatwaves,

whichcanleaveindividualsvulnerabletomentalhealthillnesses.

Severalstudieshavefoundarelationshipbetweenincreasedtemperaturesandfatalcaraccidents,withhotweather

makingdriversfatigued.AsheatwavesareexpectedtoincreaseinfrequencyandseverityintheUK,carcrashesmay,

unfortunately,becomemorefrequent.

Extremeweathereventsaresettobecomemorefrequentduetoclimatechange.Tomakemattersworse,theaftermathof

sucheventsisplaguedbydifficultiesclaiminghomeinsurance.IntheUS,thousandslostcoverageafterextremeweather,while

closertohome,insurancepremiumshavealreadyincreasedby7.6%.

8.WhatdoweknowabouttheClimateCoalition?

A.Itrevealsclimatechangehashadabigimpactonpeople'slifeineveryregard.

B.Itisacampaignagainstthehumanbehaviorsthatmaycontributetotheclimatechange.

C.ItdetailstheUKgovernment9scommitmenttogetridofclimatechangeby2050.

D.Severalextremeweathereventsaregiventoshowhowimmenselyclimatechangecanimpacthuman.

9.Whatdoestheunderlined''if9refertoinparagraph2?

A.ariseinextremeweathereventsB.climatechange

C.permeationofclimatechangeD.watershortages

10.Howmanyaspectsthatareaffectedbytherisingtemperaturearementioned?

A.threeB.fiveC.sevenD.eight

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anincreaseinpollenbroughtbyclimatechangemaybethemainreasonforfutureallergies.

B.Highertemperaturemayworsenthephenomenonofwastingfood.

C.Mostpeoplearelikelytosufferfromchronicmentalillnessbecauseofextremeweatherevents.

D.Thehomeinsurancepremiumwillbeincreasedbyatleast7.6%tocoveralltherisksbroughtbyclimatechange.

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeused

onlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

【來源】浙江省強基聯盟2024-2025學年高三12月聯考英語試卷

Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(pocketmoney).Thepurposeistoletchildren

learnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.

12.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance.Othersgetamonthlyallowance.In

anycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhat,ifanything,thechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.

Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,theywilllearnthe

hardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.13.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemands

choicesbetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercosts,likeclothing

orelectronics.Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforwork

aroundthehome.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.

Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehouse,however,canbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhow

abusinessworks.

Allowancesgivechildrenac