上海市青浦區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期3月質(zhì)量檢測英語模擬試題（附答案）

上海市青浦區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期3月質(zhì)量檢測英語模擬試題考生注意：答題前，務(wù)必在答題卡上正確填涂考號，例如：666601001。若使用橡皮做修正，請務(wù)必擦拭干凈，建議涂卡不要過分用力，以免擦不干凈造成系統(tǒng)判分錯(cuò)誤。如果答題卡上學(xué)號不涂不寫，或者是涂錯(cuò)寫錯(cuò)，一律扣10分。答題卡出現(xiàn)錯(cuò)位、漏填等情況，考后不改分。I.ListeningComprehension(30%)SectionA:ShortConversationsDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillbeaskedaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Eachconversationandquestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou’veheard.1.A.Atadentist’s.B.Ataclinic.C.Atabank.D.Atastore.2.A.Sheisn’tallowedtotellstudentstheirexamresults.B.MrBrownisbusywithworkinhisoffice.C.Shehasnoideawheretheman’sexampaperis.D.MrBrowndoesn’twantotherstotouchhisthings.3.A.Themanisexpectingthenewper.B.Thenewperwasdeliveredtothewronghouse.C.Thenewperwillbedeliveredlater.D.Thedeliveryhasbeencancelled.4.A.Shecan’trethetimetoeatwiththem.B.Sheissureshecanjointhem.C.Shewillasktheprofessorforleave.D.Shewillskipthelecture.5.A.OnMay10.B.OnMay9.C.OnMay8D.OnMay7.6.A.Inthegarage.B.Inthegarden.C.Onafarm.D.Onaroad.7.A.Anewmedicinehasbeendeveloped.B.Heistryinganewmedicine.C.Anewmedicinehascuredhisillness.D.Hehasacopyofthemedicaljournal.8.A.ThewomanneverspokeEnglishwheninLondon.B.ThewomanshouldhavemovedtoLondonearlier.C.Onecanimproveone’sEnglishquicklyiflivingamongnativespeaker.D.NativespeakersspeakEnglishwithadifferentaccent.9.A.Indoorgamesandoutdoorgames.B.Individualdrills.C.Hobbiesandinterests.D.Formsofexercise.10.A.Visitingadoctor.B.Caringforhisfather.C.Workingintheward.D.Undergoinganoperation.SectionB:Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearfourshortpassagesandlongerconversations,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandconversations.Thepassagesandtheconversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Morethan35milliontrees.B.Morethan10milliontrees.C.Morethan24milliontrees.D.Lessthan24milliontrees.12.A.Theyaregrownonsoilagain.B.Theyaredeliveredtoatreefarm.C.Theyaresafelystoredaway.D.Theyarethrownaway.13.A.Theyaremovedtoalandfill.B.Theyarerefusednextyear.C.Theyarecutintopieces.D.Theyareexchangedforrealtrees.Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Thegrowingnumberofout-of-schoolchildren.B.Theeconomicconditionsindevelopingnations.C.Thementalhealthofout-of-schoolchildren.D.Alackofbasicfacilitiesinprimaryschools.15.A.Localgovernmentsbenefitfrombasiceducation.B.Children’sparentsbenefitfrombasiceducation.C.Childrenwithbasiceducationareexpectedtohaveabetterlife.D.Childrenwithbasiceducationareexpectedtolivetogether.A.Provingarelationshipbetweenbasiceducationandeconomicgrowth.B.Findingthevalueofbasiceducation.C.Helpingpromotingeconomyindevelopingnations.D.Callingforprovidingbasiceducationformorechildren.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17. A.Ascholarship. B.Apermanentjob.B.Aresearchaward. D.Anacademicdegree.18. A.Threeyears.B.Twoyears.C.Oneyear.D.Oneyearandahalf.19. A.TheymakecomparisonsofculturesbetweentheEastandtheWest. B.TheysurveysomeaspectsofAmericanculture. C.TheymakecomparisonsofculturesbetweenBritainandChina. D.TheyanalyzesomeaspectsofChineseculture.20. A.He’llmeettheentryrequirements.B.He’llpresentascientificpaper. C.He’llapplyfordistancelearning.D.He’llresignfromhisteachingposition.II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Youmaythinkthatmom-and-popstoresaregraduallydyingout,givingwaytochainstoresandbigbusiness,(21)_________youwouldbewrong.TheonlineshoppingplatformTaobaoisagamechangerand(22)_____________(revolutionize)thewaywebuyandsell.Taobao,or“treasurehunt”,recentlybecamethelargeste-commercewebsiteintermsoftraffic,surpassingAmazon.Ithas190million(23)________(register)usersandserves(24)__________(big)marketplaceintheworld.HalfofChina’sInternetusersgotoTaobao,eithertobrowse,buyorsell,accordingtoWebinformationcompanyAlexa.(25)____________TaobaoborroweditsoriginalbusinessmodelfromeBaywhenitstartedupin2003,thestudentsoonbecamethemaster.Justthreeyearslater,eBayshutdownitssiteandnowTaobaocontrolsabout80percentofthecountry’sonlineshoppingmarket.Itchargesalmost(26)_________tolistitemsforsaleandmakesmostofitsmoneyfromadvertising.Italsoplanstosharetransactiondatawithitsuserssotheycancashitonbuyingtrends.Thisallowsanyonewithanideaandacomputertostartaviablebusiness,doingaway(27)______theneedforsignificantstart-upcapital.(28)__________________openingupastoreonthehighstreetsellingtopassersby,theworldiseveryTaobaouser’soyster.Afriendofmineisatypical.Sheopenedupastoresellingchildren’sclothingnearNurenJie,(29)_________wasapopularmarketinBeijing.ItwasnotagreatsuccessbutheronlinesalesthroughTaobaowentballistic.Sheclosedthestoreandisnowe-commerceonly.Effectively,taobaohasbecomethecountry’shighstreet,butwithglobalreach.(30)_________Chinaistheworld’smanufacturingbase,itisrelativelyeasyforindividualstosourcecheapgoodsandsellatareasonablemarkup.Micro-storesareopeningintheirthousandseverydayanddeliveringanamazingvarietyofgoods.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.estimatesB.lackC.potentialD.crucialE.transformsF.rejectedG.anxietyH.unemployedI.routineJ.impactK.affectsJoblessnessisfarmorethananeconomicmisfortune.Itcanbepsychologicaldisasterforthe___31___andtheirfamilies.Itcancauseillness,dividefamiliesandcreateadownwardspiral(螺旋式下降)offeelingsofworthlessnessand___32___ofself-esteem.AccordingtoresearchdonebyM.HarveryBrenner,associateprofessorofhealthatJohnsHoinsUniversity,every1%increaseintheunemploymentrate___33___37,000deathsoverthenext6years,includingover20,000deathsfromheartattacks,900suicidesandnearly500deathsfromcirrhosisoftheliver(肝硬化).Inaddition,Brenner___34___that7,500unemployedortheirfamilieswillbeadmittedtoprisonaftercommittingacrimeortoamentalhospital.“The__35___goeswellbeyondtheindividualwholosesajob,”saidBrenner.“Stresscausedbyeconomicfactors___36___ournationallifeateverylevel.”Menwhohavebeensocializedasthefamilybreadwinnerareespeciallyhardhitbyunemployment.Theysuffergreaterdepressionand___37___andhaveahigherpossibilityofpsychoticbehaviorthanmenwhoareemployed.“Ninemonthonthisseemstobea___38___pointwhenhopeandpatiencegiveout,”saidaleadingpsychologist.“Afterthatillness,suicide,alcoholism,divorce,andevencrimegrowatanepidemic(流行的)rate.”Leftwithoutajob,manyworkersfeeltheyhavenothingtolookforwardto.Theymisstheirco-workersandthe__39___ofgoingtowork.Formany,thesenseofhopelessnessgrowsworseeverytimetheyare___40___foranewjob.Whenthishappensoftenenough,therejectionunemployedworkersfeelmaybeexacerbated(惡化)ifsomefriendsandneighborsavoidthemasiftheyhadacontagiousdisease(傳染病).III.ReadingComprehension(45%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.AlongwithitsNordicneighbours,Swedenfeaturesnearthetopofmostgender-equalityrankings.TheWorldEconomicForumratesitashavingoneofthe41gendergapsintheworld.ButSwedenisnotonlyagoodplacetobeawoman:italsoappearstobeanidyll(田園生活)fornewdads.Closeto90%ofSwedishfatherstakepaternityleave(陪產(chǎn)假).Lastyearsome340,000dadstookatotalof12mdays'leave,42toaboutsevenweekseach.Womentakeevenmoreleavedaystospendtimewiththeirchildren,butthegapis43.WhydoSwedishdadstakesomuchtimeoffworkto44theirchildren?FortyyearsagoSwedenbecamethefirstcountryintheworldtointroduceagender-neutralpaidparental-leaveallowance.Benefitswere45of90%ofwagesfor180daysperchild,andparentswerefreetodivvyup(分?jǐn)?thedaysbetweentheminwhateverwaytheypleased.Butthepolicywas46ahitwithdads:inthescheme'sfirstyearmentookonly0.5%ofallpaidparentalleave.Todaytheytakeaquarterofit.Onereasonisthattheschemehasbecomemore47,withthenumberofpaidleavedaysforthefirstchildbeingbumpedupfrom180to480.Butithasalsobeen48toencourageamoreequalsharingoftheallowance.In1995thefirstso-called"daddymonth"wasintroduced.Underthisreform,familiesinwhicheachparenttookatleastonemonthofleavereceivedanadditionalmonthto49totheirtotalallowance.Thepolicywasexpandedin2002sothatifthemotherandfathereachtookatleasttwomonths'leave,thefamilywouldgettwoextramonths.Somepoliticiansnowwanttogofurther,50thatthecurrentsystemofsharedleavebeturnedintooneofindividualentitlements,underwhichmothersshouldbeallowedtotakeonlyhalfofthefamily'sallowance,withtherest51forfathers.PoliciessimilartotheSwedish"daddymonths"havebeenintroducedinothercountries.52Germanyamended(修正)itsparentalleaveschemein2007alongSwedishlines,andwithintwoyearstheshareoffatherswhotookpaidleavejumpedfrom3%toover20%.Oneofthemostpowerfularguments53splittingparentalleavemoreequallyisthatithas54rippleeffects(波及效應(yīng))forwomen.SinceSwedishmenstartedtotakemoreresponsibilityforchildrearing,womenhaveseenboththeirincomesandlevelsofself-reportedhappiness55.Payingdadstochangenappiesandhangoutatplaygroundsseemstobenefitthewholefamily.41.A.largest B.widest C.narrowest D.longest42.A.equivalent B.similar C.available D.familiar43.A.widening B.shrinking C.expanding D.emerging44.A.encourage B.maintain C.raise D.concern45.A.consisted B.composed C.disposed D.deprived46.A.hardly B.entirely C.amazingly D.probably47.A.tight B.tough C.strict D.generous48.A.divided B.updated C.reversed D.implemented49.A.add B.attribute C.distribute D.attend50.A.restricting B.confirming C.proposing D.identifying51.A.eliminated B.reserved C.protected D.defended52.A.However B.Otherwise C.Furthermore D.Forinstance53.A.infavorof B.inexchangefor C.inadditionto D.inhonorof54.A.negative B.positive C.definite D.specific55.A.increase B.plunge C.decrease D.varySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatherbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadazesittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.ItfeelslikeIhaven'tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptorsmakesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased.Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationwebsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,youmayforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandwritedownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisdreams?A.Theyhaveinfluencedhissleep. B.Theyreproducehisreallifescene.C.Theyarejusthisrandomthoughts. D.Theyareunbelievableandridiculous.57.Inwhichsituationdodreamsof“beingchased”probablyoccur?A.Youarefeelingfree. B.Youjustquitajobyouhate.C.Youlackthesenseofsecurity. D.Yourfriendskeepyouatadistance.58.Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideourbed?A.Toreflectonourdreams. B.Toavoidforgettingourdreams.C.Tohelpussleepwellwithoutdreams. D.Tohelpusgetoutofthetensedreams.59.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewsreport. B.Afictionbook. C.Anadwebsite. D.Asciencenewper.(B)iPadminiwithRetinadisplaySmallwonder.Beautiful7.9-inchRetinadisplayiPadminiwithRetinadisplayisamazingtohold.Everyphotoisincrediblydetailed,andeverylineoftextisremarkablyclear.Withhigherresolution(分辨率)thananHDTV,it’sstriking—onawholenewscale.A7chipDon’tletitssizefoolyou.iPadminiispoweredbythenewA7chipwith64-bitarchitecture.A7deliverskillerperformance—uptofourtimesfasterCPUanduptoeighttimesfasterphotographperformancethanthepreviousgeneration—withoutsacrificingbatterylife.Soyougetincrediblepowerinadeviceyoucantakewithyouwhereveryougo.Powerfulapps(應(yīng)用軟件)iPadappsarelikenoother.Becausethey’redesignedjustforiPad,theylookamazinganduseeverypixel(像素)ofthebeautifuldisplay.iPadminicomeswithgreatbuilt-inappsfortheeverydaythingsyoudo,likecheckingemailandsurfingtheweb.Over475,000otherincredibleiPadappsarejustatapawayintheAppStore.Withappslikethese,iPadminicandojustaboutanything—whichmeansyoucan,too.AdvancedwirelessiPadminikeepsyouconnectedfasterthanever.Inmorelocationsthanever.Usingtwoantennas(天線)insteadofoneandMIMOtechnology,iPadminideliverstwicetheWi-Fiperformanceofitsancestor.AndtheWi-Fi+CellularmodelsupportsmoreLTEbandsthanever,soyoucanmakequick,easyconnectionstheworldover.iPadminiandiOS7iOS7wasdesignedtotakeadvantageof64-bitarchitecture.Soit’severybitasadvancedastheiPadminiitrunson.AndwithnewfeatureslikesmartermultitaskingandAirDrop,iOS7makestheexperienceofusingiPadminievenmorebeautifulandsimple.BecauseiOS7andiPadminiweren’tjustdesignedtoworktogether,theyweredesignedtoenhanceoneanother.iPadminiwithRetinadisplayFrom$399CompareiPadmodels>Shoponline.OrderyouriPadwithRetinadisplayonlineandhaveitshippedtoyourdoor—free.Buynow>Visitastore.BuyiPadminiwithRetinadisplayatyourfavoriteAppleRetailStoreandwe’llsetitupjustthewayyouwant.Findastore>CallApple.GetanswersaboutiPadminiwithRetinadisplaybeforeyoubuy.TalkwithaknowledgeableSpecialist.1-800-MY-APPLETheAppleStoreappforiPad.Awholenewwaytoshop.Downloadnow>60. Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.AnAppleStoreleaflet. B.AppleWebsite. C.Atextbookofappdesigning. D.Asciencemagazine.61. WhichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthefeatureofPowerfulappsforiPadmini? A.Anamazinglycleardisplay. B.Beautifullydesignedandcombined. C.Wellperformingyourdailyroutine. D.Asuperkillerandgreaterbatterysaver.62. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage? A.AnA7chipinstalled,iPadminiwithRetinadisplayismorebatteryconsuming. B.HavinganiPadminiwithRetinadisplay,youcandomoreinmoreplaces. C.iOS7withmanynewfeaturesisonlydesignedforiPadminiwithRetinadisplay. D.OrderaniPadminiwithRetinadisplayonlinethencollectitatyourfavoriteretailstore.(C)Biologymaynotbeeverything,butgenesapparentlyhaveafargreaterinfluenceonhumanbehaviorthaniscommonlythought.Similaritiesrangingfromhobbiestobodilygesturearebeingfoundinpairsseparatedatbirth.Manyofthesebehaviorsare“thingsyouwouldneverthinkoflookingatifyouweregoingtostudythegeneticsofbehavior,”sayspsychologistThomasJ.Bouchard,Jr.,directoroftheMinnesotaCenterforTwinandAdoptionResearchattheUniversityofMinnesota.Bouchardreportsthatsofar,exhaustivepsychologicaltestsandquestionnaireshavebeencompletedwithapproximately50pairsofidenticaltwinsrearedapart,25pairsoffraternaltwinsrearedapartandcomparisongroupsoftwinsrearedtogether.“Wewereamazedatthesimilarityinpostureandexpressivestyle,”saysBouchard.“It’sprobablythefeatureofthestudythat’sgrabbedusthemost.”Twinstendtohavesimilarmannerisms,gestures,speedandtempointalking,habitsandjokes.Manyofthetwinsdressedinsimilarfashion--onemalepairwhohadneverpreviouslymetarrivedinEnglandsportingidenticalbeards,haircuts,glassesandshirts.Themoststrikingexampleofcommonpsychopathology(精神病理學(xué))however,camefromapairoftwinsraisedapart.Onehadbeenrearedbyhisown(poor)familytheotherhadbeenadoptedintoa“goodsolidupper-middle-classfamily.”Botharenowconsideredtobeantisocialpersonalities,sufferingfromlackofimpulsecontrol,andbothhavecriminalhistories.Althoughthetwinsshare,onaverage,50percentoftheirgenes,Bouchardsuggeststhattheoverlapisprobablyconsiderablymorewiththispair.Personalitysimilaritiesbetweentheidenticaltwinsraisedapartarealmostthesameastheyarewithidenticaltwinsraisedtogether,accordingtotheresultsofatestdevelopedbyUniversityofMinnesotapsychologistAukeTellegen.Hispersonalityquestionnairecontainsscalessuchas“socialcloseness,””harmavoidance”and”well-being.”Theresearcherswereespeciallysurprisedtofindthat”traditionalism”--atraitimplyingconservatismandrespectforauthority--canbeinherited.Infact,saysBouchard,hisandotherstudieshavefoundabout11personalitytraitsthatappeartohavesignificantgeneticinput.Overall,theemergingfindingsoftheMinnesotastudyconstituteapowerfuldisproofofthosewhomaintainthatenvironmentalinfluencesaretheprimaryshapingforcesofpersonality.Thetextbooksaregoingtohavetoberewritten,Bouchardpredicts.WhydoesBouchardsaythesebehaviorsare“thingsyouwouldneverthinkoflookingatifyouweregoingtostudythegeneticsofbehavior?”A.Thesebehaviorsseemedtoounimportantforscientiststoobserve.B.Thesebehaviorsseemedtoointimatetoallowscientiststoobservethem.C.Psychologistsassumedtheseexternalcharacteristicscouldnotbebiologicallybased.D.Psychologistsassumedthecausesofthesebehaviorsweretoocomplicatedforcurrentmethodsofobservations.64.Theword“identical”(inpara.3)mostprobablymeans________.A.fashionableB.alikeC.complexD.identified65.Accordingtothepassage,AukeTellegenagreesthat_______________.sometextbooksongenesandbehaviorwillberewrittenquitesoon.people’sbehaviorsandpersonalitiesdependatlargeontheirgeneshispersonalityquestionnairecanindicatepeople’s11personalitytraitstheenvironmentalinfluenceshavegreateffectonpeople’spersonalitiesWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Twinsgenerallysharethesamehobbiesandgesturesiftheyareraisedapart.Geneshaveagreaterinfluenceonhumanbehaviorthaniscommonlythought.Peoplefromupper-middle-classfamilyarethesameasthosefrompoorfamily.Twinstendtodressinsimilarfashionevenwhenbroughtupindifferentfamilies.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheeachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Manybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinance.Theycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcause.Itisagoodvirtueforchildrentoformahabittolearnhowtosavemoney.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Parentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowance.so..ntsaresupposedtotelltheirchildrenhowtheyshouldspendtheirpocketmoneywiselybuttherefusedtodoso..Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(pocketmoney).Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly._______67_________.Timingisanotherconsideration.Somechildrengetaweeklyallowance.Othersgetamonthlyallowance.Inanycase,parentsshouldmakeclearwhat,ifanything,thechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,theywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget._____68____.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandschoicesbetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercosts,likeclothingorelectronics.Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehome.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehouse,however,canbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethingstheycandowithmoney._______69______.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveandmaybeeveninvestit.Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrifice:youhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuture. Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancecanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting._______70___________.Asavingsaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest.Compoundingworksbypayinginterestoninterest.So,forexample,onedollarinvestedattwopercentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyear,themoneywillearntwopercentofonedollarandtwocents,andsoon.Thatmaynotseemlikealot.Butovertimeitaddsup.IV.Summary(10%) HittingtherightbuttonIthasbeenfoundthatinsomecountries,achievementinsomesubjectsatschoolisnotalwaysgoodforboysasitisgirls.Itispossiblethatusingcomputersmaybeawaytosolvethisproblem.Manyboysseemtohaveanaturallikingforcomputers,butitcanoftenbehardtoleavethescreenandconcentrateontheworktheteacherwantsthemtodo.Ascomputersarebecomingmoreandmoreimportantintheworldofeducationtoday,itisnaturaltoassumethatcomputerscanhelpgreatlywithboyswhodonotdotoowellatschoolandneedtoraisetheirgeneraleducationalstandards.Manyboysappeartobemoreconfidentthangirlsinusingit,andtheyneedtousecomputersmorefrequently,especiallyathome.Researchersatuniversitiesnowthinkthatitcouldbeareallygoodwayofre-engagingunder-achievingboysinthelearningprocess,andteachershaveindicatedthatitdoeswork.Theyhavefoundthat,althoughlotsofboysdonotseemtolikewritingintheclassroom,whentheyuseacomputertheyaremorewillingtocomposelongerpiecesofwritingandusedifferentstyles.Theissueofunintelligiblehandwritingisnolongeraproblem,either,astheneatnessandpresentationstandardsrisewhenboysuseacomputertoprintouttheirwork.Manyboyswelcomethe“handson”approachofcomputer.However,researchersandteachersneedtobecarefulthatboysdon’tjust“cutandpaste”thingsthattheyhavefoundontheinternet,buthaven’tread,andhanditinasacompletedassignment.Someboysoverestimatehowgoodtheyareandth