任务1 阅读表达
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can't earn(赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people's yards. Lena, makes money by knitting(织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbours. And Riesa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for the pictures. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed(成功) in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is much easier than earning it. However, when you make your own money, you don't have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.
1. When can kids have full-time jobs in the United States?
2. When can a 15-year-old kid work to earn money?
3. How does Riesa make money?
4. What skills can kids learn while earning money?
5. 新考法 开放式谈做兼职赚钱 What kind of part-time job would you like to have to make money?
任务2 阅读理解
1. According to the passage, we can know Lena and Riesa are
years old.
A. 2
B. 16
C. between 10 and 13
D. 18
2. How does Jasmine make money?
A. By cleaning up other people's yards.
B. By knitting dog sweaters.
C. By giving art lessons.
D. By writing articles for different magazines.
解析：
【分析】
这道题包含阅读表达和选择型阅读理解两部分，解题时可以先扫读题干标记核心关键词，再带着关键词回原文精准定位对应段落，提取匹配信息就能得出答案：
1. 任务1的第1题，关键词是full-time job、in the United States，直接定位文章首段第一句就能找到年龄要求；第2题关键词是15-year-old，定位首段关于14、15岁青少年工作权限的描述提取时间范围；第3题关键词是Riesa，定位第二段介绍Riesa的内容找到她的赚钱方式；第4题关键词是skills，定位第三段关于赚钱习得技能的描述直接提取内容；第5题是开放题，只要写出符合青少年身份、合理合法的兼职即可。
2. 任务2的第1题，结合首段提出的10-13岁孩子可以通过多种方式赚钱的前提，后文举的Lena、Riesa都是该规则下的例子，推理出二人年龄范围；第2题关键词是Jasmine，直接定位第二段最后一句就能找到她的赚钱方式选出答案。
【解析】
任务1 阅读表达
1. 定位原文第一段第一句"If you live in the United States, the law says you can't have a full-time job until you are 16 years old."，可知美国孩子满16岁才能拥有全职工作，整理得到答案。
2. 定位原文第一段第二句"At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacation you can work 40 hours each week."，提取15岁孩子可以打工的时间场景，整理为通顺的回答。
3. 定位原文第二段"Riesa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for the pictures."，可知Riesa靠给别人画画赚钱，整理得到答案。
4. 定位原文第三段"By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using your time."，直接提取对应的技能内容即可。
5. 开放题作答时选择符合青少年能力范围的合法兼职，表述通顺、言之有理即可。
任务2 阅读理解
1. 推理判断题：原文第一段说明10到13岁的孩子可以通过多种方式赚钱，后文列举的Lena、Riesa都是该年龄段孩子赚钱的实例，因此可推知二人年龄在10到13岁之间，选C。
2. 细节理解题：定位原文第二段最后一句"Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!"，可知Jasmine靠给不同杂志写文章赚钱，选D。
【答案】
任务1:
1. At the age of sixteen.
2. He or she can work part-time to earn money after school or on weekends, or during summer vacation.
3. Riesa makes money by drawing pictures (for people).
4. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology and using their time.
5. I want to help my parents with household chores and earn money by delivering newspapers.(答案不唯一,言之有理即可)
任务2:
1. C
2. D
【知识点】
细节理解，推理判断，阅读表达
【点评】
本篇阅读话题贴近青少年日常生活，介绍了美国低龄青少年合法赚取零花钱的多种途径，题目设置以细节提取为主，难度梯度平缓，既可以锻炼学生快速定位原文信息的阅读能力，开放题部分也能引导学生结合自身生活思考合理的兼职方式，兼顾语言能力训练和生活认知引导。
【难度系数】
0.85
