题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
浙江省温州市2024-2025学年七年级上学期英语学业水平期末检测(新编卷四)
Bill Smith is an 80-year-old man. He lives with his brother Bob Smith in Texas, America. In his free time, he likes making things and helping others. There are many stray (流浪的) dogs in the street, so Bill wants to help them.
The brothers find nine dogs. The dogs always have no food to eat, so they are not healthy. Then they let these nine dogs live with them and eat with them.
"Everyone needs a little fun in life. Stray dogs need it, too," Bill Smith says. "I think it must be very interesting for them to travel by train."
So Bill and his brother buy some old buckets(桶子)and make a dog train. It is very long. The dogs are happy to see the train, and Bill Smith takes them on trips by train every week.
"These dogs don't have families, but they are lucky to have a good time with us now. I'm very happy to be with them, too," Bill says.
①They live with nine stray dogs. ②They decide to help stray dogs.
③The dogs have train trips every week. ④They buy some buckets for the dogs.
How much pocket money do you get from your parents each week? British researchers did a survey of 1,204 children between 8 and 15 years old. According to the reports, they are getting less and less pocket money.
In 2010 | They found the average amount of pocket money for British kids was about 5.89 pounds (62 yuan) a week. |
In 2009 | It was 6.24 pounds (66 yuan). |
In 2007 | It was 6.58 pounds (69 yuan). |
In 2003 | Parents gave children an average of 5.79 pounds (61 yuan) a week. |
However, children are not too worried about it, according to the survey. Almost half of them believe they get the right amount. Only 42 percent say they would like to have more pocket money. Most kids like to compare their pocket money with their friends. In the survey, 37 percent believe their friends get more money than they do.
Although they are receiving less pocket money than before, most British kids still keep the good habit of saving, according to the survey.
10% | They save all their pocket money. |
25% | They save at least half. |
35% | They will save money to buy something they really want. |
"It is good to develop the habit of saving at a young age," said Flavia Palacios Uman, one of the researchers. "You will benefit later in life because your savings will add up over time."
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