2024_2025学年新教材高中英语Unit2Let’stalkteensSectionⅡGramm.docVIP

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BEIJING(NewsAgency)—ChildreninChinatodayspendfivetimesmoremoneythantheirparentsdidwhentheywereyoung.

Sowhatareallthesechildrenbuying？Thelistislong：iPads,cellphonesandjeansaretypicalitemsthatchildren“haveto”buy.Andtheywilldoanythingtogetthem.Theyasktheirparentsoverandoveruntiltheybuythem.

Butparentsalsoneedtotaketheblameforspendingsomuchmoney.Theywanttheirchildrentohavethebestthings.Theyendupcompetingwithotherparentsoverwhethertheirchildrenhavethelatestproducts.

Soitsnowonderchildrenfindithardtolearntheimportanceofsavingmoneyratherthanspendingitallthetime.

Anditshardtosavewhencompaniesuseadvertising(广告)andcleversloganstoencourageyoungpeopletobuytheirproducts.Theyevenencouragechildrentokeepaskingtheirparentsforsomethinguntiltheygetit.

Today,youdontevenneedtohavemoneyinordertobuysomethings.Banksgiveoutcreditcardsandloans(贷款)allthetime,sopeoplearesavinglessandless.Weareusedtocarryinglotsofmoneyaround.Andifyoudonthavemuch,youcanalwaysborrowsome.

Butthishasntalwaysbeenthecase.Whenourgrandparentswereyoung,therewasverylittlemoneyandeveryonehadtosavehardforthingstheybought.Theyonlyboughtthingstheyneeded,notthingstheyjustwanted.

Theoldergenerationmadethewiseexpression,“Moneydoesntgrowontrees.”Thisisastruenowasitwas50yearsago.Theygivemoneyagreatdealofvalue.Andweallhavealottolearnfromthem.

语篇解读：本文是一篇争论文。文章主要讲解并描述了现在的孩子们高消费的现状，并分析了形成此现象的缘由。

1．Whyareparentstoblameforchildrensspendingalotofmoney?

A．Theydontgivechildrenpositiveguidanceinconsumption.

B．Theyoffertobuythelatestfashionsfortheirchildren.

C．Theyalwaysgivechildrentoomuchpocketmoney.

D．Theirconsumptionhabitssetabadexampletochildren.

解析：选B细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的Butparents