1、九年级Units 78姓名：_班级：_建议用时：40分钟一、阅读理解Are you good with money? Do you get pocket money from your parents or do you work to make money? Read on to find out about British teenagers and their money!Pocket moneyMost teenagers in Britain receive pocket money from their parents. They might have to do some hou
2、sework to get pocket money, including cleaning, cooking, washing dishes and so on.Parttime workA parttime job is a choice for teenagers who dont have pocket money or who want to get extra money. About 15% teenagers have a job. Only children over the age of 13 can work. Popular parttime jobs for teen
3、s include babysitting, delivering(递送) newspapers, restaurant work and shop work. Children in Britain can work two hours a day at the most on a school day but not during school hours. During weekends and school holidays, they can work longer hours.Bank accounts(账户)Some children and teenagers have a b
4、ank account. There is no age limit at which you can open a bank account, but a bank manager can decide whether to open an account for a child or a young person. Parents can put pocket money directly into their childs bank account. Most banks have a prepaid bank card designed for young people.Mobile
5、appsMany companies have made mobile apps for children, including GoHenry, Osper and Gimi. Parents can add money to their childrens accounts and check to see how the money is spent. Children can choose to save their money or spend it using a card. The apps suggest that kids from 8 to 13 can use the c
6、ards.So, many teenagers are getting experience working parttime, dealing with banks and deciding whether to save or spend their money. These are all steps towards becoming a financially independent(经济独立的) person and making and looking after your own money.1How can British teenagers get their pocket
7、money?ABy doing homework.BBy doing housework.CBy opening accounts.DBy using mobile apps.2To get extra money, what can British teenagers over 13 do?AWork in shops two hours a day during weekends.BHelp to take care of babies during school hours.CDeliver newspapers for three hours on school days.DWork
8、in restaurants every day as long as they wish.3What does the author think of the bank accounts and mobile apps for children?AThey may help parents save their childrens money.BThey may help kids learn to look after their money.CThey might prevent children getting extra money.DThey might get kids used
9、 to spending extra money.4What is the passage mainly about?AHow to get along well with the bank managers.BHow to deal with bank accounts and mobile apps.CHow British teenagers work parttime to make money.DHow British teenagers make and manage their money.二、单词拼写与应用根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正
10、确。1 The students studying abroad had to make a c_ whether to return or to stay.2 The boy has been missing for five days and his parents are worried about his s_3 We are quite sure to achieve our dreams with the _(支持) of our parents and friends.4Learning how to plan our time is helpful to our studies
11、.I agree. It is also a _(很有用的) skill we need in life.5 She was still tired and _(瞌睡的) when he woke her. 三、阅读表达阅读短文，根据要求完成文后的题目。For years, it has been said that newspapers are at deaths door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so terrible for newspapers?Newspapers have a
12、 long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. Their most successful period is in the early 20th century.With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation(发行量) began to fall. By the mid20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to depen
13、d on newspapers for news. That was especially true for breaking(突发的) news.Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer(受损害). After work, more and more people turned on TV instead of opening a newspaper. That was because TV could provide news happening a short time ago. Its true that newspapers coul
14、dnt compete with TV on speed, but they could provide indepth(深入详尽的) reports that TV news could not. But newspapers suffered another heavier blow(打击) in the 1990s. With the appearance of the Internet, tons of information became free. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the In
15、ternet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription(订阅). So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making changes. Some are going digital(数字的). Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After al
16、l, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source(来源) of indepth news, analysis(分析) and opinions. If newspapers disappear completely, there will be nothing to take their place. 1When was the first newspaper printed？(no more than 4 words)_2What advantage did
17、newspapers own compared with TV？(no more than 15 words)_3What made the newspaper circulation fall？(no more than 10 words)_4请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。_5请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。_四、写作九年级学生李明想报名参加马拉松，但是父母不同意。为此，英语课中就Should teenagers be allowed to run a marathon？这个问题进行了讨论。请根据表中提供的信息，写一篇100词左右的文章，介绍讨论结果，并阐述自己的观点和理由。OpinionsR
18、easonsmany studentsYesmake us strongermake our own decisionssome studentsNomay get hurt easilytake too much timeI.注意：1.标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数；2文中不得出现可能透露考生真实身份的信息，如真实姓名、学校等。Should teenagers be allowed to run a marathonRunning a marathon is becoming more and more popular in China. Recently we had a discussi
19、on about whether teenagers should be allowed to run a marathon. Here are the results. _参考答案一、14 BABD二、1.choice2.safety3.support4valuable5.sleepy三、1.In the 1600s.2Newspapers could provide indepth reports that TV news could not. 3The appearance of radio, TV and the Internet.4到20世纪中期，收音机和电视已经非常普及，人们不再依
20、靠报纸获取新闻。5Will newspapers disappear?四、Should teenagers be allowed to run a marathonRunning a marathon is becoming more and more popular in China. Recently we had a discussion about whether teenagers should be allowed to run a marathon. Here are the results.Many students think teenagers should be allo
21、wed to run. Running makes us stronger and more confident. Whats more, parents should learn to respect kids and allow us to make our own decisions.Some students, however, dont think so. They are afraid that students may get hurt while running. Besides, running a marathon is not an easy job so it will
22、 take too much time to train for the race. Im for the first opinion. Attending such a big event is exciting. And making our own decisions helps to develop our independence./Im for the second opinion. Teenagers should pay attention to schoolwork instead of training for a marathon. Sometimes, parents do know better than us.
