《2025年亮点给力大试卷八年级英语上册译林版》

七、(2025·南通市如皋期末)阅读表达。(10 分)
新素养 劳动意识 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 at 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, 13, makes money by knitting(针织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbours, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. 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 a lot 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 US?______
2. When can a 15-year-old kid work to earn money in the US?______
3. How does Reisa make money?______
4. What skills can kids learn while earning money?______
5. 新考法 开放性设问 What kind of part-time job would you like to have to make money?______

答案： 1. At the age of 16. 2. After school，at weekends and during summer vacation. 3. Reisa makes money by drawing pictures for others. 4. Getting along with others，using technology and using their time. 5. Cleaning up my neighbours' yards.（言之有理即可）