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Most British parents give their teenagers pocket money．Teenagers get between￡7 and￡20 a week．They spend it on fast food，designed clothes，the cinema，concert，magazines and mobile phones．
1)Lazy parents?
37％of parents pay teenagers to clean the living room，66％of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out．
2)Lazy teens?
51％of teenagers don’t make their beds before they leave home．
Only 1 3％of teenagers wash the car for money．
Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework．
3)Equality?Not Yet!
Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs．
For washing the dishes，boys get about￡4 and girls get about￡1．
4)And if you need some more money?
Teens get an extra￡250 a year out of their parents on top of pocket money!
About 50％of teens get gifts or money from their grandparents．
Go to Mum if you need extra money! She gives more than Dad．
5)Where you live makes a difference!
Parents in Scotland and the North of England give more pocket money．
6)Spending
51％of teenagers spend their money on clothes．
39％of teenagers buy cosmetics(装饰品)，jewellery and toiletries(洗漱用品)．
Less than 30％of teenagers save any money．
7)Earnings
Here are some children who tell us about their pocket money：
Emma：I get￡30 a month．I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room．
James：I get￡10 a week．But I have to clean the car，hoover(用真空洗尘器清洗)the house and load and unload the dishwasher．I usually save the money．
Lain：I get￡7．50 a week．I have to be“good”but I don’t have to do any jobs for the money．
Richard；I get￡5 a week．But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me￡25 a week for looking after their cats．
【小题1】This passage is mainly about ．A．teenagers everywhere get pocket moneyB．how to spend pocket moneyC．some bits about pocket money in BritainD．how to get pocket money【小题2】According to the passage，which statement is true?A．Parents are lazy so they let children do housework．B．Teens are too lazy to do housework unless they are given pocket money．C．The pocket money boys and girls get is not equal．D．It is not right for children to ask for pocket money．【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ．A．boys earn more money at home than girlsB．girls earn more money at home than boysC．only rich parents give children pocket moneyD．most children spend their pocket money【小题4】Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage?A．EmmaB．J amesC．LainD．RichardC

(答案→)C 解析：文章是关于英国孩子零花钱的一些知识。【小题1】主旨大意题。文章正是关于英国父母给孩子零花钱的一些情况。【小题2】细节题。根据第3点Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs．【小题3】推理题。根据第6点可知，大部分的孩子还是花钱的，只有少数的孩子会存钱。【小题4】计算题。根据第7点可知Richard挣钱最多。

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