There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(選擇) when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “l(fā)ife skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影響) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?
【小題1】This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.

A．make the right choices
B．know how to compare prices
C．know how to shop carefully
D．learn everything at school
【小題2】 We need “l(fā)ife skills” if we want to ____________.
A．know how to choose a part-time job
B．compare brands and prices
C．live useful and happy lives
D．learn things at school
【小題3】Which choice is more important according to the passage?
A．Which fruit to take for lunch.
B．Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food?
C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.
D．How to get to school.
【小題4】 From the passage we know that our choices can affect _____________________________.
A．nobodyB．the people around us
C．just ourselvesD．the prices of the things


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要告訴我們有一些我們需要了解的又是在學(xué)校學(xué)不到的東西。如果我們想過(guò)有用的幸福的生活，我們就需要一些做出如何選擇的生活技巧。文章舉例作了詳細(xì)說(shuō)明。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文可知，這篇文章主要告訴我們做正確的選擇是重要的，故選A。B、C只是說(shuō)明某一方面，D說(shuō)法不對(duì)，故三者不能選。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Knowing how to make such choices is a “l(fā)ife skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives. 描述可知如果我們想過(guò)有用的幸福的生活，我們就需要生活技巧。故選C。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二行Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer?描述可知，更重要的選擇是吃哪種食物，健康食物還是垃圾食品？故選B。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段第二行our choices can also affect other people.描述可知，我們的選擇可能會(huì)影響我們周圍的人。故選B。
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類短文閱讀。

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Jun,
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In Korea and Japan, it’s the custom to remove your shoes before entering a house. In the United States, you usually don’t take your shoes off. Once I was travelling in Japan and entered a house with my shoes on by mistake. Oops!
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Many Americans are very informal（非正式的）at home. One time I went to an American business partner’s home for dinner, I was surprised that everyone stood and talked in the kitchen while the husband and wife were cooking dinner. Besides, unlike in Korea, everyone took part in the dinner table conversation, even the man’s wife and children.
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