1、阅读文章Mahalya Daye is a student in Grade 8 at Lamberton Middle School in Pennsylvania, US. Every afternoon at 2 oclock, she runs to a store at her school. She is not running to buy snacks. Instead, she works as the storekeeper and helps count change (零钱) for customers.“I didnt know that it took so muc
2、h work. I didnt do anything like this, ” Mahalya told The Sentinel, a local newspaper.In fact, she and another 11 students work as the storekeepers at Bison Bargains, the schools first studentrun store. It started on February 22, and it is open each school day during break time from 2 to 2：30 p. m.
3、It mainly sells stationery and snacks.Through this, students see what a business is like. Christian, a 14yearold student, was really surprised by how hard it was to not make mistakes and do the transactions (交易).“Its a kind of challenge to learn all the information on the stock (供应物) lists and remem
4、ber all the prices of the products, ” Christian told the newspaper.To help them learn about business, they took a class. The class taught students how to use money and some simple business rules.The school did a survey on what products students would buy from a school store. In the future, they plan
5、 to sell things made by the students themselves. For example, students can sell their homemade pencil boxes and phone cases.试着做一做1. Mahalya runs to a store in her school to_. A. buy some snacksB. learn about customersC. work as the storekeeperD. learn about the information2. What does the underlined
6、 word “stationery” mean in Chinese?A. 文具B. 餐具C. 道具D. 家具3. How long is Bison Bargains open each school day during break time?A. 60 minutes.B. 50 minutes.C. 40 minutes.D. 30 minutes.4. The purpose of having a studentrun store is to _. A. teach students to learn from mistakesB. help students see what a
7、 business is likeC. sell more stationery and snacks to studentsD. start a class on how to use money in the store5. What is this passage mainly about?A. The schools new program, a student-run store.B. The results of a survey on the student-run store.C. The reasons of opening a student-run store.D. Th
8、e rule of the student-run store.答案1. C点拨：细节理解题。根据第一段中. . she works as the storekeeper可知，她是一名店员，故选C。2. A点拨：词义猜测题。根据前文描述这是一所校内店铺，可知在里面主要针对学生们销售文具和食品。故选A。3. D点拨：数字计算题。根据第三段中“.it is open each school day during break time from 2 to 2：30 p. m”计算，可知开放时间为30分钟，故选D。4. B点拨：根据第四段第一句Through this，students see what a business is like可知，这样的店铺是为了帮助学生认识生意是什么样的。故选B。5. A点拨：主旨大意题。用扫读法解答。扫读全文可知本文主要介绍了一个学校的一个新项目，为了让学生体验生意是什么，此学校开设了studentrun store，故选A。
