高一上册译林版英语必修第一册课时作业Unit2SectionⅡGrammarandusage&Integratedskills+Word版含答案.docx

课时作业(五)　Unit2　SectionⅡ　Grammarandusage&Integratedskills
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BEIJING(NewsAgency)—ChildreninChinatodayspendfivetimesmoremoneythantheirparentsdidwhentheywereyoung.
Sowhatareallthesechildrenbuying? Thelistislong: iPads, cellphonesandjeansaretypicalitemsthatchildren“haveto”buy.Andtheywilldoanythingtogetthem.Theyasktheirparentsoverandoveruntiltheybuythem.
Butparentsalsoneedtotaketheblame(责备)forspendingsomuchmoney.Theywanttheirchildrentohavethebestthings.Theyendupcompetingwithotherparentsoverwhethertheirchildrenhavethelatestproducts.
Soit'snowonderchildrenfindithardtolearntheimportanceofsavingmoneyratherthanspendingitallthetime.
Andit'shardtosavewhencompaniesuseadvertising(广告)andcleversloganstoencourageyoungpeopletobuytheirproducts.Theyevenencouragechildrentokeepaskingtheirparentsforsomethinguntiltheygetit.
Today, youdon'tevenneedtohavemoneyinordertobuysomething.Banksgiveoutcreditcardsandloans(贷款)allthetime, sopeoplearesavinglessandless.Weareusedtocarryinglotsofmoneyaround.Andifyoudon'thavemuch, youcanalwaysborrowsome.
Butthishasn'talwaysbeenthecase.Whenourgrandparentswereyoung, therewasverylittlemoneyandeveryonehadtosavehardforthingstheybought.Theyonlyboughtthingstheyneeded, notthingstheyjustwanted.
Theoldergenerationmadethewiseexpression, “Moneydoesn'tgrowontrees.”Thisisastruenowasitwas50yearsago.Theygivemoneyagreatdealofvalue.Andweallhavealottolearnfromthem.
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