2016届长宁区高三一模英语卷

2015学年第一学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷--长宁第I卷（共103分）I.ListeningComprehension(30')SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Atanairport.B.Atatrainstation.C.Atabusstation.D.Atatravelagency.2.A.Shehasbeenlate.B.Herthroathurts.C.Shehassoldsomething.D.Herdrinktastessour.3.Walktothezoo.Waitforthebus.Crossthestreet.Takeataxitothezoo.4.Shereallywantstostudyinclass.C.Themanshowsgreatinterestinthemovies.Sheisreluctanttogotothemovies.D.Themanistootiredtoremaininclass.5.A.ProfessorBrownisgivinghisspeechinthisroom.B.ProfessorBrown’sgoingtospeakmoresomeothernight.C.HehasneverheardaboutProfessorBrownbefore.D.HehadnoideaofProfessorBrown’sspeechtonight.6.Themanshouldgotoanothercounter.C.Thewomandislikestheice-creamofferedthere.B.Themangivesthewomantoomanychoices.D.Thewomanishesitatingaboutherdecisions.7.Hebrokethewoman’scalculator.C.Hecannothelpthewomanwithherphysics.Helosthisclassmate’shomework.D.Hedoesn’tknowwherethe‘on’buttonis.8.A.Concerned.B.Disappointed.C.Exhausted.D.Puzzled.9.Sheisinvitingthemantogotothelake.C.Itwillclearupinthelakeareatomorrow.B.Sheisgoingtocancelherplanifitrains.D.Thelakewillbeclearaftertheheavyrain.10.Hehopestoattendagoodfashionschool.Fashiondesigningisaboomingbusiness.Schoollearningisamustforfashiondesigners.Thewomanshouldbecomeafashiondesigner.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.TheSeventhDuchess(公爵夫人)wantedtostartacustom.Wealthypeoplelovedshowingofftheirfinechinacups.Wealthypeopleenjoyedeatingsomethinginthelateafternoon.DuchessAnnalikedthecompanyofothersinhersittingroom.12.A.Creamtea.B.Fulltea.C.Lowtea.D.Regulartea.13.Theroutineofafternoontea.C.Thefacilitiesforafternoontea.B.Thedresscodeforafternoontea.D.Theintroductiontoafternoontea.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingnews.14.A.Scientificstudies.B.Ancienttools.C.Egyptianroyaljewelry.D.Modernradar.15.Theresultofacomet(彗星)explosionwasrevealed.AspecialblackstonehaslatelybeenfoundintheSaharaDesert.Astretchofsandlitteredwithuniqueyellow-brownglasswasdiscovered.Theresearchonthesolarsystemformationhasbeengreatlyencouraged.16.Asciencefiction.Atravelbrochure.Anastronomymagazine.Ajewelryadvertisement.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.BRITISHAIRWAYTICKETINFORMATIONFlight:BA168Passenger:BillSmithDestination:LondonDepartmenttime:2:00pm;_____17_____29th,2015Type&Price:_____18_____trip;£_____19_____Check-initems:2piecesof_____20_____Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Howdoestheladyspendherweekend?Sheworksinhergardenandgrows_____21_____.Whydoesn’tshethinkithardwork?She_____22_____doinggardenwork.Howdoesthemanspendhisleisuretime?He_____23_____inthebar.WhatdoestheEnglishproverbmean?Differentpeople_____24_____.II.GrammarandVocabulary(26')SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)ANightOutMichellewalkedoutthetheaterhumming(哼唱)atune.She’djustseenawonderfulmusicalatthebeautifulParamountTheater.(25)________sheclosedhereyes,shecouldstillseethebeautifulcostumesandstagesets.Itwasnowafter11p.m.,andshereallydidn’tlikebeingoutlateby(26)________.Sincenooneelsehadwantedtogototheshow,she(27)________________goalone.SheheadeddownthedarkSeattleStreettowardhercar.Nocar.Theparkingspacewasempty.‘That’sodd,’shethought.‘AmIonthewrongstreet?’Shecheckedthestreetsigns.No,shewasonPineStreet.Andshewassurethatthiswas(28)________she’dlefthercar.Buthercarwasnowheretobeseen.Shebegantofeelnervous.Someonehadstolenhercar!Whatwasshegoingtodo?Shouldshecallthepoliceorcallsomeonetogiveheraride?Shedecidedtocallsomeone.Shetookouthercellphoneonly(29)________(find)thatherbatterywasdead!Nowwhat?Maybeshecouldtakeacab.Sheonlyhad$1incash(30)___________shecheckedeverycornerofherwallet.Andtoherhorror,hercreditcardwasmissing!Thensheremembered.She’dorderedsomethingontheInternetandleftthecardbyhercomputer.SheheadedbacktowardthetheaterandthelightsonPikeStreet.Thenshesawsomethingfamiliar.Hercar!Sherealizedshe(31)___________(park)onPikeStreetnotPineStreet!Onceagain(32)________(sing)asongfromtheshow,shegotintohercarandheadedhome.(B)TheKoranMostreligionshavesomekindofholytextonwhichthereligiousbeliefsarebased.ForChristiansthistextistheHolyBible;forJewsitistheTorahandforMuslimsitistheKoran.MuslimsbelievethattheKoran(33)________(consist)ofrevelationsfromGodtoMuhammadduringtheyears610to632whenMuhammaddied.Theserevelationswerewrittendownbythose(34)________wereclosetohimduringthistimeandforseveralyearsafterhisdeath.Theyweregatheredintothetext(35)________(know)astheKoranduringtheyears630to650.TheinterpretationoftheKoranhasalwaysbeenadifficulttask,evenforIslamicscholars.Forexample,themeaningsofsomewordsaredeterminedbydotsabovethevowels(元音).InancientArabic,however,veryoftenthesedots(36)________(omit).Asaresultsomeletterslookedidentical.Thus,themeaningsofthesewordsdependedinmanycases(37)________thememoriesofthemenwhohadwrittenthem.EarlyMuslimshadtotrytogettheexactmeaningsofthewords(38)________thesepeoplediedanditwastoolate.UnliketheBible,inwhichtheeventsareprovidedintimeorder,thereisnoreferenceto(39)________thingsoccurredintheKoran.Inanycase,unliketheBible,mostthesuras-sections-arecomposedofordersandwarnings.UnlikeintheBible,thereareveryfewstoriesintheKoran.Muslimsbelievethatby(40)________(recite)thebook,theycreateaholyatmosphere,andtherearemanyMuslimswhohavelearnedtheKoranbyheart.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accommodateB.alternativeC.boastD.budgetE.eliminationF.enclosedG.maintainingH.possessionsI.regulateJ.temptingK.unaccompaniedWhenyoungpeoplebegintoliveindependently,home-huntingcaninvolvesomestress.Buttheywoulddowelltorememberthatanew_____41_____isavailable-micro-homes.Fondlycalled‘tinyhouses,’thesehouseshavealllivingnecessitiesinasmallpackage,includingkitchen,bedroomandbathroom.Generallyunder50squaremeters,mosttinyhouses_____42_____justoneortwopeoplethoughsomeclaimthespaceformore.What’slostinsizeisnotlostindesignasthesehomesareoftenquiteuniqueandmodernindesign.Besidesanattractiveappearance,tinyhousescanalso_____43_____uniquepracticalfeatures.Makingthebestofurbanspace,the72-to122-centimeter-wideKeretHouseinWarsaw,theworld’snarrowesthome,filledinanalley(小巷).ThesamplehomeEcocapsuleusessolarpower,windpowerandrainwatercollectiontoenableitsownertolivepracticallyanywhere.AsystemofrailsallowstheDALEmicro-hometo_____44_____roomsizeandnumberaswellasaddingtheoptionofanopenor_____45_____courtyard.Asvisually_____46_____asmicro-homesare,thereareafewdisadvantagestoconsiderbeforegettingcomfortableonaminicouch.Movingintoatinyhouserequiresthe_____47_____ofmostnon-essentials,nomattertheemotionalconnectiontothem.Guestswillalsomostlybeoutofthequestionasthelimitedspacemayevencausea(n)_____48_____individualtoexperiencesomecabinfever.Andfinally,amicro-homeislikelyatemporarylivingoptionformostpeoplesincetheywillprobablystartfamiliesandacquiremore_____49_____.Thoughthelimitationwillscaresome,thereisusuallyabenefit.Asmallsizeresultsinasmallpricetagandsmallbills,makingtinyhouseseasiertosaveupforand_____50_____.Andthoughyouwon’thavemuchstuffaroundthehouse,thiscanprovidethecomfortofsimplelivingandmaintenance.Micro-homesarealsopracticallymobileandclaimeco-friendlinessthatcan’tbematchedbyotherhomes.Theyprobablyaren’tforeveryoneorforever,butwhenitcomestoyournext(orfirst)home,theycouldbejustwhatyouneed.III.ReadingComprehension(47')SectionA(15')Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.At1:30p.m.onMarch31,1981,JohnHinckleyJr.steppedfromacrowdofonlookersandtriedtokillRonaldReagan,thepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Althoughhefailed,hedidcauseinjurytothepresident.Thecrimewascommittedinclearviewofmanypeople._____51_____,attheendofhistrial,Hinckleywasfoundnot_____52_____byreasonofinsanity(精神失常).Insteadofprison,Hinckleywassenttoamentalhospital,whereheremains.ThejudgmentinHinckley’scasedidmorethanannoyafewpeople.It_____53_____anationwidedebateaboutwhetherpeopleaccusedofacrimecanclaimtheywereinsanewhentheydidit.Iftheywerecapableof_____54_____andthencommittingacrime,howcouldtheylaterclaimtohavebeeninsane?OnestartingpointistoidentifywhatinsanemeansinaU.S.courtoflaw.Veryyoungchildrencannotbe_____55_____iftheydonotknowrightfromwrong,becausetheycannotbeheldmorallyresponsiblefortheiractions.Formostpeople,moralresponsibilitycomeswithageandmaturity.Psychologists,however,saythattherearesomeadultswhocannotrecognizerightfromwrong.Sincetheseadultscannottellthe_____56_____,theyshouldnotbeheldmorallyresponsiblefortheiractions.InaU.S.courtoflaw,anadultlikethismaybeconsideredinsane.Hinckleywasjudgedinsanebecause_____57_____determinedthathismindwasnotfunctioninglikea(n)_____58_____adult’ssohehadnoideawhathewasdoing.Insteadofspendingtherestofhislifeinprison,Hinckleywouldbecommittedtoamentalhospital,wherehecouldbetreatedforhisillness.PeoplewhoareagainsttheuseofaninsanitydefensesaythatcriminalslikeHinckleydoknowwhattheyaredoing._____59_____oftheinsanitydefensesaythateveryonewhocommitsaserouscrimelikeHinckley’scouldbesaidtobementallyill.Otherwise,thepersonwouldnotcommitthecrime_____60_____.Therearemanypeoplewhostrugglewithseverementalillnesswhodonotcommitcrimes.Theillnessesshouldnotbeusedasa(n)_____61_____forviolentbehavior.Peoplewho_____62_____theinsanitydefensebelievethatmentalillnessesarenotalwaystreatable.Psychologistshavebeenabletodetectpatternsofbehavior.Thesementaldetectiveshave_____63_____evidencethatapersoncanbeinsanebutseemnormal.Hinckleyandotherswith_____64_____conditionssufferfromdelusions(错觉).Eventhoughpeoplewithdelusionsmayseemnormal,theworlddoesnotappeartothemasitdoestootherpeople.Therefore,expertssay,suchpeoplecannotbeheldtotherulesofbehaviorotherpeopleareheldto.Theirpunishmentsshouldbe_____65_____.51.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Moreover52.A.hurtB.healthyC.safeD.guilty53.A.kickedoffB.clearedupC.letoutD.putaway54.A.confessingB.startingC.planningD.discovering55.A.sentencedB.punishedC.annoyedD.defended56.A.insanityB.truthC.responsibilityD.difference57.A.judgesB.psychologistsC.expertsD.detectives58.A.matureB.independentC.normalD.capable59.A.OpponentsB.OnlookersC.VictimsD.Researchers60.A.onthecontraryB.bythismeansC.inthefirstplaceD.atthesametime61.A.exampleB.excuseC.defenseD.idea62.A.studyB.refuseC.transformD.support63.A.destroyedB.comparedC.examinedD.gathered64.A.realisticB.ordinaryC.similarD.treatable65.A.severeB.negotiableC.acceptableD.legalSectionB(24')Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A).Deathisaseriousthemeworthyofgreatpoets.Forexample,JohnKeats’s‘WhenIHaveFearsThatIMayCeasetoBe’andJohnDonne’s‘Death,BeNotProud’bothdiscussdeathinreflectiveways.However,theimagery(意象)inthesepoemsshowsthatwhileKeatsbelievesthatdeathcanonlydestroy,Donnebelievesthatdeathcanbeovercome.Keatsisafraidofdeath,becausetohimdeathmeansthelossofthosethingsthatmakehislifeworthliving:‘Ontheshore/ofthewideworldIstandalone,andthink/TillLoveandFametonothingnessdosink.’Earlierinthepoem,Keatssaysthathehopesthis‘Love’willbea‘highromance’witha‘faircreature.’Healsosaysthathehopesthe‘Fame’heseekswillbetheresultofthe‘highpiledbooks’producedbyhis‘crowdedbrain.’Inotherwords,Keats’sfearisthatdeathisa‘nothingness’thatwillarrivebeforehecanfinishhislife’sworkorfindhistruelove.Donnehasadifferentattitudetowarddeath,andsotheimageryinhispoemisdifferent,too.ToDonne,deathshould‘benotproud,’becauseitisnot‘mightyanddreadful.’UnlikeKeats,Donneseesdeathasweakandmerelya‘slavetoFate,chance,kings,anddesperatemen.’Healsosaysthatdeathislike‘restandsleep’.Donnebelievesthatwewillallwakefromthesleepofdeathtoeverlastinglife,justaswewakefromournormalsleeptooureverydaylives.Infact,Donnebelievesthatitisdeathitselfthatwilldie:‘Oneshortsleeppast,wewakeforever,/AndDeathshallbenomore;Death,thoushaltdie.’KeatsandDonnebothknowthatdeathisapratoflife,andbothpoetsusepowerfulimagerytotalkaboutthatdifficulttheme.Thedifferencesinthisimageryshowtwoverydifferentattitudestowardthesubject,oneofwhichismuchmorepositivethantheother.Whichpoettobelieveisuptothereadertodecide.Notsurprisingly,thereaders’ownexperiencesmayplayapartinthewaytheyrespondtothesepoets’approaches.Likethetwopoetsandtheirbeliefs,contemporaryreadersalsomaybedividedonthesubject.ThismayexplainwhyKeats’sandDonne’spoetryremainsfascinatingyearsaftertheirwondeaths.66．Accordingtothepassage,________makesKeats’slifeworthliving.A.expressinghisgrandpassionforpoetryB.walkingontheshorewithaprettyladyC.defeatingnothingnesswithhistrueloveD.pursuingthefameofbeingaromanticpoet67．InDonne’spoemshebelievesthatdeathis________.A.generallypowerfulandterribleB.onlyaceaselesssleepC.merelythelossofworkandloveD.hardlyworththefear68．Contemporaryreadersmayviewthetwopoets’serioussubjectdifferentlybecause________.A.theyareattractedtothetwopoets’everlastingoppositebeliefsB.theyaredividednaturallybytheirpositiveornegativepersonalitiesC.theirownlifeexperiencesaffecttheunderstandingsofthepoemsD.theirpreferencesforthepoets’strongimageriesarevarious69．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemainwritingstyleofthepassage?A.Analysis.B.Argument.C.Comparison.D.Reasoning.（B）Friendsandfellowcitizens：Istandbeforeyoutonightunderaccusationoftheunprovencrimeofhavingvotedatthelastpresidentialelection,withouthavingalawfulrighttovote.Itshallbemyworkthiseveningtoprovetoyouthatinthusvoting,Inotonlycommittednocrime,but,instead,simplyexercisedmycitizen'srights,guaranteedtomeandallUnitedStatescitizensbytheNationalConstitution(宪法),beyondthepowerofanystatetodeny.Ourdemocratic-republicangovernmentisbasedontheideaofthenaturalrightofeveryindividualmembertoavoiceandavoteinmakingandexecutingthelaws.Wedeclarethedutyofgovernmenttobetosecurethepeopleintheenjoymentoftheirunchallengeableright.Wethrowtothewindsthebeliefthatgovernmentcangiveright.‘Allmenarecreatedequal,andgiftedbytheirCreatorwithcertainundeniablerights.Amongthesearelife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.Tosecurethese,governmentsareestablishedamongmen,gainingtheirjustpowersfromtheagreementofthegoverned.’Hereisnoshadowofgovernmentauthorityoverrights,orexclusionofanyclassfromtheirfullandequalenjoyment.Hereispronouncedtherightofallmen,and‘therefore,’astheQuakerministersaid,‘ofallwomen,’toavoiceinthegovernment.Andhere,inthisfirstparagraphoftheDeclaration,isthedeclarationofthenaturalrightofalltothevote;forhowcan‘theagreementofthegoverned’begiven,iftherighttovotebedenied?TheintroductionoftheFederal(联邦的)Constitutionsays:‘We,thepeopleoftheUnitedStates,inordertoformamoreperfectunion,establishjustice,insuredomesticpeacefulness,provideforthecommondefense,promotethegeneralwelfare,andsecuretheblessingsoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity(子嗣),doestablishthisConstitutionfortheUnitedStatesofAmerica.’Itwaswe,thepeople;notwe,thewhitemalecitizens;notwe,themalecitizens;butwe,thewholepeople,whoformedtheUnion.Andweformedit,nottogivetheblessingsofliberty,buttosecurethem;nottothehalfofourselvesandthehalfofourposterity,buttothewholepeople-womenaswellasmen.Anditisabsoluteridiculetotalktowomenoftheirenjoymentoftheblessingsoflibertywhiletheyaredeniedtheuseoftheonlymeansofsecuringthemprovidedbythisdemocratic-republicangovernment-thevote.70.Thespeakerwasstandinginfrontoftheaudienceto________.A.accusethegovernmentofhavingdeniedtreatingherunfairlyB.fightforthelegalrighttovoteintheUnitedStatesasawomanC.sharearecentvictoryonvotingforthepresidentoftheStatesD.guaranteethattheycouldbetterunderstandtheNationalConstitution71.Theexpression‘throwtothewinds’(Paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto‘________’.A.abandonB.emphasizeC.shakeD.spread72.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothespeech?A.TheQuakerministerholdsconflictingopinionsonwomen’srighttovote.B.Governmentauthorityhastherighttobarsomeofthegovernedoutofliberty.C.ThepolicyisundeniablyadoptedthatallthegovernedinAmericahavetheequalrights.D.There’snowaytotherealagreementofthegovernedifwomen’svoterightisrobbed.73.Itcanbeinferredfromthespeechthat________.A.it’smoreimportanttohavelibertythanhavegoodwishesofitB.theFederalConstitutioncomesfromtheNationalConstitutionC.it’sridiculousthatwomenenjoylibertywhiletheirrightsarenotsecuredD.racialandgenderissuesareamongthemajorsocialproblemsoftheUSAWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthespeech?A.FortheSakeofLibertyandHappinessB.VoteontheWomen’sRightsC.IntheNameofEqualRighttovoteD.PowerofAmericanConstitution(C)LT123Workshops‘I’mpleasedtosaythat2015isourthirdyearsponsoringtheIATEFLinformationdesk.Thisyear,wearerunningthreeworkshopscoveringsomeofthekeyareasofourwide-rangingspecialskills:testing,editingandvocabulary.Wehowtoseeyou.’——RussellWhiteheadDirectorVocabularytesting:why,whatandhow?ByFelicityO’Dell&RussellWhiteheadSaturday11thApril3:50-4:35pmCharter4Shouldvocabularybeoneofthelanguagefeaturesthatwetestand,ifso,why?Whatvocabulary-andwhataspectsofvocabulary-shouldwefocusoninourtests?Whatmethodscanweusetotestvocabulary?Wewilldiscussanswerstothesequestions,consideringthestrengthsandweaknessesofdifferenttypesofvocabularytestfordifferentteachingcontexts.There’ssomethingmissingfromyourproject-theeditor!ByDavidBaker&FionaMacKenzieSunday12April10:25-11:10amCharter8Bigpublishingcompaniesnolongerofferthesingleroutetopublication.Whetheryouareself-publishing,ateachinginstitutiondevelopingitsownmaterials,oradigitalstart-up,inahighlycompetitiveenvironmentitisn’tenoughtowritesomethingandjustputitoutthere.Qualitystillmatters-youcan’taffordtoforgetoneofthekeyrolesinsuccessfulpublishing.Vocabularylevels:whichwordsareatwhichlevel?ByStephenBullonMonday13thApril1:35-2:20pmCharter8Whilestudentsdeveloptheircompetenceinthefourskillsandintheirabilitytomastergrammaticalstructures,theyaretogetherbuildingtheirvocabulary.Wewilltrytoestablishthestandardsinvolvedinselectingappropriatevocabularyatthevariouslevelsstudentspassthrough:frequency,teachingrequirements,andregisterareallfactorsthatneedtobeweighedinthebalance.LT123isthenewnameforLanguageTesting123,andweareproudsponsorsofthe49thAnnualInternationalIATEFLConferenceandExhibition.Manchester,April2015.75.Tohelpimprovevocabularyteachingandtesting,theworkshopswillfocuson________.A.howtoemploymorescientificmethodsinvocabularytestingB.howtotestvocabularyasthemostimportantlanguagefeatureC.whatadvancedstandardstosetforthestudentsofdifferentlevelsD.whattobeconcentratedonratherthanfourbasiclanguageskills76.Fromthishandoutwecanknowthat________.A.theaudienceareeditorsinthefieldoflanguageteachingB.thedirectorofLT123willbetalkinginoneoftheworkshopsC.somepublishingcompanieswillsponsorsimilarworkshopssoonD.eachworkshoplasts45minutesinthesamemeetingroom77.Whatisthepurposeofthishandout?A.Tosellnewlypublishedbooksonlanguagetesting.B.TogettheaudienceinformedoftheeventsC.Toshowthebreakthroughinvocabularyteaching.D.Toattracttheattentionofthehostof2015IATEFL.SectionC(8')Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Financialsetbacksintheformofpaycutsarehavingatrickle-downeffect(涓滴效应)asthedepressionpersists.FamiliesacrossAmericaarecuttingorevenaxingkids’allowances(零花钱)toreflectwhat’sgoingonwithhouseholdfinancesandtheeconomyasawhole.Somejoblessparentsaredoingitoutofnecessity.Otherparentsareusingallowanceadjustmentstoteachchildrenabouteconomicrealitiesandhowtobudgetinlearnertimes.‘Trytouserelevantnewstoexplainthereasonsbehindthedepressionandhowit’shittinghome.Iftheyseeitobviousinth