11岁你在做什么？美国这位11岁小女孩已经在创业养家了
As the partial federal government shut down for two weeks, many workers and their families worried about their personal finances because they couldn’t get their paychecks. That problem was on the mind of an 11-year-old girl in Gaithersburg, Maryland, whose mother was stopped from her job at the Food and Drug Administration back on 28 December. But instead of complaining, the girl opened a company to make money like a successful business woman.
The business is called Bella’s Sweet Scrubs and it’s owned by an 11-year-old capitalist and marketing whiz Bella Berrellez. Bella’s company sells sugar scrubs, which is something I’ve never heard of. I’ve learned that a “scrub” is kind of a paste that you use in the shower and it’s a very popular thing.
The products sold by Bella’s Sweet Scrubs are made of organic sugar, organic coconut oil, organic olive oil and organic essential oils. They’re handmade by Bella herself and she sells them on her Etsy site for only seven bucks a jar.
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1.What does the underlined phrase“shut down” mean in Chinese?
A 开业.
B 抵制.
C 懈怠.
D 关闭.
解析：选D。1.D词义猜测题。根据第一段前后文可推知只有美国部分联邦政府被关闭了，才会导致许多工人失业，故选D。
2.Why did many workers worry about their personal finances?
A Because they are lack of money.
B Because they couldn’t get their paychecks.
C Because they spent a lot of money.
D Because they didn’t want to work.
解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句Many workers and their families worried about their personal finances because they can’t get their paychecks.因为他们不能得到工资，所以才会担心个人财务状况，故选B。
3.What did the girl do to make money?
A The girl opened a company.
B The girl did many jobs.
C The girl helped others do some housework.
D The girl did some part-time jobs.
解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句But instead of complaining, the girl opened a company to make money like a successful business woman.可知小女孩是通过开公司来挣钱的，故选A。
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A A scrub is kind of a paste.
B B.The girl’s mother lost her job on 28 December.
C C.The girl’s classmates helped her out of trouble.
D The girl sells the products for seven bucks a jar.
解析：选C。C细节理解题。C项文中并未提到，故选C。