Track 69

Every Friday，Mary goes to work in a bank. She knows all her customers very well，because they are her classmates. In fact，Mary and her classmates are all 10 years old.
Mary’s bank is in a school in Chicago，in the USA. The children run it themselves. It is open for 30 minutes a week. During the maths lesson on Friday morning，Mary opens the bank.
The idea for a school bank came from the maths teacher. He took his idea to a bank. The bank agreed to his plan.
“We want to give the children a chance to learn about money，”said the teacher.“We are teaching them to look after their pocket money carefully.”
The next plan for the school bank is a credit card.“Many people in the USA don’t use credit cards very well，”said the teacher.“Our school bank will help the students learn how to use credit cards.”
The students will be able to buy school meals and books with their credit cards.
The bank is very popular with the students. One student said that the bank made school interesting. Many said that they had learnt something very useful.
生词
customer
/ˈkʌstəmə(r)
/ n.顾客：These countries are the largest customers of US products. 这些国家是美国产品的最大买主。
in fact实际上：In fact，this book wasn’t the book I was looking for. 事实上，这本书不是我在找的那本。
plan
/plæn
/ n.计划，方案：We usually make our holiday plans in January. 我们通常在一月制订我们的度假计划。
chance
/ʧɑːns
/ n.机会：If you get the chance of going to America，you should take it！如果你有机会到美国去就别错过！
credit card信用卡：Can I pay by credit？我可以用信用卡付款吗？
❶ Mary knows all her customers well because _.
A. they visit the bank every day
B. they are all her teachers
C. they are all her classmates
D. they are all her friends
❷ The school bank opens _.
A. when the school is over
B. when the students are on holiday
C. only on Sunday
D. during a maths lesson
❸ _ thought of the idea of opening a school bank.
A. Mary’s maths teacher
B. Mary
C. the headmaster of Mary’s school
D. the bank in Mary’s city
❹ The next plan for the school bank is a credit card because _.
A. credit cards are very important
B. many Americans don’t know how to use credit cards wellC. credit cards are very useful
D. money will become useless
❺ Which of the following is NOT true？
A. The students like the school bank very much.
B. The school bank makes school interesting.
C. The students can learn something useful in the school bank.
D. The school bank teaches the students how to make money.
参考译文
每逢周五，玛丽都要去银行工作。她非常了解她的所有顾客，因为他们是她的同学。实际上，玛丽和她的同学们全都10岁。
玛丽工作的银行就在美国芝加哥的一所学校里。孩子们自己经营这家银行。它每周营业30分钟。周五上午的数学课上，玛丽的银行开门营业。
学校银行的创意来自数学老师。他把自己的创意告诉了一家银行，这家银行同意了他的计划。
“我们想给孩子们一个了解金钱的机会，”这位老师说。“我们正在教他们怎样用好自己的零用钱。”
学校银行的下一步计划是信用卡。“许多美国人不是很擅长使用信用卡，”这位老师说。“我们的学校银行将帮助学生们学会怎样使用信用卡。”
学生们将可以用自己的信用卡购买学校的饭菜和图书。
学校银行在学生中很受欢迎。一名学生说，这家银行让上学变得有趣起来。许多学生说他们已经学会了一些非常有用的东西。