ManyAmericankidsearn(挣)pocketmoneybydoinghousework.But11-year-oldAaronConleydoesn’tjustworkforpocketmoney.Hehasafull-timejobanditneedstraininghardworkandmostimportantlyaloveofperforming.Aaronhaspe
ManyAmericankidsearn(挣)pocketmoneybydoinghousework.But11-year-oldAaronConleydoesn’tjustworkforpocketmoney.Hehasafull-timejobanditneedstraininghardworkandmostimportantlyaloveofperforming.
Aaronhasperformeddifferentrolesmorethan300times.ChildactorslikeAaronhavetakenyearsofactingdanceandsinginglessons.Theseyoungactorstryout(试演)forpartsinplaysandmovies.Ifchosenforapartthechildrenmustworkhard.ForexampleAaronasixthgradermustjugglehisactingworkandschoolwork.That’sthehardestofall!
InfactgoingtoschoolbecamedifficultwhenAaronbeganreceivingactingjobsinNewYorkCity.Manychildactorsgotoprivateschoolssothattheycanhaveflexibleschedules(灵活的时间安排).HowevertheseschoolsareexpensivesoAaron’smothersenthimtoapublicschool.ButtheschoolschedulewasdifficulttofollowbecauseAaronsometimesneededtoleaveinthemiddleoftheschooldayforplaypracticesorafternoonperformances.FinallyhismotherdecidedtoteachAaronathome.Buthestillmustfinishhomeworkjustlikeanyotherstudentathisage.
Childactorsandtheirfamiliesmakemanyharddecisions.OneofthehardestdecisionsforAaron’sfamilywasmovingfromMississippitoNewYorkCity.Aaronneededtoliveclosetohisactingjobs.Thismeantleavingbehindfamilyandfriends.AlsobecauseofhisbusyactingscheduleAaronisn’talwaysabletotakepartinactivities.Thatmakesitdifficulttomakefriendsinanewplace.
NightafternightshowaftershowAaronConleyishelpedtorememberthedifficultiesofhisjobbutheloveswhathedoes.Andit’sreallyworththeeffort(值得去努力).
( )1.WhatisthemostdifficultpartofAaron’slife?
A.Earningenoughpocketmoney.
B.Performingdifferentroles.
C.Tryingoutforpartsinplaysandmovies.
D.Findingtimeforbothschoolworkandactingwork.
( )2.InParagraph2theword“juggle”meansto_____.
A.haveanidea
B.doseveralthingsatonce
C.dancebeautifully
D.studycarefullyforapart
( )3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsaidinParagraph3?
A.Priv