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主题语境练27　选择性必修第四册　UNIT 4 个人生活 限时25分钟 阅读理解　(2023·江苏百校联考)　体裁:说明文　主题语境:个人生活　难度:★★★★☆ 　　Working as a teenager has the obvious benefit of earning money to spend and save. However, working also allows teens to appreciate the value of money and what it means to earn a dollar. “Working teens learn an important money lesson about how much people earn per hour,” says Nashica McRath, a financial adviser. “Paying taxes and other experiences are lessons in maturity and how to navigate the world of becoming an adult.” she says. Whether high school students go to college or move straight into the working world, holding a job during high school can prepare them. It gives them real⁃life financial awareness and the ability to plan and manage money. “Work lets teens learn time management and practical job skills that can help them in their daily lives when they go to college and after college,” says Brenda M. Brown, the director of business development for College Aid Services. Ciara Smalls Glover, an associate professor at Georgia State University, agrees. She says teens with jobs also might discover new interests and talents. Their work in high school might lead to a career. “Typically, we expect adolescents to make decisions about their future careers when they get to college and select a major,” she says. “That can be challenging. Work or volunteer experiences can provide opportunities for students to better understand themselves.” “Having a part⁃time job in high school means time away from studies and school activities. If a teen doesn’t put important things first, something is going to suffer,” McRath says.   Holding all of that together could become overwhelming for many high schoolers. Sports, socializing and other activities offer life lessons and experiences for young students, so each requires attention. “Too many work hours can compromise (危及) a teen’s energy and contribution to schoolwork,” Glover says. “But part⁃time work and grades are equally important. The teen year