Question

【題目】As an expert on education, I finished a Junior Achievement course at a local middle school last week. I received some meaningful answers when I asked teens what they would want to tell their parents about money.

Max said,’Dear Mom, I need to give you some advice on money. I need more allowance (零用錢)！” I have to say many teenagers have the same idea as him. As an expert, I advise a little money for teens and more if they help with the housework. Now that your children are in middle school, it’s time to think about paying them to do something. My daughter missed a lot of school when she was a junior so I promised to buy her a notebook computer if she didn’t miss any school as a senior — she got the computer finally. What worked for my other daughter was a clothing allowance for her joining in the housework. She would receive a set amount every two months; it taught her a valuable lesson: when the clothing money ran out, she couldn’t buy more clothes until she got enough money through doing the housework. “I need more allowance,” should be the start, not the end, of a dialogue.

Grace wanted to tell Mom, “Only buy what we need.” Spending wisely and saving money was a good theme from all the students. The idea of thinking carefully about spending is just what I taught them at class, but this is not the subject of this Junior Achievement course. It shows me that these teenagers look at their parents’ spending habits, but they don’t tell their parents their opinions about them. Therefore, Moms and Dads, pay attention and remember: your children watch everything you do when it comes to money — do it right, point them in the right direction.

Nikola’s advice is valuable to all parents — “Mom and Dad, I think I should be more involved in money and financial (金融) things so I know how to do everything without a struggle when I get older.” This child has got it right. Her answer shows the fact that parents are responsible (負責的) for the financial training of their children. It is one of our most important parental goals.

【1】What does the author advise parents to do when their children want more allowance ?

A. Stop giving them allowance at once.

B. Buy them something they are in need of.

C. Give them more allowance if they help do the housework

D. Encourage them to earn more allowance by doing part – time jobs.

【2】Why does the author mention his daughters in Paragraph 2?

A. To show he does better than others in teaching his children.

B. To tell readers how to encourage children to study hard.

C. To show paying children to do things really works.

D. To tell readers he has children who often make trouble.

【3】 In Paragraph 3 the author suggests that parents should ________.

A. set good examples to their children in spending and saving money

B. set up a good relationship with their children

C. ask their children for advice on spending money

D. attend his Junior Achievement course

【4】We can learn from the passage that Nikola _______.

A. expected her parents to think about her future

B. expected to learn how to manage money

C. worried about her ability to make a living

D. had a better understanding of the author’s course

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述作者問及青少年他們關于錢的方面想要跟爸媽說什么時所得到的回答。從而作者建議：付錢給孩子讓他們做一些事情；為孩子樹立用錢方面的榜樣；告訴孩子如何管理錢財。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第四句I advise a little money for teens and more if they help with the housework我建議給孩子一點或更多零用錢如果他們幫忙做家務的話，故選C

【2】C分析推理題。根據(jù)第二段中間My daughter missed a lot of school when she was a junior so I promised to buy her a notebook computer if she didn’t miss any school as a senior — she got the computer finally.我的女兒當她初中的時候錯過了許多課，因此我向她許諾如果她高中不錯過任何一堂課我就給她買一臺電腦，最終她得到了電腦，可知這個例子就是表明付錢給孩子做事真的有用，故選C

【3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句your children watch everything you do when it comes to money — do it right, point them in the right direction.你的孩子看著你做的每一件事，但涉及到錢時，做正確的事，為他們指明正確的道路，即在錢方面為孩子樹立榜樣，故選A

【4】B分析推理題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句Mom and Dad, I think I should be more involved in money and financial (金融) things so I know how to do everything without a struggle when I get older爸媽，我認為我應該多涉及錢與金融方面的事情，以便長大我可以很容易地做每件事，即她希望能學習如何管理錢財，故選B