Passage 2
　　(77) Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet.
　　Internationally famous child doctor R6bert Coles is the world’s top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, The Privileged Ones, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. "Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich," says the 53-year-old doctor," such as better health, education and future work prospects. But most important is the quality of family life. Money can’t buy love."
　　Money can buy a lot of other things, however, and that’s where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence(娇养) by their parents can make them spoilt.(78) They tend to travel more than other children from home to home and country to country which causes feelings of restlessness.
　　"But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world," adds Mr. Coles, "and they are more self-assured. The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems. However, they will have a sense of isolation," warns Dr. Coles, "and they could suffer from the hardship of net being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that?"
　　Today’s wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy lead than happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.
　　6.
　　It seems that the author of the passage ______ what Dr. Coles says ine book The Privileged Ones.
　　A knows little about
　　B is doubtful about
　　C is opposed to
　　D agrees with
　　答案:D
　　态度题。作者在段提出了自己的观点：“ Life really should be one journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feel”然后引用Dr．Coles的The Privileged Ones一书来进行说明和论证，毫无疑问，作者同意他的观点。
　　7.
　　In his book The Privileged Ones, Dr. Coles implies that ______ A there are fewer problems in the rich family than the poor family
　　B rich children live a life of emotional separation from the world
　　C rich children usually enjoy more love than poor children
　　D the quality of rich children’s family life may not be high
　　答案:D
　　推理题。根据题干锁定第二段的后半部分。解题的关键句是：“But most important is the quality of family life． Money Can’t buy love．”(重要的是家庭生活的质量。金钱并不能买来爱。)可见，富裕家庭的生活质量未必就比穷人的好。因此选项D准确。
　　8.
　　According to the author of the passage, ______ .
　　A life is really a long journey of joy for rich children
　　B the rich children feel greatly satisfied with the property they inherit from their parents
　　C it is most important for wealthy parents to make sure that their families are rich in love as well as in money
　　D today all the wealthy parents are sure of the problems their money can bring
　　答案:C
　　推理题。解题的关键句为文章后一句：“So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money．”，它表明了作者的结论。选项C与此句意义相近。
　　9.
　　Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passag
　　A Rich children usually lead a life of happiness.
　　B Rich children have earned what they have.
　　C Rich children tend to feel isolated.
　　D Rich children are hardly given too many material things.
　　答案:C
　　细节题。根据第二段尾句可知，钱不能买来一切，因此选项A不准确。第四段第二句说：“The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income．”可见，他们的财富不是自己挣来的，而是从父辈那里继承的，所以B和D错误。由第四段“However，they will have a sense of isolation．”可知选项C符合题意。
　　10.
　　In the doctor’s view, ______ .
　　A there are both advantages and disadvantages to being rich
　　B traveling a lot will be beneficial to children
　　C rich children usually have little confidence in themselves
　　D rich kids are often short of money because of their life of luxury
　　答案:A
　　主旨题。通读全文，我们可以看到作者对富裕家庭孩子的长处和不足进行了分析对比。在第二段中讲述了出生在富裕家庭给孩子带来的负面影响；第三段则提到了其优势。选项A概括得全面，因此是正确答案。

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