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　　Passage 17

　　When my son Ryan saw a T-shirt on sale for 5 dollars marked down from 8， he told me， “We'll save 3 dollars if we buy it now.”

　　He looked at me in surprise when I answered， “We'll save 5 dollars if we don't buy it at all.”

　　Today's children get lots of messages and values from television and from friends. They are encouraged to buy things they don't need. What they need is an understanding of the value of the dollar.

　　How do children learn the important facts of life？ Most schools do not teach them. It is up to parents to help their children.

　　To learn about money children need to have some. Early on， parents often handed out money on an as-needed basis. But experts say paying certain amount of money each week is the best way to teach children the meaning of money， how to use it and how to plan.

　　Your child is ready for some money each week around age 5 or 6， when he gets to know the relationship between money and shopping and asks you to buy him things.

　　But how much should the parents give？ Some experts suggest giving one dollar for each year of age， but Dr Olivia Mellan disagree： “I think 5 dollars a week is too much for a 5-year-old， and 15 dollars is probably not enough for a 15-year-old.” “What's right for your child depends on three things： the child's level of

　　development， how much you can give， and what you expect him to pay for.“

　　No matter how much you give them， children will soon feel they need more. But Sharon M. Danes， a professor at the University of Minnesota， insists that children don't need a raise each year， “There's no lesson to be learned when children expect an increase just because they are a year older，” she says. “What

　　they should learn is how to be good money earners， savers and spenders.“

　　1. In “an understanding of the value of the dollar”， the word dollar is best explained as ______.

　　A. values from TV and friends

　　B. what one saves

　　C. the price of a T-shirt

　　D. money in general

　　答案：D

　　2. What should parents do to help their children understand facts of life such as managing money？

　　A. Help the children plan their use of money.

　　B. Ask the children to hand out money carefully.

　　C. Give the children money on a monthly basis.

　　D. Permit the children to ask for more when needed.

　　experts 主语 say 谓语 其余为宾语从句。

　　paying certain amount of money each week 宾语从句中的主语

　　答案：A

　　先用关键词定位原文位置，如果没有找到相应的答案，就继续往下段看，特别注意段首和段尾的句子。

　　“带着问题去找答案的方法”要灵活掌握，融会贯通。

　　be up to sb. ： 是某人的职责或义务。

　　eg. It's up to us to help those in need. 我们有责任帮助那些有困难的人。

　　hand out： 分发或分配某物。

　　eg. Relief workers were handing out emergency rations （to the survivors）。 救济人员在（向生还者）分发紧急配给品。

　　3. Why does Dr Olivia Mellan have a different idea about the

　　amount of money given to children？

　　A. She holds that one dollar for each year of age is far from enough.

　　B. She believes that children should be given more than they need.

　　C. She feels that different age groups need different things.

　　D. She thinks that age difference is not the whole thing.

　　What's right for your child 是主语从句，其后的谓语要用单数形式。

　　答案：D

　　C项中的need不符合原意

　　suggest doing sth. 建议做某事。

　　suggest that + 主语+（should）+动词原形

　　4. According to Professor Danes， parents should ______.

　　A. give 5 dollars to children more than 15 years old

　　B. allow a yearly increase as their children grow older

　　C. refuse to pay for certain things their children want to have

　　D. teach their children how to make money and use it wisely

　　What they should learn 主语从句

　　earner 挣钱者

　　saver 存钱者

　　spender 花钱者

　　答案：D

　　5. From the passage， we know that ______.

　　A. experts agree that it is up to parents to help their children manage money

　　B. experts agree on the amount of money given to children

　　C. experts didn't agree on the amount of money given to children

　　D. experts agree that children don't need a raise each year

　　本题考查重点是文章的中心思想。

　　解题思路：看每一段的句话和后一句话。

　　agree on 同意、达成一致

　　答案：C

　　类似题型（文章大意）要对每一段的句话认真阅读。

　　A项是文章的细节内容，不选。

　　做题目的：遇到每一种题型都会做。

　　agree on sth. （与某人）意见一致

　　eg. We couldn't agree on a date. 关于日期我们未能取得一致意见。

　　on sale 减价

　　in surprise 很惊讶地