题组层级快练23 Unit 3 Life in the future . 阅读理解(2017天津高考压轴卷)Parents do need to teach their kids financial responsibility and that money is earned. Still, many childdevelopment experts agree that tying a childs allowance to chores can be a slippery slope. Heres why.Susie Walton, master instructor at Peace in Your Home advises to keep chores and allowances totally separate. “Allowance is one thing. When it comes to chores, life skills, responsibilitiesthats a whole different thing.” says Walton.Walton says, “When kids arent doing a chore, you dont say, well, there goes your allowance. Youre going to sit them down and ask whats going on. We are a team. We are a family. Weve got to have them done.”Besides, by paying children for chores with an allowance, youll also be sending the message that work isnt worth doing unless theyre getting paid for it.There are times when it would make sense to pay kids for chores. Most financial and childdevelopment experts agree that its a fine idea to pay children money for extra jobs that are outside their normal set of chores, such as washing windows, washing the car or helping to clean out the garageespecially if the child is saving for a big item. This may even develop an entrepreneurial (企业家的) spirit to think outside of the box to earn money.For parents who are concerned that their children wont learn the value of a dollar if the allowance isnt tied to household chores, note that there are still plenty of money management skills to be learned from a_straight_allowance. Depending on the age, kids can be made responsible for paying for their own toys or snacks. Some parents even require that kids set aside a percentage of their allowance toward savings.“I really like having my own money，” says Kevin, 9. “Its up to me if I want to buy the cheap toy now, or save and get the better toy.” And thats a good lesson to learn at 9 years old.No matter which allowance route you take in parenthood, kids will feel empowered by being able to handle their own money.1. Which of the following would Susie Walton most probably agree with? A. A childs allowance shouldnt be tied to chores.B. Kids shouldnt be forced to do chores.C. Doing chores teaches kids the value of work.D. Kids should be paid for doing chores.2. According to Susie Walton, if kids dont do chores, parents should _A. teach them the entrepreneurial spiritB. talk to them about family responsibilitiesC. give them a smaller allowance than usualD. punish them by not giving them their allowances3. In Paragraph 6，“a straight allowance” probablymeans “ _”A. money given by charity organizationsB. money earned by doing parttime jobsC. money earned by doing everyday household choresD. money given by parents and not dependent on chores4. What is the authors attitude towards Kevins action? A. Worried.B. Doubtful.C. Approving. D. Unfavorable.5. The text is mainly about _A. the importance of kids doing choresB. whether parents should pay kids for choresC. the advantages of kids handling their own moneyD. whether parents should give kids regular allowances答案与解析【文章大意】文章讨论了父母该不该让孩子做家务，怎样处理做家务与给零花钱的关系。1. 答案A解析细节理解题。根据第二段“Susie Walton, master instructor at Peace in Your Home advises to keep chores and allowances totally separate. Allowance is one thing. When it comes to chores, life skills, responsibilitiesthats a whole different thing.”可知Susie Walton认为chores和allowances不是一回事。2. 答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段“When kids arent doing a chore, you dont say, well, there goes your allowance. Youre going to sit them down and ask whats going on. We are a team. We are a family. Weve got to have them done.”可知Susie Walton认为如果孩子不做家务，父母应该教给他们家庭责任。3. 答案D解析短语猜测题。a straight allowance“直接的零用钱”，指父母给孩子的零用钱，并不是孩子靠做家务挣的钱。4. 答案C解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“And thats a good lesson to learn at 9 years old.”可知作者对Kevin行为的态度是赞成的。5. 答案B解析推理判断题。文章主要讨论了父母该不该让孩子做家务，怎样处理做家务与给零花钱的关系。. 完形填空(2017百校联盟高三联考)I was touched, so much. A while back, my threeyearold son and I settled back for his goodnight _1_. We lay down in his little bed and he said, “Daddy, when I get big can I live with you? ” I _2_ him he could live with me any time he wanted to.A moment later he said, “When you die youre going to feel _3_ on your face and it will be me touching you.” Then he _4_， “I will kiss you.” He moved over, kissed me. I was aware of tears suddenly welling up in my eyes. I didnt want to explain _5_ I was crying; as I opened my eyes to look at him, he was already _6_I spent some time looking at him, _7_ the minute and wondering about the depth of the _8_ Id had. It occurred to me that I didnt remember having much of this kind of _9_ time with my father, and that this was a time that would be _10_ shortlived. This time of _11_ that forms a threeyearolds life, would soon be _12_. What will remain, however, will