1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 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 child development experts agree that tying a childs allowance to chores can be a slippery slope. Heres why. Susie Walton, m
2、aster 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, responsibilities thats a whole different thing.” says Walton. Walton says, “ When kids arent doing a chore, you dont say, well, there goes yo
3、ur 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 wh
4、en it would make sense to pay kids for chores. Most financial and child development 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 garage especially if the child
5、 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 m
6、anagement 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. “ I
7、ts 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 mos
8、t probably agree with? A. A childs allowance shouldnt be tied to chores. B. Kids shouldnt be forced to do chores. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 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 the
9、m the entrepreneurial spirit B. talk to them about family responsibilities C. give them a smaller allowance than usual D. punish them by not giving them their allowances 3. In Paragraph 6，“ a straight allowance” probablymeans “ _” A. money given by charity organizations B. money earned by doing part
10、 time jobs C. money earned by doing everyday household chores D. money given by parents and not dependent on chores 4. 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 chores B. wh
11、ether parents should pay kids for chores C. the advantages of kids handling their own money D. 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
12、 allowances totally separate. Allowance is one thing. When it comes to chores, life skills, responsibilities thats 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 goin
13、g 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。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 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
14、 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 three year old 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
15、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
16、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 tha
17、t would be _10_ short lived. This time of _11_ that forms a three year olds life, would soon be _12_. What will remain, however, will be the _13_ of this short while reoccurring in my mind non stop. It made all of the difficult _14_ of being a father worthwhile. Sometimes, being a committed father c
18、an feel like youre _15_ the doorkeeper, driver, and _16_ in the house. Then you will have “ a _17_”， one like this in which your child expresses absolute, pure, and _18_ love for you. When your kids have _19_ home and you look back at these years, all of these will be strung together to _20_ the mem
19、ories of their lives with you. 1. A. manner B. process C. routine D. service 2. A. warned B. reminded 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. assured D. convinced 3. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 4. A. admitted B. promised C. shouted D. concluded 5. A. how B. why C. whether D. when 6. A. silent B. upse
20、t C. asleep D. calm 7. A. enjoying B. searching C. checking D. expecting 8. A. sight B. idea C. feeling D. view 9. A. gentle B. historic C. magical D. simple 10. A. possibly B. originally C. extremely D. frequently 11. A. cleverness B. truth C. innocence D. care 12. A. valued B. shaped C. changed D.
21、 gone 13. A. effect B. scene C. result D. mark 14. A. work B. dream C. reality D. career 15. A. just B. even C. still D. also 16. A. teacher B. waiter C. cleaner D. customer 17. A. record B. course C. period D. moment 18. A. unconditional B. insignificant C. sufficient D. inaccessible 【 精品教育资源文库 】
22、19. A. missed B. organized C. left D. returned 20. A. make up B. contribute to C. consist of D. count on 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文讲述了 “ 我 ” 与孩子在一起度过的美好时刻 ， 这些温馨时刻会组成美好的回忆。 1. 答案 C 解析 根据空前的 “his goodnight” 和空后的 “We lay down in his little bed” 以及常识可知 ， 此处指父亲给儿子睡前道晚安这一惯例 (routine)。 2. 答案 C 解析 此 处指作者向儿子保证 (assured) 只要他想 ， 他随时可以和作者住在一起。 3. 答案 A 解析 根据 “it will be me touching you” 可知 ， 这里表示有某种不确定的东西 ， 所以用something。 4. 答案 B 解析 根据语境可知 ， 此处指作者的儿子向自己承诺 (promised) 道 ，“ 我会吻你 ” 。 5. 答案 B 解析 作者意识到自己 突然热泪盈眶 ，但是不想解释自己为什么 (why) 哭了。此处 why 引导宾语从句 ， 表示原因。 6. 答案 C 解析 根据语境可知 ， 这里指当作者睁开眼
