Parents have widely different views on the problem of pocket money. Four new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered. 
Ashish Khanna: Although many argue that pocket money helps develop children’s sense of value, I don’t agree. I wouldn’t give my child any pocket money. First of all, I never got pocket money and I seem to have a good value for money. If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable (合理的) request, I would buy it for him.
Sharad Sanghi: No, I wouldn’t give my child pocket money because I don’t want to create the perception (觀念) of “her” money and “my” money. Besides, if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her, she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly. In this way, I would lose control over my child’s requests. I feel it also encourages children to care more about money than anything else. I don’t want my child to start judging other children by the amount of money or pocket money they have.
Rakesh Shah: Yes, I would give my child pocket money because I feel that children should learn to spend money properly. I will give him a fixed amount every month and if he spends the money before the month is over, he will learn a lesson and not spend money so freely. He will learn what his limitations (限制) are and feel the difficulty when he has to pay for something that is over his own pocket.
Rajiv Patel: Yes, I would give my child pocket money because it is important that he learns to manage money. But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis. He would have to earn it. If he helped me finish some of my jobs or helped his mother with housework, I would reward him. This helps him realize that “money does not grow on trees” and it requires hard work to earn money.
小題1:Ashish Khanna may agree that _____.
A．he was given too much pocket money when young
B．he can take much control of his child by money
C．he will buy anything he thinks his child really needs
D．pocket money helps children develop a good value for money
小題2:The underlined phrase “on the sly” in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to “_____”.
A．for freeB．a(chǎn)t a lower price
C．happilyD．secretly
小題3:Who would give his child pocket money every month?
A．Ashish Khanna.B．Sharad Sanghi.
C．Rakesh Shah. D．Rajiv Patel.
小題4:What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common?
A．They want their children to learn to manage money from an early age.
B．They ask their children to get pocket money by working.
C．They teach their children the difficulty of making money.
D．They allow their children to spend money freely.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：文章介紹了四個新的父親對于孩子零花錢的態(tài)度和觀點。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable (合理的) request, I would buy it for him. 說明他會給孩子買他認為孩子需要的東西，故C正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句, if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her, she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly.說明如果我不給他買，他會偷偷地用自己的零用錢來買，故on the sly指偷偷地，故D正確。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行I would give my child pocket money because I feel that children should learn to spend money properly.說明Rakesh Shah.他會給孩子零花錢。
小題4:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段第二行I feel that children should learn to spend money properly.和第五段第二行it is important that he learns to manage money.說明這兩個人都想通過給孩子零花錢來讓孩子學會自己管理錢，故A正確。
點評:本文講述了幾位父親對于兒童零花錢的態(tài)度，閱讀本文要抓住每一段的中心思想，即每個人的觀點和立場，再進行推理分析。
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