Question

【题目】Teenagers learn by taking on more and more responsibility gradually. For many parents, this involves giving their children a limited amount of control over financial decisions.

If you give your teen some pocket money regularly, take the time to teach them how to manage their money. 【1】Consider providing extra income opportunities to help them learn that money is something you earn, not something you can get for nothing.

【2】Discuss with them such issues as what the car can be used for, who is responsible for gas and maintenance, and who can actually drive the car. Show them how auto insurance works.

Get them involved with your daytoday personal finance decisions, such as grocery shopping. 【3】 Show them how to comparison shop, pointing out how much money you save through comparing prices and using coupons. Let them sit with you while you pay the bills, so they can see how much all the monthly expenses add up to.

Encourage teens to save their money toward a major purchase. Besides, you can offer to reward them for their savings. 【4】

【5】You might even consider showing them your bills when you pay them. Too often, young adults who get their first credit card consider it as free money and find themselves in debt very quickly. Make them understand that the D|S50 they charge today costs a lot more if they don’t pay it off quickly.

A．Another effective tool is to get them involved in the car buying process.

B．It’s easier to spend money than to earn it.

C．Finally, it is important to show teens how credit cards work.

D．Establish an agreement on what the pocket money covers.

E．This is a great way to teach them the relationship between building a savings account and the positive rewards that follow.

F．Without money, you can’t do anything.

G．Have them help you with the grocery list.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】G

【4】E

【5】C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，对于现代孩子来说形成正确的金钱观理财观是非常重要的，文章中作者提出了五个帮助孩子形成正确金钱观的有效建议。

【1】横线前一句take the time to teach them how to manage their money.告诉我们要花时间教孩子如何花钱，本句应该是对前句的进一步的解释说明，D项“Establish an agreement on what the pocket money covers.”与上下文语境一致，故选D项。

【2】本地主要谈论的是和孩子商量买车的目的，维修汽车及使用汽油的费用等。希望通过让孩子参与到买车的过程，让孩子明白如何管理金钱。A项“Another effective tool is to get them involved in the car buying process.”符合上下文语境，故选A项。

【3】横线前一句“Get them involved with your daytoday personal finance decisions, such as grocery shopping.”建议我们让孩子参与日常购物的过程，让他们帮助我们列出购物的清单。以此来提高孩子的理财能力。G项“Have them help you with the grocery list.”符合上下文语境，故选G项。

【4】横线前两句建议孩子要存钱，而且父母要因此给孩子适当的奖励。通过存钱并给与奖励的方法教育孩子形成正确的金钱观。E项“This is a great way to teach them the relationship between building a savings account and the positive rewards that follow.”与上下文语境一致，故选E项。

【5】根据本地第三句“Too often, young adults who get their first credit card consider it as free money and find themselves in debt very quickly.”可知孩子在使用信用卡时会有错误的观点，我们要教会孩子如何正确对待信用卡。C项“Finally, it is important to show teens how credit cards work.”与本地中心思想一致，故选C项。

本文小题5考查了关联词确定答案的解题技巧，本地属于最后一个教育孩子形成正确的金钱观的建议，应该使用finally结尾，且与这一段的中心思想一致，所以使用C项“Finally, it is important to show teens how credit cards work.”符合要求。
　　由于英语的句段之间经常会运用关联词表示衔接和过渡，使文章逻辑更清楚和连贯，因此文章中和选项中表示各种逻辑关系的路标性信号词在选择答案时都是很重要的线索。　　在做题时可将这三个层面的线索很好地结合起来。例如，在看到表示并列或递进关系的关联词时，一般表示前后句子的名词或句意具有同指性；而表示转折让步关系的词则往往表示前后句子的名词同指，但句意对立，或褒贬对立；而表示例证关系的词则意味着在举例之前或之后有表述概念或某一观点的句子，往往会有复数名词出现。常见的关联词有下面这些：and, or, also，neither…nor…,either…or…,likewise, similarly, equally, in the same way, that is to say ,as well as, the same …as, besides, additionally, furthermore, moreover, in addition to ,what is more。