Passage 3
Life really should be one long journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet.
Internationally famous child doctor Robert Coles is the world's top expert on the influence of money on children. He has written a well-known book on the subject, “The Privileged Ones”, and his research shows that too much money in the family can cause as many problems as too little. “Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich,” says the 33-year-old doctor, “such as better health, education and future work prospects. But the most important is the quality of family life. Money can't buy love.”
It can buy a lot of other things, however, and that's where the trouble starts. Rich kids have so much to choose from that they often become confused. Over-indulgence by their parents can make them spoilt. They tend to travel more than other children, from home to home and country to country, which causes feelings of restlessness.
“But privileged children do have a better sense of their positions in the world,” adds Mr. Coles, “and they are more self-assured.” The rich children inherit the property from their parents and enjoy a high income. So money will never be one of their problems.
“However they will have a sense of isolation”, warns Dr Coles, “and they could suffer from the hardship of not being able to deal with the everyday world because they will never really be given the chance. Everything they have achieved is because of an accident of birth. There can be no tremendous inner satisfaction about that.”
Today's wealthy parents perhaps realize their riches can be more of a heavy load than a happiness to their children. So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families are as rich in love as they are in money.
In his book “The Privileged Ones,” Dr Coles implies that ________.
从第二段“他的研究显示， 家里太有钱带来的问题与太缺钱带来的问题一样多。 很明显， 富有会带来一定的优势， …… 但是重要的是家庭生活的质量， 钱买不来爱。 ”可推断出“富裕家庭孩子的家庭生活质量不一定就高”， D 选项符合题意。
In the doctor's view, ________.
第二、 三段作者说明了富裕家庭带给孩子的一些不足之处, 第四段作者列举了一些 advantages 及 disadvantages to being rich， 可见 A 选项“有钱既有优势也有不足之处”符合文中观点。 B、 C、 D 选项的信息与原文不一致。
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
从第四段“However, they will have a sense of isolation.”可以判断 C 正确。
According to the author of the passage, ________.
从文章最后一段中“So the first thing … in money.”这一结论句可得出 C“对于富有的父母， 确定家庭的爱和财富一样富有是非常重要的”符合原文结论。
It seems that the author of the passage ________ what Dr. Coles says in the book “The Privileged Ones”.
作者在行文的最后得出结论： 保证家人在爱和财富上同样富有是最重要的。Dr. Coles 在《特权阶层》 一书中的观点是： 财富可以给人在很多方面带来优势， 但最重要的是家庭生活质量。 金钱买不来爱。 因此， 作者和 Dr. Coles 的观点一致。