单选题 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 53year-old doctor, "such as better health, education and future work prospects. But 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 (娇养) 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.

单选题 In his book The Privileged Ones, Dr Coles implies that ______.
A. there are fewer problems in the rich family than the poor family
B. rich children live a life of separation from the world
C. rich children usually enjoy more love than poor children
D. the quality of rich children's family life may not be high

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 逻辑推理题。在书中作者提到：穷人家和富人家的问题一样多。当然出生于富裕家庭是有许多优越之处的，能够有健康的身体、接受更好的教育、将来的工作前景一片光明等。此后，作者话锋一转，But most important is the quality of family life．Moneycan’t buy love．(但最重要的是家庭生活的质量，金钱并不能买来爱。)可见，富裕家庭的生活质量未必就比穷人的好。

单选题 In the doctor's view, ______.
A．there are both advantages and disadvantages to being rich
B．traveling a lot will be beneficial to children
C．rich children usually have little confidence in themselves
D．rich kids are often short of money because of their life of luxury

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 逻辑推理题。通读全文，我们可以看到作者对富裕家庭的孩子的长处和不足进行了分析对比。第二段主要讲述了出生在富裕家庭给孩子的负面影响：confused，spoilt，feelings of restlessness等。第三段则提到了他们的长处：a better sense of their position in the world，more self-assured等等。A概括了这些内容，因此选A。

单选题 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．Rich children usually lead a life of happiness．
B．Rich children have earned what they have．
C．Rich children tend to feel isolated．
D．Rich children are hardly given too many material things．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据第二段可知A不正确。第四段第二句说：The rich children in—her it the property from their parents and enjoy a high income．可见，他们的财富不是自己挣来的，而是从父辈手里继承的，所以B和D错误。第四段还提到：However，they will have a sense of isolation．C正合句意。

单选题 According to the author of the passage，______．
A．1ife is really a long journey of joy for rich children
B．the rich children feel greatly satisfied with the property they inherit from their parents
C．it is most important for wealthy parents to make sure that their families are rich in love as well as in money
D．today all the wealthy parents are sure of the problems their money can bring

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。A最具干扰性。文章第一句说：Life really should be one journey of joy for…，A则是说Life is really a long…，把作者的希望变成了现实，因此不对。答案在文章最后一句：So the first thing for them to consider is to ensure that their families areas rich in love as they are in money．因此C正确。

单选题 It seems that the author of the passage ______ what Dr Coles says in the book The Privileged Ones．
A．knows little about B．is doubtful about
C．is opposed to D．agrees with

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 态度题。作者在第一段提出了自己的观点：Life really should be one journey of joy for children born with a world of wealth at their feet．然后引用Dr．Coles的The Privileged Ones一书来说明和论证，毫无疑问，作者肯定是同意他的观点的。