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 53-year-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 (娇惯) 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 ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。本句意为：科尔斯博士在他的《特权阶层》一书里暗示了______。A．有钱人家比穷人家麻烦少；B．富有的孩子的生活与普通世界是隔绝的；C．有钱的孩子比没钱的孩子得到更多的爱；D．有钱孩子的家庭生活质量也可能不高。第二段最后两句引用书中的话“但是最重要的是家庭生活的质量。钱买不来爱。”由此可以推论出应选D。
单选题 In the doctor"s view, ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。本句意为：在博士的观点中______。A．富有也有优势和不足；B．经常旅行对孩子有利；C．有钱的孩子通常对自己没信心；D．有钱的孩子因为奢华生活也总是缺钱。第二段第三句引用了博士的话“Obviously there are certain advantages to being rich.(富有显然有一些特定的优势。)”第三段第一句话又说“它能买到许多东西，然而它也是麻烦的开始。”其后是对“麻烦”的详细说明，可见博士的观点是A。
单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。本句意为：根据短文下列哪一项陈述是正确的?A．富有的孩子通常过得很快乐；B．富有的孩子赚来他们所拥有的；C．富有的孩子容易感到孤独；D．富有的孩子几乎得不到太多物质的东西。由倒数第二段中“However，they will have a sense of isolation.”(然而，他们可能会有孤立感。)可知C正确。
单选题 According to the author of the passage, ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 推理判断题。本句意为：根据本文作者的看法，______。A．对富有的孩子来说生活真是一次愉悦而漫长的旅行；B．富有的孩子对从父母那儿继承来的财产感到很满意；C．对富有的父母来说，确定他们家庭里的爱和他们的金钱一样也是很多的，是很重要的；D．今天所有有钱的父母都意识到了金钱带来的麻烦。文中最后一句话就是答案，也即C项的意思。
单选题 It seems that the author of the passage ______ what Dr. Coles says in the book The Privileged Ones.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 主旨大意题。本题题干大意是：看起来本文作者对科尔斯博士在其书中所持的观点是______。A．知之甚少；B．怀疑；C．反对；D．同意。通观全文可知作者是赞成科尔斯博士的观点的。