C
The more fathers care, the more problems they have. This is not surprising for a society that has focused on motherhood for hundreds of years. Why do scientists close their eyes to the problems surrounding fatherhood? What is the relationship between fathers and children?
"Sometimes children decide to end contact with their fathers for one or two years. I think it’s difficult for fathers," Ed Spruijt, a social scientist, said. He has shown that a pause of contact could lead to the restoration of the father-child relationship. Different opinions of parents likely have little to do with this. Ending contact has more to do with the amount of time fathers spend taking care of their children.
"If you’ve spent a lot of care-giving time with your children, there is a greater chance that the father-child relationship will continue," a research found.
Fatherhood researcher Duindam supports Spruijt’s statement with two research papers. However, in one of the papers, he tries to show that taking on a classic parental role results in a better chance that the father-child contact will continue. The latter study spoken of by Duindam describes traditional care by fathers, such as visiting the school and discussing with the mother any problems with the children, rather than the physical care giving, such as feeding.
Note:
contact n.(尤指经常的)联系
Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.
1. Which word below shows that the passage contains opinions?
A. Difficult.
B. Support.
C. Contact.
D. Statement.
2. _____ is an opinion.
A. "Fatherhood researcher Duindam supports Spruijt’s statement with two research papers."
B. "Duindam is a scientist and has written two research papers on the father-child contact."
C. "Sometimes children decide to end contact with their fathers for one or two years. I think it’s difficult for fathers."
D. "If you’ve spent a lot of care-giving time with your children, there is a greater chance that the father-child relationship will continue."
D
More and more parents are preparing for their children’s financial1 future, new research shows.
In the study done by Mutual Assurance, about a third of mums and dads put money away for their children. Because their parents continually save money for them, children do not have to worry about their spending as much. It will also help the children a great deal in the future because they will have the money that their parents saved for them in case there is a problem.
Meanwhile, just under half of parents have the habit of giving out lots of pocket money. The financial services company suggests that these parents, who give their kids a lot of money for allowance, are the least likely to be saving for the child’s future. The result of this is that these children may run into many financial difficulties in the future.
Overall, East Midlands is the area where kids are the most likely to receive pocket money. 55% of parents give their children money. In addition, this is also the area where many children may face a hard financial future as less than one in five grown-ups are saving regular2 amounts of money for them. London, on the other hand, is the place where parents give their children the least amount of pocket money.
Looking at the results of the research, Karl Elliott, the spokesperson for Mutual Assurance, said, "In a credit card society that is driven by a have-it-now culture, it is nice to see so many parents saving for their kids’ future. Children whose parents are giving them less pocket money will thank them in the years to come, when they enjoy the benefits of all the money that their parents saved up for them."
Notes:
1. financial adj.财政的
2. regular adj.经常的;定时的
Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined phrase "pocket money".
2. According to Karl Elliott, what will the future of children whose parents give out less pocket money be like? (回答词数不超过20个)
3. According to the people at Mutual Assurance, what is the problem with parents not saving money for their kids? (回答词数不超过15个)
参考答案：
阅读理解A： 1-2 B C
阅读理解B： 1-2 B A
阅读理解C： 1-2 A C
阅读新题型
1. Allowance.
2. They will enjoy the benefits of all of the money that their parents saved up for them.
3. It will be easier for these kids to run into financial difficulties in the future.