EAT YOUR VEGETABLES. Wash your hands. Always say "please" and "thank you ".We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how to manage their money.Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives:
Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投資)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she's 65,she would have $980,983!
Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.
Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.
Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving. "For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot, "says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.
Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined(纏結(jié)在一起), says  Eilleen  Gallo, co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don't want to buy it. "You might say, 'I'd rather save that money for your education,'" advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don't spend money, you have a chance to share your values.
小題1:The writer gives some basics to help ____ in a proper way.
A.parents teach their children how to deal with money
B.children follow their parents 'instructions
C.children manage their money
D.parents save their money
小題2:The underlined word "incentive" in paragraph 6 means ____.
A.honorB.praiseC.excitementD.encouragement
小題3:What leads the writer to write this article?
A. Parents want to know how to educate their children.
B. He wants to share his good ideas about money matters.
C .He thinks money management the most important for children.
D. Parents care  little  about their children's management of money.

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:D

試題分析:這篇文章都是關于教育孩子如何處理金錢方面的問題。
小題1:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how to manage their money.說明這些建議都是關于教育孩子如何處理金錢方面的問題的,故A正確。
小題2:推理題。根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容是鼓勵孩子學會節(jié)約,學會節(jié)省,故該詞應該是指鼓勵。D正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段內(nèi)容,現(xiàn)在的父母親在教育孩子方面對于教育孩子如何處理與金錢的問題有缺失,故就這個問題提出了一些建議。故D正確。
點評:這篇文章兼顧細節(jié)題和推理題,考查的很細致,要求推理的地方較多,學生要抓住現(xiàn)有的信息進行判斷。
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