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【題目】 Many parents see business ownership as a better bet for their kids' future than a graduate degree. Some parents described it as the opportunity to control their fortunes and have a chance to get wealth.【1】. In fact, setting a child up in business is surely one big test of that bond. It is probably risky: small-business failures are common, and parents risk losing their entire investment, their life savings, or more. They also risk having their relationships with young- adult children intent at this stage on independence.【2】. Jon Kelecy's father set him up recently in a franchise (加盟店). Jon, 26, loves the work and appreciates his dad's support. But he dislikes "being in his father's pocket" in spite of all the anxiety of a start-up.

Many parents choose franchises for their kids because they seem to offer marketing, branding and management support.【3】. One mother lost $250, 000 when a fast-food franchise she purchased for her son filed, Mr. Bundy says. In another case, parents lost 8350.000 on a coffee-shop business they financed for their daughter.【4】. “As a parent, the best git you can ever receive is to see your children happy and successful, and equipped to make a living," Marvin Himel says.

【5】. Some structured it as a loan and delayed repayment. Others took stock in the business, with an agreement that their child would use future earnings to buy it back. Some parents look farther ahead, hoping their children's business will support them in retirement.

A.I's hard for children to make a choice

B.A few viewed it as a long-term investment

C.The setups can be stressful for young adults, too

D.But start-up business costs quite a lot, and has high risks

E.Parents often say they would do anything for their children

F.Children are eager to get support from their parents in management

G.For some parents, however, the potential rewards seem worth all the risk

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】D

【4】G

【5】B

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。在很多父母眼里，對于孩子的未來而言，擁有一家企業(yè)是比一紙畢業(yè)文憑更好的選擇。因此，一些家長出錢幫孩子創(chuàng)業(yè)，為老有所依。

【1】下一句提到“實(shí)際上，讓孩子經(jīng)商無疑是對這種承諾的一大考驗(yàn)�！背薪酉挛模�E選項(xiàng)“父母常說他們愿意為自己的孩子做任何事。”切題。選項(xiàng)中的do anything for their children與下文的that bond對應(yīng)。故選E。

【2】前文提到“這可能是有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的：小生意失敗很常見，父母們可能會(huì)失去全部的投資、一輩子的積蓄，甚至更多。他們還可能會(huì)與現(xiàn)階段打算獨(dú)立的剛成年的孩子變得關(guān)系緊張�！背薪由衔模�C選項(xiàng)“企業(yè)的組織籌劃對年輕人來說也可能很有壓力�！鼻蓄}。故選C。

【3】下文提到“有位母親給兒子買了一家快餐特許加盟店，小店破產(chǎn)后，損失了25萬美元。還有一個(gè)例子，一對家長為女兒買了一家咖啡店，結(jié)果損失了35萬美元。承接下文，D選項(xiàng)“企業(yè)啟動(dòng)成本非常高，而且風(fēng)險(xiǎn)大”切題。故選D。

【4】下文提到“馬文·希墨爾說，作為一名家長，你能收到的最好禮物就是看著自己的孩子快樂成功，有謀生的能力�！背薪酉挛模�G選項(xiàng)“對一些家長來說，潛在的回報(bào)看起來值得冒這些風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。”切題。故選G。

【5】下文提到“一些人把它作為一筆貸款和延期還款。還有人在企業(yè)中入股，同時(shí)簽訂協(xié)議規(guī)定他們的孩子會(huì)用未來的收益回購股份�！背薪酉挛�，B選項(xiàng)“一些人將其看成是一向長期投資�！鼻蓄}。故選B。