The high cost of living in Sydney causes city parents to worry more about their children.
New research by the Financial Services Council (FSC)shows that 75% of metropolitan mums and dads say their ability to earn is important to the well-being of their kids, Tet a greater proportion(比例)of Sydney parents think children suffer emotionally by having two full-time working parents .AS a result 46%of Sydneysiders feel their Kids could be happier , against 38%of both Melbourne and regional New South Wales mums and dads.
The FSC research ,which interviewed 1200 parents across the country ,also shows 66% of Sydneysiders believe the happiness of their children would be greatly affected if they or their partner couldn’t work.
The FSC undertook the survey as part of its Lifewise campaign ,to encourage Australians to protect themselves against financial hardship.
Chairman of the Lifewise campaign John Crosswell said：“The research findings quite clearly highlight that Sydney parents prioritise (優(yōu)先考慮)their ability to earn money and yet because they are so busy doing so, it seems that their ability to spend time with their family is affected .Sydney parents are dedicated to earning money but as a consequence, perhaps they don’t have the time to enjoy spending it with their family.”
In sydney ,the top factor for creating an ideal childhood is financial security ,at 92%.Fewer parents rate having a tigh-knit family(89%)or living near friends and family (85%)as important.
David and Ari Dearnley ,of North Manly ,said money pressure was hard to avoid in Sydney ,They both work and said family finances would be severely hard if one of them couldn’t
But only Mrs Dearnly has income-protection insurance, “I think that I don’t really need it yet”,Mr Dearnly ,37, said.
“I think he’s mad”,Mrs Dearnly ,also 27 ,said,“If David couldn’t work it would have a huge impact on our lifestyle.”
“Looks like I’ll be getting it tomorrow,”Mr Dearnly responded.
小題1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A．The findings of a study on how Sydney people go through financial hardship with their family
B．A survey on the factors that may have influences on Sydney children’s happy childhood
C．a(chǎn) survey on the relations between children’s happiness and their parents’ability to earn in Sydney
D．A comparison between Sydney people and those of other cities on their views about earning money
小題2:From the passage we can infer that        
A．Three quarters of Sydney parents think children may have emotional problems
B．less than half of Sydney parents think their children now are not as happy as they expect
C．Most Sydney parents think family finances are the only factor that impact children’s childhood
D．A bout two thirds of Sydney parents think children would be happier if they could‘t work
小題3:What does Lifewise campaign aim to?
A．Encouraging Australian people avoid the harm of financial problems
B．Helping Sydney parents find a suitable job?
C．Making Australian people improve their ability to earn
D．A ttracting Sydney people to buy insurance
小題4:According to John Crosswell, we can learn that        
A．Income-protection insurance has an impact on the lifestyle of a Sydney family
B．If moe of the parents couldn’t work their family finances will be clearly affected
C．Sydney parents are in a dilemma of devoting to work and enjoying family life
D．Sydney parents now can make a balance between their work and family life
小題5:What does “it ”underlined in the last paragraph refer to?
A．WorkB．InsuranceC．IncomeD．Pressure

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文講述了悉尼的父母親所面對的兩難局面，一方面是要掙錢保證孩子的健康生活。另外一方面要多花時間和孩子在一起。
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段New research by the Financial Services Council (FSC)shows that 75% of metropolitan mums and dads say their ability to earn is important to the well-being of their kids, Tet a greater proportion(比例)of Sydney parents think children suffer emotionally by having two full-time working parents .可知在悉尼兒童的生活是否幸福和父母親的掙錢的能力是有很大關(guān)系的。故C正確。
小題2:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段.AS a result 46%of Sydneysiders feel their Kids could be happier可知百分之46的父母親認為他們的孩子還可以更開心。也就是不如他們自己所想的那么開心。故B正確。
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段The FSC undertook the survey as part of its Lifewise campaign ,to encourage Australians to protect themselves against financial hardship.可知這是在鼓勵悉尼的父母親不要太受經(jīng)濟問題的影響，要多和孩子在一起。故A正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)Chairman of the Lifewise campaign John Crosswell said：“The research findings quite clearly highlight that Sydney parents prioritise (優(yōu)先考慮)their ability to earn money and yet because they are so busy doing so, it seems that their ability to spend time with their family is affected .Sydney parents are dedicated to earning money but as a consequence, perhaps they don’t have the time to enjoy spending it with their family.可知悉尼的父母親既要掙錢養(yǎng)家，也要花時間和孩子子一起。這讓他們處于兩難的境地。
小題5:B 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后3段But only Mrs Dearnly has income-protection insurance, “I think that I don’t really need it yet”,Mr Dearnly ,37, said.和“I think he’s mad”,Mrs Dearnly ,also 27 ,said,“If David couldn’t work it would have a huge impact on our lifestyle.”和“Looks like I’ll be getting it tomorrow,”Mr Dearnly responded.可知這里的it就是指倒數(shù)第三段的income-protection insurance故B正確。
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A．The musical compositions that best illustrate the developments during the European Renaissance.
B．The musical techniques that were in use during the European Renaissance.
C．The European Renaissance as a cultural development that included changes in musical style.
D．The ancient Greek and Roman musical practices used during the European Renaissance.
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D．to create works that were easily understood
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A．playedB．documentedC．spreadD．ignored
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A．It expressed different ideals than classical sculpture, painting and poetry.
B．It was played on instruments that are familiar to modern audiences.
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