题目

What do some experts think about paying children for doing chores?The practice of paying children an allowance became popular in America about 100 years ago. Nowadays, American kids on average receive about 800 per year in allowance. But the vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework. Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal.In fact, the way chores work in many households worldwide points to another way.请根据材料选择正确答案。A、It may benefit children in more ways than one.B、It may help children learn the worth of labor.C、It may not turn out to be the best thing to do.D、It may not be accepted by low-income parents.

What do some experts think about paying children for doing chores?

The practice of paying children an allowance became popular in America about 100 years ago. Nowadays, American kids on average receive about $800 per year in allowance. But the vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework. Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal.In fact, the way chores work in many households worldwide points to another way.

请根据材料选择正确答案。

  • A、It may benefit children in more ways than one.
  • B、It may help children learn the worth of labor.
  • C、It may not turn out to be the best thing to do.
  • D、It may not be accepted by low-income parents.

题目解答

答案

C

解析

考查要点：本题主要考查学生对材料中专家观点的理解能力，需要结合上下文判断选项中哪一项最符合专家的担忧。

解题核心思路：

  1. 明确问题指向：题目问的是“专家对‘给做家务的孩子付钱’这一做法的看法”。
  2. 关键信息定位：材料中明确提到“experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal”，此处是解题的核心突破口。
  3. 选项匹配：需将选项与材料中的关键表述对应，尤其注意“not ideal”的负面评价。

破题关键点：

  • “concern”和“not ideal”是判断专家态度的关键词，表明该做法存在缺陷。
  • 全球其他家庭的家务分配方式（最后一句）暗示了另一种更合理的做法，侧面支持选项C的合理性。

材料关键句分析：

  1. “experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal”
    • 专家明确指出将零用钱与家务紧密结合“可能不是理想的做法”，直接对应选项C中的“may not be the best thing”。
  2. “the way chores work in many households worldwide points to another way”
    • 全球其他家庭的家务分配方式不同，暗示当前美国家庭的做法存在改进空间，进一步支持选项C的合理性。

选项排除：

  • A、B：材料未提及“多方面益处”或“劳动价值教育”，属于过度推断。
  • D：材料未涉及“低收入家庭的接受度”，属于无关选项。