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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 (优先考虑)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.
小题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 familyB．A survey on the factors that may have influences on Sydney children’s happy childhoodC．a survey on the relations between children’s happiness and their parents’ability to earn in SydneyD．A comparison between Sydney people and those of other cities on their views about earning money小题2:From the passage we can infer that A．Three quarters of Sydney parents think children may have emotional problemsB．less than half of Sydney parents think their children now are not as happy as they expectC．Most Sydney parents think family finances are the only factor that impact children’s childhoodD．A bout two thirds of Sydney parents think children would be happier if they could‘t work小题3:What does Lifewise campaign aim to?A．Encouraging Australian people avoid the harm of financial problemsB．Helping Sydney parents find a suitable job?C．Making Australian people improve their ability to earnD．A ttracting Sydney people to buy insurance小题4:According to John Crosswell, we can learn that A．Income-protection insurance has an impact on the lifestyle of a Sydney familyB．If moe of the parents couldn’t work their family finances will be clearly affectedC．Sydney parents are in a dilemma of devoting to work and enjoying family lifeD．Sydney parents now can make a balance between their work and family life小题5:What does “it ”underlined in the last paragraph refer to?A．WorkB．InsuranceC．IncomeD．Pressure 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
本文讲述了悉尼的父母亲所面对的两难局面，一方面是要挣钱保证孩子的健康生活。另外一方面要多花时间和孩子在一起。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第二段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 .可知在悉尼儿童的生活是否幸福和父母亲的挣钱的能力是有很大关系的。故C正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据文章第二段.AS a result 46%of Sydneysiders feel their Kids could be happier可知百分之46的父母亲认为他们的孩子还可以更开心。也就是不如他们自己所想的那么开心。故B正确。
小题3:A 细节题。根据文章第四段The FSC undertook the survey as part of its Lifewise campaign ,to encourage Australians to protect themselves against financial hardship.可知这是在鼓励悉尼的父母亲不要太受经济问题的影响，要多和孩子在一起。故A正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据Chairman of the Lifewise campaign John Crosswell said：“The research findings quite clearly highlight that Sydney parents prioritise (优先考虑)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.可知悉尼的父母亲既要挣钱养家，也要花时间和孩子子一起。这让他们处于两难的境地。
小题5:B 推理题。根据文章最后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.可知这里的it就是指倒数第三段的income-protection insurance故B正确。
考点
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政治经济类文章的概念：
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如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
