Lastyearonreportcarddaymysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycarreadyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’sandLauriegotacellpho
Lastyearonreportcarddaymysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycarreadyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.“JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’sandLauriegotacellphone”oneboysaid.“OhyeahandSarahgotaniPodNanoandshe’sonlyinthirdgrade”saidanother.“AndhowaboutBrian?Hegot$10foreachA.”
Isuddenlybecameconcerned.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschoolbutwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?WhatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitarthecellphoneandtheportableDVDplayer?
Isawtheroadahead:Asthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecrease.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!
Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?Ahighgradepointaverage?Agoodclassranking?Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:soccergoalstouchdownsruns-batted-in?Whataboutorchestra?Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?I’dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.
“Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades”saidmyneighboracrossthestreetwhosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.“Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizzabutthat’saboutit.”
Don’tyoujusthatethat?We’reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdatesandshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizza.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.
1．Thesentence“Asthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecrease.”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____________.
A．takingcareofthechildrenwouldinfluencemywork
B．Iwouldspendmoremoneyonmychildren’shomework
C．reducingchildren’shomeworkloadwouldcostmealot
D．morerewardswouldbeneededasthechildrengrewup
2．Wecantellfromthepassagethattheauthor’ssonwasin___________.
A．primaryschoolB．juniormiddleschool C．highschool D．university
3．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.
A．ifyoupaythechildrenforgoodgradestheywouldtakeitforgranted
B．ifyoubuychildrenpizzaforgoodg