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When asking yourself if kids should be paid to do chores, the answer is down to you. While the decision to pay kids to do tasks varies from family to family, there are several benefits to rewarding young people for completing household tasks.

Setting a price for each completed task helps teach children valuable money management skills. Getting to grips with managing any sized income is a crucial life skill. They can begin to develop an understanding of saving money for that big-ticket item they have their eye on, alongside realizing the consequences of spending all their money in one go. Giving children an extra allowance for completing tasks can also help children and teenagers learn the importance of taking greater care with the tasks they’re given. Furthermore, when you put a monetary (金钱的) value on certain tasks, it gives young people a sense of ownership and control over their earning potential. They learn that they can earn more money by doing more tasks or completing the less desirable ones.

Nevertheless, the process needs to be carefully managed to avoid any potential pitfalls. If you decide to start paying your children or teenagers to help around the house, it’s a good idea to make sure they understand that you’re paying them for the set tasks you assign them. You won’t be paying them for every little thing they do around the house. If this isn’t discussed with your kids at the start, they might naturally think they should get paid for everything.

While it might be natural to assume that money will motivate young people to do housework, that may not necessarily be the case. Talk to them about what types of rewards they’d like. Perhaps, if they aren’t interested in boosting their allowance, they might want extra screen time or a later bedtime.

1.1.What are the benefits of paying kids for doing chores according to the passage? ①learning new life skills ②linking earning money and work ③giving kids a sense of ownership ④teaching money management skills

A ①②③

B ②③④

C ①③④

D ①②④

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段内容“Setting a price for each completed task helps teach children valuable money management skills.”“Giving children an extra allowance...learn the importance of taking greater care with the tasks they’re given.”“Furthermore...it gives young people a sense of ownership”等可知，孩子做家务给报酬的好处有：教孩子资金管理技巧、让孩子把挣钱和劳动联系起来、培养孩子的主人翁意识。①学习新的生活技能，是做家务的好处，并不是做家务给报酬的好处。故选B。

2.2.What does the underlined word “pitfalls” mean?

A Hopes.

B Losses.

C Surprises.

D Traps.

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据划线单词前文的“Nevertheless”和后文的“If this isn’t discussed with your kids at the start, they might naturally think they should get paid for everything.”可知，此处作者指的是，如果要给孩子做家务付报酬，家长需要小心操作，避免潜在的陷阱（如果一开始没讲明并不是做的每件事情都能获得报酬，那他们可能会认为每做一件事都应该得到报酬。）故选D。

3.3.What does the last paragraph focus on?

A Long-term investments.

B Money allowance.

C Non-financial rewards.

D Money management.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。根据该段内容，尤其是“Talk to them about what types of rewards they’d like.”可知，或许我们可以尝试把金钱奖励换成非物质奖励，比如奖励他们看电视/玩手机平板或者晚上晚一点上床睡觉。故选C。

4.4.What is the author’s attitude to “Should kids get paid for chores?”

A Favorable.

B Uncaring.

C Doubtful.

D Opposing.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“there are several benefits to rewarding young people for completing household tasks.”以及文章后面提及的关于奖励孩子做家务的好处可知，作者对奖励孩子做家务持赞成态度。故选A。