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