9．Parents do anything they can to give their kids the best chance to succeed．According to a report published by the Sutton Trust，a third of"professional parents"with children aged between five and 16 have moved to an area because they think it has good schools，and 18% to a specific school's catchment area．Some go further：3% admitted using a relative's address to get children into a particular school；and 2% said they had bought a second home and used that address to qualify for a place．
As well as a fair few white lies，it all adds up to a large amount of money spent on trying to improve your children's chances of doing better educationally-and the point the Sutton Trust wants to make is that the more money you have，the more you can do to"buy"an advantage．
It seems strange that parents，while focusing so eagerly on school，seem often to ignore a much cheaper way of improving their children's educational fate．Because the more stable a home life children have，the better they will be able to concentrate at school，the better behaved they will be in school，and the better grades they will have on leaving school．
There's plenty of research to back all this up：a recent study by the Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre found that children aged seven and older tended to do more poorly in exams and to behave badly at school if their parents split up．Another report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council，released at the end of last year，found that a stable family life meant children were more likely to take in what's being offered in the classroom．According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists，teenagers whose parents are fighting or separating may find it difficult to concentrate at school．
Of course，many marriages are completely on track，100% hunky dory，and here the only thing worth stressing about is a school's SATs and GCSE results．But it may not be you，and I have to admit it's not me either：I've been married for more than a quarter of a century，and the one thing I'm sure of is that it's not a bed of roses．I've got four children aged between 11 and 21； and while I'm truly grateful to the many teachers who have taught them，and the schools they've been pupils at，I've become more convinced as the years go by that a stable home is an absolutely vital part in how they're getting on-and certainly much more crucial than where their school sits in the local league table．
So spending a few hundred dollars for a course of Relate counselling sessions （and if you're on a low income，it can be a lot less，or even free） could be a much better use of the family's funds than spending thousands on moving house．Sure，your children might end up at a school whose exam results are far from satisfactory-but that's more than balanced against by the fact that they are likely to do better for having happier parents （and moving house，after all，puts even more pressure on a relationship）．
According to Relate，80% of clients who went for adult relationship counselling said their partnership had been strengthened as a result．According to a whole pile of research stretching back across many decades，children tend to do best when they're raised in a stable family．I can't help wondering whether the only sure winners from the struggle to live by the best school gates are estate agents （房地产商） rather than the very children the move is designed to help．
65．From the writer's point，to educate their children better，parents are expected toD．
A．move to an area which has good schools
B．use a relative's address
C．buy a second home
D．turn to adult relationship counselling sessions
66．The writer might subscribe to the idea thatC．
A．the more money you have，the more you can do to"buy"an advantage
B．the more stable a home life children have，the more difficult it is for them to concentrate at school
C．as to his marriage there is still room for improvement
D．he is grateful to the many teachers，because the schools are more crucial than his family in how his children are getting on
67．The fourth paragraph is mainly developedC．
A．by contrast
B．by space
C．by example
D．by process
68．What attitude does the writer hold towards spending thousands on moving house？B
A．Positive
B．Negative
C．Neutral
D．Not Clear
69．What is the meaning of the underlined word"hunky dory"in paragraph 5？B
A．broken up
B．satisfactory
C．departing from the right course
D．correct
70．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．estate agents benefit a lot from the struggle to live by the best school gates
B．some parents are going extremes to educate their children better
C．the writer is satisfied with his children's achievement
D．a stable home life is better than catchment areas in educating children．
分析 短文讲了父母尽其所能给孩子最好的教育．人们通过一些方式让孩子进入更好的学校．但是人们关注学校的时候却忘了一个幸福家庭的重要性，一个好的家庭环境对于一个孩子是最重要的，是帮助孩子最好的方式．
解答 65．D 细节题．根据文中内容，So spending a few hundred dollars for a course of Relate counselling sessions （and if you're on a low income，it can be a lot less，or even free） could be a much better use of the family's funds than spending thousands on moving house．花费几百美元求助于成人关系咨询会议比起花几千美元甚至更多的钱搬家要来的好，来的实际．结合选项，故选D
66． C 细节题．根据文中内容，I've been married for more than a quarter of a century，and the one thing I'm sure of is that it's not a bed of roses．我已经结婚有25年多了，我确信婚姻并不是一方风顺的，有时会遭遇挫折．结合选项，故选C
67．C 细节题．根据文中内容，a recent study by the Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre found that children aged seven and older…Another report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council found that a stable family life meant children…According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists，teenagers whose parents are fighting or separating may find it difficult to concentrate at school．第四段列举了3个研究结果，来表明在孩子的成长学习过程中，重要的东西是稳固的家庭和和睦的家庭环境，结合选项，故选C
68． B 细节题．根据文中内容，Because the more stable a home life children have，the better they will be able to concentrate at school，the better behaved they will be in school，and the better grades they will have on leaving school．．孩子拥有一个更稳定的家，他们就更专注于学习，在学校就表现的更好，成绩就越好．由此推断，作者是反对搬家的，结合选项，故选B
69．B 词义猜测题．根据文中内容，Of course，many marriages are completely on track，100% hunky dory，…当然，也有很多的婚姻是一直幸福的走下去的，百分之百的令人满意的婚姻…结合选项，故选B
70．D 主旨题．根据文中内容，主要讲述了在父母的教育观念里一个错误的想法：为了孩子得到更好的教育而不断搬家，以取得教育资源．而孩子的成长和学习过程中，最重要的是一个稳定的家庭和学习环境．结合选项，故选D
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
