The practice of paying children an allowance became popular in America about 100 years ago. Nowadays, American kids on average receive about $800 per year in allowance. But the vast majority of American parents who pay allowance tie it to the completion of housework. Although many parents believe that paying an allowance for completing chores benefits their children, a range of experts expressed concern that tying allowance very closely to chores may not be ideal. In fact, the way chores work in many households worldwide points to another way.

        Suniya Luthar, a psychologist, is against paying kids for chores. Luthar is not opposed to giving allowances, but she thinks it’s important to establish that chores are done not because they will lead to payment, but because they keep the household running. Luthar’s suggested approach to allowance is compatible with that of writer Ron Lieber, who advises that allowances be used as a means of showing children how to save, give, and spend on things they care about. Kids should do chores, he writes, “for the same reason adults do, because the chores need to be done, and not with the expectation of compensation.”

        This argument has its critics, but considering the way chores are undertaken around the world may change people’s thinking. Professor David Lancy of Utah State University has studied how families around the world handle chores. At about 18 months of age, Lancy says, most children become eager to help their parents, and in many cultures, they begin helping with housework at that age. They begin with very simple tasks, but their responsibilities gradually increase. And they do these tasks without payment. Lancy contrasts this with what happens in America. “We deny our children’s bids to help until they are 6 or 7 years old,” Lancy says, “when many have lost the desire to help and then try to motivate them with payment. The solution to this problem is not to try to use money as an incentive to do housework, but to get children involved in housework much earlier, when they actually want to do it.”

解析：A。根据题干中的Suniya Luthar可定位至原文第二段。该段开头提到，苏妮娅·卢瑟反对通过给零花钱让孩子做家务。随后解释道，卢瑟并不反对给零花钱这件事本身，但她认为重要的是要让孩子明白：我们做家务不是因为期望得到报酬而做的，而是因为家务维持着家庭的运转。也就是说，苏妮娅·卢瑟认为做家务可以帮助孩子学会分担家庭责任。A项的share family responsibilities是对原文中keep the household running的同义转述，故答案为A。

错项排除：B、C两项的关键词the value of work和the spirit of independence在原文中没有体现，故排除。原文中多次出现“做家务”（chores），与D项的domestic affairs为同义词，但苏妮娅·卢瑟并没有说到做家务会让孩子学会自己处理家务，故D项错误。三个错误选项都在利用人们对做家务的一般认知来进行干扰，均不存在原文依据，做题时要注意从原文所给信息推断出答案。