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【題目】Grandparents Answer a Call

As a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and her son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult　children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough, fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christiane Crosby, publisher of Graza magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.”

Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling ,but giving up the life you know may be harder.

【1】Why was Garza’s move a success?

A. It improved her living conditions.

B. It strengthened her family ties.

C. It enabled her to make more friends.

D. It helped her know more places.

【2】What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?

A. 17% expressed their support for it.

B. Few people responded sympathetically.

C. The majority suggested it was a trend.

D. 83% believed it had a bad influence.

【3】What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A. They were unsure of themselves.

B. They wanted to live away from their parents.

C. They were eager to raise more children.

D. They had little experiences for their grandparents.

【4】What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

B. Sacrifice for their struggling children.

C. Get to know themselves better.

D. Make the decisions in the best interest of their own.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】本文是一篇關(guān)于人與社會問題的報道類夾敘夾議文本，通過描述部分祖父母選擇搬去和孩子們生活在一起，以便為孩子們提供幫助，引發(fā)更多人的選擇與思考。包含了考查考生對某種社會現(xiàn)象的觀察與思考能力，同時弘揚了愛幼與尊老的美德。

【1】B細節(jié)題。定位首段末句由“Today all three generations regard the move a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities”可知這是因為它加強了她的家庭關(guān)系。答案為B。

【2】C細節(jié)題。定位第二段，由“83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. ”可知，約83%的人認為Mrs. Robinson的決定會影響美國的很多祖父母，說明不是17%而是83%的人支持，排除A；B選項文中未提及；83%的人支持，說明認為有很壞影響的人占的比例不可能超過17%；C選項符合文意。

【3】B

推斷題。由第三段首句“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough, fast enough to prove we could do it on our own”可推斷20世紀60年代的時候，人們想要離開家去證明自己的能力但現(xiàn)實并不允許，心里其實是想離開家的，B選項正確。

【4】D

推斷題。由最后一段“but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling but giving up the life you know may be harder”可知有時候?qū)ψ娓改竵碚f，和孩子孫子們住在一起并非就是好的選擇，反而不住在一起而是頻繁去探訪子孫會更好，因為這樣就不需要改變祖父母自己熟知的生活方式，由此可推測出作者的建議祖父母是否搬去和子孫一起住最好從祖父母的需求出發(fā)，選擇D。