【題目】 In the United States，the baby boomer generation(嬰兒潮一代) include those who were born in the time after World War II. Those babies have retired or are now reaching the retirement age. As these adults age, many of their adult children worry about how to take care of their aging parents. In the United States it is not common for several generations to live under one roof. Once children grow up and get married, they move out, leaving their aging parents to care for themselves. When these aging parents can no longer take care of themselves because of age or illness, it is not uncommon for adult children in the US to place their elderly parents in a nursing home.

A nursing home is a place that offers care for the elderly and ill. As the name suggests，nursing homes have professionals including nurses, doctors and social workers to help aging adults deal with the challenges of daily life. And their mental health could be guaranteed for elderly people to get relaxed, accompanied by those of the same age. Most nursing homes also have social activities for the elderly to participate in and keep active. These activities range from games to dance classes, and movie nights. Nursing homes are supposed to provide three nutritious meals for their residents.

Nursing homes are controversial, however. There have been cases across the country of staff in nursing homes treating the elderly residents badly and even robbing them. There are different states and federal agencies that are supposed to oversee(監(jiān)管) nursing homes. Some people feel that it should be the responsibility of family members, especially adult children, to care for their aging or sick parents. However, many adult children have their own children and families to take care of, and do not have the means to care for their elderly parents; others worry about medical skills needed if their elderly parents are seriously ill. And these problems of caring for parents are bothering more and more adults in the US at present.

【1】The first paragraph mainly about___________.

A.when the baby boomer generation in the US were born

B.whether the elderly and their children should live together

C.why Americans put their elderly parents in nursing homes

D.how Americans look after their aging parents differently

【2】How many advantages of nursing homes are mentioned?

A.Three.B.Four.

C.Five.D.Six.

【3】What’s the writer’s attitude toward sending parents to nursing homes?

A.Indifferent.B.Understandable.

C.Favorable.D.Disapproving.

【4】What’s the purpose of the text?

A.To discuss how to care for aging parents.

B.To ask the government to oversee nursing homes.

C.To prove nursing homes do more harm than good.

D.To show problems faced by American adult children.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章說明了美國年輕人所面臨的的父母養(yǎng)老問題。

【1】

主旨大意題。由第一段“Those babies have retired or are now reaching the retirement age. As these adults age, many of their adult children worry about how to take care of their aging parents. In the United States it is not common for several generations to live under one roof. Once children grow up and get married, they move out, leaving their aging parents to care for themselves. When these aging parents can no longer take care of themselves because of age or illness, it is not uncommon for adult children in the US to place their elderly parents in a nursing home.”可知，嬰兒潮一代的人已到了退休的年齡。他們的子女面臨著如何照顧好父母的困境。在美國，孩子們長大結(jié)婚以后就會(huì)搬出去住。上了年紀(jì)的父母要自己照顧自己。當(dāng)父母不能自理的時(shí)候，美國的子女很多會(huì)把父母送到養(yǎng)老院。所以本段在介紹美國年輕人面臨的養(yǎng)老現(xiàn)狀進(jìn)而解釋為什么很多人將父母送到養(yǎng)老院照顧。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“As the name suggests，nursing homes have professionals including nurses, doctors and social workers to help aging adults deal with the challenges of daily life. And their mental health could be guaranteed for elderly people to get relaxed, accompanied by those of the same age. Most nursing homes also have social activities for the elderly to participate in and keep active. These activities range from games to dance classes, and movie nights. Nursing homes are supposed to provide three nutritious meals for their residents.”可知，養(yǎng)老院有四大優(yōu)點(diǎn)。首先，那里有專業(yè)的醫(yī)療人員和社工來看護(hù)老人。其次，有同齡人的陪伴，老人在養(yǎng)老院會(huì)心情放松，身心愉悅。再次，老人在養(yǎng)老院可以參加各種社團(tuán)活動(dòng)，鍛煉身心。最后，養(yǎng)老院會(huì)提供可口營養(yǎng)的食物給老人。所以提到了養(yǎng)老院的四大優(yōu)點(diǎn)。故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】

推理判斷題。由第三段“However, many adult children have their own children and families to take care of, and do not have the means to care for their elderly parents; others worry about medical skills needed if their elderly parents are seriously ill. And these problems of caring for parents are bothering more and more adults in the US at present.”可知，將老人送到養(yǎng)老院實(shí)屬無奈之舉。作者提到了很多美國年輕人面臨的困境。很多家庭上有老下有小，年輕人沒有足夠的財(cái)力來照顧老人。還有的人在擔(dān)心老人病了之后自己在家不能給予很好的護(hù)理。由此可以判斷作者認(rèn)為將老人送到養(yǎng)老院實(shí)屬無奈之舉，可以理解。故選B項(xiàng)。

【4】

推理判斷題。由全文以及最后一段“And these problems of caring for parents are bothering more and more adults in the US at present.”而這些照顧父母的問題正困擾著越來越多的美國成年人。由此判斷出，整篇文章的目的在說明美國年輕人面臨的問題。故選D項(xiàng)。

推理判斷題是考查學(xué)生透過文章表面的文字信息進(jìn)行分析、綜合、歸納等邏輯推理的能力。推理和判斷必須以事實(shí)為依據(jù)，切莫主觀臆斷。那些文章中直接陳述的內(nèi)容不能選，要選擇根據(jù)文章推理出來的選項(xiàng)；推理不是憑空猜測，而是立足已知推斷未知，作出正確答案時(shí)一定要在文中找到依據(jù)或理由；要忠實(shí)于原文，以文章提供的事實(shí)和線索為依據(jù)。不能以自己的觀點(diǎn)代替作者的想法，不要脫離原文主觀臆斷。由第三段“However, many adult children have their own children and families to take care of, and do not have the means to care for their elderly parents; others worry about medical skills needed if their elderly parents are seriously ill. And these problems of caring for parents are bothering more and more adults in the US at present.”可知，將老人送到養(yǎng)老院實(shí)屬無奈之舉。作者提到了很多美國年輕人面臨的困境。很多家庭上有老下有小，年輕人沒有足夠的財(cái)力來照顧老人。還有的人在擔(dān)心老人病了之后自己在家不能給予很好的護(hù)理。由此可以判斷作者認(rèn)為將老人送到養(yǎng)老院實(shí)屬無奈之舉，可以理解。故選B項(xiàng)。

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