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The connection shared by grandparents and grandchildren is something very special and despite the changing family situation, it still remains strong across generations. For most of us, our grandparents were our first best friends, the ones with whom we shared our secrets and our pain.
In majority of the cases, grandparents would have babysat their grandchildren while parents were busy working and didn't have much time for their children. Even as a kid grows up, the love and affection for grandparents never dies, and for many teens, visiting grandparents or living with them in the same house is a pleasure. Kedar Patwary, a mass communication student, says, "I often end up having long conversations with my grandfather about the evolution of Indian society and I really admire him for the patience with which he answers all my questions. "
Many teenagers feel that their parents treat them as grown-ups, while their grandparents give them much freedom.
Leela Narayanan, a grandmother. says that she loves to pamper her grandchildren and cook favorite dishes for them. She further adds that her eldest granddaughter, who is now 19, was brought up by her till she was four and the closeness they shared remains the same even now。
At times, the gap m generations plays a negative role, when grandparents find it difficult adjusting to the modern lifestyle. Technology is what works against this relationship. Youngsters'  eing crazy about with gadgets leaves them with no time for their loved ones.
Maria Kutty, is a grandmother t0 12 kids. Her face lights up every time her grandchildren are mentioned. But she has one complaint.  "All my children stay close to me but when they come to visit and I want to spend time with them, I can't find them anywhere. They only have time for clickety-clackety things in their hands. Sometimes they listen to loud music and talk about things I don't understand. I feel very sad when I think of all those times," she says.
小題1:The author uses Kedar Patwary as an example ______.
A．to show Indian society is full of perfect harmony
B．to stress all the children admire their grandparents
C．to show grandparents get on well with grandchildren
D．to indicate grandparents are all good babysitters
小題2:What does the underlined word "pamper" mean in the passage?
A．Spoil.B．Raise.C．Manage.D．Educate.
小題3:The gap generation sometimes is negative because_______.
A．grandchildren can 't fit in with modern lifestyle
B．grandparents are eager to know more technology
C．grandchildren are addicted to their digital products
D．grandparents spared no time with their grandchildren
小題4:How does the author develop the passage?
A．By giving example.
B．By following the order of time.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By his personal experience.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了在現實生活中，常常是祖父母帶大孫子、孫女，因此長大以后，祖孫的關系常常是非常密切的。
小題1:推理判斷題：依據文章第二段可知，祖父母照看孫兒孫女，長大之后孫兒孫女經�？赐娓改�，說明他們之間的關系融洽。故選C。
小題2:詞義猜測題：根據下文的cook favorite dishes for them可知,祖父母對孫兒孫女是無微不至的照顧。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題：依據文章倒數第二段的youngsters’ being crazy about with gadgets leaves them with no time for their loved ones可知，癡迷于新奇的小玩意兒的青少年使得他們沒有時間與老人們聊天。故選C。
小題4:篇章結構題：作者在講述時，先是給出了自己的觀點，接著用事實例子說明了這一觀點的正確。故選A。
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