Question

While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest syndrome”.

In order to find better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what the actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.

The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”.

1.According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by ________.

A. their earlier experience of living alone

B. the poor living conditions in their native countries

C. the common worry that they have not saved much money

D. the distance between where parents live and where their children live

2.Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to ________.

A. realize their dreams in foreign countries

B. seek a better place for their aged parents

C. live in the countries with more money

D. continue their studies abroad

3.If young people go abroad, ________.

A. they do not hold to the value of duty at all

B. they can give some help to their parents back home

C. they cannot do what they should for their parents

D. they believe what they actually do is right

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________.

A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are different

B. “Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in our society

C. children will become independent as soon as they go abroad

D. the aged parents are not fully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”

5.The society discussed in the passage is most probably ________.

A. France B. America C. China D. Britain

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了孤獨是老年人面臨的一個問題，許多年輕人出國的目的是為了在國外尋找更好的機會，孤獨的一個主要原因是父母和孩子間地域上的距離造成的。當他們的父母需要幫助的時候，不能及時給予照顧，而現(xiàn)在的中國還沒有準備好對付這種新的社會現(xiàn)象---空巢綜合癥。

1.根據(jù)第一段中“Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one.”孤獨的一個主要原因是父母和孩子間地域上的距離造成的。故選D。

2.故選A。

3.故選C。

4.從文章的最后一句“Our society has not yet been well prepared for ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’.”我們的社會還沒有準備好對付這種新的社會現(xiàn)象，可以推斷出這中空巢綜合癥已經(jīng)在預料之外來了。故選B。

5.

考點：考查社會現(xiàn)象類閱讀