Question

【题目】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】本文是一篇关于人与社会问题的报道类夹叙夹议文本，通过描述部分祖父母选择搬去和孩子们生活在一起，以便为孩子们提供帮助，引发更多人的选择与思考。包含了考查考生对某种社会现象的观察与思考能力，同时弘扬了爱幼与尊老的美德。

【1】B细节题。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”可知这是因为它加强了她的家庭关系。答案为B。

【2】C细节题。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，约83%的人认为Mrs. Robinson的决定会影响美国的很多祖父母，说明不是17%而是83%的人支持，排除A；B选项文中未提及；83%的人支持，说明认为有很坏影响的人占的比例不可能超过17%；C选项符合文意。

【3】B

推断题。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”可推断20世纪60年代的时候，人们想要离开家去证明自己的能力但现实并不允许，心里其实是想离开家的，B选项正确。

【4】D

推断题。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”可知有时候对祖父母来说，和孩子孙子们住在一起并非就是好的选择，反而不住在一起而是频繁去探访子孙会更好，因为这样就不需要改变祖父母自己熟知的生活方式，由此可推测出作者的建议祖父母是否搬去和子孙一起住最好从祖父母的需求出发，选择D。