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(現(xiàn)象)is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”(空巢綜合癥).
　　In order to seek 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 they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response(回應(yīng))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”.
【小題1】 According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by _________.

A．their earlier experience of feeling lonely

B．the unfavorable living conditions in their native countries

C．the common worry about their income

D．the geographical distance between parents and children

【小題2】 Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to _________.

A．live in the countries with more money

B．seek a better place for their aged parents

C．continue their studies abroad

D．realize their dreams in foreign countries

【小題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

【小題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”

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】B

解析試題分析：本文敘述了孤獨(dú)是老年人面臨的一個(gè)問(wèn)題，許多年輕人出國(guó)的目的是為了在國(guó)外尋找更好的機(jī)會(huì)，孤獨(dú)的一個(gè)主要原因是父母和孩子間地域上的距離造成的。當(dāng)他們的父母需要幫助的時(shí)候，不能及時(shí)給予照顧，而現(xiàn)在的中國(guó)還沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好對(duì)付這種新的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象---空巢綜合癥。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one. 孤獨(dú)的一個(gè)主要原因是父母和孩子間地域上的距離造成的。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, 許多年輕人出國(guó)的目的是為了在國(guó)外尋找更好的機(jī)會(huì)。 故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response(回應(yīng))in time for their aged parents living by themselves.
這種地理上的文化上的距離，使得長(zhǎng)大成人的孩子們，當(dāng)他們的父母需要幫助的時(shí)候，而沒(méi)有去及時(shí)的給與回應(yīng)，故選C。
【小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Our society has not yet been well prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”
我們的社會(huì)還沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好對(duì)付這種新的社會(huì)現(xiàn)象，可以推斷出這中空巢綜合癥已經(jīng)在預(yù)料之外來(lái)了。故選B。
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