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20．Grandparents Answer a Call
As a third-generation native of Brownsville，Texas，Mildred Garza never pleased move away．Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children，she politely refused．Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Gaf finally say yes．That was four years ago．Today all three generations regard the move to 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 the 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 into the White House to help care for her granddaughters．According to a study grandparents com.83 percent of the people said Mrs．Robinson's decision will influence the 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 Christine Crosby，publisher of Grate magazine for grandparents．"We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them，especially when you're raining 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．

25．Why was Garza's move a success？A
A．It strengthened her family ties．
B．It improved her living conditions．
C．It enabled her to make more friends．
D．It helped her know more new places．
26．What was the reaction of the public to Mrs．Robinson's decision？D
A．17% expressed their support for it．
B．Few people responded sympathetically．
C．83% believed it had a bad influence．
D．The majority thought it was a trend．
27．What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s？C
A．They were unsure of themselves．
B．They were eager to raise more children．
C．They wanted to live away from their parents．
D．They bad little respect for their grandparent．
28．What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph？A
A．Make decisions in the best interests'of their own
B．Ask their children to pay more visits to them
C．Sacrifice for their struggling children
D．Get to know themselves better．

Answer 1

分析 文章是一篇文化介紹．通過一位得克薩斯的Mildred Garza 的故事，引出了一種文化現象：一個三代同堂的家庭，祖父母們喜歡和孩子們在一起．再通過奧巴馬家庭的例子來說明越來越多的人認可了這種新的趨勢：三分之二的人相信會有更多的人效仿奧巴馬的家庭．再通過60年代人們為了證明獨立而離開家庭來對比這種新的家庭文化現象，從而得出結論：無論是過去的遠離還是現在的走近，家庭成員的關系是永恒的．每個家庭都會有適合自己的方式．

解答 25．A 細節理解題．第一段中說：Today all three generations regard the move to a success，giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities．一家人住在一起可以更親密．故選A．
26．D 細節理解題．第二段最后一句說：Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama's family．三分之二的人相信會有更多的人效仿奧巴馬的家庭．故選D．
27．C 細節理解題．第三段說：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．在60年代，大家都想離開家去獨立生活．故選C．
28．A 推理判斷題．文章最后一段說：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．祖父母都想和孩子們住在一起，但每個家庭都有適合自己的方式．故選A．

點評 文章介紹了美國的一種家庭文化趨勢，通過奧巴馬家庭的例子來說明：越來越多的人喜歡和家人住得近一點，從而讓家庭成員的關系更緊密．試題考查了細節題和推斷題．細節題側重對文章細節的理解，在解題時要注意題干細節和文章細節是否有出入，常用的干擾信息是對文章細節的夸大或縮小；推斷題要在文章中找到推斷的根據，不是憑空猜測．常用方法是對文章中的已知信息進行合理解釋或推斷．