Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need .Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 . 1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes 2.A.growing B.grown C.being grown D.having grown 3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal 4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery 5.A.that B.this C.those D.these 6.A.when B.how C.what D.where 7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average 8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas 9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately 10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent 11.A.person B.people C.character D.man 12.A.would B.will C.could D.can 13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate 14.A.in B.up C.on D.off 15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation 16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get 17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody 18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent 19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly 20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.Considered 答案与解析： 1.【答案】A 本题考查固定搭配。本句意为他们的业余生活要由陌生人来照料。in the hands of是固定搭配，表示由控制或照料。 2.【答案】B 分析句子语法结构，grown children过去分词作定语，意为长大的孩子，过去分词做定语表示完成或被动。 3.【答案】C regular 定期的、有规律的;normal 正常的;constant 经常的;lasting 持续的。根据上下文，该句的意思是：他们没有定期来看望的人。所以选C。 4.【答案】A 根据前面的myth说明这个故事是imaginary 不真实的、虚构的;而imaginable 可想象的;imaginative 富于想象力的;imagery肖像，故选A。 5.【答案】A 分析句子语法成分。the care做先行词，被that引导定语从句所修饰，其余三个词不能引导定语从句。 6.【答案】B 根据上下文，此处的意思是研究美国家庭是如何改变的，how引导宾语从句，表示如何、怎么样。 7.【答案】D average指一般、通常的情况;common 普通的，强调大部分;ordinary与special相对立，强调普遍性;standard 标准的。 8.【答案】C 分析此句，这句话是对前一句的进一步阐述因此用moreover，表示两句间递进的关系。如果further加上more，也表示递进关系。whereas 鉴于，考虑到。 9.【答案】B ago 以前，指从现在算起，一般用于一般过去时;before是从过去某个时刻算起，用于过去完成时。 10.【答案】A 此空与a common characteristic构成动宾结构。 share共享,共有;consent同意，divide分开，只有share能与其搭配。所以选A。 11.【答案】B 分析句子，they are决定这里要用复数，故选people，character人物，性格。 12.【答案】C would表示一种意愿，can表示能力。主句是过去时，故选could。 13.【答案】B questioned和inquired表示询问、疑问interrogate意为审问。故interviewed面试、访问符合句意。 14.【答案】C 本题考查固定搭配。take on 承担;take in 欺骗、收容;take up 从事;take off 脱下、起飞。take on符合句意，承担照顾年老亲戚的责任。 15.【答案】D obligation 责任、义务;admiration 羡慕;initiative 首创的，开始的;necessity 必要性。本句与上句意思相近，故选obligation。 16.【答案】C 本题考查动词用法。make sb. do sth.表示使某人做，符合句意。cause sb.to do导致某人做enable sb.to do使某人能够做get sb.to do让某人做 17.【答案】A 该句意为希望通过帮助别人，在自己需要依靠时得到关心，someone在这里泛指某个人。anyone, anybody指任何人，everyone指每个人。 18.【答案】B dependent 依靠别人的;dependable 可靠的;independent 独立的。根据句意，此处选B。 19.【答案】C 分析句子语法结构，主语是caring for the elderly and being taken care of 两件事因此选择 mutually 共同地。similarly 同样地、相似的;differently 不同地;certainly 当然地。只有共同地符合句意。 20.【答案】A 根据句意：这些事是每个人都可能涉及的。involved涉及、牵涉到;included 包含;excluded 排除在外、不包括;considered 考虑到。
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