Question

【題目】I was interested in reading a newspaper article about a new concept in old people’s homes in France. The idea is simple, but revolutionarycombining a residential home for the elderly with a nursery school in the same building.

【1】 In the afternoon, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children, and if a child is feeling sad or tired, there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle (擁抱). There are trips out and birthday parties too.

【2】The children are happy because they get a lot more individual attention, and respond well because someone has time for them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the children are around and they take more interest in their appearance too.

【3】There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents. But the result is the sameincreasing numbers of children without grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support. 【4】

That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world. 【5】 Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one obvious example.

Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another, perhaps reading with children who need extra attention.

A．The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned.

B．There are examples of successful attempts all over the world.

C．Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young.

D．However, there are some similarities between the old and the young

E．The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities.

F．No previous experience can we use to communicate between them.

G．It’s a major problem in many societies.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】A

【3】C

【4】G

【5】B

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，現(xiàn)代社會中老人和孩子之間的交流越來越少，這一情況已經成為一個典型的情況，文章建議年輕人老人之間有更多的溝通交流相互幫助。

【1】橫線后一句In the afternoon, the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the children講述了午飯以后居民和他們的孩子的生活。E項“The children and the residents eat lunch together and share activities.”介紹午餐時的情況。符合上下文語境，故選E項。

【2】根據(jù)橫線后兩句The children are happy…The residents are happy…可知與之相關的很多人都會從中得到很多好處。故A項“The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned.”符合上下文語境，故選A項。

【3】橫線后一句“There are many reasons for this, including the breakdown of the extended family, working parents with no time to care for aging relations, families that have moved away, and smaller flats with no room for grandparents.”告訴我們目前家人和孩子之間的交流越來越少，具體原因是多方面的。橫線句應該介紹父母和孩子交流變少的情況。故C項“Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young.”符合上下文語境，故選C項。

【4】橫線前句“And more old people who are lonely and feel useless, along with more and more families with young children who desperately need more support.”告訴我們老人變得更孤獨，很多有孩子的家庭需要幫助和支持。這是我們目前的社會面臨的主要問題。故G項“It’s a major problem in many societies.”符合上下文語境，故選G項。

【5】橫線前句“That’s why intergenerational programmes, designed to bring the old and the young together, are growing in popularity all over the world.”告訴我們intergenerational programmes在全世界都受到歡迎并且有很多的成功例子。故B項“There are examples of successful attempts all over the world.”符合上下文語境，故選B項。