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(現象) is commonly known as "Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢綜合癥）．

In order to find 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 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".

1.According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by ________.

A. their earlier experience of living alone

B. the poor living conditions in their native countries

C. the common worry that they have not saved much money

D. the distance between where parents live and where their children live

2.Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to  ______.

A. realize their dreams in foreign countries

B. seek a better place for their aged parents

C. live in the countries with more money

D. continue their studies abroad

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

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"

5.The society discussed in the passage is most probably __________.

A. France    B. America    C. China    D. Britain

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了空巢綜合癥已經驟然侵入我們的社會，以及造成空巢綜合癥的原因以及空巢綜合癥的后果。

1.根據Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one.可知造成上了年紀的父母親孤獨的主要原因是父母生活的地方與子女生活的地方距離很遙遠，故選D。

2. 根據In order to find better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad,可看出許多年輕人出國，離開他們年老的父母，是為了在國外實現自己的夢想，故選A。

3.根據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.可知如果年輕人出國，他們就無法盡到照顧老人的應盡的義務，可知答案為C。

4.根據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.可知空巢綜合癥已經驟然侵入我們的社會，可知答案為B。

5.根據Our society has not yet been well prepared for "Empty Nest Syndrome".可知這篇文章中談論的社會主要是指中國，可知答案為C。

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