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1、GrandparentsAnsweraCallAsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,阅读理解答案 GrandparentsAnsweraCall AsathirdgenerationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverpleasedmoveaway,.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelptheirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.Onlyafterayearoffrie
2、ndlydiscussiondidMsGaffinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemovetoasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities. NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertothechildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevid
3、encesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.AccordingtoastudygrandparentsofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson‘sdecisionwillinfluencethegrandparentsintheAmericanbelievemorefamil
4、ieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily. “inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughfsstenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofgratemanazineforgrandparents.Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportant””tobenearthem,especiallywheny
5、ou’rerainingchildren.” Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisityourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.
6、25.WhywasGarza’smoveasuccess? A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties. B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions. C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends. D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces. wasthereactionofthepublic’sdecision? A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit. B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically. C.83%belie
7、vedithadabadinfluence. D.Themajoritythoughtitwasatrend. 27.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s? A.Theywereunsureofraisemorechildren. B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren. C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents. D.Theybadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparent. 28.Whatdoestheauthors
8、uggestthegrandparentsdoint
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