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1、Unit3ThePresentBeforeReadingListeningComprehensionOldfolksinAmerica1.WhatisthemajordifferencebetweenelderlypeopleinChinaandAmerica?2.Whatistheprimesourceofinstability?3.Whyaretheelderlypeoplereluctanttomovewiththeirchildren?4.Whatdotheydoinstead?5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheviewpointpresentedinthisar

2、ticle?■scriptOurstudentsoftenpointoutdifferencesbetweenelderlypeopleinChinaandAmerica.InChina,forexample,itiscommonforthreeorfour____1_____tobelivingunderoneroof,whereasintheUnitedStatesthisarrangementisquiterare.Thefamilyasavoluntaryassociationof_____2______whostaytogetherandcareforoneotheri

3、sbeingerodedbymanyfactorsinAmericanculture.generationsindividualsOneprimesourceofinstabilityisthatpeoplecanmoveasoftenastheywishwithoutgetting_____3_____fromanyone.Alltheyneedisenoughmoneyfirsttomakethemoveandthentorentorbuyan_____4____orhouseinthenewlocation.Companiesmakefulluseofthisfreedom

4、,transferringvaluedemployeesfromonecoasttotheother,ortoanywhereinbetween.permissionapartmentSomeAmericansmayattachgreaterimportancetosuccessintheircareersthantheChinesedo,andasaresultmaybemorewillingtosacrificeemotionalandfamilytiesforeconomicor____５______advancement.AsChinahasopenedtotheouts

5、ideworld,wenotethatmanyChinesehavebeguntoshowasimilarwillingnesstosubordinatefamilyandfriendshipstocareer.professionalIfyoungerAmericansmovearoundsofreely,doesthatmeantheirparentsoftenrelocatetoremainnearthem?No.Inspiteoftheir____6_____mobility,mostretiredparentswillnotmovejusttobeclosetothei

6、rchildren.ThemajorityofolderpeopleintheUnitedStates,infact,prefernottolivewiththeirchildren—theyliketobeindependent._______________________________________________________________7_____________________________________________________________________.Inothercases,homeownershipandpotentialOlder

7、peoplealsovaluethefriendshipstheyhaveestablishedthroughtheirjobsandwiththeirhometownneighbors.thestressofsellingahomeandbecomingestablishedinastrangeplacemayexplainwhyolderpeopledon'tfollowtheirchildren.Onethingisclear:_______________8_______