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 is commonly known as "Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢綜合癥）．
In order to seek 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".
【小題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

【小題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

【小題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

【小題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"

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

A．France

B．America

C．China

D．Britain

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：本文講述了最近在中國出現的空巢老人的現象，本文分析了原因，并提出了具體的細節。
【小題1】D 細節題。根據第一段第2句Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distance between parents and their children is the major one.說明父母和孩子居住地點的距離太遠是主要的原因，故D正確。
【小題2】A 細節題。根據第二段1,2行In order to seek 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.說明這些年輕人到國外去是為了最求更好的機會來實現自己的理想，故A正確。
【小題3】C 推理題。根據文章第二段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.說明很多去了國外的孩子無法為父母做任何的事情，故C正確。
【小題4】B 推斷題。根據文章最后一句Our society has not yet been well prepared for "Empty Nest Syndrome".說明我國還沒有對這種現象做好準備。故B正確。
【小題5】C 推理題。根據文章最后一句Our society has not yet been well prepared for "Empty Nest Syndrome".說明我國的社會也沒有做好準備，故本文討論的是我國所遇見的這種現象。故C正確。
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