Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes.They are left in the 1 of strangers for the rest of their lives.Their 2 children visit them only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any 3 visitors.The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth 4 story.In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care 5 elderly people need.Samuel Prestoon, a sociologist, studied 6 the American family is changing.He reported that by the time the 7 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care.More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11 for the job.In other words, they all felt that they 12 do the job better than anyone else.Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative.Many caregivers believed they had 15 to help their relative.Some stated that helping others 16 them feel more useful.Others hoped that by helping 17 now, they would deserve care when they became old and 18 .Caring for the elderlyand being taken care of can be a 19 satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1.A.hands B.arms C.bodies D.homes

2.A.growing B.grown C.being grown D.having grown

3.A.constant B.lasting C.regular D.normal

4.A.imaginary B.imaginable C.imaginative D.imagery

5.A.that B.this C.those D.these

6.A.when B.how C.what D.where

7.A.common B.ordinary C.standard D.average

8.A.Further B.However C.Moreover D.Whereas

9.A.before B.ago C.later D.lately

10.A.share B.enjoy C.divide D.consent

11.A.person B.people C.character D.man

12.A.would B.will C.could D.can

13.A.questioned B.interviewed C.inquired D.interrogate

14.A.in B.up C.on D.off

15.A.admiration B.initiative C.necessity D.obligation

16.A.cause B.enable C.make D.get

17.A.someone B.anyone C.everyone D.anybody

18.A.elderly B.dependent C.dependable D.independent

19.A.similarly B.differently C.mutually D.certainly

20.A.involved B.excluded C.included D.considered

第十二篇答案 + 解說 :

1. 【答案】 A

　　【解析】本句意為他們的業(yè)余生活要由陌生人來照料。 in the hands of “由……控制或照料”，固定搭配。

2. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】 grown children 過去分詞作定語，意為長大的孩子。

3. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】 regular “定期的、有規(guī)律的”； normal “正常的”； constant “經(jīng)常的”； lasting “持續(xù)的”，這里指定期來看望的人。

4. 【答案】 A

　　【解析】 imaginary “不真實的、虛構(gòu)的”； imaginable “可想象的”； imaginative “富于想象力的”； imagery 意為肖像。

5. 【答案】 A

　　【解析】 that 引導(dǎo)定語從句。

6. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】根據(jù)上下文， how 引導(dǎo)賓語從句，表示“如何、怎么樣”。

7. 【答案】 D

　　【解析】 average 指一般、通常的情況； common 表示“普通的”，強調(diào)大部分； ordinary 與 special 相對立，強調(diào)普遍性； standard “標準的”。

8. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】用 moreover “而且”，表示兩句間遞進的關(guān)系。如果 further 加上 more ，也表示遞進關(guān)系。

9. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】 ago “以前”，指從現(xiàn)在算起； before 是從過去某個時刻算起。

10. 【答案】 A

　　【解析】 share ，共享的，常與 common 搭配。 consent 同意。

11. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】這里要用復(fù)數(shù)，故選 people 。

12. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】 would 表示一種意愿， can 表示能力。主句是過去時，故選 could 。

13. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】 questioned 和 inquired 表示“詢問、疑問”； interrogate “審問”。故 interviewed “面試、訪問”符合句意。

14. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】 take on “承擔(dān)”； take in “欺騙、收容”； take up “從事”； take off “脫下”、“起飛”。 take on 符合句意，承擔(dān)照顧年老親戚的責(zé)任。

15. 【答案】 D

　　【解析】 obligation “責(zé)任、義務(wù)”； admiration “羨慕”； initiative “首創(chuàng)的，開始的”； necessity “必要性”。本句與上句意思相近，故選 obligation 。

16. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】 make sb do sth. 表示“使某人……”，符合句意。

17. 【答案】 A

　　【解析】 someone 在這里泛指某個人。 Anyone 、 anybody 指任何人， everyone 指每個人。

18. 【答案】 B

　　【解析】 dependent “依靠別人的”； dependable “可靠的”； independent “獨立的”。

19. 【答案】 C

　　【解析】 mutually “共同地”； similarly “同樣地、相似的”； differently “不同地”； certainly “當(dāng)然地”。只有共同地符合句意。

20. 【答案】 A

【解析】 involved “涉及、牽涉到”； included “包含”； excluded “排除在外、不包括”； considered “考慮到”。本句意為可能涉及到的每一個人。