While income worry is a rather common problem of the ahead, loneliness is anothe

While income worry is a rathercommon problem of the ahead, loneliness is another problem that aged parentsmay face．Ofall the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distancebetween parents and their children is the major one．Thisphenomenon(现象) is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”.

In order to seek better chancesoutside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parentsbehind with no clear idea of when they will return home．Their parents spendcountless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope thatsomeday their children will come back to stay with them．The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanizedor Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly tothe 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 donot necessarily match what they actually do．Thisgeographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children fromproviding response(回应) in time for their aged parentsliving by themselves.

The situation in which grown-upchildren live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both indeveloped countries and in developing countries．Our society has not yet been well preparedfor “EmptyNest Syndrome”．

1.According to the passage, the loneliness ofaged parents is mainly caused by_______.

    A．their earlier experienceof feeling lonely 

    B．the unfavorable livingconditions in their native countries

    C．the common worry abouttheir income    

    D．the geographical distancebetween parents and children

2.Many young people have gone abroad, leavingtheir aged parents behind, to_______.

    A．live in the countries withmore money.             B．seek a better place for their aged parents

    C．continue their studiesabroad    D．realize their dreams inforeign countries

3.If young people go abroad, _______.

    A．they do not hold to thevalue of duty at all．   

    B．they can give some help totheir parents back home

   C．they cannot do what theyshould for their parents．

   D．they believe what theyactually do is right

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that_______.

    A．the situations in thedeveloped and developing countries are different

    B．“Empty Nest Syndrome” has arrived unexpectedly in oursociety

    C．children will becomeindependent as soon as they go abroad

    D．the aged parents are notfully prepared for “Empty Nest Syndrome”

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】略