A daughter’s duty? Adult daughters are often expected to caregiver for older parents. In 2007, Jorjan Sarich and her dad moved from California to Idaho. It was where he wanted to live his rest time.
“I left my occupation, I left my friends; he did the same thing,” said Sarich, who bought a house with her father, George Snyder, in the China Gardens neighborhood of Hailey after his health began to decline. Though a graduate student struggling to finish her dissertation（論文）, Sarich chose to be her dad’s full-time caregiver.
“It’s only now, several years later, that I’m realizing how much work it was. It’s the kind of exhaustion（疲憊）that sleep doesn’t cure,” she said.
About 6 million Americans provide care to elderly relatives or friends living outside of nursing homes. Laurel Kennedy, author of “The Daughter Trap” (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.95), says that women bear a disproportionate（不成比例的）share of the burden — about 70 percent of hands-on care giving such as bathing.
“I want to be clear: Women don’t hate this,” Kennedy said. “What they hate is that everyone just assumes they’ll do it.”
Kennedy is calling for a social revolution equal to the rise of affordable child care and day care: Employers should help working caregivers by offering accommodations. Men should step up more often. It’s unfair that women are always chosen to provide care for an elderly family member.
Despite the hard work it took on Sarich — interrupted sleep and the knowledge that his 2009 death was the end game, she would do it again. Since about half a century had gone by, she wasn’t the person he remembered, and he wasn’t the person she remembered either. Caring for her father changed how each saw the other.
【小題1】 Why did Jorjan Sarich caregiver for her father?

A．It was a very easy job.B．She had no work to do.
C．It was the social practice.D．She lived with her father.
【小題2】What can we infer from the book “The Daughter Trap”?
A．Daughters don’t like care giving.
B．Daughters devote a lot to care giving.
C．Care giving is daughters’ duty.
D．Care giving should be sons’ duty.
【小題3】What does the underlined phrase “a social revolution” refer to?
A．The child care revolution.B．The reform in day care.
C．The social development.D．The change in care giving.
【小題4】How many years did Jorjan Sarich work as her father’s full-time caregiver?
A．Five years.B．Only one year.C．Four years.D．Two years.
【小題5】In her care giving, Jorjan Sarich _____.
A．got along well with her fatherB．was a little tired of her father
C．changed her father in every wayD．felt it was unfair to do so


【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】D
【小題1】A

解析

練習(xí)冊系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑;

 For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 21  Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22 nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23 been accepted. But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected 24 from Georgetown University, she decides to 25 a road trip with a few 26 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step 27 adulthood.

But 28 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29 with the prospect(期望) of his little princess 30 the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern. 31 Melanie’s father only has the best of 32 , his presence 33 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.

After following their faulty device  34  into the backwoods (偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)), James and Melanie  35  Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔間). What should be a simple change  36  the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter  37  get the chance to really  38  each other.

All parents,  39  they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.  40  what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

A．named   B．naming   C．namely   D．names

A．join    B．send C．a(chǎn)ttend   D．pass

A．still   B．a(chǎn)lways   C．yet  D．a(chǎn)lready

A．a(chǎn)ppointment B．interview    C．visit    D．meeting

A．provide B．offer    C．take D．hold

A．closing B．close    C．closed   D．closely

A．toward  B．for  C．during   D．with

A．though  B．in spite C．once D．despite

A．satisfying  B．successful   C．comfortable  D．meaningful

A．seeking B．examining    C．searching    D．exploring

A．Since   B．Because  C．While    D．When

A．intentions  B．a(chǎn)ttempts C．efforts  D．planning

A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out

A．lately  B．late C．deeply   D．deep

A．discover    B．invent   C．recognize    D．realize

A．succeeds in B．brings in    C．results from D．certainly

A．hopefully   B．finally  C．firstly  D．certainly

A．a(chǎn)gree to    B．speak to C．talk to  D．turn to

A．whether B．if   C．what D．why

A．As  B．Like C．For  D．Except

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題l．5分，滿分30分)

    閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入

空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital。I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(約會)at 9:30

The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40

minutes    38   someone would be able to see him。 I saw him   39   his watch and decided，since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment

The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his  43  .。He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a special disease。I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46   knew who he was，that she had not been able to  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

    He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back   50   as he left.

Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is。The happiest people don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have。  55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.

36 A breath         B.test          C seat          D break

37 A persuading     B promising     C understanding  D telling

38 A if             B before       C since         D after

39 A taking off      B．fixing       C looking at     D winding

40．A very        B also          C seldom        D not

41 A turn up        B show off      C come on       D go away

42 A needed        B forgot        C agreed         D happened

43 A daughter       B wife         C mother        D sister

44 A. late          B well         C around         D.there

45 A lonely        B worried       C doubtful        D hungry

46 A so far        B neither        C no longer       D already

47 A recognize     B answer        C believe        D expect

48 A moved       B disappointed    C surprised      D satisfied

49 A only         B.then          C.thus           D still

50A curiosity     B tears           C words         D judgment

51 A realize       B suggest        C hope          D prove

52 A agreement    B expression     C acceptance      D exhibition

53 A necessarily    B completely    C．naturally      D frequently

54 A. learn        B make         C.favor          D.try

55 A Adventure    B Beauty        C Trust          D Life

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well  41  it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs  42  his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private   43  . His father told him how   44   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He   45   his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but   46   disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s   47   embossed (壓印浮凸)in gold.

Angrily, he   48   his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible（圣經(jīng)）?" He then stormed out of the house,   49  the Bible.

Many years  50   and the young man was very   51  in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very   52  , he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.   53  he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had   54  , and willed all of his possessions to his  55  . He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and   56   filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the   57   new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.

With   58  , he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the   59  dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word “PAID IN FULL”.

How many times do we miss blessings   60   they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

41. A. buy                    B. afford                      C. make                       D. pay

42. A. that                    B. which                     C. what                       D. where

43. A. house                 B. office                     C. study                     D. car

44. A. proud                 B. hopeful                  C. eager                     D. anxious

45. A. showed            B. handed                 C. brought                    D. provided

46. A. anyway               B. somewhat                 C. somehow               D. somewhere

47. A. number               B. hand                     C. hair                        D. name

48. A. risen                   B. rose                       C. arose                    D. raised

49. A. leaving               B. left                          C. leave                        D. to leave

50. A. past                 B. passed                   C. went                     D. flied

51. A. satisfied                     B. busy                     C. successful                D. lucky

52. A. old                            B. selfish                      C. mean                       D. lonely

53. A. After               B. When                    C. Before                         D. Since

54. A. passed by            B. passed away           C. passed down             D. passed out

55. A. daughter       B. son                          C. grandson                  D. wife

56. A. regret                 B. anger                    C. disappointment         D. annoyance

57. A. even                   B. also                         C. still                      D. yet

58. A. smiles                 B. tears                      C. hearts                    D. glasses

59. A. same                  B. different                   C. familiar                    D. similar

60. A. before              B. if                             C. though                          D. because

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：2010-2011浙江瑞安中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷 題型：完型填空

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker,    21   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   22   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   23    , he loaded his family into the car and   24    them to see family members in Canada with a   25   ,“there are more important things in life than money. ”
The  26   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   27    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  28    that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t.    29     , their reaction echoed （共鳴） their great-grandfather’s. What they   30    was how warm the people were in the house and how  31     of their heart was accessible.  
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   32    hard times. Storytelling experts say the phenomenon reflects a growing   33     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university   34    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to   35  parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  The   36    is telling the stories in a way children can   37    . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   38    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s   39    , and make eye contact （接觸） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children   40  they should take from the story and what the moral is. ”
【小題1】.

A．missedB．lostC．forgotD．ignored
【小題2】
A．whenB．whileC．howD．why
【小題3】
A．friendlessB．worthlessC．pennilessD．homeless
【小題4】 A fetched    B. allowed         C. expected        D. took
【小題5】
A．hopeB．promiseC．suggestionD．belief
【小題6】
A．taleB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)rrangementD．report
【小題7】
A．largeB．smallC．newD．grand
【小題8】
A．surprisedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．disappointedD．worried
【小題9】
A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．InsteadD．Otherwise
【小題10】.
A．talked aboutB．cared aboutC．wrote aboutD．heard about
【小題11】
A．muchB．manyC．littleD．few
【小題12】
A．beyondB．overC．behindD．through
【小題13】
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．skillC．interestD．a(chǎn)nxiety
【小題14】
A．studyB．designC．committeeD．staff
【小題15】
A．provideB．retellC．supportD．refuse
【小題16】
A．troubleB．giftC．factD．trick
【小題17】
A．performB．writeC．hearD．question
【小題18】
A．meansB．endsC．beginsD．proves
【小題19】
A．needsB．a(chǎn)ctivitiesC．judgmentsD．habits
【小題20】
A．thatB．whatC．whichD．whom

查看答案和解析>>

科目：高中英語 來源：廣西桂林十八中2009-2010學(xué)年度高二下學(xué)期4月段考（英語） 題型：完型填空

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和D ）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

An Act of Kindness

Mother was making a dish for Mrs. Smith next door ,   36  six-year-old Susie came up and   37   why Mommy was doing so .

“Because Mrs. Smith is very sad: she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her   38   .And when someone is very , very sad , they have trouble doing the   39  things like making dinner or other housework . Because we’re part of a   40   and Mrs Smith is our neighbor , we need to do some thing to help her. Mrs Smith won’t   41   be able to talk with  or hug her daughter or do all those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. You’re a very smart girl , Susie ; maybe you’ll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought seriously about this  42   and how she could do her part in   43  Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later , Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments , Mrs Smith   44   the knock with a “Hi , Susie”.

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that   45   musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone, and she also looked as though having been   46   because her eyes were weary and swollen(腫脹). “What can I do for you , Susie ?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very , very sad with a broken heart.” Susie   47  her hand out shyly. In it was a   48  . “This is for your  49  . Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie , choking back her tears.   50  her tears she said ,”thank you , darling girl, this will help a lot.”

Mrs. Smith accepted Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step   51   . She bought a small key ring with a picture frame ----  52   designed to carry keys and proudly display a family portrait at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band –Aid in the frame to   53  herself to heal a little every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support . It has become her  54   for healing ,    55  forgetting the joy and love she experienced with her laughter.

36. A. when          B. then             C. as                   D. while

37. A. stated           B. wandered        C. claimed              D. wondered

38. A. after all         B. at present         C. from now on          D. for a little while

39. A. little            B. few             C. hard                 D. tough

40. A. family           B. community       C. world               D. race

41. A. even            B. nearly           C. ever                 D. barely

42. A. challenge        B. chance           C. incident              D. risk

43. A. attending to      B. stocking with      C. dealing with          D. getting on with

44. A. reacted          B. responded        C. answered             D. received

45. A. desperate        B. familiar           C. annoying           D. anxious

46. A. sleeping         B. reflecting         C. weeping            D. praying

47. A. brought          B. took             C. held               D. pulled

48. A. Band-Aid        B. key              C. picture             D. frame

49. A. daughter        B. eyes            C. hands             D. broken heart

50. A. Upon            B. Through          C. At               D. By

51. A. further          B. as well             C. in detail           D. once again

52. A. that             B. which             C. what              D. one

53. A. recover          B. remind            C. reward            D. repay

54. A. symbol          B. burden            C. pressure           D. ambition

55. A. rather than       B. in case of          C. yet not             D. regardless of                 

 

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊答案