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Grandparents Answer a Call
As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never pleased move away,. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused . Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms Gaf finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move to a success,giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.
No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to the children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study grandparents com. 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.
“in the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fsst enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby, publisher of grate manazine for grandparents .We now realize how important family is and how important”” to be near them, especially when you’re raining children.”
Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling, but giving up the life you know may be harder.
25. Why was Garza’s move a success?
26.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?
27. What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?
28. What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the lasr paragraph?
本题属于细节题，根据以上解题思路可知，Garza搬家成功的原因是加强了她的家庭的联系，所以答案选A。
事实细节题。根据文章第一段“Today all three generations regard the move to a success,giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.”可知，Garza搬家的举动是成功的，因为比起分住在不同的城市，他们的关系更密切了。
对于strengthen,improve和enable等重点词汇记忆模糊。
本题属于细节题，根据以上解题思路可知，大众对Mrs. Robinson的决定的反应是大多数人认为这是一个趋势，所以答案选D。
细节判断题。根据文章第二段“Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.”可知，三分之二的人相信会有越来越多的人跟随obama的家庭。
对于文章的细节把握不足。
本题属于细节题，根据以上解题思路可知，在1960s,他们只是想住得离父母远一些，所以答案选C。
事实细节题。根据文章第二段“in the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough fsst enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby,”可知，Crosby所说的是在1960s，我们有一些狂野，恨不得离家远远的以证明自己的能力。
对于Crosby所说的话理解不足。
本题属于细节题，根据以上解题思路可知，作者给爷爷奶奶的建议是根据他们自己的兴趣来做选择，所以答案选A。
内容细节题。根据文章最后一段可知，搬家并不适合每一个人，大多数的爷爷奶奶想和孙子孙女在一起，并且愿意做出牺牲，但有时候，也会很聪明地拒绝而是用经常探望来替代。孙子孙女住得远，特别是还知道成人的孩子生活在挣扎，这是很难的选择，但放弃你现有的生活，可能对你来说更难。
对于文章内容理解不足。