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2020年公共英语二级阅读理解试题六

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Passage 1

Grandparents Answer a Call

　　As a third-generation native of Brownsville,Texas,Mildred Garza never planned to move away.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children,she politely refused.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms.Garza finally say yes.That was four years ago.Today all three generations regard the move as 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 adult 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 move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters.According to a study by grandparents.com,83 percent of the people said Mrs.Robinson’s decision will influence 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 or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,”says Christine Crosby,publisher of Grand,a magazine for grandparents.“We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them,especially when you’re raising 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.

　　1.Why was Garza’s move a success?

　　A.It strengthened her family ties.

　　B.It improved her living conditions.

　　C.It enabled her to make more friends.

　　D.It helped her know more new places.

　　2.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs.Robinson’s decision?

　　A.17% expressed their support for it.

　　B.Few people responded sympathetically.

　　C.83% believed it had a bad influence.

　　D.The majority thought it was a trend.

　　3.What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

　　A.They were unsure of themselves.

　　B.They were eager to raise more children.

　　C.They wanted to live away from their parents.

　　D.They had little respect for their grandparents.

　　4.What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

　　A.Make decisions in the best interests of their own.

　　B.Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

　　C.Sacrifice for their struggling children.

　　D.Get to know themselves better.

Passage 2

　　Reading can be a social activity.Think of the people who belong to book groups.They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them.Now,the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.

　　Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share.BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book.Then the person leaves it in a public place,hoping that the book will have an adventure,traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.

　　Bruce Pederson,the managing director of BookCrossing,says,“The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read.BookCrossing combines both.”

　　Members leave books on park benches and buses,in train stations and coffee shops.Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.

　　People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it.E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found.Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.

　　BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟).The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.

　　1.Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?

　　A.To explain what they are.

　　B.To introduce BookCrossing.

　　C.To stress the importance of reading.

　　D.To encourage readers to share their ideas.

　　2.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

　　A.The book.

　　B.An adventure.

　　C.A public place.

　　D.The identification number.

　　3.What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?

　　A.Meet other readers to discuss it.