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Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the ha
Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the ha
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2011-07-28
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问题
Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their
families place them in nursing homes. They are left in the hands of
strangers for the rest of their lives. Their growing children visit them 1.______
only occasionally, but more often, they do not have any constant visitors. 2. ______
The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth—an imaginative story. 3.______
In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care that elderly
people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied how the American
family is changing. He reported that by the time the common American 4.______
couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children. Still, 5.______
because people today live longer after an illness than people did years
before, family members must provide long term care. More psychologists 6.______
have found that all caregivers enjoy a common characteristic: All 7.______
caregivers believe that they are the best people for the job. In other words,
they all felt that they could do the job better than anyone else. Social
workers inquired caregivers to find out why they took on the responsibility 8.______
of caring for an elderly relative. Many caregivers believed they had
obligation to help their relative. Some stated that helping others make them
feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping everyone now, they would 9. ______
deserve care when they became old and dependent. Caring for the elderly
and being taken care can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone 10.______
who might be involved.
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答案
before——ago
解析
本题为副词误用。before意为“以前”指从过去某个时刻算起。但此处表示现在以前的几年,应该用ago,意为“以前”,指从现在算起。
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