首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
When my mother’s health was failing, I was the "bad" sister who lived far away and wasn’t involved. My sister helped my parents.
When my mother’s health was failing, I was the "bad" sister who lived far away and wasn’t involved. My sister helped my parents.
admin
2018-07-10
53
问题
When my mother’s health was failing, I was the "bad" sister who lived far away and wasn’t involved. My sister helped my parents. She never asked me to do anything, and I didn’t【C1】______. I was widowed, raising kids and working, but that wasn’t really【C2】______I kept to weekly calls and short, infrequent visits. I was【C3】______in my adolescent role as the indifferent achiever, defending myself【C4】______my judgmental mother and other family craziness. As always, I turned a deaf ear to my sister’s【C5】______about my not being around more—and I didn’t hear her rising desperation. It wasn’t until my mom’s【C6】______, watching my dad and sister【C7】______each other and weep, that I got a【C8】______of their long painful experience—and how badly I’d behaved.
My sister was so furious, she【C9】______spoke to me during my father’s last years. To be honest, I’m not a terrible person. So how did I get it so【C10】______?
We hear a lot about the【C11】______of taking care of our graying population. But the big story beneath the surface is the psychological crisis among middle-aged brothers and sisters who are fighting【C12】______issues involving their aging parents. According to a new survey, an【C13】______43.5 million adults in the U.S. are【C14】______an older relative or friend. Of these, 43% said they did not feel they had a【C15】______in this role. And although 7 in 10 said another unpaid caregiver had provided help in the past year, only 1 in 10 said the burden was【C16】______equally.
As brothers and sisters who are often separated【C17】______and emotionally, we are having to come together to decide such【C18】______issues as where Mom and Dad should live and where they should be【C19】______. "It’s like being put down with your brothers and sisters in the center of a nuclear reactor and being told, ’Figure it【C20】______,’" says University of Colorado psychologist Sara Honn Quails.
【C20】
选项
A、up
B、about
C、down
D、out
答案
D
解析
语义逻辑题。上一句讲到了兄弟姐妹聚在一起谈论关于父母的一些棘手问题。该句则用了一个比喻:“这就像和你的兄弟姐妹一起被放在核反应堆的中心,……”。这里应该是指“要解决问题”,D项figure out意为“解决,弄明白”,符合语义。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ZA6Z777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Ifyouhavehighbloodpressure,you’reingood【C1】______.Hypertensionaffects67millionAmericans,includingnearlytwo-third
Eatinghealthilycostsabout$1.50moreperpersondaily,accordingtothemostthoroughreviewyetoftheaffordabilityofahe
Eatinghealthilycostsabout$1.50moreperpersondaily,accordingtothemostthoroughreviewyetoftheaffordabilityofahe
随机试题
急性乳腺炎的病因是_________和_________。
慢性胰腺炎传统的“三联症”是指
下列药物中既能平肝潜阳,又能熄风止痉的是()
磨砖机和切砖机应按规定由电工分别配置()。
接上,假如2014年12月31日乙公司的财务状况良好,甲公司预计应收账款可按时收回;2015年2月20日,乙公司发生重大火灾,导致甲公司60%的应收账款无法收回。要求:判断上述事项是否属于资产负债表日后调整事项。
下列少数民族中,皆崇尚或喜爱白色的有()。
我国出现的第一本教育心理学著作是房宗岳翻译的_________。
慎独是一种崇高的道德境界,指的是教师自觉地约束自己的言行,经常自我反省、自我剖析。()
2,3,9,30,273,()
Whydoteenagegirlsavoidmathematicscourses?WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
最新回复
(
0
)