Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behavior can someti

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问题    Elderly people respond best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to provide as their behavior can sometimes be irritating. If they get excited or upset then they may become more confused and more difficult to look after. Although sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be patient and not to get upset yourself. You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary.
   Failing memory makes it difficult for the person to recall all the basic kinds of information we take for granted. The obvious way to help in this situation is to supply the information that is missing and help them make sense of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information but remember to keep it simple and straight forward.
   "Good morning, Mum. This is Fiona, your daughter. It is eight o’clock, so if you get up now, we can have breakfast downstairs."
   When the elderly person makes confused statements, e.g. about going out to his or her old employment or visiting a dead relative, correct in a calm matter-of-fact fashion: "You don’t work in the office any more. You are retired now. Will you help me with the dishes?"
   We rely heavily on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to organize and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these aids all the time to compensate for their poor memory. Encourage them to use reminder boards or diaries for important coming events and label the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, old photos, scrap books, addresses or shopping lists could help in individual case.
The main subject of the passage about elderly people is______.

选项 A、their general care and welfare
B、promoting their physical and mental health
C、how they can be helped to look after themselves as far as possible
D、assisting them with physical problems to live a normal life

答案C

解析 主旨题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲了如何帮助老人尽可能地照顾他们自己。作者在首段最后一句“You should always encourage old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to lend a helping hand when necessary.”点明了本文的主旨。然后在接下来的段落中,分别讲了如何帮助老年人记忆以及如何纠正老年人的错误等对策。故C项最能体现文章的主旨。
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