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Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”(空巢综合症).
Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.
Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”.
21.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby_______.
A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely
B.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries
C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome
D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren
22.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,_________.
A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall
B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome
C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents
D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright
23.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat________.
A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent
B.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety
C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad
D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”
B
Whenpeoplewerebuildinghouses,theyusedtoconsidernotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.
Now,housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlivestock(家畜).Duringcoldweather,theygathertheircows,goats,orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses.Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell.Thebodyheatgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses,wherepeoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock,peoplegainasourceofheat.
Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.This
naturallaw
canbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas.Insteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirstfloor,buildersfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentothesun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat.Theyalsogiveofftheheat,and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses.Sothesehousesareenergy-saving.
House-buildingbecomesagreatchallengetobuildingdesignersandenergyengineers.Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture,peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergy-savinghouses.
24.Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap?
A.Theclimateoftheirareas.B.Theenergyfortheirhouses.
C.Thefashionsfortheirhouses.D.Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses.
25.Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby________.
A.keepingtheirlivestockdownstairsB.protectingtheirlivestockfromthecold
C.sharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircowsD.livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock
26.Theunderlinedwords“naturallaw”inthethirdparagraphrefertothefactthat________.
A.heatraisesthetemperatureinthehousesB.heatgoesintheupwarddirection
C.heatgoesupiftemperatureisraisedD.heatincreasesthetemperatureofrocks
27.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat________.
A.peoplewillnolongerconsiderbuildingmaterialsinthefuture
B.almostallpeoplewillmoveintothehousesheatedbylargerocks
C.energy-savingbuildingswillbecomemorepopularinthefuture
D.energyengineerswilldevotethemselvesonlytomoderntechnology
C
PlanningavisittotheUK?
Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.
AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost£
169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost£
118.15.
Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.
STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.
Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£
95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£
75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust£
62.95.
LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycenterbuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availablefor£
420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomsforfouradults.
GETONABIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattention,butothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammersthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpace,savingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.
AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammersareNewcastle(casualmemberspayaround£
1.50fortwohours)andCardiff(freeforupto30minutes,or£
5perday).
28.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay________.
A.helptravelerspasstime
B.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUK
C.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans
D.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation
29.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat________.
A.liesonthegroundfloor
B.islocatedincentralLondon
C.providescookingfacilitiesfortourists
D.costsover£
100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember
30.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof________.
A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours
31.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_______.
A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvance
B.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformation
C.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-help
D.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
D
Artisconsideredbymanypeopletobenomorethanadecorativemeansofgivingpleasure.Thisisnotalwaysthecase,however,attimes,artmaybeseentohaveapurelyfunctionalsideaswell.SuchcouldbesaidofthesandpaintingsoftheNavahoIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwest;
thesehaveamedicinalaswellasanartisticpurpose.
AccordingtoNavahotraditions,onewhosuffersfromeitheramentaloraphysicalillnesshasinsomewaydisturbedorgetintouchwiththesupernatural--perhapsacertainanimal,aghost,orthedead.Tobreakawayfromthis,theillpersonoroneofhisrelativeswillemployamedicalmancalleda“singer”toperformacuringceremonywhichwillattractapowerfulsupernaturalbeing.Duringtheceremony,whichmaylastfrom2to9days,the“singer”willproduceasandpaintingonthefloor.Onthelastdayoftheceremony,thepatientwillsitonthissandpaintingandthe“singer”willrubthesickorinjuredpartsofthepatient’sbodywithsandfromaspecificfigureinthesandpainting.Inthiswaythepatientabsorbsthepowerofthatparticularsupernaturalbeingandbecomesstrong.Aftertheceremony,thesandpaintingisdestroyedsoitspowerwon’tharmanyone.
Theartofsandpaintingishandeddownfromold“singers”.ThematerialsusedareeasilyfoundwheretheNavahosettle:
brown,red,yellow,andwhitesandstone,whichisground(研磨)muchascornismadeintoflour.The“singer”holdsasmallamountofthissandinhishandandletsitflowbetweenhisfingersontoaclean,flatsurfaceonthefloor,withasteadyhandandgreatpatience.Heisthusabletocreatedesignsofstylizedpeople,snakesandothercreaturesthathavepowerintheNavahobeliefsystem.ThetraditionalNavahodoesn’tallowcopyingsandpaintings,sincehebelievesthesupernaturalpowersthattaughthimthecrafthaveforbiddenthis;
however,suchreproductionscaninfactbepurchasedtodayintouris